August 4, 2025

PIP-Aero ‘ThreeThirty’ BTCC Touring Car 1:5 Body

After more than a year of working on its first 1:5 Body shell with input from large scale racer Rick Van der Bol, German body shell producer PIP-Aero has released their BTCC Touring Car body named the ‘ThreeThirty’.  It was specially developed for the demanding model racing category and perfectly captures the aggressive aesthetics and aerodynamic shape of the BTCC touring cars.  Produced from robust yet lightweight Lexan in 1.0mm and 1.5mm options, it not only looks impressive but also offers the stability needed for close races on the track.  Designed for all common 1:5 scale chassis with a wheelbase of 500 to 520 mm, the body comes with a separate Front Piece, this is also available in 1,0mm and 1,5mm.  There will be pre-cut body available for each actual car brand and PIP-Aero already working on a number of optional parts for the ‘ThreeThirty’.

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August 1, 2025

Xbility One 1:28 Chassis Kit

With 1:28 onroad a category that is currently in the spotlight with a number of new chassis releases including the arrival of Team Associated into the category, new start up Xbility has been in contact about their ‘One’ kit.  Designed by reigning 1:28 World Champion Jose Pequito from Portugal, the Xbility One was officially released last month (June) with the first kit batch selling out in just a week.  With a second batch now in production, Xbility say the ‘One’ is ‘designed to challenge industry standards, this platform focuses on performance through innovation.’   The car debuted a completely new front-end system, featuring steering knuckles never before seen in this scale the benefits of which are multiple roll-center and camber-gain configurations.  It also gets an adjustable battery positioning for precise balance tuning and a fully redesigned ball differential that eliminates the common issues found in the class.  The rear bench system allows several leverage setups, giving racers the ability to tailor the car’s behaviour to any track condition.  Across the platform, subtle but meaningful engineering choices provide real performance advantages.

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August 1, 2025

Excelerate RC Prodigy Pro 10 235mm Chassis Kit

A year after becoming an onroad chassis manufacturer with the announcement of their Prodigy 12 1:12 chassis, US brand Excelerate RC has just unveiled their all-new Prodigy Pro-10 kit.  Excelerate RC say the Prodigy Pro 10 is the culmination of over 36 years of racing experience, 43 Roar National Championships and IFMAR World Championship Final appearances.  The main chassis is comprised of an aluminium battery tray that is the foundation for the damper blade suspension.  The front chassis plate is machined from 7075 T6 aluminium while the rear flex plate and pivot plate are machined from heat treated steel to keep the centre of gravity ultra low.  Premium carbon fibre components complete the main chassis.  The Pro Kingpin front suspension is sliding kingpin style front end but with refinements to the details to allow improved consistency and driving precision.  The 5 degree front kingpins are machined heat treated steel with an ultra smooth electroplate coating.  Paired with with low friction steering block bushings that feature an internal groove to carry grease that keeps the front end damping constant from start to finish.  The Pro Kingpin Adjusters allow for quick and accurate preload adjustments just by turning the adjuster.

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July 31, 2025

Team Associated RC28R Team Kit

With 1:28 specialist manufacturers like Reflex Racing and RC Atomic having just released their latest competition spec kits, industry giant Team Associated has just announced its entry into the pancar category with the RC28R Team Kit.  The RC28 features a fixed-arm front suspension with included optional molded upper arms for tuning caster and camber.  The torsion side links (soft, medium, and hard included) replace the need for a side spring making setup easy while adding performance in areas a conventional spring does not.  The battery holder design ensures quick access without disturbing the centre shock.  Based on a steel chassis plate, this provides a low center of gravity while the insert adjustable roll centre enables chassis roll adjustment based on the grip level. The pitch, roll and droop can further be tuned/Adjusted with the threaded aluminium centre shock, spring collars and side damper tubes. The two-piece rear pod allows quick axle height adjustment utilising Factory Team carbon fibre shims.  You can fine-tune Ackermann on the fly with the adjustable servo mount.

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July 31, 2025

Mugen Seiki MTC3 Updated Motor Mount

Mugen Seiki has announced an updated motor mount for its recently released MTC3 1:10 Electric Touring Car.  Having found with the original mount that the gear ratio settings are extremely limiting due to the difference in the shape of the motor used they have produced the updated mount that allows the motor to be closer to the spur gear.  The updated ‘B’ mount can be -6T with total teeth of pinion+spur compared to the original.  The Japanese manufacturer is offering a motor mount exchange program for MTC3 owners.  In announcing the new motor mount Mugen Seiki has also released new 1.1×4 pistons that are intended for track that have higher grip or bumpier surfaces.

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July 30, 2025

SuperRad SR-40 Losi Nascar 1:12 Stock Car Body

New from US competition bodyshell manufacturer SuperRad comes this SR-40 1:12 Stock Car Body designed for the Losi NASCAR series of RTR cars.  The Old School Stock Car body, is available in regular thickness lexan which is comparable weight to Losi bodies, and ‘Lite’ option for those lookingto save weigh.  Each clear body includes a spoiler, and mounting screws, decal sheet, and window masks.

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July 30, 2025

Rossing Designs Horizontal Body Mounting System (HBS)

Texas based Rossing Design has extended its range of Horizontal Body Mounting System (HBS). Since its launch, several new electric touring cars have been released, as well as option parts to allow popular models, to mount bodies horizontally. This has allowed Rossing Designs to create versions of its HBS for Schumacher’s Mi9 and Team Associated’s TC8. The HBS is designed to screw in with your wing mounting screws, to mount your body from horizontal body posts, and is an anti-tuck device. This works with bodies like: Twister, Wolverine, Super Mafia bodies and is available for Awesomatix, Xray, RC Maker, Schumacher, and Team Associated. Made out of a proprietary plastic that is extremely flexible and durable, it allows the device to be used on many bodies, and is not designed as a single use item.

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July 30, 2025

1up Racing TC8 Bumper Brace | UltraLite Body Support

Adding to its line of optionals for the Team Associated TC8, 1up Racing has released a Front Bumper Brace and UltraLite Front Body Support for the 1:10 Electric Touring Car.  Made in the USA from carbon fibre, the Front Bumper Brace & Body Mount Plate adds both form and function to the TC8.  It also adds a second set of body mount locations, spaced further apart to move your posts away from pesky hood ribs or to better suit the shape of your body.  Matching the style of the 1up Racing Rear Vertical Plate, the front version features the same dual-level design.  This plate accepts the original body posts included in the TC8 kit.   The Front Body Support braces the hood area of your super light weight bodies to keep the structural integrity intact for consistent aero and downforce at high speeds.  The design of the 1up Body Support features racy, goose-neck wing inspired styling while having minimal influence on chassis flex.  It’s easy to install with just two screws into the front bulkhead, on top of the upper bumper plate. Then, install the included lightweight M2.5 Pro Duty Titanium Screw and set the height to just touch the underside of the hood when the body is at correct race-ready height.

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