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January 29, 2020

Hudy adjustable camber gauge 110mm

Coming from Hudy and hot on the heels of their recently introduced adjustable 80mm camber gauge is a 110mm variant for 1/8th buggies and GT cars. CNC-machined from premium-quality aluminium the gauge is ultra-precise and super accurate with tight tolerances, precise laser-etched markings and solid construction. The tool is extremely durable and wear resistant while still being of compact size and a lightweight design. The black-coated gauge is available from now on.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

January 29, 2020

2020 Nuremberg Toy Fair – Tamiya

The 2020 Nuremberg International Toy Fair kicked off today. Formerly known as the most important fair when it comes to everything toys and radio control, this importance has took some knocks during the last decade down to a situation that only a handful of big players are daring the annual trip to Germany’s “toy city” to present their forthcoming new products. One of them however is Tamiya who show some nice new kits – but nothing really race-worthy to be frank. Certainly a crowdpleaser is the forthcoming GF-01CB Comical Avante buggy, the latest addition to Tamiya’s popular Comical buggy line-up.

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January 28, 2020

Wallie Builds B74 carbon fibre side guards

Coming soon from Wallie Builds are carbon fibre side guards for the Team Associated B74 buggy. These side guards are designed to look good as well as perform in the heat of competition. They are lighter than the stock guards, weighing in at 15g, offer similar flex characteristic to the stock guards and also have a higher ground clearance for less drag when jumping and cornering.

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January 28, 2020

Hudy adjustable camber gauge 80mm

Coming from Hudy is their new adjustable 80mm camber gauge ideal for 1/10th on-road cars and buggies. CNC-machined from premium-quality aluminium the gauge is ultra-precise and super accurate with tight tolerances, precise laser-etched markings and solid construction. The tool is extremely durable and wear resistant while still being of compact size and a lightweight design. The black-coated gauge is available in two sizes of 80mm and 110mm to choose from for various RC car sizes and scales.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

January 28, 2020

Xray XB2’20 LCG differential graphite parts

Xray have introduced new graphite reinforced LCG differential parts for the XB2’20 2WD buggy kit. Available are the diff case with 53T pulley as well as the differential cover, both being moulded from a specially-formulated graphite composite material for increased strength and a lower weight. The parts fit the buggy’s LCG diff and they are available separately from now on.

View the diff cover here

January 28, 2020

SWorkz S12-2 2WD buggy – Prototype images

Following a first teaser image of SWorkz’s forthcoming new S12-2 2WD buggy first images of the real deal have surfaced on social media. SWorkz factory driver, Elliott Boots has revealed his buggy with the kit in question obviously being a possible carpet variant with a laydown gearbox configuration. Full details of the vehicle as well as more images should become available soon.

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January 28, 2020

Kyosho RB7 2L aluminium steering bellcrank arms

Coming from Kyosho and made for the RB7 series of 2WD buggies are the new 2L aluminium steering bellcrank arms. The parts are 2mm longer than the existing UMW716 arms for an optimised steering geometry that makes for smoother initial steering and thus overall smoother cornering. The arms are machined from high-quality aluminium for precision and strength and they come anodised in a dark colour to match the remainder of the buggy’s optionals.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

January 28, 2020

Sweep dual stage rock crawler open cell inserts

Coming from Sweep Racing are their new dual stage open cell tyre inserts for 1.9” and 2.2” rock crawlers and trail trucks. Of a two-stage design the inserts are made up of a hard inner foam and a medium hardness blue or soft hardness white colour outer ring, allowing to adjust overall tyre hardness easily. The inserts are available for 1.9” and 2.2” tyres which covers most of the important sizes.

View the soft hardness insert here