New from X Factory and made for the company’s X-6 Cubed buggy, X-60CF stadium truck and SCX-60CF short course truck are these new aluminium parts. You can have them in any colour, as long it is black, and they help to make for a cool stealthy look and perfectly match with the carbon fibre chassis parts.
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Avid introduce the Truss wheels for 1/8th off-road buggies. They are of a totally new design and feature special channels that not only scrub some weight and rotation mass but also prevent the foam insert from shifting side to side for a more stable tyre and a more predictable handling. Rounded outer glue beads help with tyre fitment and easy gluing while offering bead protection at the same time. The name giving inner triangular ribbings help to keep the torque strength at the centre of the wheel while the slight concave design of the rim adds a different look and also wheel nut protection. The 83mm wheel will become available in white and yellow colour as in packages of 2 pairs or 6 packs.
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Tekno RC have released first images and information on the forthcoming NT48 competition nitro truggy kit. Building on the EB48 and SCT410 platform Tekno’s first nitro truck is designed with performance and durability in mind and thus features newly designed “solid” lower A-arms, sturdy 6mm front and 5mm rear shock towers as well as extra long 122mm and 137mm big bore shock absorbers to make full use of the up and down travel the suspension design allows. The truck is based on a 4mm 7075 hard-anodised aluminium chassis that allows for a front or rear biased engine position to alter weight distribution and the drivetrain is equipped with straight-cut hardened steel gears, lightened outdrives and captured CV driveshafts all-round. The stopping duties are taken care of by steel brake discs and semi-metallic brake pads while the kit comes with an adjustable 4-shoe clutch system. Other features include lightened pivot balls, steering posts and wheel hubs, an easily adjustable wing mount system, the kit offers a wide parts compatibility with the other Tekno RC vehicles and it comes with a newly designed body that snuggly fits around the chassis and the side pods. The NT48 will become available early 2014.
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Spec-R have new option parts for the Xray XB4 buggy available in the form of an aluminium steering rack and driveshaft safety rings. First up is the steering rack, the part is machined from 7075 aluminium and comes with a hard coating for looks and durability. The brace offers two different Ackermann positions for the steering links and comes with two washers for the ball studs. Also new are two 6-piece sets of aluminium driveshaft safety rings, the parts are made to prevent the driveshaft’s crosspins from accidentally falling out. The sets are available in red or black colour.
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New from JConcepts comes the silencer body shell for the Mugen MBX-7 Eco buggy. Designed for the use on high-speed tracks it features a narrowed, Finnisher stance cockpit that allows for smoother high-speed transition and increased flow in and out of the body for electrical air-flow. A deep recess behind the cab features dual channeling out the rear providing air escape along with rear-end stability. The side-pods have a clipped rear-end, narrowing the rear by angling just in front of the rear tyres. The extended runner features on the rear-end of the body enhance the force placed on the rear pods during high-speed acceleration. The main pods are heavily chamfered with a more heat-shrink design over the speed control and motor areas. The end result has the body looking extremely low-profile with heavy JConcepts edginess and appeal and it is capped off with a cockpit “shark fin” for more high-speed tracking stability and increased roof stiffness.
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Xray introduce two new lightweight clutchbells for 1/8th off-road vehicles. They are made from ultra-strong Hudy steel, are strategically lightened for reduced rotation mass and they come as 13T and 14T variant. The clutch bells are designed to fit all Xray off-road clutches and vehicles.
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Extreme Research Development, or XRD in short, is a new Italian nitro engine brand that focusses purely on the competition market. The range will include a .21 “Hard Tuned” 1/8 on-road, two .12 200mm “Tuned” and “Hard Tuned” on-road and two 3-port and 5-port 1/8 buggy engines all of which are hand-tuned to ensure the highest possible performance. All come equipped with ceramic bearings and are build from selected high-quality parts.
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Hudy’s Body Fix bodyshell repair glue is a specially formulated adhesive that reinforces polycarbonate bodyshells. Applied to highly stressed areas such as the front lid and bumper, wheel arches and body stay holes it prevents the polycarbonate from becoming cracked and the glue also holds existing splits together extending the lifespan of the body.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
