LMR have released the latest addition to their line-up with the introduction of this carbon fibre 1/10th and 1/8th shock rebuild stand. The stand comes in 3 pieces which slot together and apart for simple flat transportation, which avoids damage and conserves space. Super lightweight the stand is 100mm tall with 4 holes set of 15mm Diameter and another 4 of 19mm diameter to suit all types of shocks.
View an image of the unmounted stand here
TeamSR have announced the release of redesigned XB4 shock towers. Not just a typical carbon copy of the original stock part, TeamSR have redesigned the thicker towers to be more durable with an aesthetically pleasing shape. The XB4 Shock Tower Set comes with both the front and rear towers and included hardware to install on the kit. The carbon is constructed from 4mm thick quasi-isotropic chassis grade carbon fiber. Both towers come with pre-glued wet look edges to cut down on the much dreaded preparation time.
Source: TeamSR [teamsr.co]
Edam have released details on their new 1/8th scale belt drive 4wd electric buggy called the Zoom. More known for their on road exploits, this is the company’s first attempt at the offroad market. Unique in the sense that it uses a fully covered 2-belt system instead of a shaft drive in a 1/8th scale, it looks more like a blown up 1/10th scale. The car can be configured to accept 4 different battery systems, single or double 7.4V packs or single or double 11.1V packs, has a 5mm thick aluminium motor mount and shock towers and 13mm diameter metal shock absorbers.
Phat Bodies have released the ‘Kaboom’ body shell. Designed to fit atop your Mini-8ight/Carisma GT14b or LRP Shark LWB, it has been made from quality 0.8mm Polycarbonate and comes complete with over spray film and ‘Phat’ stickers.
Source: Phat Bodies [phatbodies.co.uk]
Sweep Racing have released their latest closed cell foam inserts for 1/10th scale buggy, with perfect foam density for today’s surfaces and vertical cuts to absorb impacts. This closed cell inserts have several advantages over the standard foam inserts including increased durability, water resistance, reduced tire roll deformation whilst cornering and low weight. Available in rear as well as 2wd and 4wd front versions.
View the other new inserts here
After having released one or the other video teaser RB now dropped the curtain and revealed the features and specifications of their new RBOne R competition nitro off-road buggy. Roughly based on the design ideas of the RBOne RTR cars the R version sports 80 percent new parts that include a 7075-T6 aluminium chassis plate with optimized flex, front and rear carbon fibre shock towers, a ‘straight’ drive train with rubber-sealed bearings and rubber protection boots, conical-cut transmission gears and a highly adjustable suspension with aluminium suspension mounts and plastic inserts. RB’s goal was to build an easy to drive and to maintain buggy that also comes with a lot of option parts such as carbon and aluminium clutch shoes, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1mm clutch springs, center CVD and shocks rubber boots, mud flaps, chrome and fluorescent premium stickers, shock and differential silicone oil, as well as silicone tubing with clips. The kit will hit the stores world wide very soon.
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Savöx introduce several new servos in the form of the SA-1258TG, SA-0220MG and SA-0320 servo. Starting with the SA-1258TG (0.08s/12.0kg-cm), the servo features a reduced height of 37.2mm, comes with dual ball bearings and titanium and aluminium gear set. Originally designed for aircraft applications the servo will also do well in many 1/10th on-road and off-road applications. The SV-0220MG (0.13s/8kg-cm) and SV-0320 (0.13s/6kg-cm) are standard size servos with the 0220MG sporting a metal gear set while the 0320 comes with plastic gears. Both are ideally suited to upgrade steering and throttle servos of RTR cars and the like and are usable with 6.0V to 7.4V input.
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LRP introduce an updated version of the iX8 8th brushless speed controller and a 2000kv variant of the Dynamic 8 brushless motor. Starting with the controller the updated version comes with the latest V1.7 firmware and an improved BEC system with an output of 6V and 6A. The increased power output helps to feed even the most power-hungry digital steering servos and adds reliability. Also new is the 2000kv variant of LRP’s Dynamic 8 4-pole brushless motor. Designed to fit nearly all 1/8th electric vehicles the motor features a heatsink 7075-T6 aluminium can, optimised airflow for lower running temperatures and a sensored design.
