Italian company Mon-Tech Racing have introduced their all-new 1/10th scale crawler bodyshell as well as foam strips for touring car bodyshells. Starting with the Mont-Rock crawler body, it is moulded from touch 1.0mm high-quality polycarbonate and it fits most 1/10th scale crawlers. It features a moulded-in roll cage, cut fenders and it comes with a decal sheet.
T-Works have introduced captured 5.8mm ball ends for Kyosho’s Optima re-release buggy. Made from high-quality spring steel and coming with a brownish surface finish the ball ends also sport a conical upper section that prevents the ball cup from popping off of the ball end under high stress or heavy loads. The ball ends are ideal for the upper camber links, the steering links and also the lower shock mounts.
Coming from Tresrey are two new LCG LiPo battery packs. Available as 5800mAh 80C variant, weighing in at 257g and even lighter 4200mAh 50C pack, weighing in at 230g, both packs are made of high performance LiPo cells that offer a high amount of robustness compared to conventional packs while delivering more power at the same time. Both packs are of standard 139x47mm dimensions with the lower height of 22.6mm, compared to standard 25.1mm packs, making for an overall lower centre of gravity of the car.
T-Works have introduced new option parts for the Kyosho Optima re-release buggy in the form of rebuildable front and rear driveshafts. Making use of a common design the CV-style driveshafts can be taken apart, allowing to maintain and repair them while the construction also improves traction both at the front and the rear of the buggy.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Coming from Raceform and made for most 1/10th buggy tyres is a tyre gluing jig. The versatile design allows to glue rear tyres as well as 2WD and 4WD front tyres with ease with the upper pressure plate and a 3-latch design conveniently opens the tyre bead. After glue application, the spring-loaded latches release the pressure plate for easy peasy assembly of the tyre and wheel and evenly applied glue across the whole tyre bead.
Team Corally have introduced their all-new ETOR .21 3T nitro off-road engine. Best known for their successful electric racing history the Dutch company now also steps into the nitro game with the first engine being a 3.5cc off-road propulsion. The long-stroke engine is of a 3-port design, it features a 14mm crankshaft and a turbo-style combustion camber insert. A red anodised cooling head with laser-etched logos and the red anodised crankcase back plate make the engine stand out.
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KO Propo have announced the soon release of the RSx One10 Type-S low-profile servo. The high-voltage compatible servo offers a speed of down to 0.08s, a torque of up to 8.2kg-cm and it sports a coreless motor, dual ball bearings, middle heatsink case and mixed metal and composite gears, while having a lower price tag compared to the remainder of the RSx One10 servo range. The servo is adjustable using KO Propo’s ICS Servo Manager and it is ideal for 1/10th touring and buggy applications.
Source: KO Propo [kopropo.co.jp]
Kyosho have introduced a set of front upper pivots for the Optima re-release buggy. Made from high-quality aluminium and coming gun metal anodised and with laser-etched markings the parts are designed to replace the standard composite brackets, making for improved durability and cooler looks. The set includes a left and a right hand pivot.
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]
