Coming soon from Tamiya is an aluminium bulkhead for the TB05 touring car. The lower bulkhead replaces the standard A3 plastic part for an item of higher precision and stability. In addition the bulkhead incorporated a ball-raced anti-roll bar mount with the needed 740-size bearings, stoppers and grub screws being also part of the package.
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Coming soon from Tamiya is the TA07 MS 1/10th 4WD touring car kit. The full-option kit will include a 2.25mm carbon fibre main chassis, a 2.0mm vertical upper deck construction as well as 2mm lower bulkheads for improved traction on acceleration. Also part of the package is a 20T centre pulley that will reduce natural drivetrain drag. Other features include a multi-piece carbon fibre and aluminium floating servo mount and a highly adjustable battery hold down system with carbon fibre tabs that do away with the need to use fibre-reinforced tape. The kit is set for a release in mid-December.
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Coming from Yeah Racing and made for the Tamiya TA07 touring car is a titanium turnbuckle set. It includes seven turnbuckles machined of high-quality titanium that replace the standard steel items to achieve a lower weight, greater durability and improved looks. Also included are 14 ball cups to easily create the needed camber, steering and servo links.
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Coming from Muchmore is their new CDS10 high voltage low profile servo. Equipped with a coreless motor and dual ball bearings the servo is capable of up to 12.5kg-cm of torque at a speed of down to 0.055s utilising 6V to 8.4V input. The geartrain is made up using titanium and aluminium gears for a low weight and exceptional durability and the case uses composite upper and lower parts with the middle heatsink section sporting white Muchmore logos. The servo weighs in at 42g and it will hit stores soon.
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R1 Wurks have introduced their new V21 brushless stock motors. Improved in three key points over the V16, the Version 21 offers further increased speed, optimised cooling and better tuning, meaning owners can extract more performance from the motor in a broader range of both gearing and timing. The stator is built from proprietary R1 laminate material, the end wind is epoxy-bonded and an ultra-low resistance collector ring is used, all resulting in improved punch and top speed. Included with the motor, that is available in 13.5T, 17.5T and 21.5T variants, comes an aluminium timing ring.
Raceform have introduced their new Perfect Wheel Arc Cutter for 1/8th on-road cars. The tool ensures a 100 percent symmetrical wheel arc left and right and it also eliminates the pain of damaging a wonderfully painted shell during trimming of the wheel arc. The tool works with any standard hobby knife blade and offers an adjustable arc diameter of 70mm up to 80mm. The secured positioning design ensures that tool will not move if two or more cuts are required. The cutter features triple ball bearings for smooth movement, it is super safe to use and suitable for polycarbonate bodies of up to 1mm of thickness.
Coming soon from Xpress is a vertical top deck conversion for the Execute XM1S M-class touring car. The conversion does away with the standard top deck for a construction that allows to adjust lateral flex by adding or removing posts but at the same time the design greatly reduced the car or becoming tweaked in the event of a crash, for more predictable handling in all conditions. In addition the set includes a front belt tensioner that prevents the belt from skipping. The set will hit stores soon.
Exotek have introduced new aluminium option parts for the Tamiya TRF419 and TA07 touring cars. First up are heavy duty alloy front steering C-hubs in 4 degree specification. The precision-made hubs for Tamiya series touring cars such as the TRF419, TRF418, TA07 and more that are using the new 418 steering knuckles, increase the rigidity over the stock nylon hubs for more consistent handling, especially in higher grip conditions. In addition the parts add durability over the carbon nylon C-hubs and they are still light at 8g for the pair. Also new is the aluminium servo mount for 419 series touring cars. The 1-piece mount offers a solid design for less flex and less tweak after impacts, it weighs in at only 9g and also works with the new Exotek RS7 conversion.
