January 26, 2017

Reflex Racing YRX12 alloy chassis & TC7 hard bumper

Coming from Reflex Racing are an aluminium main chassis and lower pod plate kit for the Yokomo YRX12 as well as a hard wide bumper and bumper brace kit for the Team Associated TC7.1. Starting with the Yokomo parts, the chassis and lower pod plate were designed for racing on high-bite CRC black carpet and they will increase stability and enhance traction under high-bite conditions. Both parts are machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, they come black anodised and with machined silver edge details.

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January 26, 2017

T-Works BD7/8 steering limiter screw sets

T-Works have introduced three steering limiter screw sets for the Yokomo BD8 and BD7’16 and ’15 kits. Machined from aluminium, coming black anodised and with silver details the parts directly attach to the steering assembly of Yokomo’s latest touring car kits and they help to create defined and wobble-free mechanical steering limiting. Available are three sets including 7mm to 8.5mm diameter screws, 7mm to 10mm or 9mm to 10mm limiters.

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January 26, 2017

Team Titan carbon fibre 1/8th on-road body stiffeners

Team Titan have introduced the Blitz carbon fibre bodyshell stiffeners for 1/8th on-road bodies. The 5-piece set includes two front, two centre and a large rear stiffener. All are specially shaped with thin upper and side sections but reinforced bends to allow for high rigidity yet a light weight. The parts are usable with the Blitz 1/8th on-road bodies and also many other brands and they come including a set of lightweight bolts for easy mounting.

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January 25, 2017

Capricorn C803 short front wishbone set

Coming from Capricorn and made for the C803 1/8th on-road car is a new short lower wishbone set. The arms are shorter but use longer supports to maintain the given track width.  Using them makes for an updated dynamic camber change which can be beneficial in certain track conditions. Included with the set come the new lower A-arms, arm mounts, suspension shafts and grub screws.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]


January 25, 2017

Futaba O.S. Speed Tuned high-performance servos

Futaba have introduced a special line of “O.S. Speed Tuned”-branded servos for 1/8th and 1/10th scale applications to celebrate the two company’s long-running collaboration. First up is the Speed T1 BLS571SV (0.08s/11kg-cm) low profile servo for 1/10th touring car and off-road classes. It offers hardened gears, ceramic ball bearings and aluminium top and middle sections. Next up is the Speed R1 BLS371SV (0.10s/19kg-cm), a standard-size servo for 1/8th on-road applications featuring hybrid gears, ceramic bearings and an aluminium upper case and middle section. Last but not least is the Speed B1 S9373SV (0.06s/24.6kg-cm), an all-alloy case servo for buggy racing, again with hybrid gears and ceramic bearings. All servos are high-voltage compatible and they come in a special red and black anodised design and with dark-toned servo leads.

Source: Futaba [futaba.co.jp]


January 25, 2017

ORCA 6300mAh LCG HV Gen 3 LiPo battery pack

ORCA have introduced their new 6300mAh LCG HV Gen 3 high-voltage LiPo battery pack. Offering a nominal voltage of 7.6V the 2S pack is of low centre of gravity specifications and only 22.5mm tall compared to the standard 25.1mm which can lead to high corner speeds. The pack weighs in at 272g and it can be safely charged up to 8.7V but it will also show exceptional performance when filled to the currently race-legal 8.4V.

Source: ORCA [orcarc.com]


January 24, 2017

Fenix ball diff & other pan car option parts

Fenix Racing have introduced their new formula car ball differential as well as other optional for pan and formula cars. Starting with the ball diff, the assembly uses a 1/4″ Grade 5 titanium axle shaft, triple ball bearings and its design takes axial load away from the bearings for improved durability and higher crash resistance as there is no contact between the ball bearings and the thrust race. The 16-ball diff also features triple disc springs, it utilises a 64 pitch 84T CNC-machined main gear and it weighs in at only 38g.

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January 24, 2017

Tamiya set for re-re-release galore at Nuremberg fair

Tamiya is set for some re-release galore at the forthcoming 2017 International Toy Fair in Germany with the official introduction of the 2017 Bigwig 4WD re-release buggy being only the peak of the iceberg. The iconic Japanese company will also present the re-release of the Candy Green Grasshopper, which is a re-re-release if you will as the green hopper was already a re-release of the original – white – 1984 Grasshopper. Also coming are the CC-01-based Mitsubishi Pajero Metaltop Wide, the GF-01 Metal Dump Truck will make a return as does the XV-01 longer damper chassis kit. Just in is also the unofficial announcement of the (re-)re-release of the already re-released (back in 2005) 1991 Top Force 4WD buggy.

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