T-Works have introduced a rear wing set for Kyosho’s vintage and re-release Optima 4WD 1/10th scale buggy. Including two modern day polycarbonate rear wings the set also comes with a pre-bent wing mounting wire, 2-piece aluminium screw-on wing mounts as well as two aluminium wing tubes that attach to the radio plate. The old-fashioned wing fixing method allows to easily and swiftly attach or remove the wing while also adding to that vintage look.
Coming from Yokomo and made for their BD7 touring car are pre-assembled 44mm rear driveshafts with aluminium dogbones and a 1-piece 44.2mm FR suspension mount. Starting with the driveshafts, the new parts greatly reduce the drivetrain’s rotation masses thanks to replacing the heavy steel dogbones with lightweight aluminium ones. A new lightweight clip design further reduced the overall weight, resulting in improved throttle response. The 44mm units come pre-assembled and they are usable in the rear of the car.
Axial have introduced their new SCX10 II 1/10th scale 4WD off-road vehicle. Originally introduced back in 2008 the popular kit now received a make over, keeping the essence of the SCX10 with all-metal twin C-channel frame rails, but that’s only two percent of the 98 percent of a completely new design. The “II” offers scale AR44 high pinion axles, a chassis mounted servo, re-designed transmission, front mounted battery tray, all-aluminium suspension links, and a properly designed suspension for nearly zero bump steer. All this is topped off by a 2000 Jeep Cherokee bodyshell with moulded scale detail parts.
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LMR, the brand of UK frontrunner Lee Martin, has released a teaser image of their forthcoming off-road bodyshell. The way the photo is taken makes the scale hard to guess as it could be easer a somewhat bulky 1/10th scale or a slim 1/8th scale shell. We bring you more information on the subject as soon as they become available.
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VBC Racing have introduced the Wildfire D08 Dynamics Edition touring car kit. Packed with optional parts dedicated especially for outdoor racing the kit features new TBBS True Big Bore Short shock absorbers and LCG shock towers, an adjustable aluminium cooling fan mount, titanium-coated suspension pins and the V2 body height adjusters. VBC Racing also dropped in the all-new stabilizer linkage system and a set of Yaiba Racing delrin joint protectors. The kit will become available by the beginning of June.
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Coming from ST Racing Concepts are several new aluminium option parts for the Axial RR10 Bomber, Wraith and Yeti kits. Adding to the line of blue anodised aluminium option parts for the Axial RR10 Bomber are the CNC-machined aluminium motor mount and cam set and also the aluminium front steering links. The motor mount/cam combo also works with the Axial Yeti while the steering links also works on the Wraith. Also available are the new aluminium steering knuckles for the Wraith and RR10 Bomber in red anodising. Another new item are the lower link/shock mounts for the RR10 Bomber which also works with the Wraith and the rear axle of the Yeti. They feature multiple adjustment holes for shock and lower link mounting locations and for the optional sway bar mounts as well. The parts are available in blue, black, green, gun metal, and silver.
Yokomo have introduced the multi-piece zero degree aluminium offset hub carriers for the YZ-4 and YZ-2CA buggies. The hub carriers are machined from black anodised aluminium and their multi-piece design with separate upper camber plates allows to fine-tune the upper camber link length using shims while offering three ball stud positions from stock. Additionally the camber plates can be run in an inner or outer configuration for an even wider setup range. Included in the set are also shorter 66.5mm driveshafts that help to smooth the suspension action on a range of surfaces.
Available soon from Hobbywing are the all-new Xerun 4268SD G2 and 4274SD G2 1/8th scale brushless motors. Designed especially for the use with the Xerun XR8 and XR8 Plus brushless controller, but also usable with the sensored speed controllers of other brands, the motors feature a built-in chip that allows the speedo to identify the motor in order to maximise the performance while allowing for smoother overall control. Also in combination with Hobbywing’s own controllers Turbo functions as known from the 1/10th scale boosted ESCs are possible in order to extract the maximum performance from the motor. The 4-pole motor is housed in a black anodised aluminium heatsink case with bi-directional timing adjustments, allowing to fine-tune the timing independent from the direction of rotation. Other features include an advanced, patented hall senor system for improved reliability, a 4-pole 8-magnet staggered pole low-cogging torque rotor as well as an O-ring sealed sensor port and gold-plated solder tabs. The 68mm long 4268SD G2 motor is available as 1600kv, 1900kv and 2600kv variant for off-road and on-road applications as well as longer 74mm version with 2250kv rating for off-road trucks.
