July 17, 2013

Serpent S411 aluminium option parts

Serpent S411 aluminium option parts

Serpent announce new aluminium option parts for the S411 line of electric touring cars. First up is the V3 motor mount that allows for a wider range of pinions to be used, especially in stock and spec racing classes. Also new are front and rear gear box covers for the S411 with an additional hole for the inner ball stud. The updated version now features three mounting positions for the camber link, it is made from 7075-T6 aluminium and comes grey anodised to match with the lower bulkheads. Designed for the S411 Eryx and all previous versions is the hard-anodised aluminium spool. Included with the solid axle come suitable blades that protect the outdrives. Last but not least come new body height adjusters, multi-piece mounts that consist of a threaded part that is being fixed to the body posts and height adjustable plates for the body to rest on. The parts allow virtually infinite and very precise height adjustment of all 1/10th touring car bodies.

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July 17, 2013

Exotek XB4 alloy & carbon option parts

Exotek XB4 alloy & carbon option parts

Exotek have new option parts for Xray’s XB4 electric off-road buggy available in the form of an aluminium steering rack, alloy CVD safety cups and carbon battery straps. Starting with the steering rack, the part is machined from 7075 material and offers reduced flex over the original brace for a more direct steering input. The rack weights in at 4g, maintains the stock geometry and is available in orange or black colour. Next up are the CVD safety cups that keep the front, rear and centre driveshaft’s cross pins in place. They offer increased durability, are available in orange or black colour and give the buggy a factory team look. Last but not least come the carbon fibre battery straps. The parts are machined from 2.25mm material, they match with the original Xray carbon fibre and work with the kit’s or Exotek’s twist nuts.

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July 16, 2013

Yeah Racing cooling fan & steel servo screws

Yeah Racing cooling fan & steel servo screws

Yeah Racing announce the release of the Tornado high speed cooling fan in chrome-pink colour and special servo steel screws with aluminium bushings. Starting with the fan, the unit is 2S LiPo compatible, it is of a high-flow design and incorporates dual ball bearings for vibration-free operation. Sporting dimensions of 30x30x10mm it is ideal to cool speed controllers and motors and the fan comes pre-wired with a red JST connector. Also new are 3x10mm steel servo screws with pink colour aluminium bushings. The screws offer high strength ideal for all 1/10th and 1/8th applications while the aluminium bushings replace the conventional rubber grommets for rock solid installations.

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July 16, 2013

Xray T4 closed layshaft bulkhead

Xray T4 closed layshaft bulkhead

Xray introduce this new design middle layshaft holder for the T4 touring car. Different from the original ‘open’ part the ‘closed’ designed of the bulkhead captures the layshaft bearings to allow the removal of the upper topdeck screws in order to further adjust chassis flex and therefore the characteristic of the car. The bulkhead is useable on the left and right hand side and is made from 7075-T6 aluminium and comes orange anodised to match with the remainder of the chassis.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


July 15, 2013

CSO One 5.5mm wheel hex adapters

CSO One 5.5mm wheel hex adapters

CSO introduce these aluminium wheel adapters for their One 1/10th electric touring car kit. The parts are CNC-machined from 6061-T6 aluminium and come dark anodised to match the remainder of the cars’s parts. They are of a 5.5mm off-set design and incorporate a grub screw hole to secure them to the wheel shaft for a tight fit even with the wheels removed.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]


July 15, 2013

Kyosho Kanai tool tray

Kyosho Kanai tool tray

Kyosho Germany introduce the tool tray, a handy storage compartment to keep your workspace tidy. The Yuichi Kanai designed tray helps to organise tools, wrenches, gauges, and even small parts while build or maintenance work. Made from tough plastic the organiser will take up to two sets of pliers, five wrenches, a calliper and many more.

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July 15, 2013

Tamiya aluminium servo horns

Tamiya aluminium servo horns

These Tamiya aluminium servo horns are ideal to replace the kit’s standard plastic items with better looking and more durable ones. Available as Sanwa/KO and Tamiya/Futaba compatible variant the parts are CNC-machined and come blue anodised to match with the remainder of the company’s options. The levers are of a clamp-type design for added security and offer a pre-treaded hole for the steering linkage ball stud.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.de]


July 13, 2013

KM H-K1 Meen Version front anti-roll bar

KM H-K1 Meen Version front anti-roll bar

KM Racing introduce this ball-raced front wire anti-roll bar for the H-K1 Meen Version 200mm nitro on-road car. Included in the set, that must be used with the MV aluminium front bulkhead, are a 2.3mm anti-roll bar wire, ball bearings, aluminium collars and pivot balls as well as all needed linkages and mounting hardware.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]