Rounding out what appears to be a “coming soon” Tuesday is Italian company Bittydesign’s announcement of their own range of high-quality airbrushes. Bittydesign is known for their popular and successful line of body shells, that are also available Pro pre-painted, and full details on their first ever “air pencil” will be unveiled this coming Friday.
Source: Bittydesign [bittydesign.net]
Coming from Klinik RC and made for Schumacher’s current Cougar 2WD and Cat 4WD buggies are precision-machined shock pistons. Designed to fit and perform they fit the shock bodies extremely well and have precise dimensions to ensure 100 percent consistency and accuracy. The pistons are precision-machined from genuine Dupont Teflon and they have the hole sizes machined into the top for easy identification. Attached much more secure than the stock pistons, the stock countersunk screw fits the top perfectly, doing away with loose or lost screws in the middle of a run. The pistons come in sets of two and in the most popular 2-hole and 3-hole setups.
Source: Klink RC [klinikrc.com]
Capricorn have introduced new shock bodies and pistons for their C804, C04 and TE04 platforms that create progressive shock action. The inner part of the shock bodies feature machined pockets that are wider at the bottom and narrower at the top and in combination with a special shock piston, a progressive shock action can be obtained that starts on the soft side while becoming harder during the shock compression. Testing has shown that the shocks will assist with stability and provide higher cornering speeds. The shock bodies will become available for the 1/8th scale C804, as well as the 1/10th scale C04 and TE04 platforms.
Made for their HRF10X-PB formula pan car are HiroFactory’s new heavy-duty chassis braces. Machined from high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, the 5mm thick braces improve chassis rigidity for improved durability while also changing the chassis’ flex settings. The parts come black anodised for surface protection and factory looks.
Source: HiroFactory [hirofactory.jp]
Coming from McAllister Racing and made for Custom Works, GFRP, or Five Seven Designs oval cars are new carbon fibre battery locator sets. These parts are CNC-milled from American-made carbon fibre to be durable and lightweight and they were designed to work well with both shorty and LCG shorty packs. They allow battery charging in the car or quick and easy removal to charge in a LiPo safe container and beside the battery hooks they also include four black anodised aluminium standoffs and an extra O-ring.
Coming from Mugen and made for their line of 1/8th scale buggies, trucks and GT vehicles is a set of closed 17mm wheel nuts. While offering protection to the thread and wheel axle area, the nuts are also of a larger outer diameter, making for more secure wheel fitting and less wheel wobble on high-bite surfaces. The serrated nuts feature a laser-engraved Mugen logo and they come in sets of four.
Source: Mugen [mugenseiki.com]
Team Associated have announced the release of new shock optionals for their RC8B3 and RC8T3 series of vehicles. First up are new 16mm shock caps with four bleeder holes that ensure easier shock building, maintenance and setup. The caps offer bleeder and bladder functionality and they come including bleeder screws, bleeder screw seals and composite shock mount inserts. Also new are stiff 16mm shock bladders. Adding to the tuning possibilities, the bladder set is great for tracks with big jumps and/or high-impact landings. The parts fit all RC8B3, B3e and RC8T3, and T3e series vehicles.
View the stiff shock bladders here
Coming from T-Works and made for the use with the Xray T4 and Yokomo BD10 and BD9 touring cars is a 14g tungsten balance weight. Made of super-heavy tungsten material the weight is compact yet very heavy for its size, making it the ideal balance weight for the machined under-battery chassis pocket opposite the motor. It attaches using a factory-applied adhesive tape and it comes in handy especially when running lightweight low-profile battery packs. The weight is usable with the T4 2020 down to the 2018 kit as well as the Yokomo BD10 and the older BD9.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
