Horizon Hobby have introduced the new +30g hinge pin brace for the TLR 22 3.0 2WD buggy. Machined from heavy brass material and coming laser-etched for easy identification the part adds 30g of weight in front of the rear axle, making for improved bump track handling while allowing to adjust weight bias at the same time. The part is a direct fit and it uses the standard suspension pin inserts.
Source: TLR [tlracing.com]
Coming from Capricorn and made for the LAB C02 and C03 200mm cars are new brass battery mount plates. The plates are available in a light 55g and heavy 68g variant both of which are designed to up the car’s overall weight while also adding weight to the lowest part of the chassis which can be beneficial especially in high-traction conditions. Both plates come with machined slots for reinforced battery mounting tape and they are available now.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Coming from T-Works are new titanium suspension pin sets for the Xray T4 and Yokomo BD7 range of cars. The 8-piece sets contain both the inner and outer suspension shafts with the lightweight high-quality material used reducing overall weight while keeping exceptional rigidity in the event of a crash. The T4 set is usable on the ’15 and ’16 kits and the same applies to the BD7-related kit that also is usable for the respective ’15 and ’16 variants.
MIP have introduced the 17mm Hex Adapter kit with +3mm offset for the TLR Ten-SCTE 4WD short course truck. It allows to use 1/8th scale buggy wheels on the truck, greatly expanding the usable wheel and tyre range especially for bashers and any very-high-power appliction. Originally introduced with MIP’s Pro8 kit the hubs, made from 7075-T6 aluminium, will fit all SCTEs, from 1.0 up to the latest 3.0, and their heavy duty construction allows the use of up to 4S power. The set included four hex hubs, four 17mm wheel nuts and mounting grub screws.
Source: MIP [miponline.com]
Protoform have introduced the Cadillac ATS-V.R 200mm bodyshell. Building on the 190mm USGT variant the popular Cadillac race body is suited for the new World GT-R rubber tyre pan car class or 200mm touring cars. The full-scale car was built to international FIA GT3 specifications, this pedigree allows it to potentially run in more than 30 different GT series around the world. Protoform’s 1/10th scale counter part captures the voluptuous shape of this 2-door coupe race body and it is formed from genuine .030″ lexan and includes injection-moulded wing struts. As always, wing mounting hardware, and paint-then-peel overspray film are included.
Coming from Team Associated and made for the B6 buggy are new brass under battery weights. The plates fit under the LiPo battery pack, allowing to add weight at one of the lowest points of the chassis, resulting in improved handling and stability on high-grip surfaces. Each set contains a 26g and a 43g weight both of which are laser-etched for easy identification.
Team Bomber from Japan have introduced their TB-F1WS conversion kit for the Tamiya F104 formula car. Based on a 2.5mm high-quality carbon fibre chassis the kit incorporates several features such as the ability to mount the battery pack using tape and it comes with a redesigned upper deck that takes the long friction damper tubes which are mounted along the roll centre of the car instead of the usual transversal position most of today’s kits use. This makes for a very slim chassis appearance and allows for very low mounted bodyshells. The car is also of a conventional T-bar design which is meant to offer improved traction on low to medium-bite surfaces, such as asphalt or “green” carpet, and it also makes for better bump track handling. The chassis design allows to use standard and shorty battery packs, it is usable in both rubber and foam tyre classes and the kit is designed to run Tamiya-type front and rear end assemblies.
Vampire Racing have introduced their new 5mm to 4mm bullet-type connector adapter plugs. They come in handy when running battery packs with the new-style 5mm connectors and standard 4mm connectors alongside as they do away with the need to rewire the speed controller or charger plugs. The reducer bushings feature a high-quality gold plating and they are available as pairs or in a convenient 10-piece package.
