Coming from Capricorn and made for the TE03 touring car are keyed aluminium bulkheads. The parts feature keyed mounting holes that make for perfectly aligned bulkheads as they fit snuggly into the respective holes in the chassis plate, resulting in improved drivetrain efficiency. As the TE03 has the suspension mounts attached to the bulkheads the pinned design will also prevent the car from becoming tweaked in the event of a crash.
JConcepts Aero rear wing is now also available in a variant for the TLR22 3.0 buggy. The new Aero wing has intriguing details, a leading edge that drops below the mounting point that acts in a scooping manner and the centre “V channel” flows off the wing matching the rear tower geometry. The mounting area drops the wing at just the correct height and position while the side-dams feature large openings for tyre clearance and expansion. An innovative forward gurney option gives drivers an adjustment that previously hasn’t been available in the class and clipped rear corners help minimise flex breakage. The joint wing assembly includes two wing pieces in each package for added value.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Made for solid axle monster trucks such as Tamiya’s Clod Buster are the Pro-Line Brawler 2.6″ wheels. The Brawler is a gray 12mm hex glue-up style wheel with a black hub cap that completely covers up the non-scale looking wheel nut, giving the truck the ultimate scale look. The wheel is a perfect match for Pro-Line’s Destroyer 2.6″ tyres and it is available in a stock offset version that has the same wheel offset as the stock Clod Buster wheels, while the wider offset version is 17.5mm wider per side making the truck 35mm wider overall than stock.
Made to fit the Axial SCX10 Trail Honcho in 313mm wheelbase configuration is Pro-Line’s new 1966 Ford F-100 bodyshell. The F-100 is a classic vintage truck body with carefully sculpted head lights and a round front windshield. It makes use of the Honcho’s build-in rear cage, creating a unique looking trail vehicle. As usual the body comes made from clear polycarbonate, and it includes a comprehensive decal sheet including light and grille details.
Team Titan have introduced a new range of 64 pitch Ultra pinion gears. They are available as 53T to 56T variant for the use with high-turn 17.5T to 25.5T stock motors. Thanks to excessive machining the 7075-T6 aluminium pinions weigh in at only 2.2g to 2.3g, they offer a hard-anodised and for long durability and sport laser-etched size markings for easy identification.
Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]
Coming from Pro-Line are two new 1/8th buggy tyres and a compound update for the Fugitive tyre. Starting with the new tyres, first up is the SwitchBlade, a unique directional tyre with different tread on the outside compared to the inside, allowing to mount the tyre in the direction that suits the current track conditions. One side of the tyre has standard pins, which is ideal for loose or low traction conditions where the driver wants the tyre to add side grip and improve steering. When the tyre is switched to the other side, the tread is connected in a blade that reduces side traction in high-bite or edgy conditions. The pin size and pin spacing of the SwitchBlade is exactly in between the Hole Shot 2.0 and the Blockade, and the tread design also bears a striking resemblance to the iconic Hole Shot tread, but each lug is bigger, taller and more spaced out than the Hole Shot.
Pro-Line have two new 1/10th buggy bodyshells available for the Team Associated B44.3 and HB D216 buggies. Starting with the B44.3 body, the Predator called body design was originally developed for the RC8B3 and has now been scaled down to fit on the B44.3. The Predator takes design features from the Phantom and Type-R bodies to create a whole new look and balanced performance in any condition.
GForce have introduced a decal sheet with light and grille stickers for 1/10th touring car bodyshells. The A4-sized sheet includes six different headlight designs, four taillight types as well as several grille and air intake decals. The stickers are usable from the outside just as normal or from the inside, prior to painting, to improve durability and to create a custom airbrush look.
