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August 19, 2014

Team Tamale T4 chassis & 12th tire truing adaptors

Team Tamale have introduced a new Xray T4 chassis made from 7075 T6 as well as 1/12th and 1/10th pan car tire truing adapters for foam tires. This chassis incorporates a few features not found on other T4 aluminium chassis. First, the battery compartment and the electronics side have been milled down. These cutouts will bring the chassis thickness down to 1.5mm. This allows the battery, speed control, receiver and servo to sit lower on the chassis as well as increase the flex through the middle of the chassis for different handling characteristics. You do not have to put the servo on the chassis, but you can used the floating mount. The motor recess have also been made 2mm narrower while limiting bending in this area. To limit the chassis rub in corners they also narrowed this chassis 2mm on each side and added a taper down each side. This will also help with the edge of the chassis catching on the race surface. Finally they have also added a taper at the front and rear areas around the droop screw areas of the chassis to try and limit the extra rub that can be seen with soft springs in high traction.

View details on the truing adaptor here

August 18, 2014

Serpent Cobra E-Truggy chassis plate & shock tower

Serpent have released a number of new items for their 1/8 Cobra E-Truggy. First up is the hard coated 7075 T6 aluminium CNC machined chassis plate for less flex and more durability, complete with laser engraved logos. Also new is a great looking lightweight and very durable grey anodized rear shocktower, a more durable option than the standard carbon fibre version. And finally the standard front and rear bodymounts on the E-
Truggy can also be used on the earlier GP Truggy when combined with the E-Truggy shock towers.

View the new shock tower here

August 18, 2014

JConcepts RC10B5 & B5M Honeycomb motor plates

JConcepts have released these replacement motor plates for the popular RC10B5 and RC10B5M vehicles. Looking at the typical construction of the second operation processes on standard motor plates, it easy to see why bending is sometimes an issue. The design team at JC have incorporated a honeycomb milling affect with placement more suited to surrounding geometry making the plate lightweight and very rigid in multiple directions. The honeycomb features add a 3D look especially as they remain natural aluminium while the rest is available black or blue in color. Slight chamfering on the 3mm thickness material allows the rather beefy plate to look quite skinny.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

August 18, 2014

Beamcat VBC D06 quick release battery mount

New from Beamcat for the VBC D06 chassis is the quick release battery mount. With mounting brackets made from 7075 aluminium and using high strength industrial grade velcro, the system is a direct fit to the D06 chassis without any modification replacing the need to use tape to hold down the battery.

View the mounted system here

August 16, 2014

Infinity by X-Factory B5M chassis

X-Factory introduce their new Infinity by X-Factory line, a line of hop-ups for other car brands. The first release is a new carbon fibre chassis for the Associated B5M and the line will be expanded soon to include shock towers, new steering systems and other products that take your car to the next level. This new chassis gives the B5M lots more flex and tunability with drivers reporting much better cornering and increased forward bite on all surfaces. Rough tracks require more flex, so loosen some or all of the side deck screws on the Infinity chassis. The forward screws affect front flex, while the rear ones work on the back end. The kit comes complete with the CF chassis, all the other CF parts, aluminium stand-offs, hardware, and instructions.

View the complete kit here

August 15, 2014

JConcepts B5 & B5M alu front suspension brace

New for the Associated B5 & B5M from JConcepts comes this aluminium front suspension brace. The machined and anodized aluminium brace is spot on in terms of geometry, fit, finish and position. The edging has been slightly chamfered to remove sharp corners and adds extra luster to an already polished looking piece while the tightened design eliminates extra bulk and weight with deep cutouts. Finally the perimeter ledge has a hefty chamfer which provides slightly more front clearance during hard landings and corning.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

August 15, 2014

ProTek R/C titanium screw kits

ProTek R/C now offers a comprehensive range of titanium screw kits for your favourite 1/10 and 1/8 racing vehicles. Designed and tested in-house by AMain.com’s veteran pro drivers and made using some of the best quality titanium to stringent standards, ProTek screw kits are some of the most complete on the market with only-screws in high-stress areas not included. ProTek also offers titanium screws in a variety of sizes, lengths, metric and standard (SAE) threads, so you can find exactly what you need.

Source: ProTek R/C [amain.com]

August 15, 2014

Serpent Natrix 748 hard coated chassis

New for the Serpent Natrix 748 is this hard coated 7075 T6 chassis. Offering extra durability and less flex compared to the standard chassis, as usual all holes are countersunk for an even surface while laser engraving with lines indicate the position for the chassis slide weights.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]