April 17, 2014

Kyosho RT6 chassis protective skin & snap back hats

Kyosho RT6 chassis protective skin & snap back hats

Kyosho introduce chassis protective decals for the RT6 truck as well as new snap back hats. Starting with the chassis skins, the protective decals are pre-cut and come in sets of two including one black and one white themed skin. They are made to protect the bottom of the chassis from becoming overly scratched while adding some visual impact. Also new are two snap back caps in red or black colour. They sport an embroidered Kyosho logo and let you show your passion to everything Kyosho.

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April 17, 2014

Team CRC Japan Altered Ego 4mm tweak plate

Team CRC Japan Altered Ego 4mm tweak plate

Team CRC Japan introduce this 4mm carbon fibre tweak plate for the CRC Altered Ego 1/12th scale car. The part replaces the kit brace with a 4mm thick and more durable plate in order to improve crash resistance. The tweak plate is available world-wide via Team CRC Japan.

Source: Team CRC Japan [kimihiko-yano.jp]


April 16, 2014

Yokomo Europe 50g under LiPo weight

Yokomo Europe 50g under LiPo weight

Yokomo Europe introduce this under LiPo weight. It is of a universal design, weights in at 50g and is usable with a wide range of chassis while the Yokomo Europe and Mibosport graphics make for additional visual impact.

Source: Yokomo Europe [teamyokomo.eu]


April 16, 2014

Serpent S811 Plus4 hard-anodised chassis

Serpent S811 Plus4 hard-anodised chassis

Serpent now have the Plus4 chassis, that is part of the updated S811 2.1, available as a separate set to allow the upgrade of existing Cobra 811 buggies. The main chassis plate is 4mm longer in the rear to create a more planted rear end on tracks with short bumps and a rough surface. Included with the hard-anodised chassis comes a longer rear centre driveshaft and an updated aluminium rear chassis brace. All parts are also available separately.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]


April 16, 2014

JConcepts SRX-2 MM Silencer bodyshell

JConcepts SRX-2 MM Silencer bodyshell

JConcepts introduce their popular Silencer bodyshell design for the Serpent SRX-2 mid motor buggy. Making use of the well-known Silencer design cues such as a mild cab forward design, a roof top shark fin and pronounced sidepods, the body is a direct replacement for the kit item and it comes clear, including window masks, decal sheet and two 6.5″ Hi-Clearance rear wings.

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April 16, 2014

WRC STX 2014 dual joint front driveshafts

WRC STX 2014 dual joint front driveshafts

WRC have new dual joint front driveshafts for the STX 2014 touring car available. The ECS called universals are 52mm long, made from spring steel for best possible durability and reduce the chatter of the front tyres at high steering angles due to their design.

Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]


April 16, 2014

Xray NT1 2014 – Details announced

Xray NT1 2014 – Details announced

Xray introduce the latest incarnation of their World and European Championship winning NT1 1/10th nitro on-road in the form of the 2014 Spec kit. Compared to its predecessor the car features only subtle refinements such as a new chassis and radio plate, a new fuel tank mounting system, a new smaller 2-speed gearbox and an updated front middle shaft mounting system. Other new features include redesigned shock towers, shocks and a new battery mount. The new features are meant to make maintenance and setup even easier while also adapting the car to harder hand-out tyres, as designer Martin Hudy describes in our exclusive interview some days ago.

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April 16, 2014

SkyRC S-Pro4 brushless short course motor

SkyRC S-Pro4 brushless short course motor

Following yesterday’s announcement of the 2-pole S-Pro2 brushless short course motor SkyRC now also introduce a 4-pole variant. Built around a T6 billet aluminium heatsink can the motor is of a 4-pole/12-slot design and features neodymium magnets, a sensored design, high RPM oversized bearings and high-purity copper windings. The motor is compatible with sensored and sensorless motors alike, it measures 38×63.5mm and comes in five kv variants from 4300kv down to 1850kv.

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]