December 3, 2009

Serpent Light Clutch Bell & Pro CVD axles

Serpent Light Clutch Bell & Pro CVD axles

Serpent have released some new option parts for both their 1/10th and 1/8th scale chassis’. For 1/8th scale there is this new lightweight bell housing for the Centax II, which has been made from precision machined steel and features a black coating. For the 733 and 720, there are some Pro CVD wheel axles, that have been made made from hardened spring steel and which feature a polished surface where the bearings contact the axles for smoother operation. Sold in a pair.

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December 3, 2009

Picco P1 .12 Turbo Factory tuned engine

Picco P1 .12 Turbo Factory tuned engine

Picco in Italy have introduced their new P1 .12 Turbo factory tuned engine. This competition touring car engine has been hand assembled and bench tested by the Eduardo Picco to ensure top performance and is supplied in a handy carbon fibre look Picco bag, which includes the EFRA 2651 exhaust system and 5 P6TC turbo plugs.

Source: Picco [teampicco.com]


December 3, 2009

Venom Silver Transmitter bag

Venom Silver Transmitter bag

Venom have announced that their transmitter bag, suitable for holding the most popular pistol grip transmitters on the market today, is now available in silver. The padded case secures your transmitter to prevent damage during transit and sports a smaller pouch which is perfect for carrying transmitter accessories like spare crystal sets and batteries.

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December 2, 2009

Losi 8 in 1 hex wrench kit

Losi 8 in 1 hex wrench kit

Losi have released their new 8 in 1 hex wrench kit, one tool for all of your hex driving needs. This kit comes with the most popular hex sizes in RC, with tips that securely store within the anodized aluminium handle for compact storage and convenience. The set includes .050 in, 1/16 in, 1/5 mm, 5/64 in, 2.0 mm, 3/32 in ball end and 2.5 mm hex sizes.

Source: Losi [losi.com]


December 2, 2009

Team AJ RB5 & RT5 front suspension parts

Team AJ RB5 & RT5 front suspension parts

New for the Kyosho Ultima RB5 and RT5, comes these front lower bulkheads and hinge pin plates from Team AJ. The lower front bulkheads have been machined from aluminium and significantly increase the strength in this area of the car. The block can be flipped around so that the user can select between 25 and 30 degrees caster, with markings clearly displaying which is currently being used. The new 0.5mm thick aluminium hinge pin plates again offer strength to the front area by preventing the suspension pins from spreading under impact. Both items are available in anodised, red, black and blue.

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December 2, 2009

X Factory Box ‘O Bolts

X Factory Box ‘O Bolts

X Factory announces the Box ‘O Bolts, a handy box containing 18 different sizes of 4-40 and 2-56 fasteners, 150 fasteners in total. Included are the 5 most popular sizes of cap heads, 4 frequently used flat heads, 3 button heads, #4 nuts, #4 locking nuts, #4 mini nuts, #4 washers, and the little 2-56 screws you are always losing that hold in AE hinge pins & the little 2-56 flat heads for the bottom cover of an X-5 or XXX-4. The container has 18 compartments, with dividers for all, so your bolts and nuts will always stay separated.

Click here to see the contents of the box


December 2, 2009

Hudy Flywheel puller

Hudy Flywheel puller

Hudy have introduced their new flywheel puller, to be used for the easy and safe removal of nitro engine flywheels. Without a proper tool it may be difficult to remove an engine flywheel without damaging the flywheel and/or marring the engine crankcase. The CNC-machined flywheel puller body is made from hard-anodized aluminium and additionally black-anodized with laser engraving. The central fine-pitch steel screw, with handle, makes flywheel removal easy with little effort. Fits flywheels used in RC competition engines (.12, .21, .25).

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]


December 1, 2009

Serpent 966 W2 rear uprights

Serpent 966 W2 rear uprights

Serpent have released these new rear W2 uprights for the 966. A direct replacement for the standard part, they offer more steering in corner entry and faster/easier hairpin turn in. Available in OS2 version only, these super strong wide offset uprights offer 3 different upper roll centre mounting positions.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]