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July 11, 2022

Factory Pro RC X4 MR conversion kit

New from Factory Pro RC, is their MR conversion kit for the Xray X4’22. The main aim of the conversion is to change the position of the motor, moving it 26mm to the rear. They claim that this helps give the car better traction and improved acceleration. The set includes the new 2.25mm thick carbon main chassis, 2mm carbon top deck, the new front and rear belts and the new rear inside battery guard plate also made from carbon.

Source: Factory Pro RC [facebook.com]

July 11, 2022

Sagami RC Fab AK12 battery stopper & rear brace

Sagami RC Fab has released two new hop-up parts for Team Bomber AK12. The first is a new battery stopper, the successor of BO-002 with enhanced functionality. It consists of an aluminium front stopper and a carbon rear stopper and gives the battery the option of 3 different positions. It can be used with both battery brace in the AK12 kit and the carbon battery brace made by SRF. The other new items is an aluminium rear brace. Machined from 7075-T6 and matte black anodised, compared to the carbon rear brace included in the kit the assembly accuracy and the rigidity of the entire motor pod are improved.

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July 8, 2022

JConcepts 2020 Ford Raptor BF Power logo MT body

JConcepts lowers the boom on the latest body for Losi LMT and Axial SMT10 vehicles. The BF Power logo is a collaboration between JConcepts and the gracious Bigfoot 4X4 team on a fantasy style and fan inspired scheme. The identity is produced to lay out on the JC 2020 Ford Raptor body which is popular in the RC and full-size monster truck community. As one of the best performing and most accurate body shells on the market, the Raptor fits well and allows the trucks to reach their maximum potential. The decal scheme itself pops. Large racing bolts make their way on to the sides of the body giving a nod to racer stripe schemes from the past. The bolts continue through the A-pillar area and over the nose in dual fashion to bring excitement from the side to the front-end. The BF logo treatment is developed to stand-out and fill door space featuring an updated digital desert landscape as inside artwork. A large selection of official sponsors, Bigfoot terminology and miscellaneous JConcepts decal finish off one of the nicest logo packages around.

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July 8, 2022

Associated DR10M FT suspension wheelie bar conversion

With a rigid wheelie bar, it is possible for the car’s rear tires to lose traction when the wheelie bar wheels abruptly hit the ground. With this DR10M FT suspension wheelie bar conversion from Team Associated, you’ll dampen this impact, allowing for greater traction and control at launch without sacrificing the main function of the wheelie bar. Quick and easy to install it features rigid, lightweight carbon fibre arms, a slop and friction-free ball bearing pivot with easy height adjustment and a threaded aluminium shock for fine tunability.

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July 8, 2022

T-Works low profile titanium clutch screw

T-Works have introduced this Ti64 grade titanium low profile clutch screw. This lightweight but very strong clutch screw features an inner hexagonal hole of 2.5mm and an outer hexagon of 7mm allowing it to be used with either a hex wrench or hex socket driver.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

July 8, 2022

Hobbywing EZRun Mini28 speed controller

Hobbywing introduce their new EZRun Mini28 speed controller built specifically for 1/28 scale racing. The ESC is extremely small (22mm by 14mm) and lightweight at only 5 grams and the shape is designed for ease of soldering and reducing unnecessary tweak, an important factor for a 1/28th scale racing car. The fully-alloy heat sink ensures that the ESC can dissipate heat and operates at a healthy temperature range while the maximum output current can be up to 30A. The ESC has many adjustable parameters, including PWM frequency, brake frequency, softening, Boost, Turbo and much more. It is equipped with two usage modes, the Zero-Timing which is more commonly known as ‘blinky’ and the ‘modified’ mode which allows power-hungry users to increase additional turbo timing in the software. The ESC also has a built-in BEC which can support a maximum output current of up to 3.5A and the output voltage at either 6V or 7.4V. This will ensure constant power supplied to today’s high-torque servos in the market. Simple and convenient, parameter settings, firmware upgrading and other operations can be established using Hobbywing’s OTA Bluetooth module and your mobile phone via the Hobbywing app.

View the underside of the Mini28 here

July 8, 2022

Power HD M8 & M8 Pro 1/12th pan car servo

Power HD have introduced their new 1/12th Pancar specific M8 and M8 Pro professional edition servos. Prior to release, many international drivers havd already used the servo in the 2022 EFRA European Championships 1/12 including Power HD team driver Michal Orlowski who took double TQ and win at the event. Both versions are the same apart from the mounting option. The direct mount design of the M8 Pro helps to lower the chassis’s centre of gravity, offering stronger precision and locking force resulting in smooth cornering. The servo weighs only 28.6g, even with the full aluminium casing. Coming with 25T stainless steel + 7075 aluminium gear set and the latest PCBA, the servos support various ultra-high-speed modes like SSR, SUR, SXR, SR and SFR. Both servos can work with Power HD programming box, to adjust the servos parameters.

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July 7, 2022

JConcepts electronic power module

JConcepts has a new electrical switch that is custom built from the ground-up to help simplify and operate the electrical system on the vehicle. The programable unit can be used in LiPo or NiMh mode and gives indication of the battery power supply of the vehicle. The lightweight, all injection moulded case preserves the inner components and includes LED light showing LiPo mode, battery capacity level and handy push button for on and off control. The wire neatly flows from inside the unit to receiver and battery boxes and installs with industry standard plug types. The power module has locations for screws which align with many popular vehicles on the market so mounting of the module is neat, handy, and secure.

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