Schumacher introduce the Type F body shell for the GT12 SupaStox cars. The body resembles a well known Italian sports car, comes including window masks and wing mounting hardware and incorporates pre-formed dimples to make for easy mounting on the SupaStox chassis.
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VBC Racing announced the forthcoming release of their Wildfire D06 electric touring car kit. It is understood that the car will be highly different form the current kit and that it will incorporate some of the latest touring car design ideas. All information on the kit will become available soon with the kit hitting stores in August.
Source: VBC Racing [vbcracing.com]
F1Paintlab, known for their exclusive range of 1/10th Formula 1 decal sheets, introduce their VF1 standard and premium packages to convert any Tamiya F104 chassis into a 60’s vintage F1. Both kits are based around a highly detailed multi-piece polycarbonate body shell and include genuine Tamiya upper and lower F104 chassis decks, T-bars and mounting hardware. The premium package includes the respective F104W GP carbon fibre parts and both kits come without the front end, rear axle assembly, wheels and tyres. The VF1 body is also available separately and suitable for many other 1/10th formula chassis.
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New from Vampire Racing come LiPo receiver battery packs for 1/8th and 1/10th scale nitro vehicles. Available as standard-size 2500mAh hump and 2300mAh straight pack the 2S packs offer a voltage of 7.4V ideal for the new breed of HV-compatible receivers and servos. The semi-hardcase packs come with a protective inner shield and sport a stealthy black heat shrink tube for cool looks and best possible protection of the cells in all racing conditions. Both battery packs are pre-wired with a balancer connector and JR/Futaba-compatible universal plug.
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Yaiba Racing announce the soon release of this 4-piece set of wheel spacers. Made from aluminium and coming red anodised the shims are designed to increase the track width of 1/10th cars by 0.75mm per shim. They are ideal to bring the cars to the maximum allowed overall width and sport an outer diameter of 11.5mm with a 5mm hole for the wheel axle.
Source: Yaiba Racing [yaiba-racing.com]
ZZRacing expand their range of titanium screw sets for some of the latest on-road and off-road cars available. The screws are light of weight, hard, strong and significantly reduce the change of stripping the hex head due to the material used. For the moment ZZRacing adds sets for the ARC R10’2013, KM HK-1, VBC WildFire, VBC FF Twelve, VBC Flash04, Spec-R R1 and S1, Tamiya F104, Schumacher Mi5, TLR 22SCT and 22T, AE SC104x4 and Yokomo YRF001W.
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Kyosho Germany announce the release of several new option parts for the Mini-Z line of cars and buggies, the Scorpion XXL and the RB6 buggy. Starting with the Mini-Z parts, new is the Audi R8 LMS body set for the AWD line of cars. The limited edition item comes chrome plated and is specially made to celebrate Kyosho’s 50th anniversary. It fits all Mini-Z AWD cars. Made for the Mini-Z MB-010 buggies is an anti-roll bar set. Designed for the use on the front and the rear of the vehicle the option part reduces the chassis roll on high grip surfaces in order to improve corner speed and handling. Included are three pairs of front and rear anti-roll bars and mounting hardware.
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The Diggity Designs DC4 conversion kit for Team Associated’s ‘near vintage’ TC4 optimises the use of LiPo batteries and brushless motors by relocating and centralising the battery and electronics closely to the centreline. A new suspension geometry via redesigned shock towers and a lower centre of gravity helps to improve traction and handling as does the tweak free floating servo mount. Narrower and thinner chassis and top plate provides maximum traction on low traction conditions as well as maintaining stability under high traction conditions. The kit targets VTA and USGT racers with the car also being useable in today’s sedan mod and stock classes. Hard and soft chassis and top plates are available as tuning options. The kits is limited to 50 pieces with labelled chassis and kit boxes.
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