Made for the T4’19 touring car is Xray’s new 2.5mm carbon fibre upper bumper holder. A direct replacement for the standard composite parts the bumper brace supports Xray’s new adjustable body mount design and it ensures improved foam retention and cooler looks. The part is machined from 2.5mm high-quality carbon fibre and it includes two alloy bushings for mounting.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Coming from T-Works and made for the Xray T4 2017 to 2019 kits is a highly adjustable battery holder kit. The set includes L-shaped carbon fibre battery locators, lightweight aluminium or heavy brass mounts as well as two types of battery hold down stand offs for low-profile 18mm or standard 25mm tall batteries. The actual height of the hold downs is adjustable and the battery holder set allows to shift the battery pack left to right and forth/back a couple of millimetres in order to fine-tune the chassis weight bias.
New to RC Maker’s new Geo Carbon range of products, is this unique wheel arch tool, which not only gives a template for the body’s wheel arches, but also sets the skirt height for the body based off axle height. After locating the axle with the body mounted, modellers can simply trace around the entire carbon fibre template, which provides both a wheel arch line and a skirt cutting line. The template also features an elongated slot unlike its predecessor, allowing to accurately offset the wheel arch to prevent tucking in the rear of the wheel.
Another iconic brand, beside Kyosho, is definitely Tamiya, who more or less fully concentrate on the hobby sector these days. A crowd pleaser might be the classic 1980’s Audi Quattro that is showcased as a prototype. It is understood that the body will be used for the usual breed of entry-level chassis, including the TT-02, and we really hope to see more scale-looking wheels on the final product. Other news include the Citroen 2CV Rally on M-05Ra chassis, the Lunch Box Red Edition re-release, the Toyota 4×4 Pick-Up Mountain Rider limited edition re-issue, the Comical Hornet on the WR-02CB stunt chassis, the Volkswagen Type 2 T1 M-06, the HKS Nissan Skyline GT-R Gr.A TT-01 Type-E limited edition, the Tyrrell P34 Six Wheeler 1977 Monaco GP Special Edition painted body limited edition, as well as the Ford Mustang GT4 TT-02. Also coming is M-07R chassis kit with lots of option parts as well as the Dual Rider trike, a more futuristic version of the popular Dancing Rider.
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R1 Wurks have announced the release of their V21 25.5T brushless motor. Using proprietary R1 stator laminate material, specially designed stators, epoxy-bound end winds as well as ultra low resistance collector rings, the motors offers greatly improved resistance compared to the previous V16 for increased performance and lower running temperatures. The motors come including an aluminium timing ring and they are BRCA and EFRA approved with the ROAR approval pending.
Italian company Marka Racing have introduced their new heavy-duty aluminium servo horns. Machined from a single piece of aircraft-grade 7075-T6 aluminium the servo arms offer exceptional stability to ensure rock solid steering emphasis. The horns feature 19mm and 24mm spaced ball stud mounting positions, ideal for both 1/10th and 1/8th scale vehicles. The clamping-type arms are available in black colour and in 23T and 25T specification.
Source: Marka Racing [markaracing.com]
Coming from Arena and made for the Xray T4 series of touring cars are 1mm carbon fibre upper deck shims. The spacers raise the top deck by 1mm, making for slightly softer chassis flex characteristics than standard in order to further fine-tune the overall flex available. The set includes four precision-machined carbon fibre shims that are a direct fit on all T4 models.
Ruddog have introduced their all-new 7.6V LiHV Graphene Plus high-voltage Lithium receiver batteries. Coming in three configurations, as 2400mAh straight pack for Team Associated, Mugen, SWorkz and Xray kits, as 2600mAh hump pack for Kyosho and Tekno vehicles, and also as small hump pack for HB Racing and TLR buggies and trucks, all are built using high-quality LiHV Graphene Plus cells for increased voltage and reliability. The higher output voltage compared to standard LiPo packs will ensure reliable operation with the latest generation of HV-compatible servos and thus a peace of mind even in long main finals. All batteries come pre-wired with industry-standard balancer ports and JR-style universal connectors.
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