Coming from Xpress and usable for most 1/10th touring cars is a new range of aluminium setup tools. The series includes an ultra-fine droop gauge in a 4mm to 6.6mm range, a1mm increments -3mm to 9mm droop gauge as well as an ultra-fine ride height gauge. Also available is a pair of 10mm setup blocks for droop adjustment. All items are machined from aluminium and they come in Xpress’ signature black and red anodising.
Coming from T-Works are several DLC-coated shock shaft sets for many of today’s electric touring cars. The DLC coat is well-known from the internals of nitro engine where it saves crankshafts and piston rods from excessive wear and it is now also used on shock shafts where it can make for a smoother suspension feel thanks to its slick anti-stick characteristics. The shock shafts come in sets of four or two and are available for kits such as the Xray T4’18/17, Yokomo BD8/BD7 as well as the Mugen MTC1.
Available now from Breathless Racing Products is the BK’s ball cup pliers. Developed in cooperation with 1/10th off-road icon Brian Kinwald, the tool allows to easily attach ball cups on pretty much any 1/10th vehicle while saving the mechanic’s fingers and the car’s shiny aluminium as they focus the force on the ballstud itself and eliminate the need for using fingers or pliers on the surrounding parts.
View the pliers in action here
Coming from WRC Racing and made for the NTX 1/10th 200mm nitro touring car are new front and rear driveshafts. They are of an updated, high-quality material for improved durability and are sold as separate pairs for the front and the rear of the car.
Source: WRC [wrc-racing.com]
Xenon Racing have introduced their forthcoming VSS EX range of 64 pitch spur gears. They are of a special design that allows to use them with 1/10th touring cars and also with 1/12th pan cars in combination with 1/8” diff balls. The gears are available in 68T to 73T specification with larger 74T to 87T gears coming at a later stage.
Coming from Xray and made for the T4 series of electric touring cars are all-new lower aluminium suspension arms. The wishbones are made of high-quality 7075-T6 aluminium, they are of the standard 1-hole geometry and are best used in very high grip conditions such as permanent carpet tracks. Due to their construction arms hardly twist under load and thus scrub less speed in corners while making the car easier to drive at the same time compared to the standard composite arms. The A-arms come in pairs and are available separately for the front and rear of the car or as complete set including all four wishbones.
Coming soon from Tamiya is a lightweight version of their Mercedes-Benz AMG GT3 body shell. Made from lightweight 0.8mm high-quality polycarbonate the body set also includes a lightweight rear wing and light inserts as well as moulded wing stays and mirrors to make for a scale appearance while offering a lower weight than the standard body shell for improved overall performance. Also included is a large decal sheet with grille, light and air intake/outlet details.
Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]
MCD Racing have announced the soon release of the RR5-Max Pro 1/5th scale buggy and a 2-speed gearbox. As for the buggy, the kit will include a new long wheelbase chassis as well as some of the most useful option parts to make the kit race-ready from the get go while the new 2-speed gearbox improves both acceleration and top speed of MCD’s on-road and off-road kits. Both products will be on show during this week’s Nuremberg International Toy Fair and more information should become available soon.
