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Taiwanese outfit AMR (who?) has a brand new RTR 1/12 scale nitro buggy ready for your consumption. Called the Gears 10, this new buggy is 4wd and looks the part of it’s much larger 1/8 scale counterparts. The drive train is shaft driven, with durable gear differentials at either end, and also includes a slipper clutch, housed beneath a [...]
The hot looking Robitronic Protos V2 1/8 nitro buggy is now available as a RTR set. The new setup includes a .28 size engine with an 8-port sleeve design and a black anodized tuned pipe. It’s also ready to hit the track right out of the box with plenty of racing features, such as front and rear anti-roll bars, adjustable [...]
Following on yesterday’s announcement of a brushless version of the RC18T2 RTR, Associated has pulled back the sheet on the RC18B2 Brushless. Raise your hand if you were surprised by this, so I can come over and smack you. Anyhow, just as with the T2, this one will also feature the Reedy Micro Brushless ESC and a 5000kv motor. The [...]
Here’s one thing (among many) we missed at IHobby. TQ Racing unveiled their prototype of a new 1/8 scale brushless buggy, called the SX8 Evo E. It’s based on ideas from TQ’s SX10 line, but also features many new ideas that work with 1/8 scale. It’s designed with saddle packs in mind for better weight distribution and more options on [...]
Hot Bodies has decided that Atsushi Hara is deserving of his own kit. The D8 Atsushi Hara Edition features many upgrades over the stock D8, including a thicker, 3mm chassis, lightweight drive train components, aluminum spindles and hubs, and upgraded shock towers and new longer shocks. It also comes out of the box with all you need to replicate the [...]
Redcat was showing off a couple new 1/5 scale products at IHobby this year. The major one is the one on the left above, it’s a brushless powered 1/5 scale buggy. It’s going to be a fully RTR setup with a 2.4 GHz radio. No price or date as of yet. The other is their Rampage MT Pro, which [...]
Thanks again to our friends at HobbyMedia.It we get to see the first in-the-wild pictures of Kyosho‘s new Inferno Neo Race Spec from the 2010 Tokyo Hobby Show. There’s not much info available just yet except that it’s going to be a RTR with a 2.4 GHz radio and the Kyosho KE25 engine. No word on the exact [...]
OFNA has, once again, let loose a new vehicle. Their Nexx 8 is a 1/8 scale, brushless buggy for those of you out there that love 1/8 scale, but hate nitro. It’s made with 2S LiPo packs in mind, one is mounted on either side of the chassis, so the Nexx 8 will be a good step up for those [...]
Team Associated has once again taken the time to revise one of their off-road performers. The RC10B44.1 has been given an all new carbon-fiber chassis that has been designed with all the latest LiPo offerings in mind. The new chassis provides more ground clearance for the rough stuff. Also new is a revised front shock tower that’s now made with [...]
There’s a new engine on the market thanks to the fine folks at LRP. The ZR.21X Spec.2 is a competition grade engine made for 1/8 scale buggies. It has a rear exhaust, a high-end WorksTeam 14SV-2 carburetor with interchangeable venturis, and a redesigned cooling head. According to LRP this engine is capable of putting out 2.78HP and can run a [...]
A few months ago we showed you Team Durango‘s new 1/10 scale, 4wd, electric buggy, the DEX410R. Durango sent word today that their mid-level racer is now shipping. The DEX410R is based on the championship winning DEX410, with a few changed specs to make it less expensive. It is parts compatible with the higher-end spec so you can upgrade as [...]
Are you a Mugen MBX6 owner? Have you been feeling left out by all these cab-forward bodies that are out for every other 1/8 scale buggy? Well cheer up buttercup. JConcepts got ya covered. Their new and popular Punisher body is now available for the MBX6. It’s got all the features and styling cues as [...]
LRP has refactored their S8 BX rtr 1/8 scale buggy to make the S8 BX 2. Some new features of the S8 BX 2 include a new cab-foward style body, competition sway-bars front and rear, new higher performance brakes, and a switch to the LRP C3-STX FM computer transmitter. LRP is also putting in their Z.21R Spec 2 pullstart nitro [...]
I missed this one because I’ve been overly excited about E3 (Sony had a couple nice surprises at their keynote today, if you missed it head to GameTrailers for the replay). Sorry about that. Anywho, Kyosho has a new 1/18 scale 4wd Buggy in the Mini Inferno. The Mini Inferno is a scaled down version of it’s bigger brother, the [...]
Looks like RCCA got an exclusive first look at the new XTM Racing 1/8 scale Rail. From the pictures they’re sharing on the interwebs the Rail looks a lot like a scaled down 5B (NTTAWWT). It’s going to be available as a brushless electric and nitro version, is 4WD with three differentials, and comes RTR with a 2.4 GHz radio [...]
