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Coming soon from Duratrax is a 32 Tip Multi-Driver. Mult-drivers are great for saving space and the new Duratrax unit comes loaded with the most needed tips for working on drones, airplanes, surface vehicles, watches, and jewelry. An aluminum handle helps to make it lightweight and is a no-roll design to help keep it from rolling off your workbench or [...]
New from Team Associated is a Factory Team TC Ride Height Gauge. The ride height gauge is machined from high quality aluminum and makes it easy to check and adjust the ride height on your touring car. * Allows for finer tuning adjustments than previous models * Anodized in AE blue * Reads from 3 to 7mm * 0.2mm increments from 3 to [...]
MIP is well known to produce the finest hex drivers in the rc industry. To help make your wrenching even easier, MIP recently announced Nut Drivers. Metric sets will be available some time in February, while SAE sets may also be produced if there are enough pre-orders. Both sets are made to be easy to use, long lasting, and like [...]
New from Brian Kinwald and Dirt Racing Products is a Microfiber Towel Set. The microfiber towels are perfect for most rc applications and come as a set with one yellow towel and one in black. * Great for cleaning tire beads * Lint free * Re-usable and machine washable * Picks up dust & debris The towels are priced at $4, they have a part [...]
FireBrand RC sent in a sweet collection of their RC Drift focused parts for review. Right off the bat one has to notice the thoughtful packaging and that ALL the parts are included with the 6mm wheel hex spacers. Too often shiny parts require additional parts to actually install onto the vehicle, so including the cross pin is a great [...]
The very best tools for wrenching on an rc car come from MIP. They have the best tips, the best handles, and are known for their insane durability. To help you become the coolest guy in the pits, for a short time MIP will be offering Limited Edition Metric Tools that feature Black Handles. These will only be offered on [...]
New from Hobbico is a Mini Digital Tachometer. This conveniently sized device sports an easy to read LCD display and is used to help adjust the power system in your aircraft. All you have to do is aim the tachometer at your prop and it gives you an instant readout on dynamic and peak RPM. The tachometer is shipping right now [...]
No matter how tough your truck is, or how much you upgrade it, you will need to wrench on it eventually. To make the task easier, HPI Racing has announced a full line-up of Pro-Series Tools. From screwdrivers to hex wrenches, the new Pro-Series tools have you covered. * Orange-anodized accents * Hex drivers have size identification strips * Gunmetal finish on the [...]
The crew over at Exotek has a new item that makes it easy to store your pinion and spur gears. The G.LOK Pinion & Spur Locker holds up to 9 pinions and 2 spurs in a very fashionable way. The case is made from heavy duty 6061 aluminum and is available anodized in 5 different colors. So how much does the [...]
If you are a hardcore hobbyist, a hobby knife is something you use every day. The problem is, most hobby knives aren’t built well, they are made from cheap plastic that simply doesn’t hold up over time. To fix that problem JConcepts has announced a new Precision Hobby Knife Handle. The JConcepts’ unit is precisely made from aluminum, thus allowing [...]
RC4WD just keeps pumping out amazing scale products. When you are super hard-core into the scale revolution, you gotta have a scale truck, plus have a scale garage to park it in. To help pimp out your rc garage, RC4WD has just announced a Scale Garage Series Metal Handy Cart and a Scale Garage Series V8 Engine Stand. The Handy Cart [...]
You just aren’t doing it right if you get home from a long day’s bashing and your car is still clean. Made for extra dirty cars, Dynamite recently announced the Absolute Force Cleaner and Degreaser. The cleaner comes in a big 32 ounce spray bottle and contains biodegradable cleaning agents. The cleaner is safe enough to be used on plastic, [...]
Coming soon from ST Racing Concepts is a new 1/4″ Insert Universal Tool Handle. The tool handle matches the rest of STRC’s nut drivers and will be available in a bunch of different colors. For strength and durability, the handle has been CNC machined from high quality aluminum. The tip is designed for 1/4″ bits and has a part number [...]
For you hardcore types out there, Fantom has just announced the Version 3 of their Facts Machine Rotor Tester. Why would you need a rotor tester? To accurately test the magnetic field strength of the rotor in your brushless motor. For racers this allows you to tune a motor to a specific track or to find the most powerful rotor [...]
Step up your pit area game (or tailgate) with the new Yoga Style Pit Mat from MIP. The new MIP pit mat is made from a black thermoplastic elastomer, the same stuff that Yoga mats are made out of. This makes it easy to roll up for easy storage while helping it to keep screws from flying off into the [...]
