TQ R/C & Hobbies

SMI Motorsport introduce the special edition Orcan GT3 engine kit. The .12 engine has won the recent 200mm European Championships in the hands of Manuel Huber giving Orcan its fourth championship since 2007. Designed with both low fuel consumption and highest overall performance in mind the engine is based around a Novarossi setup and refined by engine tuner Michael Heinrich according to Orcan’s Bertram Kessler specifications. The engine is available as high-end competition ‘C’ or high low end torque ‘S’ variant and comes with either the Orcan 1910 Plus or 1915 pipe, the new Orcan multifunctional bag and an Orcan hoody in the traditional orange colour and sizes from S to XXL.

Kyosho America announce the Plazma Formula on-road kit. Designed for competition use in the growing Formula classes world wide the kit features a simple and effective design with inline battery position, durable independent front suspension with adjustable upper A-arms, FRP reinforced chassis, oil-filled centre shock and single roll damper, as well as a 7075 aluminium motor mount. Ride height is adjustable via spacers in five steps to accommodate various tyre diameters. The front wing provides protection for the chassis as it is made with a moulded plastic base and features a polycarbonate cover while the rear of the chassis comes with a detachable diffuser. Needed for completion are F103-size tyres, body and radio equipment.

Kyosho Germany released first information on the new Scorpion XXL VE 1/7th 2WD buggy. Making use of the iconic Scorpion name and coming based on a 3mm aluminium chassis the off-road vehicle sports a mid-motor layout with heavy duty gear box, adjustable slipper, widely adjustable suspension, big bore shock absorbers and 17mm wheel hex adapters. Designed for the use with one 4S or two 2S LiPo battery packs the buggy incorporates a highly adjustable battery compartment to accommodate various battery sizes and layouts and comes ready-to-run with a water-proof Team Orion Vortex Seven brushless system, 2.4GHz radio system and your choice of two body shell colours.

The Dynamic 8 1600kv brushless motor LRP now introduce the even more powerful 2600kv variant. Designed to deliver both high torque and RPM in combination with an extremely high efficiency the motor is ideal for all high speed buggy applications. Coming with a highly ribbed CNC-machined aluminium can, easy solder tabs and a rebuildable design.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

Exotek Racing introduce more aluminium option parts for the Team Durango ’210 series of buggies and trucks such as the DEX210 and DEST210. Available soon are a finned 7075 motor mount as well as shock parts such as threaded shock mounts, big bore shock collars and bottom caps. The parts are a direct replacement for the stock parts, are made from high-quality aluminium and shock accessories come gold anodised. The shock parts also fit all other Team Durango kits with big bore shock absorbers.

The Duratrax Onyx 150 AC/DC Balancing LiPo Charger is designed for balanced charging 1S to 3S LiPo packs. A built-in power supply makes it easy to take it along while the charger features switch-selectable charging rates, a tri-color status LED and it also includes a balancing port for balancing and charging 3S packs, plus an adapter for 2S packs and it comes with Deans and Traxxas TRX-type battery connectors.

Source: Duratrax [duratrax.com]