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Hot on the heals of the announcement of their 2019 nitro powered GTX, XRay has dropped details on their latest GTXE. The GTXE is a 1/8 electric powered GT race car that can also be used for some serious high speed bashing. Here are some of the new GTXE’s highlights- * Increased oil capacity in diffs * New front upper arms with [...]
The folks over at Kyosho have announced a 1970 Dodge Charger in Hemi Orange. Oh yes, that Hemi Orange sure pops on its highly detailed, and fully licensed, Dodge Charger body. Along with the new color, the Charger gets Kyosho’s new FZ02L 4wd Fazer Mk2 chassis. The new chassis is a simplified designed to reduce maintenance, while also reducing weight. [...]
Coming soon from Kyosho is a 1970 Chevelle SS 454 LS6 in a new Cortez Silver color. Previously offered in red and blue on the Chevelle SS, the new Cortez Silver looks gorgeous on its highly detailed body. Here are the highlights- * All new Fazer Mk2 touring car FZ02L chassis * Simplified design * Improved maintenance efficiency and reduced weight * Front & [...]
Shipping soon for all you hardcore on-road nitro racers is the 1/8 Shepherd Micro Racing Velox V8.2. The Velox series of 1/8 on-road cars have won races all over the globe, the V8.2 is bound to be the best yet. Here are some of the updates- * New rear body mount and shock tower * New rear uprights with aerodisc mounting holes * [...]
Coming soon from Tamiya is the rear wheel drive M-08 Concept Chassis Kit. The M-08 is a high performance rear wheel drive kit designed for great handling, here are the highlights- * Can be built with three different wheelbases * Rearward mid-ship mounted motor * Comes with oil-filled gear diff from the M-07 * Oil damped shocks * A-arms, uprights, suspension mounts, & aluminum parts [...]
Have you been looking for a new high-speed on-road body? If so, have a look at The Patriot from McAllister Racing. The Patriot was designed by high speed guru Nic Case and is molded from a thick .040 polycarbonate for extra stiffness. The McAllister Racing Patriot Body is priced at $26 and has a part number of #319. You can use [...]
The crew over at Kyosho know a thing or two about scale realism. Over the years, Kyosho has put out some impressive rigs that not only had great styling, but were also top notching while being driven. One of Kyosho’s newest on-road cars is a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat that is big on scale realism, but was also designed to [...]
New and shipping soon from XRay is the GTX8 1/8 nitro on-road kit. The GTX8 is based off of the XRay XB8 nitro buggy, but has been re-designed for serious on-road performance. Here are the highlights- * New larger capacity diffs * Reduced caster front upper arms * Harder lower arms * All new chassis fits hard or soft radio trays * Narrow rear suspension [...]
New and hot from PROTOform is the Spec6 clear on-road body. The Spec6 was engineered from the ground up for hand-out motor classes. You see, the Spec6 is a rounder, more traditional style body. This is perfect for lower power spec classes, or for tracks with lots of wide sweeping corners. * Updated design of a PROTOform classic * Gives a high [...]
Recently announced by Bittydesign is the Agata 1/10 190mm GT on-road body. The Agata comes in at 190mm in width, perfect for fitting a huge variety of different touring cars. The body features super car styling and is fully USGT class legal. Here are the highlights- * Made from genuine GE Lexan * Molded from 0.75mm thick lightweight Lexan * Comes with wing [...]
Recently posted by JConcepts is a new Stinky Pinky 3 replica car build. The JConcepts crew took one of their popular 1967 Chevy Chevelle bodies and painted it up to look just like “Disco Dean” Karns Stinky Pinky 3 street drag car. Karns is known from the Discover Channel series “Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings” and has long been a [...]
Coming soon from Pro-Line is the Octane Clear Drag Racing Body. Designed to fit 1/10 short course trucks converted to drag racing, the Octane has an aggressive look that is styled after muscle cars from the 1970’s. Here are the highlights- * Inspired by the no prep drag scene * Scale details like rear spoiler and hood scoop * Made from a durable [...]
Newly announced by Pro-Line is their first body for short course truck drag racing. The new Super J Pro-Mod Clear Body has an aggressive look that was also designed for serious performance. Here are the highlights- * Retro custom hot-rod styling * Scale detailing * 1 piece design * Comes with window masks and decal sheet * Designed to fit the 2wd Traxxas Slash w/ [...]
Just announced by PROTOform are X-Lite series on-road bodies. The X-Lite bodies are extremely lightweight in design, thus helping to lower the center of gravity on your touring car. The X-Lite series bodies can result in more responsive handling, less traction roll, as well as faster lap times. * PROTOform X-Lite LTC-R #1505-20 * PROTOform X-Lite MS7 #1555-20 * PROTOform X-Lite Type-S #1560-20 * [...]
New from Traxxas is a video titled Muscle Car Mashup. The video features the Traxxas Mustang GT getting in some trigger time at a local park, then they bolt on some drift wheels for some slide-ways action. There is some cool on-board footage shown in the video, as well as plenty of action shots to give you a good idea [...]
