Take a look to the new models presented at the 58th Annual All Japan Model and Hobby Show. The Fair was held at Tokyo's Big Sight at the end of September.
All Japan Model and Hobby Show 2018
Spektrum has dropped a real bomb: the new Smart Technology product series. With this system LiPo batteries practically take care of themselves.
Spektrum Smart Technology
Sariel, the most famous LEGO Technic fan in the world, is selling one of his masterpieces on ebay: a 1/8 scale LEGO replica (radio controlled) of the 1970 Porsche 917K.
The $2500 LEGO Porsche 917K R/C
Martin Limpens, a 40 years old maker from the Netherlands, has built an amazing 1/5 scale replica of a Jaguar 980: a self-propelled forage harvester that is built by Claas.
Claas Jaguar 980 scratch build replica!
21 Oct 2018
Maxima announced the the new Mx TR1 .12. This nitro on-road Novarossi based engine comes factory modified and is tuned for best possible performance. It will be available for the European market after the IFMAR 1/10th Nitro Touring World Championships that just started in Florida at the on-road Homestead RC Raceway.
At the end of October, ARC will start distribution of the R11 2019 electric touring car kit. The chassis will feature all-new lower bulkheads, a new front bumper, revised steering blocks, new short shock absorbers, 20T centre pulleys, new rear uprights, a floating receiver and ESC mounting.
If you wanna drive your model even after the sun goes down Pro-Line produced a new Universal LED Headlight and Tail Light Kit for 1/10 scale Rock Crawlers. This light kit includes 4 LED Light bulbs (2 White lights for the head lights and 2 Red lights for your tail lights). To keep the installation process as simple as possible everything is pre-wired to plug directly into your receiver (5V-6V) for power.
20 Oct 2018
McAllister Racing is a small US company that has been producing top quality bodies for RC race cars for over 30 years. All their products, from beginning design through every step to the final packaging, is 100% produced in the USA. They are specialized in niche categories like Dirt Oval or NASCAR.
Their latest accessory are the 1/10 scale Exhaust headers that are perfect for sprint cars but can be used on any model you want to put them on.
Horizon Hobby has just presented the new Blade Inductrix FPV HD Ready To Fly mini drone. The model arrives already set up with everything you need to start having fun. Among the features, we find four brushless motors with protected propellers, orientation LEDs, an adjustable HD camera capable of recording 1080p at 30 FPS and transmitting 720p in downlink video mode.
19 Oct 2018
ProLine announced their new 1956 Ford F100 Pro-Touring Street Truck body, compatible with Traxxas Slash 2WD, 4×4 and 1:10 Rally. This old-school body features scale details while being proportioned to fully cover the tires of your model. The body is a single cab truck with grill, headlights, taillights and has a built-in rear spoiler.
19 Oct 2018
Novarossi has presented the new high performance Mephisto.21 for 1/8 scale off-road. This engine uses a square stroke power plant with a 4-port design to supply a linear power output and to keep fuel consumption low. A new R4/18 conrod is also presented, redesigned and made with a special aluminum alloy that allows it to have a high resistance while maintaining the lightness and performance of the previous R4/17.
19 Oct 2018
The SCX10 II produced by Axial is probably the most favorite platform for builders who are into custom creations. To help fuel this creativity, the American brand decided to released the Raw Builder’s Kit. This stripped down version of the SCX10 II chassis allows you to choose your own wheels, tires, body and electronics.
This new Raw Builder’s Kit includes a full set of aluminum links (steering and suspension), WB8 HD Wildboar driveshafts and, to assure full creativity freedom, mounting hardware to build a 11.4”, 12.0” or 12.3” scaler (there is also a full color decal sheet included). As all Axial products this new kit is distributed by Horizon Hobby.
