ABC Hobby Lexus LS460 190mm Body

Source: ABC Hobby

Yokomo WONDER C35 LAUREL Club-S

Source: Team Yokomo

Coming Soon from Tamiya

TA05 Version II Chassis Kit:Tamiya will be releasing the TA05 Version II chassis kit with an Upgrade Pack. The Upgrade Pack has many of the popular hop-up parts to improve the performance of the chassis:#1 Item 42102 TRF Special Damper (Hard Black Coating) 4pcs.

#2 Item 53833 TA05 Front One-Way Unit
#3 Item 53992 TA05-IFS Aluminum Rocker Nut
#4 Item 53993 TA05-IFS Aluminum Rocker Arm Set
#5 Item 54023 DB01 Front One-Way Pulley (37T)
#6 Item 54121 Aluminum Horn For Hi-Torque Servo Saver
#7 Item 51000 Hi-Torque Servo Saver (Black)
#8 Item 51023 Medium-Narrow Racing Radial Tires
#9 Item 53471 Medium-Narrow 5-Spoke Wheels (Offset 0)

BMW M3 E30 Sport Evo - TT01D Type E:

Source: Tamiya USA

Tech Racing 1/10 Drift Chassis

Tech Racing has a new drift chassis scheduled for release on December 10th. It features a carbon fiber main chassis with 2mm upper deck, isometric drive belts, aluminum bulkheads, front one-way and rear ball diff, and a battery holder compatible with NiMH and LiPo stick packs:

Source: Tech Racing

Yokomo D-MAX in Action

This kit just became more interesting to me:



Source: Team Yokomo

Active Hobby TT-01 Countersteer Kit

The new countersteer kit from Active, which will include an aluminum solid axle and 36t/20t gears, is due out in December for around 30 USD. These gears will give your TT-01 a countersteer ratio of 1.44:

Source: Active Hobby

Yokomo D-MAX Diversion ADVAN ONE-VIA

Source: Team Yokomo

ENKEI Racing GTC 01 Wheels from Yokomo

ENKEI Racing GTC 01s are currently on the M7 Re Amemiya RX-7. The body is already available for the Ichiroku M, so it's likely that Yokomo will produce a 1/10 scale version in the near future: Source: Team Yokomo

Yokomo 12 LED Assembled Light Buckets

SunRISE/Mercury AE86 LEVIN [SD-SR86LS]:
DRoo-P AE86 [SD-DR86LS]:
B324R SKYLINE [SD-B324LS]:
Flash Unit [SD-FULS]:
Source: Team Yokomo

Rays Volk Racing GTF Wheels from Yokomo

Volk Racing GTFs are currently on T&E's Vertice Design D1 BMW TE382. It's safe to assume Yokomo is already working on the body as well: Source: Team Yokomo

Don't Call It a Comeback

All Japan Plamodel Hobby Show 2009 - Pictures

ABC Hobby:




Aoshima:


Tamiya:



Yokomo:


Sources: Tamiya Inc., Speed Way Pal Blog

Plamodel Hobby Show - New Tamiya Images

Corolla Axio apr GT:
BMW M3 GT2 2009:
TRF416X Chassis Kit:
TT01R Type-E Chassis Kit:
Source: Tamiya USA

TA05 Countersteer Practice Vol. 3

Here's some footage of my car with the new pulley installed:



The car handles much more aggressively now, and I can apply more countersteer angle at higher speeds. Also, at lower speeds the turning radius while countersteering is much tighter than it was before. I'll try to get some more footage uploaded later this week.

Active Countersteer Kit *Ver. 2* for TA05

This weekend I received the new Active Hobby TA05 countersteer kit:
Active did a great job machining the pulley. It slides easily onto the spur gear holder, and there isn't a hint of play once it's in place:
I opted not to use the belt included with the kit and used a spare TA05 IFS-R belt (#54045) instead, which fits perfectly without any modifications like I had hoped. This is great news because IFS-R belts are readily available on eBay and Tamiya USA's e-store:
My driving impressions should be posted within the next couple of days. Unfortunately, because of bad weather and a busy weekend, I haven't been able to spend more than ten minutes trying it out.

Square TA05 Drift Conversion SP - Update #2

The first prototype has been completed:

Source: Square RC