HM Review

HM Review
G.T. Bradley
Mega-Metal
illet aluminum looks great. Take a nicely built RC
car or truck, then add a few machined aluminum
parts and the vehicle will come alive. Aftermarket
aluminum parts do much more than just make a car or truck
look better; they dramatically increase a model’s durability
and resultant life span, and can almost always be counted
on to add a significant measure of increased performance.
Everyone is thrilled with the Traxxas Corporation’s
Back in the “Froggie” days of off-road RC, aftermarket
sales-sweeping T-Maxx, but by adding just one or two
parts companies
pieces from the cavalcade of outrageous looking billet alusprang from
minum T-Maxx accessory parts from Megatech, T-Maxx
nowhere at an
owners can take their trucks to a level of visual appeal
alarming rate.
undreamed of before enterprising hobby dealers showed
They offered
them their first
improved dog
machined part.
bones, sturdier
Once the
A-arms, axles,
vast sea of billet
bumpers, gears,
aluminum is distranny cases,
covered, very
body posts,
few customers
chassis stiffeners
will stop at purand almost
chasing just one
everything else a
or two parts.
This popular Traxxas T-Maxx is fitted with backyard basher
Each new accesdozens of anodized billet aluminum after- might like to get
sory your cusmarket parts from Megatech International. his hands on.
tomers add will Megatech offers quality aftermarket parts
Most of these parts were molded from plastics or composenhance the kick for their own cars, too. John Many’s Nitro
Razor XT uses the purple aluminum chasites, but only a few very expensive parts were available in
they get from
sis and several blue billet accessories.
aluminum, and most of those aluminum parts were not of the
their RC cars and truck. Day after day, week
hardness and quality that is readiafter week, RC drivers will visit your stores
ly available to you now.
to see the very latest in aftermarket parts.
Megatech International is
That’s why it’s good to know that
producing machine aluminum
Megatech has you covered. From bumper to
parts of the highest quality.
bumper and everywhere in between, almost
They are anodized in three
every part that goes into the venerable
striking colors, many with
Traxxas T-Maxx and E-Maxx trucks is availbare-brushed edges. An extenable to you in machined aluminum, and most
This Associated TC3
sive selection of these aluof these parts are offered in three custom colNitro is decked out in
minum parts is available to
Megatech’s stunning blue ors. Purple is hot and vibrant, blue is boldly
complement many of the most
billet. Note the brushed, cold, and Megatech’s new platinum ice is
machined edges on the flat stock.
in-demand cars and trucks.
coldly elegant, rich and sharp.
Megatech
Razor XT is one of the fastest out-ofdoesn’t stop with
the-box RC nitro cars in the marketthe T-Maxx.
place, and by replacing some of the
Machined alustock parts with Megatech’s lighter
minum parts are
aluminum parts, XT owners can
offered for RC’s
expect to see an increase in the car’s
most popular vehiperformance while sharply enhancing
cles in every scale.
its visual impact and increasing its
HPI’s RS4 Pro 3 Shaft Drive looks outrageous
Tenth-scale
with Megatech’s aluminum aftermarket parts. strength and structural integrity. As
RC cars like
they are for the Nitro Razor XT, many
Associated’s TC3 Nitro can get the
machined aluminum aftermarket glamour and performance
full aluminum treatment from
parts are also offered to fit Megatech’s 1/10-scale Tempest
Megatech’s extensive parts lineup.
Gladiator truck.
Chassis, sub-chassis, shock towers,
The latest selection of aluminum parts has been custom
suspension arms, body posts, servo mounts, steering gear
made to fit the powerful Terra-Crusher from Tamiya.
and even axle nuts are all available in colors. Machined
Megatech offers a
parts are also offered for HPI’s 1/10-scale RS4 Pro 3 and
full range of parts
Super Nitro RS4, as well as their Micro RS4. I was particufor this new truck,
larly surprised to see the depth of Micro RS4 parts, which
including the aluincludes wheels and tires, Delrin gears, graphite and fiber
minum main chassis,
front and rear C-hub
sets, drive washer
sets and so much
more. Several nonaluminum parts are
also on the TerraCrusher roster,
including a carbon
Size isn’t an issue. Megatech even
brake disk and a set
offers aluminum aftermarket parts for
of titanium kingpins.
Kyosho’s little Mini-Z Racers.
Aftermarket has
come a long way since the Sand Scorcher and the Frog.
Quality machined aluminum parts reduce weight, enhance
appearance, and increase durability and improve vehicle
Megatech’s Tempest Gladiator is an outstanding truck, but
performance.
the addition of these exotic Megatech purple aluminum
To learn
accessories will increase the truck’s durability and drive its
more about
“wow” factor right over the top.
Megatech’s
chassis parts, and modified high-torque motors in addition
aftermarket
to the machined aluminum goodies.
parts, circle #6
As many of the new RC vehicles in the marketplace
on the Reader
get smaller and smaller, Megatech’s vision seems to grows
Service Card,
ever wider and wider, even adding a selection of custom
see the ads on
machined aluminum accessories for Kyosho’s broad range
pages 3, 13, 29
of Mini-Z Racers.
and 88, or call
While the company has produced aftermarket parts for
Megatech
so many cars and trucks from other manufacturers in the
International at Megatech aluminum parts add strength and
field, Megatech International has certainly not ignored its
201-662-8500. class to these Super Nitro RS4 and Micro
RS4 racers from HPI Racing.
own higher performance vehicles. Their ready-to-run Nitro
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HOBBY MERCHANDISER/SEPTEMBER 2002
Aluminum aftermarket parts are big
business, and Megatech International
offers a broad range of accessories for
many of the most suitable vehicles.
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From the big Traxxas
T-Maxx to Kyosho’s tiny
Mini-Z, Megatech’s
machined aluminum
aftermarket parts will
improve the looks and
performance of the
hottest RC vehicles.
HOBBY MERCHANDISER/SEPTEMBER 2002
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