Xpress ist zurück mit einem coolen Konzept. Xpresso klingt fast nach einer neuer Espresso-Kaffeezubereitung oder neuer Sorte !?! Aber nein, dass hat nichts mit Kaffee zu tun. Der Xpresso mit der Bezeichnung K1 ist eine Idee vom Entwicklungsteam. Tamiya brachte den WR-02 in der M-Chassis-Größe heraus und da war die Idee bei Xpress geboren. Warum nicht ein Chassis für diese Karosserien entwickeln, Das K steht für K, wie Kleinwagen.
Die Entwicklung stellt das Team vor einige Probleme, aber alle waren mit Elan und Spaß dabei. Durch die geringen Abmaße gab es wenig Spielraum für die Aufteilung der einzelnen elektronischen Komponenten auf dem Chassis. Nach zahlreichen Prototypen und Brainstorming-Sitzungen nahm der Xpresso K1 langsam „Form“ an und die Probleme konnten gelöst werden.
Für den Xpresso empfiehlt Xpress einen 13,5 Turn Motor und den Regler im Blinky-Modus zu stellen. Dies soll eine gute Balance zwischen Geschwindigkeit und der Fahrzeugkontrolle ergeben!
Mehr kommt noch. Lasst euch überraschen.
* Bilder sind Prototypen-Aufnahmen. Der Baukasten kann davon abweichen.
Englische Version:
Introducing Our Xpresso K1 which will be in the form of a „K-Chassis“, the first car released as part of our four-car release this year. You must be wondering what is this new „K-Chassis“? K-Cars or Kei-Car are a type of small car which fits into the lowest automotive tax bracket and we have based this K-Chassis on this branch of automotive car!
The Idea of this car came when the Xpress development team were bashing M-Chassis cars around and suddenly one of their friends brought out a Tamiya WR-02 and an idea came into their minds: „What if we designed a chassis which would be able to accept these bodies? At the start it was just trying to fit these bodies on all sorts of M-Chassis’s but found out it was too much hassle when compared to redesigning a new car! This resulted in the creation of the Xpresso K1!
*Please note that all photos below of our Xpresso K1 chassis are of prototype. You can expect minor changes when compared to the release model.
The Concept seemed like all fun and games at the start, however due to the small body size, designing and building a chassis which would fit everything with no compromises was one of the problems faced by the development team. However, after countless prototypes and brainstorming sessions, the team was able to solve the problem. Everything was tucked neatly making use of every millimeter available on the chassis whilst keeping the use of common electronics used on most 1/10 models (i.e. servo, motor, esc). We recommend running this car with 13.5T Blinky for the perfect balance between Speed and Control!
The Future we have laid ahead will include a body that we will create to suit this chassis which will act as an extra choice to the bodies already available. As seen in the photos, even with the limited room, there will be a future upgrade of Anti-Rollbars, which will fit snugly inside the suspension system. With a simple Ackermann change on the steering block you will get a high steering angle required for RWD drifting! Speaking of drift, we will release tires with formula specific to RWD drifting.
Chassis Type: 1/10 K-Car
Width: 150mm
Length: 245mm
Wheelbase: 170mm
Body: Tamiya’s WR-02 Jimny , Volkswagen Type2(T1) and The LC40 found on GF01 kits,
Quelle: Xpress