Kraken RC releases Hardened Steel Bevel Gears Set for VEKTA.5 & VESLA.5
Kraken RC is an unknown brand not in the show's historical catalog, and the item is explicitly flagged NEWNESS undated_catalog with a listing date over a year old (Jan 2025) relative to crawler first-seen date — this is clearly last week's (or last year's) news, not a fresh release. Per the rules this caps at 45 regardless of category fit, and given the brand skepticism rule capping unknown brands at 55 max, plus this being stale catalog content, it lands low. It's an on-theme crawler diff compo
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Kraken RC now offers a hardened steel bevel gear set (KV6142) for the VEKTA.5 and VESLA.5 platforms, priced at $44.99. Made from SCM composite steel, heat-treated to HRC40-45, these CNC-machined gears are rated four times stronger than stock powder metal gears, offering an upgrade path for differential durability. VEKTA.5 requires two sets; VESLA.5 requires one.