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APlastics & Black Smoke Racing Release 1/10 Mercedes 203.5 Clear Body

released new SNU fit: 38/100

This is a genuinely new launch (dated_launch/launch_signals, high-confidence recent date), which would normally support the full major-brand kit range of 40-70. However, APlastics is an unknown brand not in the show's historical catalog and has never appeared on the show. Per the explicit guidance to be skeptical of unknown brands and cap at 55 unless truly exceptional craftsmanship or major industry significance, this on-road clear body collab is a nice niche product but not clearly exceptional

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Release bigsquidrc.com Aug 10, 2026 date: newness_evidence · high
APlastics & Black Smoke Racing Release 1/10 Mercedes 203.5 Clear Body

APlastics has collaborated with Finnish team Black Smoke Racing on a new 1/10 scale Mercedes 203.5 clear Lexan body for on-road cars. It features accurate W203.5 proportions, a 259mm wheelbase, 200mm width, light buckets for LEDs, a window masking sheet, and two decal sheets including the Black Smoke Team livery. It's street priced at $65.

brand: APlastics scale: 1/10 edition: Black Smoke Racing Collaboration newness: launch_signals price_usd: 65 product_line: Mercedes 203.5 Clear Body newness_evidence: Described as 'a new 1/10 Mercedes 203.5 Clear Body' collaboration, posted in 'New Products' category on Big Squid RC dated August 10, 2026