wtf is this? 1/55 scale? wtf?

ph2t · Post by **ph2t** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:23 pm

Mini R/C X-Tuner 1:55 Purple Lexus IS 300

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 36770&rd=1

http://www.atomicgifts.com/ebay/boley_M ... urple1.jpg

http://www.atomicgifts.com/ebay/boley_M ... urple2.jpg

http://www.atomicgifts.com/ebay/boley_M ... purple.jpg

they look good. possible diecast bodies? how about the tx though, propo possibly? one could always hope..... fuckers won't ship to aus though so Il guess I'll never know....

anyone know anything about these sleds?

ph2t.

chrome · Post by **chrome** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 7:46 pm

Richh has got some. Might hit him up.

http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpFo ... ght=#57601

I'd be willing to act as escrow for you. I'd buy it for ya and ship it out if your interested.

Later,
Chrome...

**Edit**

This one too...
http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpGa ... ?album=183

Swavey · Post by **Swavey** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:06 pm

K, I gotta say that chassis looks pretty sweet.

You think bodies for that car would be hard to come by? (size wise)
havnt heard of 1:55 much... :s

also, I may have just missed it, but anyone know about the propo status of these yet? :p

Swavey

payaso · Post by **payaso** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:37 pm

No propo on these babies.. And the bodies are indeed diecast. Neat looking cars though. I'll take it with my SE though, and I'll whip hue too.

silla

Sdog · Post by **Sdog** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:52 pm

payaso wrote:No propo on these babies.. And the bodies are indeed diecast. Neat looking cars though. I'll take it with my SE though, and I'll whip hue too.

silla

SE's rule muthabitches!

HirotoR34 · Post by **HirotoR34** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 9:49 pm

What's with the plastic looking rib tires? Are these carpet munchers, or can they be driven on any surface?

SE's rule huh? I thought I'd never hear that one. When they first came out, all I ever heard was complaints. I had a first gen and it never gave me any problems. It was slow as shit, but it worked fine.

Sdog · Post by **Sdog** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 6:20 am

When SE's are working correctly, they are a lot of fun to drive because of their steering and control. The only real down side to them at this point is the high profile of the chassis and the goofy looking shells they are making for them (SE muscle car bodies excluded).

Throw a fatty tire set on them and pop in the purple motor and have fun.

richh · Post by **richh** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 8:08 am

HirotoR34 wrote:What's with the plastic looking rib tires? Are these carpet munchers, or can they be driven on any surface?

the tires are actually soft rubber, but you're right; there's a rib molded in the center. i never figured out why though. boley (the mfgr) makes a line of 1/55th regular diecast cars (like hotwheels) and uses the same bodies. not sure which came first but the diecast cars also has the ridge molded in hard plastic.

TheEvo · Post by **TheEvo** » Sat Oct 30, 2004 5:13 am

One of the danish pimps has one of those ...

He says it is slow as shit .. Like 5 km/h, and cant drive in anything that just looks like carpet.

Heres a pic:
http://www.rcinfo.dk/forum/index.php?ac ... si&img=341

He also states that it takes a LOOOONG time to reach 5 km/h.

91LudeSiT · Post by **91LudeSiT** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 2:05 pm

I have one, diecast body wieghs a ton, slow as shit, doesn;t handle for shit, and sits one a shelf looking pretty

honda_s2000 · Post by **honda_s2000** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:23 pm

Sorry to bring back this thread from the dead

BUT ,
I baught one of these back in may and they are ok.
The tires are quite hard and spin out , but once they are sanded a bit they scuff up ok and not so much spinning out .Still able to do donuts .
They are infact VERY SLOW . exept if you take of that chunky die-cast body , they double in speed. Then you get the speed of maybe a 1.0 motor or slightly more.
the chassis seems ok allthough i havent really investigated it yet .
its just like an enlarged bit , but it has 3 cogs on the axle plus the pinion.
wheras a bit has 2.If anyone is interested il take some pics for you all.

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:44 am

ph2t wrote:Mini R/C X-Tuner 1:55 Purple Lexus IS 300...

...one could always hope..... fuckers won't ship to aus though so Il guess I'll never know....

anyone know anything about these sleds?

ph2t.

Toyworld is selling these in Australia for $24.95 - i was looking at picking one up next pay...
Anyone know if you can swap in a Bit motor for more power/speed, or are the motors not compatible?

Might just pick up some stuff for my new superslicks instead.

honda_s2000 · Post by **honda_s2000** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 5:31 pm

They have hardwired motors , but depending on how far you want to go ,
you "COULD" just make it into a endbell connection ( like a standard bit )
but you would have to be carefull !
I think i underestimated it first , once with the body of i think you have at least a 2.2 power motor or over . im going to try find a plastic body that fits mine .I have had no problems so far , and as far as im concerned they are good little cars , pistol grip controll is a good thing , also a brake button wich saves you having to hit reverse .So i would give them 7/10 due to the fact you cant use bit parts ( as far as i know ) but the body's are super detailed.

thanks ,
J03

MotorGong · Post by **MotorGong** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:32 am

I bought one at Kay-Bee Toys for $7.50. They were normally $14.95, but I found a couple miss-priced.

The controller feels and looks like a 3rd rate stage prop of a futuristic laser gun from a 'B' Sci-Fi flick. I kept pulling the little steering-wheel off while racing. The throttle deal is way thinner and cheaper than a ZZSE throttle, causing slight discomfort after a few minutes.
The body does way a TON. It is well detailed.
Gives you options for 5,10,15 min. charges, of course leading to longer run times.
It corners like shit. Acceleration is not incremented at all.

Brake button is cool, until you realize that while traveling in reverse, the car somehow has 'trouble' steering. Hence, on the controller, there are 2 other seperate buttons, one for 'steer left' and one for 'steer right'. The directions/instructions indicate that these buttons are exactly for that. I found that pressing these buttons while going in reverse worked alright.....but why? I mean......why?

It sucks batteries like a cheap.....ya know.
There's more I think, I'm bored talking about it.

Perhaps I should have kept it for maybe parts or modding, but my nephew took interest in it, and I gave it to him.

That was my experience, maybe I'm missing something.....

honda_s2000 · Post by **honda_s2000** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 3:41 am

[quote="MotorGong"].The controller feels and looks like a 3rd rate stage prop of a futuristic laser gun from a 'B' Sci-Fi flick. I kept pulling the little steering-wheel off while racing. The body does way a TON. It is well detailed.
Brake button is cool, until you realize that while traveling in reverse, the car somehow has 'trouble' steering. Hence, on the controller, there are 2 other seperate buttons, one for 'steer left' and one for 'steer right'. The directions/instructions indicate that these buttons are exactly for that. I found that pressing these buttons while going in reverse worked [\quote]

bold - something i didnt know , il try that .

my wheel always comes off , so i decided to epoxy it on .
once the body is off its cool , i painted the rims and added big tires on the rear , and then some treaded bit tires on the front , now works well on carpet .I plan to use it just as a "carpet toy " (playing around when bored)

J03!

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wtf is this? 1/55 scale? wtf?

wtf is this? 1/55 scale? wtf?

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