Review: Nikko Micro RC - A bit sized offroader?
Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 1:22 am
So Superfly sent me to Kaybee looking for KIT racers on clearance, and I was right, they didn't have 'em, but I came home with this cool little Nikko car.They had Jeeps and Hummers. I got the Jeep, but kinda wished I grabbed a Hummer.
Here's the crappy controller. I hate the joystick control. I quickly discovered that a Zip Zap, or Motorworks controller works just as well
It is about Zip Zap sized, so it is about bit scale.
It's really quiet, pretty fast, and pretty torquey. More than good enough for a little carpet runner. Tried to pull wheelies when slamming from reverse to forwards. My only complaint about the performance was the wide turns. (I did some trimming, we're gonna see if that fixes that)
It has a bit type spring and magnet steering, that performs about as well as a bits, but with those fat tires, so I had to tear it apart to see what's up.
With the removal of one screw the front bumper thing comes off. That'll stay off
Four more screws and the body comes off. Notice how it even has the sway bar type front end, with sides that wrap around the chassis.
Three more screws and the cover comes off. Now we see where the torque is coming from, check out that fattie motor.
One more screw and the front end'd cover comes off, revealing a slightly different system. There is a fat spring on the bttom of the chassis, it like to pop off it's post, and takes hours to get back in, do not even look at it funny. Then sitting on top of that is the steering arm that is filled with 2 magnets that are the diameter of bit, but a whole lot thicker. The cover holds a massive steering coil. that has much thicker wire than a bits.
My pic sucks, and I'm not going near that spring again to take another, so I labeled it.
Bottom line: If you ever bought a $20 Nikko car when you were a kid, and felt ripped off, this is gonna vaguely remind you of that, cause it seems just like a tiny Nikko car in design. The difference here being, this cost 10 bucks, and actually performs.
The real value here is the hop up potential. I think Some FETs would get this thing poppin', and if I dared to go dual cell it would screamin'.
Better watch out Betty, this bitch is gonna be comin' after you next.
Here's the crappy controller. I hate the joystick control. I quickly discovered that a Zip Zap, or Motorworks controller works just as well
It is about Zip Zap sized, so it is about bit scale.
It's really quiet, pretty fast, and pretty torquey. More than good enough for a little carpet runner. Tried to pull wheelies when slamming from reverse to forwards. My only complaint about the performance was the wide turns. (I did some trimming, we're gonna see if that fixes that)
It has a bit type spring and magnet steering, that performs about as well as a bits, but with those fat tires, so I had to tear it apart to see what's up.
With the removal of one screw the front bumper thing comes off. That'll stay off
Four more screws and the body comes off. Notice how it even has the sway bar type front end, with sides that wrap around the chassis.
Three more screws and the cover comes off. Now we see where the torque is coming from, check out that fattie motor.
One more screw and the front end'd cover comes off, revealing a slightly different system. There is a fat spring on the bttom of the chassis, it like to pop off it's post, and takes hours to get back in, do not even look at it funny. Then sitting on top of that is the steering arm that is filled with 2 magnets that are the diameter of bit, but a whole lot thicker. The cover holds a massive steering coil. that has much thicker wire than a bits.
My pic sucks, and I'm not going near that spring again to take another, so I labeled it.
Bottom line: If you ever bought a $20 Nikko car when you were a kid, and felt ripped off, this is gonna vaguely remind you of that, cause it seems just like a tiny Nikko car in design. The difference here being, this cost 10 bucks, and actually performs.
The real value here is the hop up potential. I think Some FETs would get this thing poppin', and if I dared to go dual cell it would screamin'.
Better watch out Betty, this bitch is gonna be comin' after you next.
