"Miniturbo" Minizilla Clone - updated 30/11

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 4:26 am

http://www.fmtoys.cn/english/product.as ... ctSort=421

I was wondering if any of y'all had heard of/seen these guys before?
Ive just bought one of their "miniturbo" monster trucks on ebay

It's either a clone or factory rebranded minizilla. they also have two RC18B/RC18T looking clones on their webpage...

Still not sure on quality, guess i'll know in a week or so.

Edit - definitely looks like a factory rebrand - the truck in their promo video has "minizilla" written down the side!

honda_s2000 · Post by **honda_s2000** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:05 am

Hey 45tr0

Those do look like rebranded minizilla, usually what happens is -the OEM (Original Equiptment Manafacturer) will cut what's called an "OEM" deal with many companies. For instance, I could buy 2000 Iwaver02's from the OEM - Long Sun , and have them all packaged up under the name
"_s2k's 1/28" or anything I liked.

I'm guessing that's what these are

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:15 am

yeah, i think its an OEM deal, but the other way around, ie. these ones are the factory brand, and hotbodies were the sell-through agent.

Funny thing is, i know stuff-all about the minizilla. This was an impulse (read =

) buy the other night. i'm in trouble with the lady for it.

So is a minizilla for less than $110AUD shipped a good deal?

micromatch · Post by **micromatch** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:21 am

i dont know aboout that price 45, but that rc18b sure is tempting. i think im just gunna wait it out and get payasos though.
hey, the frist link stopped working, i tried IE and mozilla. no worky.

viperdout · Post by **viperdout** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:20 am

I'd just get the zilla just to be on the safe side. It is almost an exact clone, but the rear bumper and skidplate are longer.

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:25 am

thanks viper! i think if this one works out ok, i might be tempted to go back for the rc18b... funny how they made it look like the half-eight...

Tuner1989 · Post by **Tuner1989** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:35 am

Any updates on this?

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:38 am

on it's way at the moment - i'll take pics as soon as it lands.
i'm hoping it was a good deal, or my girl is gonna be intolerable...

guerd87 · Post by **guerd87** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:03 am

that thing looks pretty cool, can i ask how much they were selling them for? if your going to make that thing an extreme crawler or go out on the rocks i might hav to come up and see it in action one day!

John

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:08 am

This one cost me $73.60 + postage = $108.60.
I got mine here

From what i understand the minizilla makes a better basher than a crawler, but we'll see when it gets here.

Tuner1989 · Post by **Tuner1989** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:49 pm

45tr0 wrote:This one cost me $73.60 + postage = $108.60.
I got mine here

From what i understand the minizilla makes a better basher than a crawler, but we'll see when it gets here.

Yep the minizilla is a basher and not anywhere near a crawler personality.

Mine with the mamba and 3 cell lipo is insanely fun.

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:49 pm

Just lobbed in today

Out of the box this thing is awesome, pulls wheelies off the line, and a quick switch from reverse to forward will backflip

heaps of torque and fairly fast for a RTR.

build quality is not as good as my half 8, but going off info on other forums i think that's about right for the minizilla?
i don't know how much abuse the stock arms and shock towers will take as they are quite plastic, But for the money i spent it leaves more for alloy!

full review this arvo after i get a whole pack through it.

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:18 pm

EDIT - review moved to "reviews" thread.

honda_s2000 · Post by **honda_s2000** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:43 pm

Sweet review

Sorry to here about the CVD's though, hope you get that sorted.

And when you going to hook us up with some video of it riding the BMX track ?

45tr0 · Post by **45tr0** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:19 am

honda_s2000 wrote:And when you going to hook us up with some video of it riding the BMX track ?

Once i get the CVD's fixed up, of course!

Thanks man, i think i should stick this review over in the review thread.