Takara Digi Q thoughts?

SilentWolv · Post by **SilentWolv** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 8:40 am

I can't find any talk in these forums about the TAKARA DIGI Q's. Reviews around the internet sound pretty good on them, so I ordered a few.

Anyone have any experience with these? Will I be ex-communicated with Bit-Pimps for owning them?

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 9:58 am

we will all punch you in the stomache but thats all. ask mr. namuna hes got some i think

Namuna · Post by **Namuna** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 10:30 am

In this realm I have:

- 4 DigiQ cars
- 1 Digi-Propo Controller
- 1 Digi-Propo Special Controller

I also have 2 of the Nikko iRacers (a kind of knock-off of the DigiQ).

There's a whole forum for the DigiQs over at TinyRC, and plenty enough thoughts about the DigiQ so I'm not going to go much into a comparison.

I like my DigiQs, they are tiny, cute, and the technology of them is pretty damned cool. The question of why they aren't as big a hit as the Bits? I would attribute 2 things...DigiQs ain't cheap, and they're not as modifiable.

SilentWolv · Post by **SilentWolv** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 1:15 pm

They sound like a strange animal. 2 batteries, 2 motors, and the front wheels don't steer. (I think on the Q-R they turn, but from what I've read, the rear tank-drive still does most of the steering).

I seen on ebay these Takara techs made some Digi Q's that are controlled by your cell phone! (um, thats pretty stupid while you're dialing Mars

)

And they claim they are 4 times as fast?

I'd like to see Cabo chop up a ZZ body to fit one of these! Tiny they are! I think some of the pullback bodies fit?

Wait until I compare these when I get em, then you can punch me in the stomach. I'll check out what the guys at tinyrc are saying, thanks.

-Silent

Namuna · Post by **Namuna** » Tue Jul 22, 2003 2:35 pm

If by 'pullback' you mean the ChoroQ (or old Penny Racers) then yes they'll fit...but only after a good amount of modifications.

The Q-R has front wheels that turn, yes. But they're on an axle that's loose and by centrifical force of going into a turn they help the car turn. I don't have a Q-R to speak of it personally, but I've heard it's decently cool.

SilentWolv · Post by **SilentWolv** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 12:29 pm

Namuna, Whats up the the "special" controllers??

Its got an LED readout, so you can program how your cars drives, takes corners, etc?

-SilentWolv

Namuna · Post by **Namuna** » Thu Jul 24, 2003 2:58 pm

Yup:
http://tinyrc.com/forums/showthread.php ... eadid=6950

BananaGuy · Post by **BananaGuy** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 1:23 am

These are Mini Master Tanks

The Takara ones are great too, a little more expensive, but quality is the same.

Bascially, you're correct it has 2 separate motors to drive independently. So you could do 360spins all day long.

You left of one button and the other will will keep going and that's how you turn. It's how real tanks turn left and right.

They pivot on each other from side to side. I do wish they made mini tanks that can move the gun cannon turret. That would be fun.

payaso · Post by **payaso** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 12:28 pm

BananaGuy wrote: I do wish they made mini tanks that can move the gun cannon turret. That would be fun.

Digi Q tanks are now like that.. Check out toy east.

silla

VooDooMafia · Post by **VooDooMafia** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 12:38 pm

BananaGuy wrote:These are Mini Master Tanks

The Takara ones are great too, a little more expensive, but quality is the same.

I would not say they are the same quality nore even close. The digi Q tanks use IR so there are no antenas and they also use IR for teh lazer tag portion of them.

I have both and I would spend more money on more digi q tanks then the clone tanks out there.

Plus I can buy just the tank(with rom) and use my controller I already have.

Moving turrets here I come lol

Namuna · Post by **Namuna** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 12:59 pm

The Combat Digi-Q Tank shells are made by Dragon Models...The people that make KICK-ASS military models. I have a bit of a hard time believing the clones come anywhere close in detail, scale and craftmenship. But I've never bothered buying a tank clone so I can't say for sure.

Tiny is still waiting on Konami to ship the turret controllable tanks, it's been awhile I'll have to bother him to get an update.

VooDooMafia · Post by **VooDooMafia** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 2:14 pm

Namuna wrote:The Combat Digi-Q Tank shells are made by Dragon Models...The people that make KICK-ASS military models. I have a bit of a hard time believing the clones come anywhere close in detail, scale and craftmenship. But I've never bothered buying a tank clone so I can't say for sure.

Tiny is still waiting on Konami to ship the turret controllable tanks, it's been awhile I'll have to bother him to get an update.

Take my word for it dude they are NO EVEN CLOSE

and yes dragon and bbi make nice figures

As for the rotating turets mine should be in this week can't wait

BananaGuy · Post by **BananaGuy** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 2:42 pm

Hi,

Yeah you're right, detail precision is probably not as nice as a Takara, just thought you were talking about getting a mini r/c tank.

If you're into collectibles, yea Takara is the way to go. If you just want a quality mini r/c tank to crawl over things on your desk. There's really nothing wrong with the Mini Master tank.

VooDooMafia · Post by **VooDooMafia** » Sun Oct 26, 2003 2:59 pm

BananaGuy wrote:Hi,

Yeah you're right, detail precision is probably not as nice as a Takara, just thought you were talking about getting a mini r/c tank.

If you're into collectibles, yea Takara is the way to go. If you just want a quality mini r/c tank to crawl over things on your desk. There's really nothing wrong with the Mini Master tank.

Agreed if you just want a tank to say "Hey I got a tank with treads check this out" then yea get a cheap clone cause they are still fun as hell to play with.

If you want something that looks good contains a lasertag type IR game and now has moving turrets then digi Q is the way to go.

Me I came from the Games workshop hobby(still into it really) so I loved to make tables to play my miniature games on. So the digi Q just gave me a reason to make a nice war scean table and now I have a game to play on it

gearboy · Post by **gearboy** » Sat Feb 21, 2004 6:12 pm

i got a choro pullback, an element, i am gonna mod my digi-q. as soon as i do, i will post. for the time being, here is my personal element.

http://www.gear-boy.com/michelintest04/ ... ch0006.htm