finally got a zip zap..[pic]

[blueindian]

got the 27mhz honda. probably should have gotten a 49 mhz too. i need this thing to go faster!

http://www.lemonizer.com/uploads/PDRM0260.JPG
note my cat already trying to swoop in!
http://www.lemonizer.com/uploads/PDRM0262.JPG
partially assembled
http://www.lemonizer.com/uploads/pdrm0265.JPG
on the charger.

pretty cool. must get fast and furious kit. the cat loves it.

'bout damn time they had them in stock.

[Cubsfan]

A little Shockwave Zip Zap game I found the other day:
http://www.shockwave.com/sw/content/zipzaps
Yes, I was bored :)

[Tommy Boomfiger]

i went to RS a week ago and they didnt have any fast and furious kits but they looked up the inventories for nearby stores. there were 2 stores that had them in a 15 mile radius. i was too lazy to go get them that day though.

[GraingerGuy]

Originally posted by blueindian
http://www.lemonizer.com/uploads/PDRM0260.JPG
note my cat already trying to swoop in!
the cat loves it.

lol!! Yeah...my cat is afraid of mine...:) It's quite funny....we chase her around with it and she ends up going to my room and hiding under the bed for a while....:D My poor, poor kitty...:)

[Tommy Boomfiger]

Originally posted by DarkFury

Well being that the general range of these things is about 6 feet... I don't think you can do much "chasin'" in that area. :shrug: 6 feet? mine goes well over 15 feet before losing control

[blueindian]

hey do yall's go faster in reverse? mine goes faster and seems to have more torque in reverse. if i'm going forward and slam it into reverse i can spin the tires.:heh:

maybe i should modifiy it to run backwards all the time.

[GraingerGuy]

Originally posted by DarkFury

Well being that the general range of these things is about 6 feet... I don't think you can do much "chasin'" in that area. :shrug:

Well....I forgot to tell you that this is in a small apartment in China. :) Not much space in the apartment to chase the cat around....so it works just fine...:D

[blueindian]

mine goes about 10-12 ft.

[Cheesypuff]

I got one of those in China...they cost like $3.50 each there! not expensive at all!! thats how I like it!

[Tommy Boomfiger]

Originally posted by DarkFury

Now how da heck did you pull that off? Pretty much, outside of about 6 feet, I start losing steering control... :shrug:

(BTW... my batteries can be brand new and I STILL get about the same range) i just tried it to make sure. i measured 18 feet with a tape measure, the batteries arent new or all that weak and the antenna of the car is tucked inside the body. i could probably pull another foot or so if i pulled out the car antenna all the way.

[Tommy Boomfiger]

Originally posted by DarkFury

They have Radio Shacks in China? :shrug:

I figured that "Zip Zaps", the trademark brand of mini RC car at "The Shack", had a uniform price at all locations (of course adjusted for currency translation) i believe zip zaps are the same as bit char-g cars which arent widely available here. they have a bigger selection of bodies and 4 frequencies instead of just 2

[eSDee]

Originally posted by DarkFury

They have Radio Shacks in China? :shrug:

I figured that "Zip Zaps", the trademark brand of mini RC car at "The Shack", had a uniform price at all locations (of course adjusted for currency translation)

Did someone give you a Zip ZOP for Christmas, DF? :D

J/k man.

[TofuNinja]

I am curious about these things now... mainly to see if my cat will chase it.... what is the price range.

[Tommy Boomfiger]

Originally posted by TofuNinja
I am curious about these things now... mainly to see if my cat will chase it.... what is the price range. $20 + batteries for a zip zap at radio shack.

[TofuNinja]

That is one expensive cat toy :)

[Acy]

Originally posted by Tommy Boomfiger
i believe zip zaps are the same as bit char-g cars which arent widely available here. they have a bigger selection of bodies and 4 frequencies instead of just 2


I've got a bit char-g. My friend sent it to me from Taiwan. It looks pretty much the same as ZipZaps. Motors and gearing are color-coded too. With the antenna fully extended, the range is about 15 feet.

[Cheesypuff]

Originally posted by DarkFury

They have Radio Shacks in China? :shrug:

I figured that "Zip Zaps", the trademark brand of mini RC car at "The Shack", had a uniform price at all locations (of course adjusted for currency translation)


Oh they are not the ones from the shack...it's the ghetto flop kinds made in china...but they do the same things!!!

[blueindian]

the bit chargers have two moters, one for drive and one for steering. or so i read at some website.

[Tommy Boomfiger]

Originally posted by blueindian
the bit chargers have two moters, one for drive and one for steering. or so i read at some website. this is the closest pic of the steering of a bit char-g car i could find
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~VS6N-MRYM/tubuyaki/bit/dscn3315.jpg

http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~VS6N-MRYM/tubuyaki/bit/dscn3316.jpg
the bottom pic looks like the magnet that controls the steering to me.
got the pics from here (http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~VS6N-MRYM/tubuyaki/bit/bit3.html). sorry, the site is in japanese

[TofuNinja]

GOt one for my cat. THey had fast and furious body kits at the Radio Shake I was out, but I want the proformance kit or something to make this thing go faster.... my cat chases it a bit but is more curious about it then anything....