113LikesA decent cheap shaft drive car touring car. Where did they all go?
05-12-2022, 09:23 AM
#107
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05-12-2022, 10:32 AM
#108
Tech Adept
As someone looking for this same info nearly 3 years later for a Rookie/Series/Fun race debut (and 25 years after dropping the hobby as a teen...), I wanted to say thank you to the members who participated in the original thread. Very informative.
Sadly, not much seems to have changed in the last 3 years, despite a seemingly endless supply of new Kyosho Fazer MK2 models, a new entrant (?) with the Carten T410 (from Taiwan) and the new 4tec 3.0 moving to a 1/9th scale. Here in Europe, the old Yokomo SD is putting up a good fight and refuses to die, but everything else looks pretty dead or on life-support (HPI RS3 Sport 3).
I'd love to see new mid-range models from the JP brands or some EU newcomers.
(that A700 was just so beautiful!)
Sadly, not much seems to have changed in the last 3 years, despite a seemingly endless supply of new Kyosho Fazer MK2 models, a new entrant (?) with the Carten T410 (from Taiwan) and the new 4tec 3.0 moving to a 1/9th scale. Here in Europe, the old Yokomo SD is putting up a good fight and refuses to die, but everything else looks pretty dead or on life-support (HPI RS3 Sport 3).
I'd love to see new mid-range models from the JP brands or some EU newcomers.
(that A700 was just so beautiful!)
05-12-2022, 04:44 PM
#109
As someone looking for this same info nearly 3 years later for a Rookie/Series/Fun race debut (and 25 years after dropping the hobby as a teen...), I wanted to say thank you to the members who participated in the original thread. Very informative.
Sadly, not much seems to have changed in the last 3 years, despite a seemingly endless supply of new Kyosho Fazer MK2 models, a new entrant (?) with the Carten T410 (from Taiwan) and the new 4tec 3.0 moving to a 1/9th scale. Here in Europe, the old Yokomo SD is putting up a good fight and refuses to die, but everything else looks pretty dead or on life-support (HPI RS3 Sport 3).
I'd love to see new mid-range models from the JP brands or some EU newcomers.
(that A700 was just so beautiful!)
Sadly, not much seems to have changed in the last 3 years, despite a seemingly endless supply of new Kyosho Fazer MK2 models, a new entrant (?) with the Carten T410 (from Taiwan) and the new 4tec 3.0 moving to a 1/9th scale. Here in Europe, the old Yokomo SD is putting up a good fight and refuses to die, but everything else looks pretty dead or on life-support (HPI RS3 Sport 3).
I'd love to see new mid-range models from the JP brands or some EU newcomers.
(that A700 was just so beautiful!)
05-12-2022, 10:07 PM
#111
Tech Adept
XV-01 was belt-driven, XV-02 changes to shaft-driven.
05-12-2022, 10:42 PM
#113
Tech Regular
05-17-2022, 08:52 AM
#117
Tech Adept
The initial interest level in the TB05 Pro kits seemed low but perhaps that was just a lack of chatter because eventually the kits disappeared. It seems that that plain TB05 Pro kits are now a rarity, with only the much more expensive TB05RR kits appearing.
Last edited by F1jet_; 05-17-2022 at 08:54 AM. Reason: typo
05-17-2022, 08:57 AM
#119
Tech Adept
Maybe the entry level price of a half grand is the new normal?
