Mini Z bodyshell

[TWINSET]

Anyone seen one of these for a Mini Z?

I've seen plenty of the black ones and also KARR from Knight Rider, but dunno if the above has been done??

[netsmithUK]

i've certainly seen a range of madmaax ones - will digout url when i get back to office

chris

[TWINSET]

I've seen the 'battle damaged' and 'clean' ones from $45-$90 on ebay, but haven't come across this one yet.

Also, there's an Ultraman set in Jason's store and I believe a Mach Racer one is available too.

Are there any other unusual bdies apart from the stock touring/rally ones?

DIY bodies don't look too difficult...

http://www.stefanoparis.com/crx/miniz/miniz.html

[netsmithUK]

no joy on the web search I'm afraid - but i did find this game []

http://www.pro-z.com/game/

[TWINSET]

Nice one - can't see me working much tomorrow[]

[TWINSET]

Got me a mini Z on order, and a Mad Max black car (Cheers to Stellamodels and Jason)

Been digging around on the net, and apparently, a lot of Revell and AMT/Ertl 1/25 scale bodies will fit with the minimum of bodging (fine tuning)

http://www.minizworld.com/modules.php?name...=showpage&pid=3

There's even a forum for Mini Z's ! (sad or what[])

[Mondo]

Greetings TWINSET []

So, your debbling in a Mini-Z. Cool.

I have the Aoshima MM2 Road Warrior dirty or weathered version.

They're a littl expensive, but Aoshima are limiting the Readysets to 500 units of each (as in clean and dirty)

The dirty version hacks it due to the boot-lid being removed to facilitate the extra fuel tanks. That modification on a "clean" and shiny Falcon just doesn't make sense, if you follow the film religiously.

I've also seen a Tamtech with a 1/24 Interceptor bodyshell coversion

[TWINSET]

Hey Mondo

We're communicating on two forums, this could get confusing!

Anyway, as an update to the original question, I found a 1/25 scale model of the car;

http://www.comet-miniatures.co.uk/b...ategory=Mad+Max

http://www.frontiermodels.com/products.asp?pid=27

http://hometown.aol.com/carmoddave/CMDMFPPicsindex.html

And I've ordered a few models from Tower to see how a Mini Z looks as a panel van, Stingray, Dodge Charger etc.

[Mondo]

TwinSet,

The "problem" with Customs for the Mini-Z is the narrow width of the wheelbase. On 1/24 kits is looks a bit "Citroen 2CVish" if that makes any sense?

You'll also need to extend the "T Plate/H Plate" that the motor mount is connected to and the motor wires to fit most custom shells.

The Mini-Z at 1/27 to /128 scale (debatable) is more suited to 1/25th scale bodyshells, although the wheelbase still need extending.

The standard wheels on a Mini-Z are 8mm wide, if you get what Kyosho term as "wide rear" wheels, these are 11mm wide.

The 'Z Racer (car) as an out of the box product isn't no ball of fire either, it requires a magnitude of hop-ups to make it handle and perform. Even then, it doesn't hold a light to a Tamtech on performance and handling - I know as I own a vast collection of small-scale proportional RC cars.

I'm not knocking the Mini-Zs, I own seven Mini-Zs, three Racers, two F1s and two Overlands - which are the best Mini-Z product Kyosho ever released in my opinion.

As base for a functional small scale working replica that has the benefits of fully proportional electronics and brakes (F1 and Overland only) the Mini-Z is in a class of its own.

I realy do like the 'Z, as you can see, I am a Mod on the Mini-ZRacer.com Forums, as I was one of the very first members to join.

I look forward to seeing your end product and it will probably inspire me to debble in another custom Mini-Z Racer.

Hang in there and I'll read your replies tomorrow night, as I'm in Birmingham tomorrow

[TWINSET]

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The Mini-Z at 1/27 to /128 scale (debatable) is more suited to 1/25th scale bodyshells, although the wheelbase still need extending.

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Got these on the way too, all 1/25 scale;

Should be a laugh, haven't built a 'real' model for years!