mini-x fun?

[crispy]

Hey, I just bought an xpress Mini-x, this thing is a blast![]. Its a 1/24 scale 4wd chassis, with independent suspension.

Check out the link:

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=8609&id=267

The car has a great turning circle, and good traction. Plus 1/24 scale kit bodies and tires tend to fit nicely. I think they make a great alternative to a mini-z or rs4 for indoor fun..

Anyone else had any experience?

Rich

[DJTheo]

Looks very cool! How much does it cost, where do you buy them?

[terry.sc]

Heres a link to the manufacturers website, although it is marketed under different brands as well.

http://www.rc-xpress.com/all.html

[crispy]

I got mine from minirchobbies.com

The cost was around 79 dollars for the car with battery and electronics. a chassis alone is 29 bucks, which all in all is pretty good value.

Only issue so far has been that the standard steering set up is so good that it has been throwing front dogbones. Reducing the steering travel fixed this.

[Mondo]

The Mini-X is not a bad Mini-RC car.

I recently bought one and I was quite impressed with it, expecially for the cost. I am running a 6-cell 7.2V 700mAh NiMh AAA pack and I found that with the 7.2V and factory supplied 6.0V packs the motor tends to get extremely hot

I have made myself a new hybrid custom motor, using a Squat ball bearing 130 motor can with Neo Magnets and PN Racing carbon brushes, all wrapped around a brand new standard armature.

The difference is night and day, it runs cooler, offers longer runtimes and performs about 15-20% better.

Regarding the Mini-X popping dogbones, place a spacer or O-rin (I use the HPI Micro RS4 wing-mount O-rings) in the cavity of the diff, where the adjustment screw is. This stops the dogbone from riding up the cavity and falling out.id="Comic Sans MS">