XR311 - Re-release

[c_a_r_t_e_r]

Hi there.

I know... not exactly vintage.. or is it! Which is exactly my dilemma.

Really want to get hold of a NIB re-release kit, which I intend building and running (to some degree, anyway!)... but I've done some research, and noticed that everyone seems to be giving a "this is a re-release of an old kit, so handle with care" warning... hmmm.

Is this a "build it carefully as it's mostly metal" warning, or as I suspect, it's more of a "forget driving it, buy it as a shelf queen... the second you drop it off a kerb and break something, you're on your own" type of thing!!

Or am I being totally sacrilegious by intending to run it around my back garden!

Cheers!

Tim.

[Shodog]

I have the XR311 re-release. I think as long as you keep the stock motor in it you should be fine. They replaced the plastic torsion bars with metal ones so that addressed one of the weak points. since the body is hard plastic it will be more prone to breakage in a roll over. Drive it sensibly and you won't have any problems

[J3cubfan]

How is the re-release and where can I find one?

John

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I have the XR311 re-release.

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[removed-on-request]

i thought it was junky, i put mine back in the box and into my closet.

Its way over priced, the body is hard to get on with a modern ESC. the torsen bars are metal but the mounts are still plastic and they deform as you tension them.

get a lancia 037 instead, least you get a Ta03 chassis to mess with.

[DJTheo]

The XR 311 has so many filigran little plastic pieces glued on the body that I am loosing half just from dusting it [:0], can't imagine driving it... [][]

[Shodog]

Furball aren't you being a little hard on the car. Realize that it is a rerelease of a vintage design. The XR311 is vintage and by saying that you get a the full feel of what a vintage car drives like. While the XR311 chassis deviates some from the original, it still stays fairly true to its original design. The lancia, tyrell and ferrari are all based on updated chassis's. You can take a holiday buggy body and slap it on a TXT but that doesn't make it a holiday buggy. They really are not in the same league as the XR311.

Imagine what people would say about a sand scorcher if it was releaseed in its original form. anyone who has driven one knows the perfomance is seriously lacking. The drivetrain is loud and the lack of a differential makes it hard to drive. little options to change the motors in increase speed. The universals wear out prematurely. The suspension doesn't work well, and the bodies are fragile.

Jim

[raemin]

Guys, I have to say here that both the XR311 and the sand scorcher are extreemly nice to drive for the very simple fact that their suspension design is extreemly close to the original thing and the general handling is the closest thing you could get to the real car. Bear in mind however that the XR311 was designed to be used with 4 AA batteries not 7.2v batteries...

[Shodog]

quote:Originally posted by raemin

the XR311 was designed to be used with 4 AA batteries not 7.2v batteries...

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Actually is was made to run on either 4 "C" size batteries or an optional 5 cell six volt battery. can you imagine running on AA cells. You would have to invest a small fortune just for batteries

Jim

[removed-on-request]

hard? nope, not at all.

Tamiya re-used the molds lost the magic, same with the willy 2.

At least on the lancia 037 they Finally grew a brain and made the wheels and fenders scale. now we lancia lovers can leave the trade mark 4 rally lights off and make a Decent looking stocker.

as far as the XR311 body putting an antenna hole in a body that already has a rear mount for one, shows how much thought they put into the re-release, cheap cheap cheap.

A re-release Sand scorcher? Never gonna happen, buy a Blitzer beetle, they muked up the MB well enough with that.

[Not2Night(2)]

I own the re-release and drive it, sometimes hard. I enjoy it. The XR311 is the only car I ever owned, so I can not compare it to anything else. As stated above, the metal bars do go into a plastic piece. I had to epoxy one of these plastic pieces to the bar do to wear. I may have over tighten it. I have no problem getting the body on over a Futba MC230CR ESC.

I had the orignal when I was a teen, and drove it into pieces. It was one of the first things I sold on EBay, and boy was I surpried at what it went for. Re-Releases sell for around $150.00 US on EBay.

I am saving a NIB XR311 re-release for my grandhild, still 10+ years away. When I will relive my childhood for the thrid time.

Tom

[bholio]

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but I've done some research, and noticed that everyone seems to be giving a "this is a re-release of an old kit, so handle with care" warning.

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I think the sellers are making sure you understand that this is not the 25 year old vintage kit, which would have a higher value.

[c_a_r_t_e_r]

Cheers guys.

A mixed bag of replies...!

I guess it all depends on your personal view of the vintage models... sure they look nice, and are well engineered, but most of them run like dogs (er..lame dogs I guess!) in comparison to modern kits, and it's really not fair to compare the two.. horses for courses I suppose!

I know exactly what'll happen though... I won't be able to resist completely finishing the body-shell with all it's trimmings before I run it... then on it's maiden voyage it'll trip up on a hidden man-hole cover, barrel roll, and that will be the end of all that scale realism! []