Good choice for 1st Mini-z IMO, here's some reason:
-Good light body, Mclaren 12c GT3 seems to be a fairly popular racing body
-98mm wheelbase and MidMount(MM) motor mount are generally most stable/competitive layout
-latest RWD black/white box Readyset with FHSS protocol, (older Sports and Sports2 Readysets are FHS protocol)
-Comes with bearings, (older Sports/Sports2 came with plastic bushings)
btw, I haven't driven one of the FHSS RWD MRO3, but had a FHS Sports MR03 that I raced in a stock class with a former club. It ran great with a little tuning: tires, bearings, softer springs, top oil shock, FRP t-plate. It is the entry level Kyosho brushed Mini-z, and you can of course go with a brushless, VE Pro, or some iteration of the PN2.5 chassis, and higher end radios, and so on, but expect the cost to be close to three times or more than the RWD Readyset to get it all set up. But for a first RC, I think most would enjoy the RWD.
Has anyone posted review of using the new FHSS radio? Hoping this is an improvement over FHS/KT-19. I have 5-6 FHS stock kits and all have quirks so hoping this new entry level system is indeed an improvement over Sports 1/2.
Has anyone posted review of using the new FHSS radio? Hoping this is an improvement over FHS/KT-19. I have 5-6 FHS stock kits and all have quirks so hoping this new entry level system is indeed an improvement over Sports 1/2.
Hi Arch !
I just bought two kits, a Mc Laren 12C and a Porsche GT3.
Yes, there is a great improvement with the steering over the old sport with the KT19. While on the old version I noticed some kind of "stepped" steering, the new one with the KP-531P radio in FHSS has a steering similar in precision and smoothness to the MR03 ASF I still have. This was a great concern for me a I need to buy 8 similar cars for our rental service. Maybe Kyosho made this correction due to complaints over the lack of precision with the old radio system.
The KP-531P radio itself looks a bit flimsy and is very very light but it does the job.
Thanks for the feedback. I have a small fleet of Sports 1/2 that I'm going to need to replace shortly and happy to hear the FHSS is an improvement. Maybe it's cheaper to buy the board and transmitter and just convert them all? I'll have to run the numbers. the board is about $57 and transmitters are about $60 on ebay. Not a significant savings at all.
When reading the specs on this model, it says the following:
"Compatible with all MINI-Z Racer body styles. **Motor case and diff gear assembly to suit body are required to be purchase separately."
Again, I'm new here. Does this mean that for certain body styles I would need to buy the "Motor case and diff gear assembly"? If that is so, I'd rather stay away from having to take apart the chassis. I was looking into purchasing these two additional bodies:
I believe that both of the additional bodies that you have selected are 98mm mid motor bodies so if the ready set you purchased is also a 98mm chassis there is nothing to change except the wheels to attain the proper front rear wheel offset.
The same differential/rear axel is used for all RM, HM and MM cars (and also MM2 and RML), but the LM motor mount that comes standard on 102mm wheelbase Lemans style cars requires a separate differential/axel.
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