webbl19

Post comments, questions and tips for any of the Himoto 1/14 or 1/16 scale rc here.

Lordmik

I saw the 1/14th buggy on the himoto website. It looked pretty cool.

webbl19

yeah they look pretty sweet. I like the little i guess it would be a truggy that has the bettle body on it

ehroof

its killer, has a 2 speed sealed trans, very fast too. we have them in stock here in the USA too.

Lordmik

I don't think I want to go smaller yet. Can't wait for the BIG one to get here. But that little beetle does look sweet.

webbl19

I think a smaller one would be fun.

AllAboutFunHobbies

Ok guys these little suckers kick Azz and take names, super FAST, starts first pull. I had a bit of a booboo at the end I lost control at high speed and smacked the curb and had a fantastic accident tires, dog bones, fuel, axle hubs went flying every where. Here's some pics before I killed it. I was pretty sad, I only got to play with it about 15 minutes before I destroyed it.

5lagd

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Inntcptr

I have the mini cobra. It's cool. Pretty fast for being so small. It's kind hard to work on, everything is minature. But they are fun. I hit a car tire and busted the support for the rear lower arm. I just epoxied it back together and it works great. Hard to hold those little parts though. LOL

ehroof

yeah but these little 1/14 scale's are real quick, they have a nice 2 speed trans, very fast.

AllAboutFunHobbies

Here's a link to the You tube video we made of the 1/14th scale. THese little suckers rock, I loved this thing for the 15 minutes it was alive, LOL. Little car at full speed + big curb = death. It's not in the video though.

[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR3tU60YsVU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR3tU60YsVU[/link]

Redharris

Wade.....
Just finished Watching Your Vid.....Too bad ya didnt catch the Crash on Camera, sounds like it woulda been Spectacular!
That little car is Way cool , for sure....I really like the BUG body too....
I bet Himoto could sell a LOT of those bodies if they made em for other Scales.....What do you guys think?

AllAboutFunHobbies

actually I did catch the crash on video, LOL. I'll post it later so you guys can see it. I think those bodies would sell pretty good if they for bigger scales, I had a beetle body on an old duratrax I had.

ehroof

put it in the suggestion box guys!!!!

AllAboutFunHobbies

Ok , so actually in the video on the camera and on the computer you can see the tire fly in the air, but this will have to do, lol.

Mini MegaP crash.
[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0i_kAGvdCU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0i_kAGvdCU[/link]

ehroof

it was like you were aiming for that curb bro, lol

kuppler

OMG... i like the OOOOOO SHOOOOT part after u hit the curb.. HAHAHA im with HimotoRacingUSA... it looks like u wanted to hit the curb.. HAHAHA
u are driving like Rich.. HEHE sorry rich i had to say that.. HAHAHAHA

OFFICIAL HIMOTO SUPPORT

The new 1/14 Mini beetle 2speed model has a much longer running time(close to 15 minutes) with a bigger fuel tank.

kuppler

nice... about 15min... thats nuts....

Redharris

OMG... i like the OOOOOO SHOOOOT part after u hit the curb.. HAHAHA im with HimotoRacingUSA... it looks like u wanted to hit the curb.. HAHAHA
u are driving like Rich.. HEHE sorry rich i had to say that.. HAHAHAHA


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[sm=50_50.gif] Hey!!! Lol!...As my 4 year old Niece would say, "Dat not berry NICE!!"

You really didn't do That Much damage, considering how hard you Hit.....You were going pretty fast.....
What size Engine is in that thing anyway?

ehroof

i am pretty sure its got a .07 in it, it got perfect gearing, thats why its do damn fast!!

AllAboutFunHobbies

No I was not aiming to hit the curb on purpose, Ya all don't understand, that thing is lightning fast and bit top heavy ya have to take turns very slowly and not at all at high speeds, just the slightest turn will have it swearving all over the place, if I had turned it would have sent it cart wheeling in to the curb, it does endows when you hit the brakes hard, so it would have goone bowling in to the curb like a bowling ball, so I picked the lesser of the evils and slowed it down as much as I could in hopes I could turn it enough to graze the curb, which I think it went well considering. Your right rich, I was plesentlly suprised that I only proke on part.

ehroof

were just busting chops bro, lol

AllAboutFunHobbies

Just to verify, it does have a .07 engine with a side mount round exhaust, Very nice set up, the engine started on the first pull and ran like a champ. Very impressive little engine, held a tune very nicely and ran around 220 to 260 ish 260 was after three or for high speed passes with out stopping, otherwise it easily stayed in the 220 to 230 ish range. Love and can't wait to get it fixed and back out doing some more runs with it maybe this time in a open area with some dirt and a couple small jumps. By the way not only does it run GREAT on the street but it seems to be able to power through grassy lawns fairly easily. My rating for the mini megap is 10 on a scale of 1-10.

loner4

Is the 1/14 scale beetle and the 1/16 scale truck the same as far as motor size and 2-speed transmission, if not what are the sizes of the motors and trannys in each vehicle?

Thanks