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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / November 2006Kyosho Lazer Alpha...
...anyone know if there are still parts available for these? Or anything else about these cars? Or should I just keep the motor and radio gear and get a new kit? Just got the thing out of the loft for the first time in donkey's years and now find the chassis is cracked. Cheers! > ...anyone know if there are still parts available for these? Or anything > else about these cars? Or should I just keep the motor and radio gear and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Cheers! It's the kinda thing these days that really, you're only gonna wanna keep it for nostalgia purposes. Parts can be found (eBay a good bet, RC forums etc) but really, if you wanna get back into the hobby you wanna consider getting a new kit. Just for fun, it may be worth restoring and just keeping as a shelf queen...  SignatureDan - on his PC > Just for fun, it may be worth restoring and just keeping as a shelf > queen... My thoughts exactly. My first hobby-grade RC was a Kyosho Shadow; had it back when I was a kid. I bought one this summer off E-Bay for $75, cleaned it up, drove it twice and put it back in it's box (original!). I take it down every now and then to look at it and putter around my garage with it, but seeing as how parts availability is nil I don't wanna break it! Doc >> Just for fun, it may be worth restoring and just keeping as a shelf >> queen... [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Doc Guys, thanks for your replies (and apologies for taking so long to reply myself.) I think I've found a source for parts so the car may ride a while longer, although, from reading your fascinating (and often incomprehensible - to me - posts - what's a RDL CVD when it's at home?) it seems to me that I really don't use the car anything like you guys use yours. Can I just ask one more question - charging times... I bought a couple of 3300mah Nimhs and a "fast" charger which takes something like 5 or 6 hours to charge each one. Back in the olden days I remember having a fast charger that could do an 1800mah Nicad in something like 20 mins. Was that a rotten way to charge, or is there a quicker way of charging these new beasts? I mean, obviously they hold more power so I'd expect them to take, say, twice as long, but not as long as they do... Sorry if that's a stupid question! Cheers! >>> Just for fun, it may be worth restoring and just keeping as a shelf >>> queen... [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Cheers! Yea you can get fast chargers still, the one that comes with the Revo for example charges the hump pack/7.2v sticks in about a half hour. I don't know much about leccy RC stuff though so I'll let someone else recommend brands and the like :-) An RDL CVD is basically a drive shaft. SignatureDan Formerly DanTXD >>>> Just for fun, it may be worth restoring and just keeping as a shelf >>>> queen... [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > know much about leccy RC stuff though so I'll let someone else recommend > brands and the like :-) An RDL CVD is basically a drive shaft. Thanks Dan! It's good to know there are possibilities. I wonder - does the CV bit mean "constant velocity", like a CV joint? > I wonder - does the CV bit mean "constant velocity", like a CV joint? Indeed. CVD = constant velocity driveaxle or constant velocity driveshaft. Basically a shaft with a dogbone on one end and a u-joint on the other. Not nearly as fancy as a 1:1 CV joint Doc >> I wonder - does the CV bit mean "constant velocity", like a CV joint? > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Doc Thanks Doc. So are these any good? http://www.hpiracing.com/kits/kitMain.php?partNo=10600 Not that I'll ever, ever, ever be allowed to spend that much cash on a "toy". >>> I wonder - does the CV bit mean "constant velocity", like a CV joint? >> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Not that I'll ever, ever, ever be allowed to spend that much cash on a > "toy". They're 1/5th, petrol powered (not nitro) and £600ukp ;-) They go wellish, but to be honest, I'm not a fan of the 1/5th petrol stuff. A well tuned good nitro is quicker in my experience anyway... The Baja is by all accounts much stronger than the offerings from FG. SignatureDan Formerly DanTXD > >>> I wonder - does the CV bit mean "constant velocity", like a CV joint? > >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Dan > Formerly DanTXD I agree with Dan about the strength over the FG and various other 1/5 and 1/6 scale buggies. I know a lot of people that have the HPI Baja 5B and most of them have spent way to much money upgrading them with the 30cc motors and tuned pipes and they still cant take a jump, let alone land one. Their to big to race even on a lot of the 1/8 tracks here because if the jumps don't kill them then the straights aren't long enough to get them up to speed. They do look spectacular and go great on the beach or in the sand dunes. Cheers > Thanks Doc. > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Not that I'll ever, ever, ever be allowed to spend that much cash on a > "toy". I haven't heard too much about them. Too big and slow IMO. Take a look at the HPI Savage, or any other 1/8th scale monster, buggy or truggy. Half the price of the Baja 5B, more durable and quicker as well. Doc |
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