Anyone tell me about this Fujimi racer model is?

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K. Wing Wong - 21 Apr 2008 21:54 GMT

I picked this model up at the flea market because it
was cheap, and I thought kind of cute. All the text
are in japanese. I tried to do some research on it
and didn't come up with anything. It comes with a
motor and hookups for batteries. There are also
what appears to be "bumper wheels", which are lubricated
with a tube of included grease, around the chasis.
The boxart and instructions graphics imply that it
is meant to be run on some kind of a racetrack, but
there is no control, or steerability of any kind. It
looks also you can put a piece of sandpaper on the
track surface so that metal screws on the underbody
will produce sparks on contact... funky!

So I am puzzled. Can anyone tell me what this thing is?

I scanned in the boxart here:

http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/kwong/fujimi.jpg

Thanks.

kwong (at) nbnet (dot) nb (dot) ca

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Wulf Corbett - 21 Apr 2008 22:10 GMT

>I picked this model up at the flea market because it
>was cheap, and I thought kind of cute.

>The boxart and instructions graphics imply that it
>is meant to be run on some kind of a racetrack, but
>there is no control, or steerability of any kind.

Just from the boxart, it seems like it might be self-steering if the
track has walls round it, and the bends aren't too tight. That red
thing shown top left seems to be the steering mechanism. The bumper
wheel at the rear should be sprung to push in & steer the front
wheels, then self-straighten.

I suggest you look at the instructions for assembling that part of it
for a clue.

Wulf

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K. Wing Wong - 21 Apr 2008 23:35 GMT

Thanks for the response. The wheels are connected
to the axles with no steering mechanism. The red
bracket does seem to play some role as a side panel
graphics depicts other cars without the brackets
running off the track, but not this car. But I don't
know its function.

>>I picked this model up at the flea market because it
>>was cheap, and I thought kind of cute.
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>
> Wulf

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K. Wing Wong - 22 Apr 2008 00:24 GMT

OK I think I got this figured out.. You put a bunch
of these things in a race track, and let them go
and whichever comes out ahead of the other ones,
wins. I still would like to know the purpose
of the red bracket though.

>>I picked this model up at the flea market because it
>>was cheap, and I thought kind of cute.
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>
> Wulf

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willshak - 22 Apr 2008 12:05 GMT

on 4/21/2008 7:24 PM K. Wing Wong said the following:

> OK I think I got this figured out.. You put a bunch
> of these things in a race track, and let them go
> and whichever comes out ahead of the other ones,
> wins. I still would like to know the purpose
> of the red bracket though.

Perhaps the walls of the track are supposed to be high to keep the car
from flipping over it, and the red bracket keeps the body from getting
banged up on the walls.

>>> I picked this model up at the flea market because it
>>> was cheap, and I thought kind of cute.
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
>>
>> Wulf

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Don Stauffer in Minnesota - 22 Apr 2008 14:49 GMT

> I picked this model up at the flea market because it
> was cheap, and I thought kind of cute. All the text
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>
> kwong (at) nbnet (dot) nb (dot) ca

I believe in Japan there was a popular form of model car racing that
was like slot car racing but more as you have described. There is a
book out that is the autobiography of the guy that founded Tamiya, and
he described something like that.I think Tamiya sold cars like that.

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RobG - 23 Apr 2008 15:24 GMT

> I picked this model up at the flea market because it
> was cheap, and I thought kind of cute. All the text
[quoted text clipped - 19 lines]
>
> kwong (at) nbnet (dot) nb (dot) ca

When I was stationed at Ft. Dix, NJ, the local chain hobby shop
(Allied Hobbies) at the Cherry Hill, NJ mall had that type of race
track set up. It sort of looked like the old Hotwheels circular/figure
8 type tracks where the cars stayed in a chute-like lane.

I have a Batmobile from the 1988-89 Keaton Batman movie that is
designed to run on these tracks as well. I think it was called a
"Power Racer" and the kit was boxed by AMT for the movie tie-in. Here
is a link to an auction of the car I have. The box art is of the
standard Batmobile, but the side art showed the wheels at the front
corners for the track.
http://cgi.ebay.com/BATMOBILE-POWER-RACER-MODEL-MOTORIZED-4-WHEEL-DRIVE_W0QQitem
Z360044379585

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RobG - 24 Apr 2008 10:50 GMT

Hey there Major Rob! Long time no see. How's things?

RobG
(The Aussie one)

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RobG - 25 Apr 2008 15:58 GMT

> Hey there Major Rob! Long time no see. How's things?
>
> RobG
> (The Aussie one)

I'm doing fine, I've been a Lieutenant Colonel for over 3 years
(promoted in Dec 2005).
Still doing the Army thing.

RobG

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Anyone tell me about this Fujimi racer model is?