This rc might cost closer to what my 1st Gen cost me haha still want it

Full size one is a beast! Toyotas on ruff terrain is well known in Australia, Africa, Madagascar, isolated islands... a name of trust and confidence. Durable if well maintained. Kyosho brand is a brand I love and trust also. The body is looking so cool ! But so much negative to say from what I see and here is why. First the use of philips screws. So the less efficient,non durable screw is used for a hobby grade rc car? The pressure you apply to screw it up stress the thread on tiny screw. And they use tiny screw ! Philips screws wear fast even with a brand new screw driver. Instead of n1Torx and n2 allen screw for tiny screws they are durable. AAA batteries. Can we charged them from the car using rechargeable accus with a cable, like they used to do with their remotes .Or do we have to open the body every time the battery is flat? If you go eco friendly with accus on the track for a race or fun you have a less powerful rig than the others that buy Normal AAA? And if they don't care about the recyling of the used batteries ! Huge eco friendly problems here! And money to your supermarket every week or day for the batteries? Hey common sense, evolution on the way up rigth? This is not a good way to support hobby shops! Nimh battery could be fine if lipo risks was an issue. Wheels from this miny z 4x4 will only fit this rig. So the choice for after market parts or swap from other rigs is very low. If it would come with FPV camera for this price, with allen or torx screws, cable to charge the rechargeable batteries from the car. Then i will buy 20 of them and quitt my job to open a hobby shop with a circuit and have fun with them! When a car goes flat it will go to the pit where the charging platform is waiting for it, and grab another resting one ready to run from the pit to race. With the wireless charging technology this sounds like a good deal. I can't buy this Rc for this price. Even if it is on a beloved brand. I don't get for my money for sure compare to the Rcw4 gelande 1/18 based more on scale . And compare to a good named brand in crawlers, we are getting more value on the scx24 than this mini z. SO this product need to be improve for me to buy it at this price. Kyosho is known for affordable good quality rigs with good racing performances. And I don't recognized them in performances and quality right here! Based on the budget. If I wasn't so sad about it, i would of shut my mouth!

@@icup7802 well if you look at the price of the mini z cars then this truck isn't that high priced, that's just how the kyosho mini z is but they are quality.

I am a first gen

@Ezra Redgwell scx24 isnt scale at all especially with a lexan body... The SCX is meant to be beyond capable and do lines the real rigs wouldn't do, this rig is identical to wheeling the full size and what true scale enthusiasts are looking for.

Ezra Redgwell of course it would it’s a lexan body... 😂🤦🏽‍♂️ Plus larger wheel base like a 1/20 really! No one cares because there’s no comparison!

@Ezra Redgwell Right and my foot would kill the SCX

Especially because this is a collectors item, since everything runs off of triple A's, you can use it 10 years from now without having to worry about a battery that possibly isn't made anymore.

Because buying batteries and having to throw them away is annoying

@@Rorona550 then buy rechargable AAA's lmao

😂😂😂

And 115 euros more cheap...

I definitely prefer the price of the SCX24

Scx24 would stomp these even with a hard body and it’s almost half the price 😂😂😂 Did you catch how easy this thing flips? Noticed he cut off soon as it did! 😅

TJ the rc Guy yes. I really like my Scx24. I need to do more videos with it.

Jesse B Motors I love my scx24 to! I have allot of videos on it check out my channel! 😉

How do u like it so far

Oh yeah, nice look into the mini z 4 runner. Great review and the 4 runner is the only reason I’m going to scoop one.👍

Belgian?

Would other 24 scale shocks work? I have a whole shit losd of spare parts from my old losi micro sct. Aluminum shocks

I've had several Mini Zs and the batteries are actually a plus. You get near an hour of driving, and no lipo safety worries at all. Get a good 4 bay charger, and 3 sets of AAA batteries will last as long as you wanna drive.

Nimh batteries are heavier and less power than lipo. But that is not a problem for Mini-Z, they work great. And I don't think there will be a lipo conversion from Kyosho.

A couple of 10440 lipo batteries + a couple of dummy AAA batteries, and you have your own lipo conversion. It's a slight boost in voltage, but not enough to do much damage...

The same with me. Like Paul Mccarter I had/have Mini Zs. One of them a Mini Monster with a brushed motor comparable to those employed by the 4x4s. There'd be no upside by running these off LiPos, but a couple of downsides. Just for the book, the energy density of good NiMh accus is similar to that of your average LiPo, you just don't have the same high discharge rate. But the discharge rate of 4 AAA NiMhs is more than sufficient to power this little bug. Also, the weight of 4 AAAs is low enough to be inconsequential. A much heavier burden is the body of the 4x4 as compared to a simple one made of Lexan. The pros of 4 AAA NiMhs are many. They are readily available just about everywhere and will continue to be around. You can use them for many other purposes if you don't use the truck for some time. If just one of the cells goes foul while the others are still good, you just replace it. It's not an ideal solution, but better than throwing away your whole LiPo- pack. A 7.2 LiPo accu consists of 6 cells, and if one of it drops out early the whole pack is useless. The dangers of LiPo's don't need to be mentioned again, I guess. However, my dark grey Toyota 4Runner is on it's way and the 3 sets of 4 AAA NiMh accus, otherwise used to power a Mini Z brushless Big Foot buggy, are at the ready. The "Big Foot" moniker refers to the Mini Z monster's tires on aluminium wheels it came equipped with. Yeah, this setup is stretching the limits of that platform a bit, but it is a lot of fun to try to tame that little bronco.

LiPos have a higher discharge rate, but for the purposes of the Mini Z NiMh batterie are absolutely sufficient and I've never emptied a set of fully charged Eneloops in one session. A conversion to LiPo is extremely desirable for the Mini Z brushless buggy, but makes no sense whatsoever fro this little crawler (own one since 2021, close to two years now).

We definitely had some fun with this truck! Being able to use it anywhere is too tempting. -Brett

Playing at work!😍😎🤣👍👍

i guess it's pretty off topic but do anybody know of a good website to watch new series online ?

@Maximo Solomon Flixportal =)

@Ahmad Davis Thanks, I went there and it seems like a nice service :) I appreciate it !!

@Maximo Solomon you are welcome :D

I believe the gyro was transferred over from the other high-performance mini-z models. It was easier to leave the function, than to completely remove it probably. The truck is very cool when you need a desk break ;) -Brett

Sorry about that. I don't think we're adding them for preorder because we are receiving a limited amount, and cannot accept more orders than we are able to deliver on. They'll go live on our site when we receive them, and we'll update this video with the direct links to the trucks. -Brett

What did u end up getting and why

I'll decide for ya scx 24. Not this thing with AAA batteries

@@johnnycash7803 Hahahahahaha sweet!!! Thanks Man in Black!!!!

@@jdsrcs8061 haha

I'm not sure. You'd be losing power with the truck designed to operate on 6V, and you wouldn't have a LiPo cutoff. Its probably risky unless you really stay on top of it. -Brett

I imagine so, but it's still so new, we haven't heard of anything specific. -Brett

indeed :)

Also you can't charge a lipo during a blackout AAA batteries you just keep some extras in stock

What is the recharge time on those batteries ?

@@R.C.A.D. depends on the mah the biggest ones i have that i use in all my transmitters is the 2800 mah and it's about 35 minutes in sure you can get faster chargers out there but this one Is made for these batteries. So ya probly a little faster for aaa I've never really thought about it i drop them in and come back later. The cool charger charges aaa and aa batteries and it's only like ten bucks

@@theirishaxe9405 Hmm! Right on! Much appreciated for the info,I was thinking that it was still like the 80's,with a 24hr charge time,Apparently they have come along way with that technology too! 😕😊 Learn something new everyday! 😀 Thanks Brother! 😎👍👍

@@R.C.A.D. hey anytime bud.

@@theirishaxe9405 😎👊👊

It's only designed for 6V so probably not. -Brett

Probably not. I'm told we are receiving a very small amount of trucks when they are released, so all trucks will go to customers. -Brett

Спасибо!-Brett

Так держать👍👍👍

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Probably not unless Kyosho would be kind enough to send us one. I'm told we will be receiving a limited amount of these trucks which we must save for customers, so we cannot use one for videos. -Brett

Do you know when u guys will have them up on the shelf for sale?. Ether way I'ma get that jimmy lol

@@dakotaanderson1504 Early-Mid March Kyosho is saying. -Brett

Primarily for the realistic scale body. -Brett

Congrats on the truck Joel. You can try removing the motor and this will free the drivetrain. Now, give the tires a spin and see how smooth the system rolls; does it feel bound or with much resistance? On the very low end of the transmitter squeeze, we have also experienced stutter as well and we assume it's due to the nature of the electronics used. Here - our "Best Mini Crawler Comparison," at 6:46 we test Mini-Z throttle response against the other trucks: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brNzopaVsrGqZmQ.html Is your truck behaving like ours? -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies hi brett! Wow thank you so much for the super helpful response! I actually kept driving it and tried to “work it in” more and it actually seemed to get smoother and smoother as I used it for a few more minutes. It’s noticeably better now. But that’s great to know what I can do to try a fix. Will definitely check out the video. Thanks so much you guys! Amazing.

@@joelbastian5741 Awesome! Happy to hear it's smoother now! -Brett

No, and the ESC might not be compatible with that higher LiPo voltage. It's unknown. -Brett

We will have them go live on our site when we receive them, and we'll update this video with the direct links to the trucks. -Brett

Yes, I believe Kyosho will have some upgrades. -Brett

I don't think we're adding them for preorder because we are receiving a limited amount, and cannot accept more orders than we are able to deliver on. They'll go live on our site when we receive them, and we'll update this video with the direct links to the trucks. -Brett

@@AMain_Hobbies Thanks

It is not fast, around one or two MPH. -Brett

No. It may be achievable with modification and custom work, but there are no LiPo battery upgrades at this time. -Brett

Thanks😄😄😄!!!!!!

mike grant this has better slow crawl tho and I bet it don’t go through motors like the scx24. I own 2 scx24. I want this mini z I can already tell it crawls the way I want right out of the box

Or just buy both😁 I own the SCX24 and a pile of other crawlers. This will be added to my collection as soon as it's released.

Really, no comparison to a hobby grade mini WITH A LIPO. Even if its a usb charge. That body will sell, no doubt. And even though kyoshos' b.s. claim of not fitting a lipo. Im sure its been/being done by you and i, tinkering around the hobby bench late at night