Metl-Tech Racers Review

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- November 25, 2004 at 1:18 am #10344
  TeamBonzer
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  Hi Guys
  
  Just in case you hadn’t picked this up from other forums, here is a link to my short review of the soon to be launched Metl Tech Racers (from xapp).
  
  http://www.bonzergear.com/html/metl_tech.htm
  
  These are true 1/64th scale digital propo (steering + speed) cars, Li-poly cell, non-bit motors, and die cast bodies.
  
  Cheers
  
  TB
- November 25, 2004 at 4:39 am #24564
  z-beam
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  sound cool but the die cast factor will turn off most customers, they look beautiful tho.
  
  whats the cost and do they have a distributor in australia yet?
- November 25, 2004 at 10:58 am #24567
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  http://bitpimps.lixlink.com/pages/phpForum/viewtopic.php?t=4499&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
  
  TeamBonzer says “They are aiming at the plus $70 USD market per car – aimed at collectors mainly (bit like Konami) going for detail/scale etc.”
  
  edit: oh wait, that is teambonzer
  
  Edited by – Username on 25 November 2004 05:59:18
- November 25, 2004 at 11:11 am #24524
  TeamBonzer
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  sound cool but the die cast factor will turn off most customers, they look beautiful tho.
  
  Why do you think that die cast bodies will turn off some people?
  
  The shells are easily changed (to plastic if you really want), but with the industrial motors and Li-poly they go faster than a dual cell nakamichi and panther – they also go faster than both the BTG and ZZ SE that uAmps fetted for me.
  
  Cheers
  
  TB
- November 25, 2004 at 3:58 pm #24540
  TallduDe
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  lipo’s aye damn!
  
  so they are only colector items, still would be good to see them in action compared to other micros.
- November 25, 2004 at 4:56 pm #24539
  dgs73
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  can i take a guess and say they might be like the Tomica diecast? Minus the lipo’s of course…
- November 25, 2004 at 5:45 pm #24538
  bithed
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  ..funnily enough i have a diecast altezza here…anyone want it? 😉
- November 25, 2004 at 6:26 pm #24535
  dgs73
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  that’d go well with my R33… we’ll see…
- November 26, 2004 at 2:06 am #24500
  z-beam
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  bonzer, i said some customers! not me though! the idea of extra weight+power= the momentum and handeling properties similar to a real car.
  
  so what is the expected price of these gizmos?
- November 26, 2004 at 2:25 am #24501
  TeamBonzer
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  The price is going to be about the $80USD mark.
  
  Cheers
  
  TB
- December 4, 2004 at 9:24 pm #24143
  z-beam
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  unless they will be cheaper i doubt they will sell many. that kind of cost on a 1/64th scale car is a bit extreme… considering i could get a iwaver monster truck for 95 aud delivered to my door!
- December 4, 2004 at 10:11 pm #24149
  jamiekulhanek
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  teambonzer, how do they drive/handle, and how fast are they?
- December 5, 2004 at 12:36 am #24137
  micro_Amps
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  Very interesting….
- December 5, 2004 at 12:49 am #24138
  Impreza
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  I like the creative spin on the front propo steering.
- December 5, 2004 at 1:53 am #24140
  z-beam
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  the video of the steering in action was quite good, many steps but the acceleration didnt show enough steps in power… looks like theyed wipe a bcg off the track tho…
- December 5, 2004 at 6:55 am #24125
  TallduDe
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  after looking at the pics all i can say is yes i want one.
  
  they look like hotwheel cars!!!!!!!!!!
  
  as if no one on these forums wanted one of there hotwheel cars to be rc!
  
  wish they werent dis expensive and hard to get. 🙁
- December 5, 2004 at 3:53 pm #24075
  micro_Amps
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  Any idea where they can be bought?
- December 5, 2004 at 4:45 pm #24077
  merc-blue
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  they kinda remind me of somthing REALLY old.. keynce 1:6? cars
- December 6, 2004 at 3:09 am #24084
  micro_Amps
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  Those Keyence Mad Tunes were 1:70, tiny.
  Have a look here http://www.microamps.com.au/keyence_madtune.htm
  although you have probably seen it already.
  I have done some more reading and the Metl-Techs arent available yet, the first production run is done, they should be available in the next few months.
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