Micro Nitro Buggy and On-road

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    • #9757
      leonli17
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    • #30593
      Avatar photoAaron
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      That chassis looks very very Mini-Inferno…

      Indeed thinking about the MiniInferno layout it’s logical expansion is to Nitro given the centre diff location.

      A.

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    • #30592
      nismotuningrocks
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      i saw this and never noticed the acme was a nitro lol well see nitro xmods soon enough

    • #30572
      merc-blue
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      there will never be nitro Xmods to small to hard,
      these are bassed heavly on a mini inferno (great for parts :D),
      i have been waiting for a few more to come out on the market before i get one but i will be deffently getting on when they do come out mostlikely the schumacher as RWD mean more sick wheelies and more fun, not as easy to drive but 100 times funner,
      all the 1:16 buggys are a expansion on the H8, RD lgic are doiung a conversion kit kyosho doing a official one and guys like smartech and acme and a few others doing clones, ive seen some on ebay in aussie and USA..
      these are somthing that i have been watching closely,
      problem on them is shipping i was gonna get docked 80usd to ship a acme one from rcmart, possibly could we use the buying power of ausmicro on one of there next orders from there supplyer to possibly bring a few in, cause im deffently very keen

    • #30573
      merc-blue
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      http://cgi.ebay.com.au/IRC-Racing-1-16-Vulcan-Mini-Nitro-Buggy-RTR_W0QQitemZ6049874939QQcategoryZ118229QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
      this is the ebay one which is megaly overpriced but the guys seems to stock most pars for it

    • #30566
      Avatar photoAaron
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      merc-blue wrote:
      these are somthing that i have been watching closely,
      problem on them is shipping i was gonna get docked 80usd to ship a acme one from rcmart, possibly could we use the buying power of ausmicro on one of there next orders from there supplyer to possibly bring a few in, cause im deffently very keen

      RCMart have discontinued the ACME RTR sets and won’t let you order one (I just tried).

      Shipping for us would be about USD35ish per unit so I would expect to say if we could get them from RCMart they’d be about USD215 at your door in Australia. (Yes we make a cut to make the transaction worth it)

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    • #30557
      Avatar photoAaron
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      It’s not Mega $$ for it. It’d be costing them about USD200 landed tax paid. Then they’ve got to cover ebay Fees, costs on the investment in stock. Probably spares and DOA coverage – if they have any ethics.

      I doubt the gear is “C-Tick” certified, but if they’ve gotten a “C-Tick” for it then they’ll be needing to recover the considerable investment there.

      In short – yes it’s AUD500, yes they may be clearing $100-150 per unit, but that’s the sort of margin one needs to stay running as a reputable business.

      ausmicro.com works a little differently, but the same costs apply to us, we just make (a lot) less margin.

      A.

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    • #30539
      merc-blue
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      aaron they havnt discontinued i think they are on and off during the week its strange

    • #30532
      Avatar photoAaron
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      Yeah – I’ve found a same thing different box version with one of our regular suppliers, no Tx/Rx but otherwise RTR. Bit cheaper too.. Probably under USD200 at your door.

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    • #30533
      merc-blue
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      really
      that sounds interesting if you could find out some info im keen

    • #30494
      Avatar photoAaron
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      This is a C&P of the specs I have. At about USD200 landed it’s sounding alrightish – although it is BYO radio.

      A.

      SPECIFICATIONS:
      Width: 187mm
      Height: 108mm
      Track: 126mm
      Length: 232mm
      Wheelbase: 177mm
      Gear ratio: 11:1
      Ground clearance (F/R): 18mm
      Engine: Powerful.05 engine

      FEATURES:

      * Fully assembled; Ready to run.
      * Oil filled shocks.
      * Front & rear sway bar system.
      * 4WD shaft driven system.
      * Bevel gear differentials.
      * Powerful .05 engine.
      * High torque mini servos.
      * AAA battery case for receiver.
      * 38cc fuel tank.
      * 14pcs ball bearings.
      * Hop ups in alumm available.
      (not include radio control)

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    • #29870
      merc-blue
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      i finaly got my hands on one of these suckers, i admit it cost me more than 200usd (only abit but has loads more in it)
      its a Acme which is the same as the IRC vulcan
      my upgrades include :
      Atomic Alloy knuckles and Hub Carriers
      3racing Alloy steering assembly
      3Racing Alloy front shock tower
      3racing CF rear tower
      Titanium turnbuckles (will be replaced with steel 1:10 kit
      Front and rear roll bars
      IRC Alloy tuned pipe and header
      Kyosho ST sealed OIL filled Differentials
      Kyosho Blue Alloy outdrives
      eliminated ball studs/ball cups on steering turnbuckles
      titanium screws

      should be fun, im sure when Aaron comes down it will come out for a run
      i also have a 2speed comming for her

    • #29864
      betty.k
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      eliminated ball studs/ball cups on steering turnbuckles

      so how’d you do that?:8ball:

    • #29863
      merc-blue
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      its a style of ball/cup join

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