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Old 09-01-2003, 02:10 PM
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Zip Zaps 1/43 clone?

I found these at TRU today. They are designed almost exactly like the Zip Zaps, but are bigger and instead of slots, the bodies just press fit over the chassis. They even have the same interchangable hubcaps. You can buy the motor and gear upgrades, and also extra bodies. The bodies are really nicely detailed too. They have Mini's, EVO 8's, Stangs, and others and in different colors.

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http://www7.toysrus.com/superslicks/ss_comingsoon.cfm
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Old 09-01-2003, 02:31 PM
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Here are some other notes:
You can get 14,000, 19,000, and 22,000 motors.
You can get 6.28:1, 5.25:1, and 4.4:1 gears.
Different tire treads.
On/off switch on controller and car.
Motorized steering, no propo. though.

Car handles really good and has decent speed with 22,000 motor.
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Old 09-01-2003, 02:34 PM
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Here is the insides...
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Old 09-01-2003, 02:37 PM
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Here is my favorite body they had...
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Old 09-01-2003, 03:37 PM
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wow those cars look sweet...i really like the dodge viper, how much were the cars?
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Old 09-01-2003, 03:43 PM
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What do i say.........? On one hand the bodies are gorgeous (which is what i wish RS would upgrade in regards to the ZZ product of all things) but do i neccesarily NEED a bigger ZZ? Wouldnt that be the equivalent of the Canned Heat or cars of that ilk? 1:43...size of the epoch and RS Vette'.... you would think with that much room available they would have slammed something else ( i.e. features) in the car.

All in all....beautiful cars and it looks as though they are of good quality ( look at the size of that contact!) that , had they been released prior to Zip Zaps / Bits i might have greedily picked up. With th on set of XMODS (propo 1/43) though i think TRU missed their window of opportunity.

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Zip Zaps! Those suits in marketing are.....well....


Ahh$hit....how does it handle on carpet? Room inside for the triple quadruple intel celeron mod? 22,000 rpms...hmmmm?

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Old 09-01-2003, 03:52 PM
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Well, I picked these up out of curiosity more than anything. I liked how much they resembled the Zip Zaps and wanted to try to do some body mods until the SE's come out. The kits are $19.99, the body sets are $5.99, and the tune-up kits are $7.99. I might pick up some of the other bodies to do some modding, but that will be the extent of my purchases as a ll my money is going towards SE's. The car handles better on the carpet than on the kitchen floor where it tends to hop in the front end. The only downfall of the handling is it has a wide turning radius. These are nice just for the fact of having bigger Zip like bodies to mod and play around with.

BTW: Charge is 45 seconds and I have run it 20 minutes so far with no sign of giving out yet.
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Old 09-01-2003, 04:02 PM
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They look ok but they could have atleast had some kind of suspension, geesh there is none.

They might be better for parts than anything else.

lets see:2 batteries(120mah-nimh), a geared steering system, different drive gears that mesh with bit/ZZ gears, tires that are only slightly bigger than a bits/ZZ.

I was wondering if one of those motors could solve some peoples rally course torque problems, it would take some modding but it might fit in a bit/ZZ. lol

what in the world are those three strips of metal in the pcb cover?

Has anyone noticed who makes these cars yet? this is the first time I have ever seen that.
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Old 09-01-2003, 04:23 PM
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looks pretty cool, how big are those motors? if you didnt say that they were 1/43 scale i wouldv'e thought they were just a hair bigger than zips. any pics next to a zz or bit?
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Old 09-01-2003, 04:31 PM
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I haven't figured out what the strips are yet, but they stick thru the PCB cover for some reason. The wheels are just a hair bigger, so you can't just swap them out with Zip hubcaps without some modification. The motors are way bigger than the Zip motors...
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Old 09-01-2003, 04:45 PM
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OK, I got brave and pulled the insides apart. Here is what I found...
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Nice find ahh5hit. I friggen promised myself no more cars till the ses come out I'll haveta stay away from tru till then.
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Old 09-01-2003, 05:39 PM
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did you notice that the steering motor is bit sized.
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Old 09-01-2003, 05:42 PM
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What're those strips on the pcb cover wired to?
Damn I guess I might have to get me one of these.
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Old 09-01-2003, 06:01 PM
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What're those strips on the pcb cover wired to?
Damn I guess I might have to get me one of these.
They are just wired to the back of the PCB. I'm not an electronics whiz, so I can't tell you what they are wired to. It's wierd how they are just enbedded in the cover and don't appear to touch or do anything. They do stick thru as if something would possibly connect to the cover?
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