Registered: Apr 2002
Location: New York City
Posts: 234

Mini R/C Cars

Hey,

Just wanted to ask if anyone has seen the 2.5 inch full function remote control cars. I bought one today...really really cool.

__________________
Cheers

Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Monroe, Michigan, USA
Posts: 244

The ZipZaps from Radio Shack? I was tempted... is the controller any good, or does it need ergonomic work? I have 8 cats in my house... imagine the possibilities!

__________________
"Yeah, he can talk. It's gettin' him to shut up that's the trick!"
-Shrek

Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 284

I prefer the MicroSizers (*****arG?) to the ZipZaps. They're smaller & faster right out of the box (in fact the stock MicroSizer is faster than a ZipZap with the top parts in the F&F kit). They also have a wider range of motors as well (all the way up to 38,000 RPM), and the controller on the MicroSizer is better, IMO (the large rocker switches are better than the buttons on the ZipZap controller).

They don't run well on carpet, so I can't chase my cats too far , but they are a blast for lunchtime races at work.

__________________
It's gotta be weather balloons. It's always weather balloons. Big, fiery, exploding weather balloons.
-- ComaVN (from Slashdot)

Registered: Apr 2002
Location: New York City
Posts: 234

As seen in radioshack....

Hey,

They can be had for $10 on the streets of NYC...I had no trouble running mine on carpet.

__________________
Cheers

Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Holly Springs, NC
Posts: 124

I've been having fun with mine. I posted some information and a few pictures at my blog. As of today it is the second post, under the story....


http://home.earthlink.net/~ocellnuri/index.html

This is my favorite pic. That's my Clie T615 under the car.

__________________
"Take me where my future's lyin', St. Elmo's Fire." - John Parr

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Sydney Australia
Posts: 1883

Cool! havent seen those here yet

So now we can play 'micromachines' in real life!

__________________
<IMG WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="50" SRC=http://www.visorcentral.com/images/visorcentral.gif> VisorCentral Discussion Moderator
Do files get embarrassed when they get unzipped?

Registered: Apr 2002
Location: New York City
Posts: 234

You can order them on ebay...

Hey,

They can be had on ebay. Just one thing I find the range to be only about 12 feet.

__________________
Cheers

Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 284

The range can be improved with a better antenna. Though I haven't done it to my ZipZaps yet, I can get about 20 feet away from my Microsizers before I start to lose contact.

Street prices locally are $19.99 for the ZipZaps and $29.99 for the MicroSizers, and that's when you can find them. The extra $10 for the Microsizers is worth it, IMO.

Oh, and just for scale, the Microsizers are about 2/3's the size of the ZipZaps.

Toolkit, you're lucky. In the US we're limited to two frequencies (well, legally anyway ) Everywhere else you can get up to six different frequencies.

__________________
It's gotta be weather balloons. It's always weather balloons. Big, fiery, exploding weather balloons.
-- ComaVN (from Slashdot)

Registered: Apr 2002
Location: New York City
Posts: 234

Street prices mean street vendors...

Hey,

I bought mine on the street. A street vendor had a box of them.

__________________
Cheers

Registered: Oct 2002
Location:
Posts: 2

IR

Looks cool. Got to buy a birthday present for a kid down the street. This is it.

How about a version I can control from the IR port my PDA? I can just see myself sitting in one of those 8 hour corporate meetings going nowhere and popping this out on the conference table. Top it off with me controlling it with my Treo. That'd step on some toes. Hee, Hee, Hee ...

Registered: Mar 2001
Location: Nebraska- the Good life
Posts: 695

IR versions? Check out www.the-gadgeteer.com! They reviewed a few different micro RC cars, including a IR version!

__________________
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are at!

Registered: Aug 2002
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 13

Re: IR

quote:

---

Originally posted by manorton
Looks cool. Got to buy a birthday present for a kid down the street. This is it.

---

Registered: Apr 2002
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 734

Shaq is doing ads for these little things. RadioShack has the weirdest choice in spokepeople.