I presume by the un-earthly silience it not such a great idea.....Doh!!!

As i said was just a thought.

it would be a great idea if the RB5 was already available, but i'm not sure it will be here for the first national and Woody would need time to test it and form set ups as he said previously.
we'll just have to wait for next year:(

Either way I'm sure I'll be doing something similar to what you mentioned - oOple and possibly oople-supporting-shop backed rather than any direct involvement with Kyosho. We'll see.

;) Well Done That Man !

have they had any decent results with this car yet?

so it hasn't done a great deal in prototype form then?

Hmmm... top 20 at the worlds with only 2 works drivers running the car (who spend most of their time running 1/8th gas).... what more do you expect :wtf:

From a manufacturer with the size and the credentials of Kyosho, I expect dedication to the market they are trying to break back into. With only 2 works drivers who are not dedicated to 1/10th off road, how can the car be anywhere near as good a starting point as the B4 or XXXCR? This seems to be the major hurdle that Kyosho are facing at the moment. As mentioned, the ZX5 is a good car, but it could have been great.

kyosho does ALOT of private testing in Japan... though yes i would like kyosho to sponser more top line drivers.

who tests/drives for them in japan?

Anyone got one yet then? Seems it came out a couple of days ago

ive got to palm off a few of my older tamiyas before i can grab one.i really do like the look of them.
i should have by by the second half of the racing season.i currently put my B4 aside to concentrate on mod truck (RC10T2) and racing the TNX 5.2R.
next half of the season i want to get back to 2wd mod for some fun.
looking forward to the Oople review.

So much for pre - ordering one:(

Was hoping to get it before stotfold regional on sunday, no sign as yet

I think people started getting them saturday from what I understand. But not sure about this country. I have heard about people getting them in japan, usa, sweden!.

Just got it together and painted the body.

Nice one! I have been reading the manual, looks great and I can't wait to get it

any idea if losi 2wd front wheels fit the car?

Jimmy

Can you post a link to the manual.

Is there a Cyclone D4 manual on line yet?

Jeff

i have just bought 1 should be with me this time next week, just in time for the regional on the 22nd

Not seen a D4 manual yet, but here's the RB5 one

http://www.oople.com/downloads/rb5-manual.pdf

adatchi or watever, is there test driver...good driver.

that front bulkhead looks like it will fit the b4, and has option kick up.

It looks like for sure i could do the front tower in nice 4mm carbon fibre and maybe the rear if everything can attach to flat carbon fibre, anybody got any spare kit shock towers :D

I've never had any Losi wheels/cars so i cant say anything about fitment..
The hexes are 12mm touring car style both front and rear, very "thin" hexes.

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Hi All,

2wd is something I am looking to get into, and as someone who is a tamiya diehard, with there not being a tamiya 2wd but also with me not liking running the same as everyone else, I am very keen to run the RB5.

My only concern is how easy is it likely to be to get parts, I like to have spare diffs/gearboxes prebuilt, and also spare arms/uprights etc at all times. Am I ikely to be able to get the relevant parts anywhere?

Also, on the set up side, in a similar vein to an earlier point on this thread, is it worth us having somewhere to bring together setup ideas/findings that we have?

Thanks,

Dave

P.S. Love the reviews on this site!

Thats a good point realy. Is there going to be a shop that will be specialising in the parts for it? wheels, wishbone etc. cos we'll all need loads of wheels. So if any of you shop owners are going to stock a good spares package let us all know.
:)

I believe 'The Race Place' will be selling the car and stocking the bits.

http://theraceplace.co.uk/

cool.
It could be worth any shop that is stocking the parts for it PM'ing me. I'll explain when they get in touch.;)

Hi guys,

For those who can't wait, here is the link of the RB5 manual.
http://www.kyosho.com/jpn/support/in...tima_rb5_m.pdf

Thanks,

John

what wheels will be usable on the rb5? any ideas?

The RB5 will use Lazer rear wheels and there is a new width wheel for the front. But you can probably use Lazer wheels there too to run 4WD front tyres.

Well I bit the bullet and just ordered one from RC Champ. I couldn't resist at their price - it worked out about AU$50 cheaper than what I could get a B4 for overseas and about AU$200 cheaper than B4 at local prices :o

With regards to what wheels will fit - I heard that there will be an optional axle to run B4/Losi style rims on the back.

Not sure about the front though - even if you could put a Losi-sized hex on the front (the one on the front of the 501X would do) you would still have to drill out the centre of the Losi XXX rims to fit over the 4mm axle.

Well the kits should arrive tuesday or wednesday, i ordered front wheels as i knew they were specific to the rb5, the rest of the spares i will order once i know which parts are common to the zx5 and which are specific to the rb5, as with all 1/10 off road cars i will be carrying the full range and will have them available at all nationals and mid south regionals. if it arrives on time and is built in time you may see one at tiverton, if it breaks i will have to break into a new kit for spares.

Hope it does come in time. Would love to see one in the flesh and see how it goes round the track. I think I have a soft spot for this car and please dont hesitate on coming over and asking any questions.:D

John from Kyosho France showed me the car today at the proline race, well, the kit should I say. Looks pretty good to me. If I didn't know the front wheels were for the Ultima then I'd assume they were for a Losi 2wd - I don't know if they're compatible at all but they do look similar.

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Think I will definitely bite the bullet and get one now, all looks good with it, the spares are the only thing I am concerned about!!

May well be ringing the race place in the near future.....

On that front, will you guys be able to order in specific part numbers if I request them, I really do have a thing about gearboxes/diffs (the thing being I am mainly rubbish at putting them together!), so am very tempted to prebuild an entire spare gearbox to pop onto it for changing the diff etc?

All my batterys are saddle pack by the way, I assume there is enough space in there for the wire which is soldered to the ends of some cells?

Also, if anyone has seen it physically run and has any early impressions, I'll be more than glad to hear them!

Cheers,

Dave

There are here, anyone want one delivered to tiverton drop us a line.
jimmy check your pm.
john

Thanks John!
We'll be looking to race the RB5 at tiverton this weekend for the oOple review. :)

Sleep? who needs it!

Who will be driving it Jimmy as your not doing 2wd.

My RB5 arrived yesterday now built sprayed and ready for next weekend
if you run the car at tivvy on sunday jimmy can you put up any changes or settings you as its all shots in the dark at the minute