To be honest, even without calipers I reckon I could draw up a reasonable 2wd car in no time at all. I mean you go on about it being a copy of the RB5, but lets be honest the Kyosho isn't exactly wildly different from the B4, or the XXX before that. And the XXX was very similar to the XX, and the B3 etc.
Modern 2wd race cars work on the basis of a few very simple principles and it results in very similar cars. As long as I incorporate these features into my design it will be competent car, even if not an exceptional one.
The same tricks have been used for cheap 1/8ths, and TC's too.
The only difference between what Team C did and Kyosho is that Kyosho then take the basic design around the world and test it, making lots of tiny changes to make their buggy not just 'like a B4' but 'better than a B4'. Team C simply marketed their largely untested creation.
The result is that Madrats and X Pros are suffering from T-Piece breakages because they weren't tested on UK tracks and can't take the conditions we race under. Ansmann are addressing the problem, but were in effect using the paying customer for the R&D.
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