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Originally Posted by Neil Skull
Hi Marvin,
Sorry i keep forgetting Lipos are 3.7 volt I am still using Nimh so i still talk 7.2 
so the options are 7.4 11.1 or 14.8 volt
for extra long run time use 2 x approx 4000 mah lipos wired together at 7.4 volts. thats the 8000mah capacity you mentioned.
The D8 is a good example of a very fast car in the right hands, but i have to be honest and consider it not to be the strongest car on the market.
Thats just my opinion of what i have seen at the tracks but of course i am biased!! so thats not a fair opinion.
Tekin and Castle creations are great products but both distributed in the UK by different companies. So i guess if you can deal direct with the USA then at least you have some comeback if you get a problem.
For an MP9 ready to run its simple why this will not happen at present.
Kyosho as far as i understand are the only company who still make their Competiton kits in house.(possibly excluding X-ray) who are based in a cheap labour area.
So the MP9 etc is made in Japan.
When the Mp777 was released the 7.5 tooling was sent to China to be used for making readysets. The exception being the plastic Moulds, this is because the plastic parts are still made in japan and shipped to China for assembling. The reason being is that the quailty of plastic from China varies a lot. |
The D8 I had was like a tank, but that doesn't really matter.
Definately excluding Xray - but in my opinion (and many others) the Xray has higher quality than the Kyosho. It has improved a lot for the MP9, but the Xray still rules the roost in this regard.
The labour isn't that cheap in comparison either - it's a lot more expensive than China.
Fair enough on the split manufacturing plants - and no duplicate moulds required. Though a 'premium' readyset would be well received I'd have thought.