New Kyosho mid car @ Silverstone today....

spenner · #1 08-01-2011

Below are some teaser pics of the prototype Kyosho mid car from Vega..... Full machined alloy chassis, gearbox and motor mount..

Conversion kit is for an SP2, NO other parts from any cars are needed.. There will be 2 of these in action next week @ the Petit RC race...

kyoshovx1.jpg

kyoshovx2.jpg

V-Rossi · #2 08-01-2011

Looks great, but also looks like an aluminium S2 to me

spenner · #3 08-01-2011

The only area that may look like an S2 is the fact it's narrow!!

Having owned an S2 i can tell you it is nothing like one.... it is very much one of the best looking mid cars i have run. Cars will be at Petit, so come have a look.

mk2kompressor · #4 08-01-2011

It looked pretty dialled in the final today, first time I've seen you get exited too

fastinfastout · #5 09-01-2011

not sure about the towers, might bend easy.

have not heard about 'vega'

what else do they do?

edit.......gliders?

discostu · #6 09-01-2011

vega used to make esc batteries and motors.

this car looks sweet the machining is second to none.

stu

KevLee · #7 09-01-2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastinfastout

not sure about the towers, might bend easy.

They are just proto towers, the carbon versions are being produced now.

Stu is right, the machining is second to none! The pictures don't do it justice.

Rebelrc · #8 10-01-2011

Lush isnt it!

there is also a losi cr2 one also

V-Rossi · #9 10-01-2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by spenner

The only area that may look like an S2 is the fact it's narrow!!

Having owned an S2 i can tell you it is nothing like one.... it is very much one of the best looking mid cars i have run. Cars will be at Petit, so come have a look.

Having run a S2 for a whole season I can tell you I can't see 1 difference (apart from the material of course). But I haven't seen the car in real-life

I'm running a TRF201 this season, so probably should stop accusing brands of copying

spenner · #10 10-01-2011

Most cars look very similar....

Differences:

Front end is RB5 SP2
Rear wishbones and gearbox internals are all RB5 SP2
Shocks RB5 SP2
Chassis is narrower than the S2
Car has machined alloy chassis, gearbox
Motor is further back than the S2 and most other cars
Gearbox is possibly one of the smallest you will see.

Basically apart from looking very similar as most cars do..... RB5, Ansmann, Assoc, Tamiya ?????? The car is nothing like it....

I have run an S2.. in both version's, in fact i had one of the very first after Craig Harris.

V-Rossi · #11 10-01-2011

Yes of course the donor parts are a different brand and the material used is different (well, the gearbox is), I'm talking about the concept (lay-out, one piece tub chassis, shocktower and camber link mount system)

I like this prototype a lot, not meaning to criticize anything, but the concept is just very similar to the S2. If I was running a RB5 SP2 I'd buy it

spenner · #12 10-01-2011

I understand what you are trying to say... but the concept for all mid motor cars was out long before the s2... Most cars look the same, but don't judge a book by it's cover.

Concept's are there to be improved upon, which is what has been done here.

If anything i would compare it more to the old Durango B4's...

V-Rossi · #13 10-01-2011

Indeed, it won't drive the same as the S2 did due to the different Kyosho suspension geometry and (superior) shocks.

Send me one for free and I'll have a closer look

Rebelrc · #14 10-01-2011

Early pics of the cr2 version

The cars now have carbon tower and a sexy carbon V shaped (for Vega ) battery strap
this car was built/created in one week and straight prodution ready
i photo'd this 2 weeks ago and already there is a kyosho one since then(the one john ran ) and soon a tamiya also

Rebelrc · #15 10-01-2011

Another pic!

sadly i dont have any pics of the finished ( carbon/anodizing etc )
Trust me everyone that see's them says they are breathtaking
and this ali car is no prototype.......they will be production ali, no plastic tub

Rebelrc · #16 10-01-2011

Here it is

MHeadling · #17 10-01-2011

Trust me lads I have seen the Losi XXX Cr version and the Kyosho RB5 in the flesh and they are amazing, a truly great product designed and made in the UK, this should be a really hot seller I reckon

Big up to the Vega for doing these conversions

Now to e bay to look for a XXXcr or RB5!!

spenner · #18 10-01-2011

Also an RT5 !!!! should be debuting at the EIR......

goldy · #19 10-01-2011

my god, i can see some sleepless nights ahead for a certain person to get all these different cars developed. this is truley a fantastic piece of engineering. The one I cant wait for will be the complete new car not using any donor car parts.

fastinfastout · #20 11-01-2011

are they making bodies to suit the conversions?

my concern is crap getting inside the car