KYOSHOSAN: Valentino Rossi

Thursday, 6 September 2012

Upcoming Mini-Z Releases @ Japan Hobby Show

Mini-Z MR-03VE (December)
Toyota 86 Metallic Orange
Toyota 86 Pearl White
Toyota 86 Black
Red Ferrari 458 GT2 version undecided
Yellow Ferrari 458 GT2 version undecided
White Lotus Exige undecided Cup260
Yellow Lotus Exige undecided Cup260
Loeb Citroen DS3 WRC2011 S (October)
Red Lamborghini Countach LP500S
Lamborghini Jota SVR
Red Ferrari Dino 246GT

MOTO Racer Repsol Honda RC212V 2011 Minutes Moto Racer (November)
# 26 Dani Pedrosa / # 27 Casey Stoner (Limited)

Source/Fonte: Hiro's Garage

Thursday, 21 June 2012

Building the Mini-Rossi – Modding the Kyosho Mini Z Motorcycle

Well to say that I was excited to see that Kyosho was bringing out a Mini-Z Motorcycle would be a major understatement. Then you toss on the layer of details that Mini-Z is known for and that it was going to be a replica of the Yamaha M1 and I pretty much had to buy a bib cuz I was non-stop drooling at every pic I could find. Being the type that can’t stand running the same rig as everyone else has I had to put my spin on it. For me there is no better rider than Valentino Rossi when it comes to on-road motorcycle racing so I had to pay homage to him on this one. Like most involved in this Hobby I love all things with wheels and details and some of what I collect are scale motorcycles. Maisto is a huge supplier of said bikes that can usually be had for under 5 bucks at you’re favorite toy stop. Doing a quick search I found they made a copy of his 06 ride with Camel being the lead sponsor. Oddly enough I didn’t have these in my stable yet so I ordered up a couple. The details and fit and finish are really good on these scale beauties right out of the box so the only problem was could I make them fit onto the Mini-Z Moto that is already too small to possibly have as much going on as it does. Keep reading to get the details of the build...

Thanks to our reader Greg Zielinski (Chicago Mini R/C) for the tip! Great Article!!

Source/Fonte: Big Squid R/C

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