Even with the SEs, RS still can't get it right...

[Namuna]

How many generations of ZipZaps has there been now, and RadioShack STILL can't figure out how to put a DECENT body on those BULKY chassis?

I'm not the only one that sees that NO MATTER what body you put on a ZipZaps it ends up lookin like one of them old AMC 4x4s right?

http://www.carr.org/~eripper/images/vehicles/eagle.jpg

Street racers and old Muscle Cars are by DEFINITION low profile and their likeness is totally ruined when mounted on a ZZ chassis.

RadioShack needs to make the best of the situation and stick some better suited bodies on their chassis...Hummer, Trucks, SUVs, Jeeps and even a Mini-Cooper would be better.

[Bad Company]

You are so right! Good example pic too. Maybe they should just release a body based on that.

[Namuna]

Hehe, if they do it'll be the MOST TRUE to life representation ever!...And no one would buy it!

[sessiz10]

I'ld buy it :D
Well atleast there's something to mod left on these. ;)

[cowfish_29]

or you could go all tab lower-ey like I did...

[cowfish_29]

here

[dr1zz]

i dunno if id want to tab lower cuz the SE front tab looks kinda flimsy as it is.......i seem to brake more things messing around that kinda stuff.......

[airline2]

i think that every thing is fine

[skklown]

how do u not have that black covering on ur SE pcb?

[eman1]

Originally posted by skklown
how do u not have that black covering on ur SE pcb?
I think he does have the black covering.

[skklown]

i dont think he has the black cover because on all the other pics i saw u cant see the silver droplets of solder.

[sessiz10]

WHat you are seeing as silver droplets of solder is just glare off of the black coating, Or maybe you have a pair of them x-ray specs.;)

[airline2]

i think it is glare

[dr1zz]

it prolly is glare, but the underside is pretty clean if not crowded with wires....

have you noticed that it goes a little slower in reverse?? or is it just me........

[airline2]

what should it go faster in reverese

[Bad Company]

Originally posted by dr1zz
have you noticed that it goes a little slower in reverse?? or is it just me........

Yes, I have noticed that mine do go slower in reverse and don't seem to have any propo in reverse either.

[Azimov]

I agree with Namuna on this one. The bodies do ride too high on these Zips. Of course, seeing that the wheels are equivalent to running 40's at this scale is one reason why. I'm a bit disapointed in some bodies as well. The Challenger is just plain ugly from most angles and doesn't even look like the actual body style. The Yenko Camero is much better but still sits like a 4 wheel drive vehicle. Could be that making the cars more true to scale than bits only heigtens the perception that they are off scale when minor discrepancies crop up like body height and wheel size. This could be why bits were scrunched in the first place. I mean, if it isn't even close to scale, little things don't stand out so much. But then, if they were perfect, no mods would be needed to personalize them and improve them.

[Rex]

I think Azimov's right. I believe they kept a little bit of "modibilty" in mind for SEs. If everything was close to perfect we wouldn't have much to do to them (how boring).

Although in looks as if an internal dual cell might difficult (with the new batt size), lowering is another classic mod that I guess everybody will keep doing.

[vtheo]

even if they made them perfect, we would have to mod them, to be faster than the other guy :p lets just hope that the epoxy is easy to remove., Laymans quad cell may be fun.

Edit: hey namuma, ever think about doing qtvr for the se... for those if us who cant see it in person, btw i was the hulk on your site, pretty nifty

[dr1zz]

ive been chipping away at the top black coat.......it seems to be some kinda paint, it comes off easily enuff scraping with my fingernails.....

all the transistiors are around the wires, which are a bit difficult to get at, but once i figure out where to put the fets....its gonna be over!!!

also i noticed on the bottom side of the pcb, there looks to be a stacked fet/transistor close to the wires.......thats prolly one of the forward ones being that it goes a little faster forward than reverse.

[airline2]

so you can't do any mods to the pcb board

[dr1zz]

Originally posted by airline2
so you can't do any mods to the pcb board

who says so??

theres no doubt im gonna mess around with mine

[airline2]

i don't plan on doing it by the way it was a question

[Yugo DSC Maxxer]

Lol!
You make a point, Namuna...

[CheeseWarfare]

I stuck Bit wheels on one of my ZZs and it looks much better. And it also drifts!:D