Ordered Panthers, go Shen Qi Wei's.Which is better?
 

Hello,
I just got into the mini r/c scene, and ordered four 2.6 Panthers from eBay. I got them in the mail today, but when I opened them, they were Shen Qi Wei's instead. I'm not sure if the seller mixed them up, but the seller also sells 2.6 Shen Qi Wei's. Should I get them exchanged for Panthers? But I did hear that Shen Qi Wei's are really good too.

Could someone please help? I'm really anxious to try these out, or should I exchange for the Panthers?

Thanks for your time.

Keep 'em!!!
 

The Shens are a good, fast car. There is no need to go thru the time & expense of returning them.

My Shens/Rally Racers are my fastest box-stock cars. They handle well, after I tightened the front wheels on the spindles (a bunch of play in a couple of them).

Just my 2 cents!
John

My Shen was pretty good! I got it at London Drugs.

Shen for what i think is one of the best clones out there.. soo keep emm there good:D

Wow! Thanks VERY much for your quick replies! I'll go ahead and open them up now. My gf just got a Cyclona Boxed clone, and it works GREAT! Goes fast on the 2.2, turns fine, and goes pretty straight!

I'll see how these Shen Qi Wei s do.

Thanks again for your time

Your Shens will eat the Cylclona for breakfast. Upgrade you front magnet for improved steering and you will be smoking
RIP

Well, I am really pleased with my Shens! Are the Shen s better than Lxx clones?

Thanks, and Happy New Year all!
:)

Again, I am happy with my Shen s, but this guy on eBay says Panther s are better. Is the paint or body on the Panther s better than the Shen s?

Another thing I was wondering, is what the body styles are that the Shen s have, and Panther s have. I can make out a couple Shen s like S2000, but does anyone know what kind of cars they are supposed to be? Do Shen s have different body styles than the Panther s?

Thanks for your time.

Here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3103534985

This is funny!
 

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BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS!


This statement coming from a guy selling clone or knock-offs of the original Tomt Bit Char-G's! :rolleyes:

My opinion is that this guy is a slick salesman trying to hype his product and differentiate himself from the other 1500 sellers of similair items on eBay. I have never seen a Panther so I cannot comment on their quality or performance.

The Panther bodies appear to be a Benz and a Ferrari.

The Shens I have are Honda S2000, Honda Accord wagon, Skyline, and a Nissan Gloria.


John

Hi johnrtse,
Thanks for your input.

I noticed that my Shen s go for about 10-12 minutes on one charge. WAY longer than my Charge-N-Go!

So the Panthers only come in two body styles?

i highly doubt it.
here is a cyclona in action.

if you can tell me that a shen is way way faster than this i need to go buy one right away.

shens are faster

Hi hogjowlz,
I'm pretty new with mini r/cs (just bought my first one, a Charge-N-Go, a couple weeks ago), but I have gotten addicted to mini r/cs, and recently tried a Cyclona (boxed version), which comes with a 2.2, and medium tires. I also got four Shen s from eBay (they were supposed to be Panthers, but I heard Shen s are just as good, if not better) that come with a 2.6, and I believe they are medium tires.

I tried out my gf's Cyclona first, and it was WAY better than my Charge-N-Go, as expected. Went pretty straight right out of the box, and spped and especially handling was also better than my Charge-N-Go. I was pretty impressed with the Cyclona for $19.98 (CDN, before taxes).

Then I tried one of the Shen s I got from eBay. The first thing I thought was: "WOW, FAST." It did not go straight, it veered left slightly, so I just adjusted the alignment tab on the bottom, and it goes straight now. Handling on it is great as well!

We raced my gf's Cyclona (Maroon Toyota bB Open Deck) vs my Shen (Red Nissan Skyline), and the Shen is definitely faster for sure.

So far I am VERY happy with my Shen s, but is there anyone who owns both a Shen and a Panther, and can tell me how they compare?

Thanks for your time.

hmm shens must come with some nice motors. ill have to look for one or 4.

They do. The 2.6 motors in the Shen s are nice and fast, and the Shen s handle great too. :D I want to build a little track for them now, but I have to buy some track first.

i cant wait until i get my r-spec motor.

shens are great cars, me an a friend both have them and are very pleased, i got the skyline an shocon2k bought a s2000, keep them, they are good

Thanks for the input shanly. I'm so addicted to these now!

Just a tip...
 

AznMidnite, Here is a tip to make the Shen's even better.

I put Radio Shack Rare Earth Magnets in my fastest Shen (an Accord Wagon) tonight and it made a good handling car GREAT!!!!! Turns on a dime, and the steering/handling is very predictable and precise. It is a mod I will be doing to every single one of my cars, no question about it.

Do a search and you will find many topic listings on this subject or go to the QFM website for great photos & explanation.



John

they can be bought at radioshack for 1.59$

Re: Just a tip...
 

Hi John,
Thanks for the tip! I'll try that. Is the Rare Earth Magnet the same size as the current magnet that is in there?

So not all of your Shen s are the same speed?

Thanks again for your time.

Of the 6 Shens I own, I did have one that was noticably quicker- even though it has the same pink colored motor as most of the others (one of my Shens came with a SLOW white-ended motor- that one got a KIT 2.6 orange motor!).

The magnets come 2 to a pack; each single one is exactly half the size of the stock steering magnet. Just use both of them at once and super glue them in place of the stock magnet.


John

i have a panther..
 

hey, i have a panther and im quite happy with mine. Goes a bit crazy sometimes but becomes proper in a few secs...handling is pretty good..havent seen a shen in action yet..

Thanks John and Sid for your input.

I am happy with my shen .
It is the best of the three clones I have so far, easily deserving the F&F Zip Zaps upgrades that turned it into the little screamer it is. The others have wimpier motors and batteries and gearing.


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i was actually about to buy a Lxx Char-g. but i know they have these at the mall. ne one recomend one or the other? i know the Lxx char-g are made by tomy... i think...

So there are no compatibility issues with the Shen's and other parts?

Cool!

Re: ...
 

Hi krillin52,
The LXX Char-G's are not actually the real Tomy ones. Even thought the packaging looks almost the same, the Tomy ones say Tomy on the top left corner, and the clones such as Lxx or Sen Fa s, don't have the word or Tomy symbol.

Lxx s are pretty good clones, but I like my Shen's better for both speed and handling. My Shen's came with a 2.6 motor, and the Sen Fa clones I have came with 2.2 motors.

Either way, they are both good clones.

Hi peeps,,

I sell both the Panthers and the SQW cars,, for the most part these cars have very similiar build quality with some variation in the motors,, the SQW cars have thicker heavier colored plastic bodies (nissan gloria, honda accord wagon, nissan skyline, honda s2000). Panther cars have thinner lighter bodies made of clear plastic more like real tomy bodies. Panthers come in mitsubishi lancer, ferrari modena, ferrari f40, mercedes clk gt. Both Panther and SQW are great clones. but,,,,,,

I just started selling Precious clones,, and I pulled one out randomly,, this little car is very impressive! The car pops wheelies and is noticeably faster than both the Panther and the SQW cars.. The only thing is I'm not sure that I might have a particularly good batch. I am going to have to sample more of these precious cars as I go,, as that is the only way I can insure the quality control,,, I'll let you folks know what I find, these Precious cars might be a winner too.

just my .02

-Bunta out

Thanks for your very informative reply Bunta!

As with most clones, there can be good and bad batches. Maybe you got a lucky good batch! I bought my gf's brother a Precious clone, and it was pretty decent, except for going straight and steering. I took it apart to check the magnet, and it seemed fine. As for power it was pretty fast, but not as fast as my Shens. My Cyclona seemed to be the same speed as the Precious, maybe a little faster.

However, most people that have Precious clones say they are pretty decent for clones.

Thanks for your time.