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Yessir, unfortunately you came into this at the tail end of the hype and glory.
At the "micro" Micro scale (1/64th and smaller)
- The DigiQ never really took off in the US
- The Bit Char-g were HOT for awhile, but Tomy stopped manufacturing them...Which then led to the halt of Microsizers (Bit Char-G rebranded, for US markets)
- The ZipZaps too have fallen under the Axe, but there's glimmers of hope that they'll still come out (albeit in much smaller varieties than before) with new models.
At the "small" Micro scale (1/43rd scale)
- The Epoch "Indoor Racers" are still around, but there hasn't been anything new in years and even though they are FULLY proportional cars they never really took off.
- You don't see much in the way of cheapy 1/43rd scale, so I imagine that Team-up stuff is just some cheapo components and the people selling them don't much care about getting quality details out.
At the "medium" Micro scale (1/2x scale)
- The MiniZ is still hot and happening
- The Xmods by RadioShack has enjoyed a good deal of success and there's 2 new vehicles coming out (car and truck)...But there's also rumor tha the Xmods is going away in favor of a new (bigger) brand called ProPulse
And at the "large" Micro scale (1/18th scale)
- The Xray M18 and HPI Micro RS4 cars. I certainly can't find squat in the local Hobby Shops for this stuff anymore, it's all online buy for me.
At the "micro" micro scale, it's cyclical. It seems to become popular again every several years. The supplies are scarce so if you can find stuff I'd suggest hoarding what you can to hold you off until the next "cycle" begins!
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