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hkopium
04-02-2005, 11:00 AM
HK$1,200.- = USD154

Stock car. Tested on 6 x AA Duracell. Waiting for the 9.6V 8 pack cells, dunno when it will be available. It runs slow on the 6 x AA.

Great car but really needs lots of hopups. The whole car is plastic made, even the 4WD shaft. Oil shock is a must since the spring is kinda too soft for rough road. It comes with some plastic extra parts like black dust cover for the transmission unit (the installed one is a transparent plasitc, looks good but bad protection).

Despite the remote control is not the best in the market (kinda chessy), the response is good enough for a mini buggy.

Some home-made ball bearing is available in HK, but I rather wait for the Kyosho one. The car is kinda noisy when moving.

In general, the car is kinda expensive since it is all plastic. But I am quite satisfied.

I want Hop UPs Hop Ups Hop UPS!!!!!!!

What is the best Batteries and Charger you guys will recommend?

KURTMEYER69
04-04-2005, 05:49 PM
very nice....ken

TNB
04-04-2005, 09:59 PM
I received mine too. :)

http://www2.mini-zracer.com/albums/album621/Rialto_H8UponReturn.jpg

Ninja
04-04-2005, 10:06 PM
i am so jealous of you guys :( :o but happy for you at the same time, what does Benny think of it?

ruknd
04-04-2005, 10:09 PM
i am so jealous of you guys :( :o but happy for you at the same time, what does Benny think of it?
looks like he thinks its for him :p accordign to my LHS GP is already on backorder for these

lukeita
04-04-2005, 10:09 PM
grr... my H8 will arrive the day after tomorrow... :)
bye

Ninja
04-04-2005, 10:24 PM
last i checked tower still had a few
but they are now at "order pending" status
they also have the completely wrong pic listed with them
they have pics of Mini-Z F-1 cars :p idiots lmao

ruknd
04-04-2005, 10:34 PM
last i checked tower still had a few
but they are now at "order pending" status
they also have the completely wrong pic listed with them
they have pics of Mini-Z F-1 cars :p idiots lmao
thats makes sense...tower is owned by GP

WhoMe
04-04-2005, 11:11 PM
Mine came to my house today but i was at work so they are holding it for me at the post office. First thing tomorrow morning it will be mine. Man that EMS shipping is no joke..From Japan to my door in 2 days.

BitHed
04-04-2005, 11:15 PM
...Told jya I was good at what i do :D Stoked that its arrived mate...Something less i have to worry about...You are gonna love it...

adrenalinrush123998
04-05-2005, 12:27 AM
hey ninja does tower actually have the half eight listed on the site?
how did you find it?
i hate towers search engine.... ill search for something extremaly specific and then i wont get it and then search for the scale car that the item is for and it will be first on the list.....

Ninja
04-05-2005, 01:15 AM
do a search for "Mini Inferno" and this is the info that come up

LXJKY1** Kyosho Mini Inferno EP MP777 Half Eight Blue/White
Add to Wish List
169.99 Order Pending
LXJKY2** Kyosho Mini Inferno EP MP777 Half Eight Blue/Yellow
Add to Wish List
179.99 Order Pending

coryj
04-05-2005, 03:27 AM
why is yellow 10$ more :confused:

BitHed
04-05-2005, 03:41 AM
...umm :confused: Its either selling better or selling worse :p Who knows...

adrenalinrush123998
04-05-2005, 10:40 AM
i had to try to search it at least ten times before i figrued out that i hadnt typed the "r" in inferno...silly me

BitHed
04-05-2005, 11:19 AM
...brain farts...we all have them...They are a fact of life :D

WhoMe
04-05-2005, 01:40 PM
Just walked out to the post office and retrieved the box! In it was my new gadget! lol It looks great; shiny and well put together; Im thrilled.Thanks Bithed for a smooth and ultra pleasent bussiness transaction. Through the past couple of months we have all been holdin our breath for this one and now its here. I just opened the Box..pics soon to follow. I would reccommend doing bussiness with Bithed to anyone who is looking to get an H8. Great bussiness man, wacko kinda guy but he will get you what you want and ship it to you FAST. Great work Bit.

WhoMe
04-05-2005, 02:40 PM
Here are a few shots!

BitHed
04-05-2005, 03:54 PM
...Hey those parts look familiar!!! Oh yeah...they were on my offfice floor on Saturday morning ;)

...Thanks for the comments WhoMe...It was good fun wasnt it...It all went so well too...Im stoked about that...And spread the word ;)

adrenalinrush123998
04-05-2005, 07:52 PM
what are all those parts for?
ive never seen anything like them before for the half eight...and sorry i cant read japenese.......

BitHed
04-05-2005, 07:56 PM
...The oil shox...front set and rear set...You have to build them yourself...and the bearing set...

alanfujii
04-05-2005, 08:05 PM
Hi Whome!

I loved the comparison pic of the Half 8 vs. the Mini T. From my calculations though it should only be 12% larger than the Mini T. It looks a lot bigger than that. What's the actual wheelbase comparison?

ruknd
04-05-2005, 08:15 PM
gosh...it's quite a bit larger than the Mini-t...in fact it looks about 1/2 between the t and a 1:10 scale buggy

BitHed
04-05-2005, 08:59 PM
...check this thread too ->

http://halfeight.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37

mOOsE
04-05-2005, 09:03 PM
Hey Bit, when are you getting more shocks in? I would like to pick up a set for the H8 when you do

WhoMe
04-05-2005, 09:03 PM
The Mini-t is shorter and thinner. From the top down view the width of the two care looks very similar but the Mini-t's fatter wheels actually make it look wider than it actually is. Length wise the Buggy is longer. I havent measured it out yet.

BitHed
04-05-2005, 09:08 PM
...Hey Moose..welcome to the REAL hangout ;) Mate could you mail me or PM me...Rather keep private sales OFF the boards ;) Easier to protect the innocent :cool:

mOOsE
04-06-2005, 12:50 AM
did you get my message bit?

BitHed
04-06-2005, 01:08 AM
...Im on it Moose...back to you in a couple of hours...

JuJuB
04-06-2005, 02:11 AM
well, i dont no jack squat about this, someone want 2 fill me in

JuJuB
04-06-2005, 02:13 AM
also BitHed, did u get my email from earlier?? Yeah im fubuc07

TNB
04-06-2005, 02:46 AM
Here is another comparison photo.

http://www2.mini-zracer.com/albums/album623/H8_comparison.jpg

adrenalinrush123998
04-06-2005, 01:39 PM
woah woah woah......we have to build the shocks.....are there any pre-assemled sets i can get......
i dont do suspension......especially oil filled

BitHed
04-06-2005, 01:50 PM
..adrenalin...shop around...you might find some...basically the H8 shox are 1:10 so as long as you get the right attachment attachments ( :confused: ) you will be fine...besides, shox are pretty easy to put together...WhoMe figured it out anyway :p

alanfujii
04-06-2005, 02:28 PM
Hey TNB

I don't recognized the adjacent cars to the Half 8. What are they?

WhoMe
04-06-2005, 03:23 PM
They are easy as pie to put together...this is coming from somone who hates building shocks.

TNB
04-06-2005, 04:15 PM
Hey TNB
I don't recognized the adjacent cars to the Half 8. What are they?
Kyosho Mini-Z Monster Truck Type 2
Losi Mini-T (1/18)
Kyosho Mini-Inferno Half 8 (1/16)
Xray M18 (1/18)
Venom Mini-Giant (1/20)

And in front of the mini-buggy is Bennie the Bengal. :)

halfEIGHT
04-06-2005, 04:49 PM
Is that the Mini-T Hummer body on the VMG? Looks good - mounts okay?

Country Alloy Works
04-06-2005, 04:51 PM
Hello all, we are also pushing our mini t to a 1/16th scale. Still 2 wheel drive with a buggy body. It will be exactly like our mini ts on our site just a little larger. Our wheel base will match the H8. Keep in mind, though still 2 wheel drive, :confused: for now. www.countryalloyworks.com Thanks. CAW.

TNB
04-06-2005, 09:34 PM
Is that the Mini-T Hummer body on the VMG? Looks good - mounts okay?
Yes and it mounts fine, but I did use and cut some HPI body mounts for the rear mounts.

JuJuB
04-07-2005, 04:04 AM
can someone send me a link or something to the H8's exploded views???

lukeita
04-07-2005, 05:48 AM
http://www.kyosho.co.jp/web/download/instructionmanual/half8/half8_index-e.html
bye

BitHed
04-07-2005, 05:55 AM
...Thanks Lukeita...I would have got that done EVENTUALLY :) Mind if i add that to the FAQ page? I will do THAT now ;)