Kyosho Mini-Z 4x4 Stock Test Run - Jimny & Wrangler | Ep.4

They may be small, but they're big on build quality. These Mini-Z 4x4 crawlers by ‪@kyoshomovie‬ exceeded my expectations. I've read and watched reviews that say they can't compete neck-to-neck with leading brands, and that they're all about the breathtaking scale details, but now I'm starting to question those. Although they're a bit short on after-market options, I can say that only a few sensible upgrades here and there are needed - if only one can learn to wheel with these amazing rigs in its natural form. I just wish the servos were stronger (because I don't see myself converting them to new ESCs). Only time will tell if more after-market producers will eventually open up to these very cool & fun miniature off-road machines, but as is, they're actually not bad at all. ‪@rockstarcrawlers‬
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[@rc-trassa]

Класная съемка и крутой монтаж! Трасса бомба!

[@rockstarcrawlers]

Дзякуй! Я шмат працаваў над стварэннем трэка. Гэта сапраўды весела выкарыстоўваць! Я спадзяюся, што Google правільна пераклаў гэта.

[@kfloyd824]

Great video, love the quality

[@rockstarcrawlers]

Thanks! Please check out episodes 12 & 13 for the mini-Z upgrades when you find time 🤘🏼

[@JustSuShrimp]

Hey man I’m looking for 2nd hand kyosho mini z do you think the jimmy or the Jeep is better nice vid btw looks like it’s real

[@rockstarcrawlers]

Hey, bro. Thanks for appreciating! 🤘🏼 Hmm… if you want it to be more a rock climber, I’d say get the Jeep. You can fit up to 48mm tires with just minimal rubbing (w/o body lift). If you want more scale crawling I think the Jimny’s fun. But you’ll need a body lift kit if you want to fit any bigger tires. Check out SleekRC over at Etsy/Ebay and you’ll find awesome upgrade parts. There are also brass hex adapters at Amazon or AliExpress, same as what I use for my Mini-Z. Get a mini-z, it’s super fun! You won’t regret it 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@spinrushrc]

Hi, new SUB here. I wanted to ask you if you knew about any metal driveshafts for the 4x4? Overdrive gears?

[@rockstarcrawlers]

You know, I once tried looking for those myself together with servo options. I guess we have the same line of thinking here, that IF/SHOULD we add some weight, can we make more torque? Unfortunately, I haven’t found one on Amazon. I’ll check eBay and the other platforms soon and will let you know if I find anything. For now, I’m sticking to basic upgrades like wheels, links, shocks (and body lift for jimny) and see where it goes. I’m shooting an episode soon after I install the upgrades 🤘🏼

[@balenrc]

The devil is in the details

[@rockstarcrawlers]

Couldn’t agree more!