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Radio Control and Models => Tyco RC => Topic started by: czstycor/c on July 26, 2010, 21:59:06
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Alright so i'm in a need of help here. i am trying to figure out the pros and cons of these trucks i have pictured here. my little brother has never experienced a good r/c car but he's seen my super fast traxx and want something to compete with it. i want to find the best one for him, i would prefer an Outlaw if anyone has one because he saw it on the back of my super fast traxx box, But I really don't know anything about any of these tyco trucks so if anyone could help me out. tell me whats fast whats got good tourch what is durable( this is key cause he will play with it) what mhz they are if you have them and what size battery they take..........So if you can help please help me out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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plus these two+++++
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I'm not quite sure about the Outlaw, but I believe all of the ones that you've pictured will use the 9.6V battery pack. Every Tyco that I know of has been available in two frequencies - 27 Mhz and 49 Mhz.
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i have the harley pick up and that is a pic that i taken but i have cleaned it up now that truck is a beast my highjacker lambos and a few others will do doughnuts on my laminated flooring that truck wont turn hit the turbo and turn it just goes straight i think the accelaration is to much and the front wheels cant grip enough and thats in both gears without the bike on the back take it on the road turns fine and is crazy for wheelies if done right
i dont know what the other trucks are like i aint got 1 or seen any of them in use my self all them truck have a good reputation but the outlaw and hammer would be my last choice
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the yellow eliminator is 49 mhz
the red bandit should be 49 because all my black ones are 27
that super bandit is the same as the eliminator in all ways but the stickers and the paticular one pictured is 27 mhz and also a eliminator in that color stickers is 27 mhz
ive heard the hammer could hold its against the other trucks mentioned above and can do a wheelie from a stand still
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also, i dont know if you ever seen the tyco firepower truck or the tyco python when they came out but they were 6.0v powered and they were slugs.......that outlaw looks cool but its 6 aa batteries isnt gonna be much different if any than the 6.v trucks which means your brother is probaly gonna be disappointed if he gets that and runs against the super fast trax
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yeah i figured its the slowest of the bunch. he just really likes it. if anyone has any of these trucks and they would be willing to sell, give me a price. I am a young collector of only 18 so i do have a budget because of schooling but shoot me any ideas and prices. and i would love more feedback from anyone who owns or knows anything about these trucks!!
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE GAVE ME IN PUT SO FAR!! :)
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i have the harley pick up and that is a pic that i taken but i have cleaned it up now that truck is a beast my highjacker lambos and a few others will do doughnuts on my laminated flooring that truck wont turn hit the turbo and turn it just goes straight i think the accelaration is to much and the front wheels cant grip enough and thats in both gears without the bike on the back take it on the road turns fine and is crazy for wheelies if done right
i dont know what the other trucks are like i aint got 1 or seen any of them in use my self all them truck have a good reputation but the outlaw and hammer would be my last choice
thanks for your picture! haha does the harley truck take a 9.6v battery? p.s. its a sweet looking truck
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ill answer for him.....yep its 9.6.
before i started comming here to this site the first of this year there was one just like his on ebay, i bid 125 bucks and still didnt win, then when i joined this site there was a link to the same auction i was bidding on and thats when i found out the one i was bidding on didnt even have the motorcycle with it anymore like dj's does, actually i didnt know there was suppose to be one until i seen his......iam waiting for the day that dj advertises that harley truck for sale!!
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lol yep its a 9.6v maybe msg me in about 20yr lol its 1 of my favs :D they are very rare ive only seen 1 for sale the 1 u said without the bike ive always wanted a eliminator or super bandit i like the spoiler and exhaust pipes up the side i always thought they did a 9.6v+2AA outlaw untill i had a good look up on the net but they didnt if they had done a 9.6v it would of blown all the other 9.6v pick ups away coz of the booster what ever u get as long as it is a 80s / 90s 9.6v tyco there all good have u thought about looking at any taiyo rc trucks they done some nice 1s to and they dont cost as much on ebay
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i haven't looked at any other brands. i sceptical because i don't know how they preform, but if you can shoot me some names of some that are good that would be awesome!
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ye taiyo they got some nice 1s out they got alot of hoppers /jet hopper turbo /max hopper 4x4/grabber hopper4x4/rookie ace/madrat/super off roader/they done 1 like a bandit same body wheels etc but it had twin 370 motors i nearly won 1 on ebay cant remember the name tho and they done alot that are the same as the tyco 1s just resticker them give a different controller and some times they take 8AA instead or 9.6v or sometimes they they take both with a adapter that they give with the car heres a few of some of the same cars are /twin lambo/blaster/scorher/bandit/hoppers almost all main tyco taiyo has it to
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yeah taiyo is the brand behind the old tycos, i'll see what i can find.
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lol yep its a 9.6v maybe msg me in about 20yr lol its 1 of my favs :D they are very rare ive only seen 1 for sale the 1 u said without the bike ive always wanted a eliminator or super bandit i like the spoiler and exhaust pipes up the side i always thought they did a 9.6v+2AA outlaw untill i had a good look up on the net but they didnt if they had done a 9.6v it would of blown all the other 9.6v pick ups away coz of the booster what ever u get as long as it is a 80s / 90s 9.6v tyco there all good have u thought about looking at any taiyo rc trucks they done some nice 1s to and they dont cost as much on ebay
when you get ready to turn loose of that HD truck ill have an almost perfect eliminator waiting on ya
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if i do decide to sell it ill let u know
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if i do decide to sell it ill let u know
well i definateley wont hold my breath waiting on that day......lol knowing how attached you are to it
hey i was tryin to find some of those taiyos you mentioned a few post above in paticulary the twin motored bandit truck, happen to know where i can find some pictures of one? i havent seen anthing like that on ebay not even there hoppers
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Hey thiers a HD truck on ebay right now, must have posted today, looks really good, buy it now 8.00 !!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Tyco-RC-Radio-controlled-Harley-Davidson-pickup-truck-/220648155286?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Radio_Control_Vehicles&hash=item335fa7a896
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ye thats a mini hd truck still kwl tho been after 1 for my son coz he is always after mine
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tamm has got a few hoppers im after 2 max hoppers cant find nothing on the truck that was on ebay but heres the others
grabber
http://dragonhobbies.com/forum/index.php?topic=5408.msg8668#msg8668
max
http://dragonhobbies.com/forum/index.php?topic=3485.msg6070#msg6070
taiyo jet fighter is a 10 scale its the biggest hopper style they done
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this is a taiyo jet hopper turbo
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i always thought they did a 9.6v+2AA outlaw untill i had a good look up on the net but they didnt if they had done a 9.6v it would of blown all the other 9.6v pick ups away coz of the booster
hmmmmm thats a helluva idea!!!!
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Is this what you're talking about?
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So there is no 9.6, just 4 AA's in the truck and 2 AA's in the "power boost engine", so when you add the "power boost engine" it is 50% more batteries? For a total of 9 volts?
Or does the "power boost engine" have 6 AA's added to the normal 9.6 battery pack? For a total of 18.6 volts, assuming you add 6 regular 1.5 volt alkaline AA cells to the "power boost engine".
??? :-\
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That is what I'm looking for, is only 4 aa's then two in the power boost engine. It doesn't compare to the bandit. But if you find one I'd buy it, I have those same pictures on my super fast traxx box, I'd like another of them too haha.
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before you you came on here looking for outlaws, there were several in the box on ebay thrue the last few months, now i havent seen a single one.................lol i was looking for barter material
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of course when i go looking none are around. i have only talked to one person that payed outrageous money for his, because it was the first one he ever had, i dont know where to find one. :(
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theres another r/c forum where a guy a good while back bought one, apparently theres a member there who knows where the gettin spot is for tycos. cant remember the forums name tho i found it on a google search one night
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Haha I was already there and asked him. His buddy hasn't found one since. :-\
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so alotta times passed since this thread was started, given your current collection, i doubt you any longer need to cut pictures from the web to hang up now??!!!lol
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The Hammer is fast very fast..Mine beats up the gravel!
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I've got an outlaw i'm restoring at the moment - I'm also upgrading to run front suspension from a mini aero hopper (one of the big downsides of the outlaw was the lack of front suspension) As for performance they're ok but not lightning quick - depends what you compare it to - It will do killer wheelies with the engine on the back although that is more down to the weight rather than the extra power.
I'll let you know if I'm going to sell it