i'm in the navy, and i'm currently stuck away from my car, and i just got an idea, i know my brother has built an exact replica of his 350 z, rc car, even got almost identical rims etc.

anyone know of a good little rc kit that you can replace parts on?

i have a spray can of the same color as my car, just looking for a customizable model, if that even exists :p

 

Don't know about an RC with a MINI body but there are many kits that have swappable bodies. When I was in AIT for the Army and couldn't drive I bought a PS2 and Grand Turismo. I never played videogames before the Army.

 

Here is a page detailng a Tamiya 1/10th RC MINI. You can't order it here, but it has the part number that any hobby store that sells Tamiya stuff can order it with.

http://www.tamiya.com/english/rc/rci...html/58295.htm

 

Here's the one you want...

http://www.raidentech.com/cenractmicor.html

73.4mph across the flight deck!

 

Hasn't it already been established that speed isn't everything with MINIs?

I'd stick with Tamiya and their legendary quality. I've owned a few of thier R/C cars and countless scale models from them. Their level of detail is unsurpassed.

 

haha, i'm calling right now to see if they can ship to my military address :s why do i get the feeling if i ever do get this on the flight deck it's going to do 70mph into the ocean!

actually, i take that back, i think i might have to go with the first mentioned, i'll send pics when it's painted up. whichever i choose!

 

You might want to consider a Kyosho Mini-z, they're 1/28th scale, handle great, fast for their size, and you can go mod crazy with them!
http://www.atomicmods.com/search.asp...rd=mini+cooper
On that site the 139 dollar ones are ready-to-run, meaning it's comes with the controller and everything, just add batteries (rechargeable of course)

Here's a pic of my mini-z..

I actually had a Nissan Skyline body at first, but recently ordered the MINI body for it.

 

Here's a link to all the mods that fit those rtr Mini Coopers (they use the mr-015 chassis)

http://www.atomicmods.com/Categories...nd-MR-015.aspx

 

i'm sold on teh mini z. . .. . and your car is exactly the same color as mine :D