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10-28-2006, 03:12 PM
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NEW PICS! Robitronic Scalpel, red-hot 1/18 pan car
The Scalpel will definitely be the ultimate 1/18 scale carpet ride--just look at it! You have to look twice to see that it's not a modern 1/12 competition car. www.robitronic-usa.com
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE
ROBITRONIC introduces the first competition level 1/18 electric pan car ever! This ultra light weight chassis contains a high performance POWER 300 motor and is set up to run 4 cells. The super smooth drivetrain, ultra low center of gravity, completely adjustable suspension, factory glued foam tires, and GT style high down-force body all work together to make the Scalpel a rocket on the track.
SCALPEL 1/18 Features
Full ball bearings for a super smooth drivetrain
1.5mm Carbon Fiber ultralight chassis
4 cell layout (2/3 A size batteries)
Ultra low center of gravity
Fiberglass anti-roll antenna
Fits standard micro servo
Fully adjustable front suspension
Adjustable friction plate dampening system
Adjustable rear shock
Easy adjust T-Bar
CNC aluminum motor mount
Adjustable ride height
Adjustable heavy duty ball differential
3 spur gears and 8 pinion gears included
Quick release battery mount system
pre-mounted and trued foam tires on composite wheels
Robitronic POWER 300 4.8V High Power Motor
Ultra low GT style racing body
Specification
Width: 115mm
Length: 185mm
Wheelbase: 129mm
Height: 55mm
Weight: 320g
Tuning parts
CNC aluminum motor mount for brushless motor (Mamba etc.)
Available December 2006
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10-28-2006, 03:59 PM
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Nice, wonder when this will be out?
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10-28-2006, 04:59 PM
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Looks like a mini Corally.
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10-28-2006, 06:34 PM
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Thats pretty cool looking. Just imagine how fast this would be with brushless on a carpet track 
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10-28-2006, 06:47 PM
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Ah, FINALLY! Competition for the MRS4 and M18 
I won't be surprised if it blows the doors off both though 
*edit* ... that also means you can use that body on the MRS4 and M18.. assuming they're the same~ish wheelbase 
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10-28-2006, 08:09 PM
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i think on carpet this will blow everything else out of the water, or punt them off the track
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10-28-2006, 10:42 PM
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...Or plow them off I'm likin' that Toyota GT-One (-looking) body.
I'm really curious to see how this preforms.
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10-28-2006, 11:23 PM
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will a mamba 8000kv work on 4 cells?
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10-29-2006, 12:08 AM
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will a mamba 8000kv work on 4 cells?
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It says on the Castle Creations website that a Mamba will run 4-12 NiCad/NiMH or 2-3 LiPo. I would like to see it on a Lipo.
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10-29-2006, 12:13 AM
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Heh. and still dominate on only 4 cells. Impressive, really. I'll stick to my micro RS4 for now, as I'm not looking for another car... but I really like this design and the fact that theres another 1/18th on the market, which means more competition and more variety in racing! (not that I race, but still )
A mamba in this thing would be ballistic 
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10-29-2006, 01:07 AM
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There is nothing on there website about it, yet.
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10-29-2006, 05:43 AM
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This looks KILLAHZ!!!
I want one and there is not even any carpet racing here!
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10-29-2006, 06:12 AM
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Looks like a winner. I kinda like the black/red color combo on their products too.
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10-29-2006, 10:23 AM
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This car looks pretty hot to me as well. I don't know about Mamba-fying it, but....... oh who am I kidding!!! It is funny how some major manufacturers have their own colors. Associated has blue, HPI has purple, these guys have red, Tamiya has.... blluuee... You know what I mean!
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10-29-2006, 01:47 PM
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10-29-2006, 05:53 PM
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I saw that on a Japan website and thought it was another 1/12th! Way cool looking though and glad it's a 1/18th though 4 cell I don't know...most the guys running 1/18th out here are running 5 cell or LiPoly. As for the body I doubt it will fit the MRS4 or the XRay because their front suspension is to high. However that does mean the PTI Porsche 956 will probably fit cut down to a better height.
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10-29-2006, 06:22 PM
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Its on their eruopean website
Dang its a long link
http://www.robitronic.eu/go/robitronic/($SSvfd79RPqT-zw_VfPTIeC$)/s,showModuleObject,9_q1klWYtB,cxW0_xS0jRW2gVq14tWZ rNrX7xm1dtqZgVG,4Fa0jtW3hxW2nB,8xa0nVX0_JH,nRXYoxF 1m_a2usWZrNbO4FW2oxqXrADNpATOoA,nB,_tG,hxGZplWZnx7 0_2r1jMWYoVqZjJX-_NrLmxaYdRb1jtW-8B.html
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10-29-2006, 07:39 PM
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Robitronic News
THE NEW 1/18 Class Leader
ROBITRONIC introduce the first real 1/18 electric Pan Car ever. This ultra-lightweight Pan Car-Style Chassis contains a High Performance POWER 300 Motor and is prepared for a 4 Cell-Battery-Pack.
The high efficiency Drivetrain, the ultra low Point of Gravity with a GT-Style-Body with high Downforce, the ingenious Suspension and the Factory-glued Foam-Tires makes this Car into a Rocket on the Track.
SCALPEL 1/18 Features
• High efficiency Drivetrain
• 1.5mm Carbon-ultralight-Chassis
• 4 Cell Layout (2/3 A batteries)
• Ultra-low point of gravity
• Fibre-glass Anti-roll Antenna
• Servo post fits standard micro servo
• Fully adjustable Carbon-Suspension-Arms
• Fully adjustable Friction-Plate Dampening-System
• Adjustable Rear-Shock
• Adjustable Tweak of T-Bar with Set Screws
• CNC-Aluminium Gear-plates
• Adjustable Ride-Height
• Adjustable Heavy-Duty Ball-Differential
• 3 different Spur-Gears and 8 Pinion-Gears included
• Easy Quick-Release Battery-Mount-System
• Preglued and sanded Foam-Tires on Rims
• Robitronic POWER 300 High-Power Motor 4.8V
• Ultra-Low GT-Style Racing Body
More coming soon ...
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10-29-2006, 09:34 PM
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Question: Is it possible to mount standard bodies on this? I love the design, but really like having sedan type bodies. Thanks.
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10-29-2006, 09:49 PM
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wasn't there a swiss company that was making a super cool 1/18th pan car a while back, amye a year or two?
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10-29-2006, 09:54 PM
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found it.. Team Laje TrackDrooler mini pan car
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10-29-2006, 09:59 PM
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^^ Was that BRP - with the SC18? (edit - guess not )
Well, looks good. The 4-cell thing seems kinda underpowered, but we'll have to see it in action before we can really make a judgement on the power of this little guy.
One thing I just realized - no bumper! That graphite may not tolerate mamba-fied crashes
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10-30-2006, 03:07 AM
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there's a plastic bumper between the body posts
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10-30-2006, 05:21 AM
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These could make great indoor racers. Cheap to run and very fast on the carpet. Just a shame they didn't come to the market two years ago when micro was at it's peak.
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10-30-2006, 10:22 AM
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Is there a racing class for these things? i never understood 1/18 racing as the races are 2WD and 4WD but their indoor with offroad machines.
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My mamba should be here in a few days... *drool* 
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