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bozo

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Found this at the local Goodwill outlet for $5.98, missing the body, body posts and battery. The Battery connector was very corroded so I replaced it with a Deans connector and grabbed a 1100ma 2s LiPo from the parts bin. Everything worked, so I ordered some body posts and a body off ebay, $18 shipped.
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Definitely toy grade, but I'm really impressed with the little beast. Really quick and a blast to drive!
After a little research, it appears to be a Bezgar 1:16 HM161 or a Hosim/HBX (seems many vendors sell the same chassis under a bunch of different names).
This gets a lot of love on YouTube, I can see why. It seems really well designed and relatively easy to work on with most parts readily available.
This one is brushed with plastic driveshafts and crappy shocks, but it seems there are brushless ones with all metal drivetrains on Amazon for $70-120.
If this one holds up I may get one of the brushless ones.
Of course it's not hobby grade, but the gap between hobby and toy grade seems to be closing...
No comparison to my Slash or Redcat Blackout, but the fun factor on this one is epic.
Here's a size comparison:
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Anyone else have any experience with these cheap 1:16 'lil beasties? I could get three of these for the price of one 1:16 Slash. I'll drive it like I stole it and post my experiences... and see what breaks.
 
I bought my nephew the Hosim 9125 for his birthday one year. I came home from work to this. No idea how he did this much damage to the car. He has autism so trying to get an answer out of him isn't really easy.

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I bought my nephew the Hosim 9125 for his birthday one year. I came home from work to this. No idea how he did this much damage to the car. He has autism so trying to get an answer out of him isn't really easy.

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He must have gotten to close to Addicts mailbox! 🤣
 
Well, after running the brushed one hard for a while I'm really impressed! Only problem is one upper A arm popped off after a nasty collision with a curb- easy fix just popped it back on and kept running. Otherwise it runs through grass, asphalt and puddles like a champ.
I liked it so much I pulled the trigger and got the brushless version off Amazon on sale $69- lots of improvements, and it came with an extra body to put on the brushed one.
The brushless one has oil filled shocks, an all metal drivetrain, deans plug, 3 wire servo, a wheelie bar and different wheel mounts (pin instead of cross). Minimal cogging, I just wish I could change the throttle curve (research on this is underway)
I changed the shocks on the brushless one to some big bore 70mm ones from Amazon $14 and moved the originals to the brushed one-big difference on both.
The brushless is almost too much- it takes a delicate trigger finger to stop it from flipping or spinning out, but after a bit I got used to it. Wheelies, flips, spins and drifting are a blast! I use the brushed one as a "guest" car and I run the brushless.
Lots of spare parts and hop-ups available, and besides the Phillips screws both are easy to work on.
I'm planning to convert both cars wheel hubs to 12mm hex allowing standard tire/wheels to be used.
The nice thing about these little guys is the convenience... with my big ones I have to load everything in my car and drive to someplace with enough room to let 'em rip, but with the little ones I can just go into the back yard and run. I've set up a track in the yard, I hope the wife doesn't notice the torn up grass that's starting to show a pattern ;)
1:16 scale is really going to take off, lots more options on where to run them, cheaper to buy and maintain and actually more fun. I may get more...

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