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| Drift Package Nano Toyota Corolla Sprinter Levin (AE86) |
I’m thrilled to write about Takara Tomy’s recent release 2016
of their popular Drift Package Nano, the Toyota Corolla Sprinter Levin (AE86).
It is hot, red and ready to drift now with LED lights pre installed. The
packing box is 10 percent bigger than the previous car box. Why? The car size
hasn’t increased any from the original 100mm 1/42 scale RC. This make is
perhaps one of Takara Tomy’s most popular RC in the series. It is also a
Now in red boasting LED running lights. The lights have a
three-mode pattern steady on, flashing and strobe effect. Pushing on a button
located on top of the chassis can activate it. They are effective in low light
and the rear lights have active braking for realism. Rear lamps actually
brighten as your finger applies the reverse braking trigger.
You get 1 2.4 GHz controller, a car body, chassis, a set of
stickers, instruction manual and promotional material. They also released three
other RC models in addition to this, which are a Nissan GTR G-Ready 3S RX,
Mazda roadster ND type and Toyota 86. But of none at the moment include an
active LED system. The quality on this edition is very nice because the time
put in to hand paint the corolla is better than other cars. I’ve taken close
looks at the other models and found lack of detail or bad paint flaws.
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| Contents of the box. Mat not included! |
The 2.4 GHz controllers use 4 AA batteries and fully charge
the RC within 20min.
It has a high and low power limiter; this is very useful if
you are begging to learn drifting. It will offer you a bit more control
especially in tighter spaces. The throttle input is digital proportional, which
is important to drifting. You can use variable speeds. Unfortunately the
steering isn’t, you only get full left or right. Still a big let down, but if
they do implement this feature you can expect to pay a higher premium on your
next purchase.
The chassis still runs on a Li-ion 00 internal battery. As
the battery ages it can be removed and recycled. The Tires are hard composite
plastic excellent on smooth surfaces. Hard wood or fine synthetic low pile
carpet recommended. Vacuum or dust area before drifting will save time
unjamming strands of dirt from the wheels. It is a fixed short wheel base chassis.
My final takes on the Levin (AE86):
Pros: Awesome painted body and nice active LED feature.
Drifts well with this body, good balance.
Cons: Very noisy as sound echoes through this airy body. My
Nissan Silvia is much quieter. Still the controller has a time lag when trying
to reverse. The lag is a bit too long and seems like it is stuck. I'm sure it is a brake then reverse system.
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| New head light system for Drift Package Nano |
Happy Drifting!
