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Talking kyosho hirobo mid4

Can anybody give me s little info on this
Is it worth a buy and restore?
No she'll or wheels!
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that is hirobo not kyosho, I love the design but the wheel and body hard to find.
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Never heard of a mid4 made by either brands (or any others by the way)

Hirobo Alien mid4 is the closest I can imagine but not sure if you're post isn't playing tricks with my brain now
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Never heard of a mid4 made by either brands (or any others by the way)

Hirobo Alien mid4 is the closest I can imagine but not sure if you're post isn't playing tricks with my brain now
Love it
I have google it and seems legit
Have the chance tobuy but not sure.
Seems to be old and 4wd and belt runs underneigh
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Love it
I have google it and seems legit
Have the chance tobuy but not sure.
Seems to be old and 4wd and belt runs underneigh
Yes it is the alien model
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Alien mid 4 by hirobo is what you are describing.

It's a nice 4wd off road. One that I'm very fond of!

You can by repro shell and declaw on ebay.

Also, rc broc auto on ebay has parts, but only a limited selection.

Depends on how much work needs to be done. Wheel fitment is quite specific making rims difficult to find or even seek alternatives. You can try wheels from its predecessor (Zerda) as they could be a little easier to find.
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The belts are a finer pitch than a modern car, and would be real hard to find. I played around with parts and different arms and driveaxles etc, but ended up giving up before it came to a working concept. I just didn't believe it was going to capable to handle the power that some of my other vintage cars will. I've since sold all the parts.
The part a bout the belt running through its own enclosed area was what tattracted me in the first place, but maybe I'd better have sought for a PB Maxima instead
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Thanks for comments.
For £20 its worth a shot and apart from a 540 motor (i have) looks complete.
Just sounds like wheels will be tricky.
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The review of the Hirobo Alien is too large to go here But if you check out FB (IconicRC) it will be there.

Last edited by Mike Haswell; 22-01-2015 at 09:46 PM.
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Bargain!!!

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Thanks for comments.
For £20 its worth a shot and apart from a 540 motor (i have) looks complete.
Just sounds like wheels will be tricky.
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I always thought back then that the Alien Mid4 was a copy of the optima mid, at least name wise. However, I read RC Car Action recently and saw that Hirobo's was released in mid 87.(pun intended)
So kyosho wasn't the first to use the MID name.
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Can anybody give me s little info on this
Is it worth a buy and restore?
No she'll or wheels!
Thanks ��
TBG sell a repro bodyshell for this car, and ive seen sticker sets on ebay.
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Again thanks, some really helpfull info
Hopefully picking it up at the weekend so pics will be on the way.
Any other links out there
Or is it only the 2set of wheels that fit?
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Does anyone know what wheel inner blocks i could use for this car so i could fit some wheels.
Thanks
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Does anyone know what wheel inner blocks i could use for this car so i could fit some wheels.
Thanks
Still can upload pics!
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None as far as I'm aware.

This may give you an idea of what you could do.

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=27150

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