Burns DX: 1/8 gas powered 4wd off-road buggy released in 1989. Entry level version of original Burns 4wd buggy from 1987. Aluminum chassis with glass reinforced nylon construction. Four-wheel double a-arm camber adjustable suspension system. Twin bellcrank steering with spring loaded servo saver and adjustable tie rods. Gold anodized, oil filled, adjustable collar coilover shocks supported by aluminum towers front and rear. Pinion & spur primary/shaft driven 4wd system with bevel gear diffs front/rear/center and dog bones at all four corners. Bridgestone 335/45/25 front and 385/40/25 rear Sand Super knobby tires on single piece "Phone Dial" style nylon wheels. A clear lexan body and wing, aluminum front knuckles, bushings, muffler, and screw top gas tank were included in the unassembled kit but the reccomended .21 motor, starter, glow plug/ignitor, receiver battery pack and radio were not.
Turbo Burns: 1/8 gas powered 4wd off-road buggy introduced in 1989. Upgraded version of original Burns 4wd buggy from 1987. Duralumin chassis with countersunk hardware and glass reinforced nylon construction. Longer wheelbase, extended travel, four-wheel independent suspension with titanium turnbuckle camber adjustment and rear roll bar. Spring loaded twin bellcrank steering with titanium turnbuckles. Larger gold anodized, oil filled, adjustable collar coilover shocks held up by new aluminum towers front and rear. Pinion & spur primary/shaft driven 4wd system with bevel gear diffs front/rear/center and dog bone rear/universal front axles. Bridgestone 335/45/25 front and 385/40/25 rear Sand Super knobby tires on single piece five spoke nylon wheels. The unassembled kit included a new clear lexan body and wing, aluminum front knuckles, bearings, tuned muffler, and flip top gas tank but the reccomended .21 motor, starter, glow plug/ignitor, receiver battery pack and radio were not.
Nitro Brute: 1/10 2wd gas powered monster truck released in 1987. Based on the 1/10 2wd electric Big Brute. Deeply molded ABS plastic tub chassis, 4-wheel double a-arm independent suspension system. Kimbrough style servo saver and adjustable tie rod steering. Red plastic shock tower/body mounts with single plastic bodied coilover friction shock at each wheel. Oversized white front brush guard. tubular style plastic cage surrounded the rear mounted motor. Bevel gear differential equipped transmission with primary drive belt, dog eared plastic driveshafts and metal axle shafts. High offset three-piece white nylon 2.2 truck wheels and 5.4 inch tall Bridgestone monster truck tires. Highly detailed clear lexan Toyota truck body with chrome bumpers, grille and off-road lights atop a black triple tube roll bar. A zip starter, flip top fuel tank, muffler, and side steps were included with the unassembled kit which came in two versions, one without an engine, and one with a O.S. .12 CZ-2, both less radio.
Corvette ZR-1: 1/10 gas powered 2wd on-road car debuted in 1989. Based on the Rampage buggy. Use the same aluminum plate chassis and molded nylon construction for the suspension, steering and drivetrain. Included the O.S. .12 CZ-R engine with recoil starter as well driving the same pinion and spur primary drive, prop shaft, belt final drive and bevel geared differential. Kyosho however, fit a highly detailed lexan representation of the namesake Corvette body and silver machine finished plastic wheels shod in 320/35/20 Bridgestone Potenza radial pattern tires to create the ZR-1, which was sold as a partially assembled kit with bushings, less radio and batteries for the receiver and glow plug ignitor pack.
Stinger MKII: Belt driven version of Kyoshos first 1/10 gas powered 4wd off-road buggy, the MKII was released In 1988. Constructed primarily from EX66 nylon. Aluminum plate chassis and plastic top deck with a 4-wheel independent lower a-arm and adjustable camber link suspension. Twin bellcrank steering system with a built-in servo saver and adjustable tie rods. Kyosho's red andodized, oil filled, aluminum coilover shocks with adjustable collars at each corner were supported by an aluminum plate tower out back and bolted directly to the gearbox up front. Belt driven 4wd system with sealed cases contained bevel gear differentials. Three-gear transmission, centrifugal clutch pinion and spur primary drive with metal dogbones all around doled out power through aluminum front hubs and plastic rear carriers to nylon three piece "phone dial" wheels with knobby Bridgestone 340730-20-M tires. A plastic front bumper, fuel tank, aluminum muffler, mounts for an Enya .09 or O.S. .10 motor, Kyosho's Zip starter, bushings, and a clear lexan body was included with the unassembled kit that came without a motor, radio, or electronics.
Rampage: 1/10 2wd off-road gas buggy introduced in 1989. Aluminum plate chassis with molded nylon lower a-arm and fixed camber link four-wheel independent suspension. Aluminum capped nylon bodied oil filled coilover shocks supported by aluminum shock towers. Inline axle blocks, adjustable tie rod, twin bellcrank steering system with a built-in servo saver sandwiched under an aluminum front plate. Midship mounted O.S. .12 CZ-R engine with recoil starter delivered power through a pinion and spur primary drive, prop shaft, and belt final drive to the bevel geared differential with metal dogbones. 340/30/20 M and 195/60/20 S-S Knobby Bridgestone tires mounted on yellow dished aero disk style wheels spun on metal bushings. A clear lexan body, mini front bumper, four AA receiver pack and four D-cell glow plug ignitor pack were included (minus batteries) with the unassembled kit, which was sold less radio.