Hi all,

I'm new to this forum but have been collecting 1:18 scale cars for about 2 years.

Anyway, does anyone know why Maisto's model has two parts on the rear rotors painted yellow? I know most cars with disc brakes have one single brake caliper. I'm just baffled by that.

Here's a link to a picture: http://www.idcowdiecast.com/yahoostoreidcow/products/toy2012_002.jpg

cheers

Cmon stygian! You should know that is what prevents this great German Supercar from rolling down a hill and going up the ass of a :yugosmili . I'm not sure why some 1:18 cars don't have the e-brake but only the caliper. I suppose Maisto's quality is improving. Note the brake discs on the carrera GT are actually drilled all the way through the dist! Overall that car just looks hot.

yea, i got that car a few months back...its very hot.

i particularly like the fact that the rear wing can actually be lifted up, just like the real one that lifts at a certain speed

i agree, that second little caliper is most deffinately the hand brake/parking brake/ whatever the hell you want to call it

Uh oh....the noob has been owned here. :uhoh:

I guess it makes sense to have a separate e-brake set of pads & caliper since when the car is parked after a spirited drive, the main set of calipers and their pads will be really hot. If the e-brake were to press those hot pads against the rotors, they start warping that much sooner.

Should I paint my rotors on the Carrera given the rotors don't actually rotate along with the wheels?

I have painted the calipers on one piece brake discs and it ends up just fine. Try putting tape over the disc and leaving the caliper exposed. Then spray!

i saw this car at fry's haha, i want it

Here are some pics I took recently of my black Carrera GT.

http://members.rogers.com/stygianmax/118/carreragt-1.jpg

http://members.rogers.com/stygianmax/118/carreragt-4.jpg

http://members.rogers.com/stygianmax/118/carreragt-7.jpg

Nice! I trying to find one like that but with silver.

that model is so damn hard to lower.... I'll get some pics of mine up soon though.

that model is so damn hard to lower.... I'll get some pics of mine up soon though.

why would you want to lower it?

Why not is the question. Supercars are supposed to be low...

and this is already low...

Nice! I trying to find one like that but with silver.



i got this car yesterday at fry's. pretty....i got the black one, they also had the silver one, but i like the black one more.