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Knight Rider 1/18 KITT with Voice Unit

Post by Stargazer » Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:23 am

Would anyone have any idea of what this KR toy is programed to say. I found it on a web site and it doesn't give much info on it.

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Knight Rider 1/18 KITT with Voice Unit

From the classic 1980s TV series Knight Rider comes this 21st century 1/18 scale die-cast production from Aoshima!

KITT in all its slick black stealthiness is a brilliant collector's piece with voice unit!

Limited production and you do not want to be missing out on this one!

From Japan!
Item #: 2539
Manufacturer: Aoshima
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US$149.95

http://www.action-hq.com/store/product_ ... b08e3459d1

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Post by sarfraz » Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:35 am

I contacted Aoshima awhile back when this model originally came out. Its voiced by the actor who dubbed KITTs voice in Japan.....so its going to be talking Japanese. ERTL cant seem to be bothered by asking Aoshima for the voice chip design. It is still the ERTL mould so a English voice chip version is viable.....its just upto ERTL to decide if its profitable.

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Post by pewter 02ws6 » Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:23 pm

you can go to radioshack and buy one of these units for around $12. it comes with a little speaker and mic. it runs off a 9 volt battery. you can record it to say what ever you want. the only downside is that you would have to remove the base off your 1:18 KITT to install it. it is very easy to do and well worth the $12. i forget how many seconds of recording time it has. i only have kitt introducing himself on mine.
i will see if i can dig up the part # on radioshack.com ;)

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Post by pewter 02ws6 » Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:27 pm

here it is! the price has also dropped. it records up to 20 seconds. http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... age=search

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Post by andy-kitt » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:12 am

How do you record on it? can you re-record using it??

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Post by sarfraz » Thu Aug 24, 2006 5:26 am

http://www.hlj.com/product/AOS07504

Look at the box :shock:

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Not entirely sure if this is the voice version but nicely presented.

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Post by andy-kitt » Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:23 am

Weird how the image Sarfraz has used has changed to "stolen image" LOL It was there yesterday

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Post by sarfraz » Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:57 am

funnier thing is when I go back to the original page it says the same thing. Then I reload, the picture is back up. Must be a cache thing. I've e-mailed joyride to find out why we are not getting the "woo woo" version of KITT!

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Post by sarfraz » Mon Aug 28, 2006 1:35 pm

Hello Sarfraz,
While the USD$83.00 Aoshima model is impressive, it's much more expensive than the JoyRide model, which usually retails for $30 or less. I'm sure some collectors are willing to pay $50 more for a talking car, but our collectors are happy with a $30 non-talking KITT with moving sensor lights.

Thanks for writing!

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In other words, no talking KITT for us....want to argue e-mail:

chris@joyridestudios.com

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Post by andy-kitt » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:21 am

They'd probably sell more talking ones than the chrome Knight Rider models .

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Post by Lost Knight » Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:26 pm

I'd buy that K.I.T.T. just for the box. (Nah, not really.) What a nice touch. It's a shame they didn't design every box like that from the very beginning.
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Post by andy-kitt » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:52 am

I think the Aoshima box of the non-talking model looks better than the ERTL one anyway, but then I didn't buy it for the box LOL

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Post by Juggernaut30 » Fri Sep 01, 2006 8:14 pm

80 $ for an talking KITT model??? :shock: :shock: :shock:

Like pewter 02ws6 said,the voicechip cost about 12$ and it`s very simple to install.And you can record every sound that YOU want.

My KITT model has 2 voicechips.They are connected with the 2 original buttons.With one KITT can introducing himself and the second you can hear the startup sequence and the scanner sound.
The elec. parts cost 20$ and about 0,5 hours to install them.


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There is no reason to pay 80$ for such a model! :roll:

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Post by pewter 02ws6 » Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:31 pm

Juggernaut30 wrote:80 $ for an talking KITT model??? :shock: :shock: :shock:

Like pewter 02ws6 said,the voicechip cost about 12$ and it`s very simple to install.And you can record every sound that YOU want.

My KITT model has 2 voicechips.They are connected with the 2 original buttons.With one KITT can introducing himself and the second you can hear the startup sequence and the scanner sound.
The elec. parts cost 20$ and about 0,5 hours to install them.


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There is no reason to pay 80$ for such a model! :roll:

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i am an idiot, i never even thought of installing a secondary one :oops: the start up sequence would be great! :wink:

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Post by Juggernaut30 » Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:00 pm

pewter 02ws6 wrote:
i am an idiot, i never even thought of installing a secondary one :oops: the start up sequence would be great! :wink:[/quote]

Well,you had to remove the engine,because there is no more space for the chip.
But....who needs the engine??? :lol:

Here is a vid from that model. :wink:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z2ZCC7-VpUQ


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Post by pewter 02ws6 » Sat Sep 02, 2006 11:18 pm

you need to do a write up on how you installed the fog lights. that looks sweet!!

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Post by Dave Knight » Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:06 am

Juggernaut30 to quote the great Tommy Callahan the III or Tommy Boy to his friends.


"That................was AWESOME!"


That has to be the coolest thing anybody has done to that car, I thought it should have had those features from the factory. You forgot something on the 1/18 the recesses in the rims are still silver, that was one of the first things I did to my 1/18 KITT, made a WORLD of difference in the model :wink: .
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Post by Juggernaut30 » Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:24 am

Dave Knight wrote: You forgot something on the 1/18 the recesses in the rims are still silver, that was one of the first things I did to my 1/18 KITT.
Not really....it`s an "old" video! :lol:

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Well,my KITT model is now a "Extrem-KITT" :lol:
I customized every part of it.
It has 2 Soundchips,lightup foglights,lightup rearlights,lightup dashboard,the hatch has now tan color and the t-tops.

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At the moment my livingroom looks like the garage at universal studios. :lol: :lol:

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It`s a nice hobby to customize those models. :wink:

So I think it`s very funny to pay 80$ for such a model with only 1 soundchip. :roll:


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Post by Dave Knight » Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:29 am

Juggernaut30 wrote: Image
Im not brittish but I have to say this:


How in BLOODY hell did you pull off the tails like that :shock: . And I LOVE your KNIGHT plate, its WAY better than the one I had made up, the reg/inspction stickers sell it. Would you be willing to make one of them up for my KITT?
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Post by J-Knight » Mon Sep 04, 2006 11:48 am

I thinhk he said he bought it somewhere.
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Post by Juggernaut30 » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:17 pm

J-Knight wrote:I thinhk he said he bought it somewhere.
Yepp....right!

We have a guy here in germany who make these license plates.
He can also make every plate from every country.

And they only cost about 2$.
How in BLOODY hell did you pull off the tails like that
Well...you must be crazy enough to cut a new model into pieces! :lol: :lol: :lol:

By the way...that is KITT`s front. :wink:

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Post by JJSoCrazy » Mon Sep 04, 2006 3:57 pm

Would you be considering selling a model just like that, that is very very very nice!!!! I want one!!!!

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Post by JJSoCrazy » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:04 pm

Juggernaut30 wrote:
pewter 02ws6 wrote:
i am an idiot, i never even thought of installing a secondary one :oops: the start up sequence would be great! :wink:
Well,you had to remove the engine,because there is no more space for the chip.
But....who needs the engine??? :lol:

Here is a vid from that model. :wink:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z2ZCC7-VpUQ


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Where can I get the theme song, its sounds really good, diff from the original.

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Post by Juggernaut30 » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:55 pm

jjsocrazy wrote:Would you be considering selling a model just like that, that is very very very nice!!!! I want one!!!!
I thought about that,but to send it around the world it would be too expensive!
So I only build them for the german market.

Such a custom KITT would cost with: foglight,rear lights,2 voicechips,lightup dashboard and voicebox,other scanner and other little things about 150 Euro`s ( 180$). :shock:

At the moment i`m working on 3 models.My hobbyroom looks like the universal garage in the 80s. :lol:

Where can I get the theme song, its sounds really good, diff from the original
What song do you mean?? :?: The KR theme??


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Post by James_kr » Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:48 pm

I think anyone would pay $180 + Shipping for that. If you can't afford a KITT replica thats the closest you can get.
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