WTB a Turbo Twister "Toypedo" pool toy

[aka_bigred]

Anyone seen these at any stores lately? I thought I'd find one this weekend, but all the places I tried had cleared out all the pool toys weeks ago to make room for all the back-to-school crap. (bah!)

I actually only need the back cage & prop, so maybe someone's kid has a broken one lying around???? I'm looking to use it for a DIY maxijet Tunze mod.

Let me know if you have one or have seen them in the past few days.

TIA

[smeesus]

I actually only need the back cage & prop, so maybe someone's kid has a broken one lying around???? I'm looking to use it for a DIY maxijet Tunze mod

Thats a good idea, never would have thought of that.

[aka_bigred]

I can't take credit for it. Someone over on RC came up with it.

Wanted to try it myself, but I gotta find the darn things first. You'd think that retailers would want to sell water toys during the hottest months of the MN summer, but I guess not. They are already plotting a way to get xmas stuff out before Halloween

[Loverotties]

Try Walmart!

[Skipponator]

Walmart doesn't carry them. I was bidding on some proppellers and the creator of this mod using that toy contacted me about getting some props from me since they didn't need 4 and I didn't. Then they shared their thing about this. So I checked Wal-Mart and Target, no go, we don't have a Wal-Greens but I found some on Ebay last night.

I just bought 1 to try.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Swimways-Turbo-T...QQcmdZViewItem

[reefmyster]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...314976-7133769

$11.99 at toys-r-us online

[jjwdiver]

I was gonna say Tory R Us, How about trying at a Sportmart.

[MNnaNoReef]

Dang Man i think i might have one of those on one of my clearence endcaps at work(target) lemme take a look tommrow and if i do ill throw it aside for you

[reefmyster]

How bout a list?

BLOOMINGTON BED BATH & BEYOND Phone : (952) 881-2410 7961 SOUTHTOWN CENTER BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431 BURNSVILLE GART-SPORTSMART-OSHMANS Phone : (952) 435-3500 1300 WEST COUNTY ROAD 42 BURNSVILLE, MN 55337 LINENS 'N THINGS Phone : (952) 892-3800 850 WEST COUNTY ROAD 41 BURNSVILLE, MN 55337 CHASKA Premier Pool & Spa, Inc. Phone : (952) 368-6070 204 Chestnut St. Chaska, MN 55318 EDINA BI: A TRADE NAME OF SHOENECKERS,INC Phone : (952) 835-4800 SOUTH RECEIVING DOCK 7630 BUSH LAKE RD EDINA, MN 55439 MAPLE GROVE BED BATH & BEYOND Phone : (763) 416-3965 7950 WEDGEWOOD LANE NORTH MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369 GART-SPORTSMART-OSHMANS Phone : (763) 420-2857 12530 ELM CREEK BOULEVARD MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369 SUPERIOR POOL PRODUCTS, LLC # 439 8555 REVERE LANE RM 300 MAPLE GROVE, MN 55369

MINNETONKA PURE BLUE SWIM SHOP Phone : (952) 935-6101 6121 BAKER ROAD SUITE 104 MINNETONKA, MN 55345 NEW HOPE CUSTOM DISTRIBUTION INC. Phone : (612) 595-8590 3510 WINNETKA AVE. NO. NEW HOPE, MN 55427 RICHFIELD GART-SPORTSMART-OSHMANS Phone : (612) 861-1200 1150 WEST 78TH STREET RICHFIELD, MN 55423 Gaylan's Phone : (612) 869-0200 1700 W. 78TH STREET RICHFIELD, MN 55423 SHAKOPEE KMART SHAKOPEE DC 8299 Phone : (612) 445-2936 901 CANTERBURY ROAD SHAKOPEE, MN 55379 SPRING PARK DOCK & LIFT, INC. Phone : (952) 474-7934 4550 SHORELINE DRIVE SPRING PARK, MN 55384 Dock and Lift, INC. Phone : (925) 474-7934 4550 Shoreline Drive Spring Park, MN 55384

The Premier pool and Spa in Chaska is just one street up from me. I will check it out after this little storm blows thru.

[smeesus]

you know what storms mean....... traffic, and lots of waiting!

[reefmyster]

I called the place by me, apparently they only have the "non-turbo" model. Just like the supra, I need the turbo. I am considering buying a couple from toys r us.

[HFG]

There are lots of RC hobby stores with props in the TC...If that would help I can point out the ones in the SW burbs for ya.

[aka_bigred]

Originally Posted by HFG

There are lots of RC hobby stores with props in the TC...If that would help I can point out the ones in the SW burbs for ya.

Been there, done that. I've gotten props already, and constructed a model 1.0, but was looking for these puppies for V2.0 model.

The tough part about this mod is the little propeller cage. I tried doing this mod with a PVC coupler with holes drilled in it for water inflow. It sort of works, but there's a couple problems with it IME:

1- It's kinda ugly looking
2- It's hard to center the prop shaft exactly so that it doesn't rub on the housing wall
3- It's also hard to maximize the water flow by just drilling lots of wholes in the coupler, whereas this prop cage protects from snails but allows max water flow.


I think I may have to order a couple from amazon/toysRus. I was just hoping somone may have seen them locally and not had to pay to ship them, since I had previously seen them lots of places (as shown by reefmyster's list) and couldn't any more. Now, if we could only get a case of them since it sounds like there's others interested in this mod as well now.

[Skipponator]

Just pay for the shipping, that way you know your going to get it and when all said and done and it works fine, you have a cheap Tunze style power head. If you don't pay shipping and go to the store, you have to pay for gas to driving to get it bot ways and sales tax so it about evens out.

[Skipponator]

Got my toy today, I'll let you all know how itgoes, I just need to find some SS rod.