Kyosho Turbo Scorpion Build

[WickedFog]

Started on my TS. Not doing a video series this time, but will put together a video montage of the pics later. Anyway, here we go.

Chassis rails and front shock towers.

Steering bellcrank and front arm mount installed.

Transmission and rear shock tower assembled.

Forged trailing arms baby! Love the design here. Aluminum arms are a no-no, but when they mount in this fashion, they are pretty bulletproof. Plus these are forged.

Shocks assembled.

Rear assembly done.

Roll bar bolted on.

 

[Doom!]

These look so clean going together, really are good looking kits.

 

[WickedFog]

There's a lot more going on with these kits than in your typical modern plastic kits, that's for sure. But the design is just beautiful watching it all go together.

This kit came out in 1985, after the Scorpion, which was launched in '82 or '83 if I remember correctly. The Turbo added bigger wheels and a slightly wider/longer wheelbase (I think). And this re-release kit has only had a couple very minor changes since then.

For me, it just brings back memories of RC in the 80's, and how these kits were the pinnacle of the hobby at that time. There was absolutely nothing that came close back then when it came to the detail and quality in my opinion, and that is still nearly true today, a whopping 37 years later. That's pretty damned crazy if you think about it, considering how much manufacturing has changed and tried to cheapen things up. To me though, it's like assembling a work of art that I drooled over as a kid.

 

[Greywolf74]

Good stuff. You making me want to build some of these Kyosho kits

 

[TRAT]

This going to be cool build!! Can’t wait to see the progress

 

[WickedFog]

Got the front suspension done. It's a pretty complex trailing arm setup like the rear, but there is a lot more to the front.

Front A-arms

Front spindles installed.

Arms and shocks installed.

Front bumper installed and arm angle set.

 

[TRAT]

Heck yea!! Liking it so far..

 

[WickedFog]

I'll try to get back on this build tomorrow. Unable to continue until I dye some parts, and today that would be a little rough. Bad knees suck

 

[Doom!]

Bad knees suck

You ain't lyin'!

 

[TRAT]

Think work is giving me bad knees. Right knee been bothering me a lot lately. It’s dose suck. Plus my hands been bothering me from wrenching and welding all the time. Carpal tunnel ehhhh

 

[WickedFog]

Tried dying the tub black and it won't take dye, so white it is. I did get the wheels and wing to take dye though, and it came out a dark blue, even though I used the same black dye I used on the Javelin cage. Anyway... more pics

A better pic of the wheels to show the color.

 

[Greywolf74]

Love that blue-ish black color!

 

[WickedFog]

Yeah, it's kinda cool. Depending on the light, or lack thereof, the color is either blue or black.

 

[TRAT]

Looking really good I actually like the white.

 

[WickedFog]

Looking really good I actually like the white.

Yeah, I think I will paint the body pearl white, with some dark blue stripes.