TOMS on the LOOSE!!!

[CertifiedMike]

TURBO OPTIMA MID SPECIAL!!!

Its on the way kids!!! Re-release of the king if Mids!!!


https://rc.kyosho.com/en/30623.html

 

[9x19]

Kyosho drools!

Did I get that right?

Congrats!

 

[Chubaka]

Congrats. Looks like something yamaha came up with. Nice looking ride.

 

[CertifiedMike]

Kyosho drools!

Did I get that right?

Congrats!

This one and the Lazer both made me drool!!!

 

[Chubaka]

This one and the Lazer both made me drool!!!

I thought you were drooling before that?

 

[CertifiedMike]

I thought you were drooling before that?

But now I need a smock!

 

[Doom!]

Coolness! Hey somebody grab a mop. @CertifiedMike Is lookin' at Kyosho's again!

 

[OnwardGuinevere]

It's your next, next, next, next Mid!
Really nice looking rig.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Now if that doesn't rekindle the RC thrill then nothing will.

 

[ahr43]

Looking like TOMS born for grass tracking. Like it. -AC

 

[RustyUs]

Thread title reminds me of my cousin (Tom). He and his buddy were known to outrun the cops on their choppers in the late 70's. Sorry, first thing that popped into my head.

Huh? where is your manners? No pictures to oooh and ahh over? Pfft.
Just messin' with you.

All these frickin' cool re-res are most excellent, but I have learned great self control over the Optima lineup messin' with my purchasing desires.

 

[Mike-h]

Here’s a naked tomahawk pic to salivate over

 

[CertifiedMike]

Here’s a naked tomahawk pic to salivate over

That one's on my bucket list too!

Thread title reminds me of my cousin (Tom). He and his buddy were known to outrun the cops on their choppers in the late 70's. Sorry, first thing that popped into my head.

Huh? where is your manners? No pictures to oooh and ahh over? Pfft.
Just messin' with you.

All these frickin' cool re-res are most excellent, but I have learned great self control over the Optima lineup messin' with my purchasing desires.

My 'self control' for these cars went right out the window about 40 years ago!
My last words...

Must.... buy...... more..... Mids....

 

[Mike-h]

That one's on my bucket list too!


My 'self control' for these cars went right out the window about 40 years ago!
My last words...

Must.... buy...... more..... Mids....

there is something nice and therapeutic about building a Kyosho kit... it all just goes together perfectly.

 

[CertifiedMike]

there is something nice and therapeutic about building a Kyosho kit... it all just goes together perfectly.

This is true. When I can just sit and wrench on my car for a while, its almost always fun! Far more than I can say for working on the 1:1's where they NEED to be fixed at least!

I was blown away at the difference between my Tamiya Hornet and Blackfoot vs the Kyosho Turbo Optima kits.

Tamiya seems to come from a scale model background. Their kits are fun and imaginative. Some are certainly race oriented but not the Hornet and Blackfoot. They were a lot of fun and I learned a lot with them. I still have them and will restore those too. Tamiya will always be a favorite of mine because their kits always seem to find the 'kid' in me. I hope to get hack to building a few of them that I've missed out on over the years too.

I felt like the Kyosho kit was more race oriented despite the cute little 'kid' in the instruction manual who helped point out special instructions on some steps.

The quality of the plastic, sounds silly to say, but it required very little sanding or finishing where parts are removed from the 'parts tree'.... the quality is really good!!!
The Kyosho 'gold' shocks were by far the nicest I'd ever seen or owned. They were (still are) silky smooth!
The 240ST Lemans motor almost made me cry!
An RC car driven by chain?!?!?! OMG!!!! I was helpless from the start! Totally in love with that car!!! That one is all Hot Trick'd and in need of refinishing as well I bought a new chassis plate and a shock tower for it not too long ago. Its happening, slowly.

The cars as assemblies were absolute monsters!!! About the only thing that would stop mine was a good smack to the wall at full tilt!
I was young and not a great driver... It saw more than a few walls during its race career!

When the Mid was released, I was ALL over it!!!
I wanted a Maxxum FF REAL BAD too!!! They make cars that made me want to go fast!
Kyosho is an exceptional race buggy manufacturer!

This 'Special' is another amazing example of their quality!

 

[RudyF6]

The Kyosho 'gold' shocks were by far the nicest I'd ever seen or owned.

My OG Ultima Pro came with those. They still feel smooth and they don't leak after almost 40 years!

An RC car driven by chain?!?!?! OMG!!!!

Did you notice the re-re comes with a belt and the chain is touted as an upgrade?
I un-built my OG Optima before its first season was over to "upgrade" to the belt!

 

[CertifiedMike]

My OG Ultima Pro came with those. They still feel smooth and they don't leak after almost 40 years!

Did you notice the re-re comes with a belt and the chain is touted as an upgrade?
I un-built my OG Optima before its first season was over to "upgrade" to the belt!

Those Ultimas were every bit as awesome as the Optimas!!!

I have a few sets of 40 year old shocks without a single drop of oil leaked!

I have a set now that are a bit rough. Over their life, they got silicone and sae oil. Thats what drained out of them! Gray brown oil, not what I was hoping for!
I have orings on order, TiNi shafts already here for a proper rebuild.
For now, I drained them, wiped the bodies out with qtips and refilled with 200 cst...
They are working perfectly and no leaks yet!
They are so smooth, I kind of don't want to take them apart!

I also converted to the belt. My chain kept stretching. As I said, I was young and wanted to drive, not wrench!