i need a kyosho optima

[thehos]

anyone, fixer upper?

[Oxygen Thief]

Found this on eBay, any good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kyosho-Optima-Mid-Vintage-4x...

[Top pup]

What kind? Mid or an original?

[SimonD]

My bro has an Optima Mid Custom Special. That any use?

[k-ink]

This is my favorite all time RC car. I have a brand new built Optima Mid and enough spares to build another new one. Will not be selling though.

[thehos]

SimonD said:

My bro has an Optima Mid Custom Special. That any use?

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[k-ink]

Check worldwide ebay too.

The prices vary hugely. Crashed examples can be had for as little as £20. New in box (NIB) around £1000. Decent examples in between from £200 - £500. Or you can buy parts as they crop up and build one that way. This is how I amassed so many brand new parts.

[ukzz4iroc]

I have a very clean, box art first Optima, a good Turrbo Optima and a restored Optima pro. They aren't fixer uppers but very clean and box art.

Let me know if interested?

[ukzz4iroc]

This is the Mk1. Has a front bumper since this photo-

[DrTre]

that is lovely

wish I still had my ultima but the experiment in making it an "Ultima Mid" wasn't particularly successful...

[k-ink]

Those Ultima's pulled wheelies far too easily didn't they!


The evolution to mid mounted motors and belt drive was the real turning point from old school into the modern era.

[thehos]

thanks for replies chaps, if you could pm me some prices, i will get back to you asap

[DrTre]

I remember putting a reedy silver dot in it with something a 15T pinion.

In races at my club the car was like a scalded cat off the start and down the straights...with the wheels pointing anywhere but straight ahead it was like trying to control a greased otter...Admittedly I couldn't drive for st either...

[thehos]

DrTre said:

I remember putting a reedy silver dot in it with something a 15T pinion.

In races at my club the car was like a scalded cat off the start and down the straights...with the wheels pointing anywhere but straight ahead it was like trying to control a greased otter...Admittedly I couldn't drive for st either...

ha ha, optimas were the main rivals for my cat back then

[Top pup]

ukzz4iroc said:

This is the Mk1. Has a front bumper since this photo-

Very nice, any pics of the other two?