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by sundevil67
Sun Mar 03, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: Kyosho Forum
Topic: New/Old Ultima PRO XL
Replies: 21
Views: 4197

Re: New/Old Ultima PRO XL

There are some Ultima PRO XL for sale but they are either very expensive or in bad shape. Found a old Ultima 2 on Ebay that I am going to use as a donor car for the parts that is missing. I do not know in which direction this build will take, but I will post pictures along the build. These are the ...
by sundevil67
Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:08 pm
Forum: R/C Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: What your workstation looks like?
Replies: 460
Views: 49589

Re: What your workstation looks like?

What about some butcher board and wall brackets? I hung these separate for 2 kids but they could be joined. Pick your height. I looked at a few like that, and while I love the idea of the floor space saved, I'd rather have a larger tabletop ... that 5th scale truck is a monster, and I already drop ...
by sundevil67
Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:56 am
Forum: R/C Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: What your workstation looks like?
Replies: 460
Views: 49589

Re: What your workstation looks like?

Forgive me if I've already posted about this somewhere ... search came up empty. It's something I've been struggling with for a while, but now there's a deadline. I'm getting some new carpet installed, and one of the legs on my workbench is almost guaranteed to break when moved. I need to replace it...
by sundevil67
Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: Kyosho Forum
Topic: OPTIMA MID '87 WC Worlds Spec Ltd Ed.
Replies: 46
Views: 2384

Re: OPTIMA MID '87 WC Worlds Spec Ltd Ed.

The "reinforced slipper clutch to support brushless motors " is basically stating it has a slipper. Kyosho makes different slipper pads for different setups, unfortunately Kyosho doesn't say which pad works best in which conditions. The standard slipper pads are good for brushed motors an...
by sundevil67
Fri Feb 23, 2024 4:07 pm
Forum: Kyosho Forum
Topic: OPTIMA MID '87 WC Worlds Spec Ltd Ed.
Replies: 46
Views: 2384

Re: OPTIMA MID '87 WC Worlds Spec Ltd Ed.

Yeah, I can see the sides to that argument... I myself am guilty of buying the fancy LeMans 240 & 480S motor combo for my Fantom re-re in large part because it looks awesome .. but the Optima Mid I'm about to build ... while I'm not going to compete, I do intend to log as much track time as I ca...
by sundevil67
Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:02 pm
Forum: Kyosho Forum
Topic: OPTIMA MID '87 WC Worlds Spec Ltd Ed.
Replies: 46
Views: 2384

Re: OPTIMA MID '87 WC Worlds Spec Ltd Ed.

Back to the OT ... I did finally break down and order one of these out of major FOMO caused by having to overpay for the 60th anniversary gold Fantom I just had to have. I was wondering what y'all thought about motors. Interesting that Kyosho recommends a "brushed" motor, with most other r...
by sundevil67
Sat Feb 17, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: Kyosho Forum
Topic: OPTIMA MID '87 WC Worlds Spec Ltd Ed.
Replies: 46
Views: 2384

Re: OPTIMA MID '87 WC Worlds Spec Ltd Ed.

I don't really like this one, but now this body is re-released, I hope Kyosho will make an Optima Pro re-re, maybe the next year, as I hope they will make an Ultima Pro XL re-re based on the parts used for the J.J. edition :) Bite your tongue! I'm a huge fan of Kyosho's re-releases...but the Optima...
by sundevil67
Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:34 am
Forum: Kyosho Forum
Topic: Kyosho Le Mans 600E motor. Was it standard in any Kit????
Replies: 15
Views: 2848

Re: Kyosho Le Mans 600E motor. Was it standard in any Kit????

I definitely got this one with my Plazma back in the day. I just pulled it out to post up on eBay actually...still in pretty good shape.
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by sundevil67
Thu Jan 18, 2024 4:51 pm
Forum: Kyosho Forum
Topic: "Modern" Brushless Motor with Vintage 1/12
Replies: 5
Views: 135

"Modern" Brushless Motor with Vintage 1/12

Anyone tried to put a 'modern' brushless motor in a vintage pan car, like the Kyosho Plazma MKIII? I don't see a whole lot of difference in the new Fantom re-re transmission from the original, whereas a lot of the updated vintage models are tweaked in this regard to handle brushless power. For exam...
by sundevil67
Sun Jan 14, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: R/C Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: What your workstation looks like?
Replies: 460
Views: 49589

Re: What your workstation looks like?

OK, I really need some ideas here for a new setup. I'll get this out of the way now, because I already know the most common response - I CANNOT BUILD A CUSTOM WORKBENCH . At this age, I know what I'm good at, and what I'll wind up paying someone to fix/finish after I screw it up. Building furniture ...
by sundevil67
Wed Jan 10, 2024 12:18 pm
Forum: Tamiya Forum
Topic: Tamiya 58695 Wild One Blockhead Motors at SilverTriple's sauce :)
Replies: 72
Views: 8224

Re: Tamiya 58695 Wild One Blockhead Motors at SilverTriple's sauce :)

Nice looking kit, but I found the overall build quality to be terrible. You can damage the finish or break something by blowing on it. Just out of curiosity, what broke? My main concern with the buggy are those anemic pogo shocks it comes with. To me it seems more of a dune buggy meant for sand dun...
by sundevil67
Tue Jan 09, 2024 6:00 pm
Forum: Tamiya Forum
Topic: Tamiya 58695 Wild One Blockhead Motors at SilverTriple's sauce :)
Replies: 72
Views: 8224

Re: Tamiya 58695 Wild One Blockhead Motors at SilverTriple's sauce :)

Nice looking kit, but I found the overall build quality to be terrible. You can damage the finish or break something by blowing on it.
by sundevil67
Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:53 pm
Forum: Tamiya Forum
Topic: Tamiya Falcon?
Replies: 8
Views: 1729

Re: Tamiya Falcon?

I see one on eBay for $900 for sale but of course can't look for kits that have actually sold. I think the re-re is actually going to happen, but after thinking on it some, I think I'm going to keep it. Building & shelving it - don't see much reason to drive it with so much better performing (an...
by sundevil67
Mon Jan 08, 2024 5:38 pm
Forum: Vintage Electronics
Topic: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors
Replies: 61
Views: 13652

Re: Top 3 Kyosho Le Mans motors

How much would you expect to pay for an original 480T in very good condition?
by sundevil67
Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:09 am
Forum: Kyosho Re-Release Forum
Topic: Fantom Gold 60th
Replies: 11
Views: 742

Re: Fantom Gold 60th

Holy crap! What happened that all of a sudden caused these kits to double in price on eBay? They have been sold out on retail shelves for a while now... The ones that have actually sold are cheaper, but it seems like something happened in the last 2 months or so that told these sellers they can now ...

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