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- 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 ...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:08 pm
- Forum: R/C Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
- Topic: What your workstation looks like?
- Replies: 460
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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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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.
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 4:51 pm
- Forum: Kyosho Forum
- Topic: "Modern" Brushless Motor with Vintage 1/12
- Replies: 5
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"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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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?
- 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 ...