Ive had this Turbo Scorpion sitting in a box for ages. Today I installed a Quantum Competition 3 speedo, 19 turn Komodo Dragon motor, Spektrum receiver and a 5000 lipo and headed for my local beach. Lucky for me the beach was almost deserted and the...
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Went back to the beach today, this time taking my Scorpion Beetle along for the wife to drive. Tried being 'REAL' vintage and run the beetle with a Techniplus Acoms 29 am radio set only to remember the terrible radio interference we used to get back...
Here's a Kyosho truck I picked up at the flea market last night. The seller originally said 5 bucks , then my wife gives a look like for that pile of junk so he then said 3 bucks and I said sold ! Any Chicagoland members should give the Wheaton...
Hello all, I am new to these forums, an avid vintage collector and racer of modern and vintage models, I am currently finishing a restoration/build of a Hotrick Converted Optima with many option parts.
I intend to race it amongst current models...
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I recently machined up a slipper unit for my ultima, and it came out pretty good. I may do another for my optima project. I am planning to post pics of my Ultimate Ultima project as soon as I can get some time to vacuum bag a chassis, and finish it....
I just dug out a bunch of my old cars that we used to race back in the late 80's early 90's and I want to get my Turbo Ultima running again. What I want to do is find out what 2.2 wheels and tires will work on it and if there is a readiy available...
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I think you're looking for the sand viper body.
Personally I find the desert gator a better fit. The nose section of the desert gator covers the topplate entirely, sand viper doesn't.
further down the thread you'll see I'm using sand viper...
I've been watching these listings - unfortunately, I don't have the cash to buy any of them:
However, I'm interested in people's opinions as to which one would be the more sought after from a vintage racer perspective. That is, taking into...
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For racing I would vote for one of the mids also. I have a mid with the streched graphite chassis on it and it is still one of the best handling cars I have driven. I am trying to find come tires so I can drive it with my Castle 5700 in it. Can't...
Thought all you Kyosho guys might be interested in these two. They are the very first and the third RC cars that Kyosho made. As you can see they are very different cars the Dash one is an on road car while the Dash three is a buggy..be it a very...
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Holy grail indeed, and the present price seems to reflect that. I wish I had one
I've picked up some parts for my Optima builds, I'm going to use the belt conversion on my Optima Pro Runner, the chain tensioner, not sure yet, any info on the parts would be great
cheers Bullfrog
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Super sweet find mate - that Wasp conversion is UBER rare!!
You sure are getting together some nice projects mate.
New find that I just purchased just waiting to receive it, never saw this Kyosho 1/12 before anybody have any info on this model ?
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I had that same kit when I was a kid, might still be around my parents house somewhere--that
plexiglass chassis was SUPER flexi, and the Nissan Skyline body was nice too!
Picked this up yesterday on the bay. Just looking around not really wanting to spend any money. Then I saw this. No body, but I couldn't pass it up.
I dont see any extra holes in the chassis BTW. :roll:
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here is one of my Lazers. Since my Lazer 1 is finished and i am witing for an body for it that ordered from kamtec (2 zxs shells) hade to do something and put on some different shocks and and front tower on this Lazer. The lazer 2 has composit craft...
I found a heap of old photos of my collection from back in the late 80's. There are even pictures of me building my Optima Mid with the box in the background. There are also some pic's of it in different bodies. There are some of a long wheelbase...
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Yep, we've all done silly things. This was one of the first items i ever sold on ebay (years ago),
...then i gave this away-
and only recently traded this for a Mugen Bulldog..... :mrgreen:
is there any differance between the ultima that came with the # 5 on it and the ultima that comes with the # 107 on it? i got a marwank kit and trimmed the body, but I'm just curious about decal application.
well it was no steal by any means... but ive been looking at this car for 6 days now (it was originally 400+25 shipping), hoping someone would buy it now on me so i wouldnt have to do it... I have wanted one of these cars since childhood, but back...
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that is one super looking turbo, great condition indeed.
P.S
im learning to post pics soon so i can have better details of my runners? shelfers.
Thanks.
Mark..
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Somebody bring a Turbo Optima to the vonats and we'll find out.... :twisted:
I agree with Brandon, there was a lack of Kyosho cars at last years event. I think there was one Optima Mid that DNFed. I like to see an Ultima step up and kick the you...
Hi all :)
I though this could be interesting for a few of You so I just wanted to show this Kyosho Scorpion. It has never been used and I guess this is one of my absolute favourit-scorpions. It´s an earlier version, fully equipped, ready to go. I...
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Thats a sweet ride. Love the roll cage and billet wheels :)
1/10 scale Kyosho Mini from about 1988...has decals and chrome parts as well..I've never seen one before...I didn't even know that they made one way back then..is it any different than the later model Kyosho Mini?
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This is not the kyosho original: can't find any pics online of that, just the kit nr.
this is actually an M-chassis body by chevron models:
This is my first RC car, the Cox Kyosho Scorpion. It has not looked this good since new. On it's first run the screw came loose from the steering servo horn and I ran her full bore into a curb. No major damage, however the freshly painted body...
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that sorta looks like my kyosho assault thats waiting for a restoration.
did they scorpion,assault and tomahawk share the same parts and chassies and stuff??
yes, they did share a lot. On the electric line the tomahawk was the last of the line...
i have an ultima xl turned into a hybrid of some sort. with a triumph gear box. I bought triumph rims to put on an ultima front axle.the axle seems to be a tad long for the triumph rim.any suggestions.will a triumph front axle be shorter, will a...
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it ihas a triumph front shock tower on it that comes with the stock triumph i just put long shocks on it instead of mediums.personally i find it so long that i dont mind the longer travel anyways.
Hey guys, I have been under the impression that I have an Ultima outlaw truck. I have been trying to find the rest of the parts needed to finish it. However when I was searching through ebay ads I found this.
It labeled as a kyosho on road car....
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That is nice.
That is a different chassis similiar to the outlaw by Kyosho
Take a look at this collection of super nice kyosho and other vintage cars
This japanese website is really amazing :)
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Tanaka-san has a blog now where he puts the race reports etc. I don't know if he still updates the race reports inside his website.
You can find some pics of my cars on the events we ran together and one of his latest builds uses a bolink funco...
I purchased this off a friend along with a couple of other cars and was wondering if anybody can tell me what it is..age etc:..it is in very good condition I think it was only run a few times..
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Those came out in 1985 or so IIRC. I have some Tower Hobbies catalogs from that time period that list it.
I have a Kyosho Nimitz-.06 Buggy that's what I'd consider the 'father' of your Datsun Stepside (got it new as a Christmas present many years...
I'm currently applying decals and im not sure what decal is above the desert rat decal on the back right of the body? any ideas? I'm thinking its a kyosho decal but not certain? After trimming all the decals there is not two remaining that look like...
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i plan to get marwanks repros for it .he's on vacation at the moment though ?:@(
I see.
I guess that's why Marwan hasn't answered my emails. :lol:
He got back to me. 8)
He is a great guy. I will be buying some shells from him soon.
Ok, I've been thinking for some time now that I would like to get hold of a true vintage Kyosho racer nib. However, historically I have never really been into Kyoshos and so don't know a great deal about them. As I'm getting into the whole vintage...
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i have the turbo ultima too and i have won some small races with it way back in '89, i was still a kid back then. in '92 i got a triumph which drives better than the ultima...on faster tracks...but the turbo ultima beats it on cornering. now i am...
In the old days ............because of the geographical reason........on-road buggies were very popular in Hong Kong..........Turbo Optima was one of the best at that time.......... :D
Lucky enough to buy a set of Turbo Optima mid-motor conversion...
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ah, yes, I remember now: I saw some parts on yahoo auctions last year too
Thanks for the picture: it was their logo that triggered my memory.
This little Kyosho Scorpion beetle has been a long running project of mine that has just about taken me 2 years to complete. Not content with the Tamiya SRB beetle I wanted something a little more 'racer' orientated and the Turbo Scorpion seemed...
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Those tires look badass. How is the tranny holding up to the 19turn?
Just got a Triumph gearbox for my Ultima vintage racer, its in good overall condition but unfortunately missing its belt.
Anyone knows if the Lazer rear belt (LA-12) would fit Triumph gearbox? I remember reading some time ago that earlier Triumphs...
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the only constant nr is MG5204: designator of the belt type and thus nr of teeth. The other nr's are for individual identification of the tube and individual belts cut from it: they serve traceability in case a problem is identified.
got this optima from ebay a few weeks back for 40 bucks and decided to make a silver anniversary optima not completely finished yet but what a difference a little effort makes will update once it is complete
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Nice work. You cleaned up that Optima from eBay really good. That is the one from eBay right? It looks so different now...like brand new.
Did you remove the gold anodization from the shocks and nerf bars?
Just come back from Australia's biggest vintage meet.
My Ultima Original version was a real success for me but in the last race the wheel feel off half way through the race. ( still got second as i didnt stop)
Does anyone know the correct part number for the front swing arms?
Trying to find one and it's proving difficult.
Thanks.
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liquorboxracing? damn dude, where you been hiding? it's been awhile. :lol:
I've been around. I just haven't had alot of time to hit all my favorit forums, and post. I do stop by here from time to time to check out all the cool builds. There is...
G'day
I hope Bormac doesn't mind me posting these pics that I took of his Scorpion at a recent Beach bash we had.
I don't know all the specs of the car, it looks fantastic though!
enjoy
Jak
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I was one of the lucky ones to be there and drive it.
I have set of Kyosho Gold shocks but i think its from a Lazer as they are longer.
Is it the first generation Lazer shock tower that fits.
Any help much appreciated.
thanks..
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It was the lazer ZX-R which came with medium shocks at front.
Not sure if it will look as beautiful with medium shocks however.
Am not fond of the medium shocks at the front, it gives a truck look to the buggy.
Of course it's all about personal...
I've got the chassis assembled ready for the electronics. This rebuild includes some changes like dual ball diffs and a higher angle on the shocks along with the stock suspension arms instead of the Maxxim...
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The take me to you leader shot is very funny! :lol:
Is that a 10.5mm Fish Eye from Nikon?
I racking my brain trying to think of the name of a small scale buggy, smaller than 1/12 scale, that I remember seeing back in the late 80's. At least I'm pretty sure it was a Kyosho. Don't remember if it came RTR or not. I do remember it had a...
starting an optima for racing. :D I need to start a nother build like i need a whole in my head :o . i have a sprinter, 10t, team car, SC10t, edinger, and 2 buggies for the boyz. All projects started and not finished, but HEY lets start another...
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Never seen this clutch system.
Just curious... :wink:
I just wanted to share my first attempt at ghosting flames in my racing custom color scheme... I hand xacto'd the stencil on a blank shipping label...and did the can and paper towel trick. Its 1/16 Scale... for my .09 Mini Inferno.
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Looks pretty cool but some of the detail are hard to see. An outside pic in the sun would make that paint pop.
Is the kyosho tracker an ultima based truck? gear box wise? etc...
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If you want more performance out of it then get the shock towers for the ultima. The are a lot stronger the tracker/outrage ones. You can almost bend the shock tower all the way over on the outrage/tracker. The outrage ultima chassis and upper plate...
I just stumbled across this tonight, it's got the Ultima, Optimas, Rocky and some other stuff. Part two has the Big Brute and the small scale cars on it too.
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I'm working on restoring an Outlaw Rampage 2 truck. It still has a lot more work that needs to be done. The part I really need is the front body mounts. Does anyone have a picture of theirs so I can see what the mounts look like?
Heres a couple...
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Rampage Still packed away just as in the pic, never get time to run much these days, unfortunately the decals and box never turned up for the Pro-x useless ebayers :shock:
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