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The Kyosho Optima was my first 1/10th scale racer back in the 80's. For me this car ticked all the boxes back then and still does for me today. I have owned this new built Optima for many years now and is one of my most prized models.
I've had a go...
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You're welcome, I am posting these pictures on my website every time I see a Beautiful Optima Restoration. If you want it more personalized, you can give me your first name, instaed of your user from RC10talk, just like Henk from the Netherland...
I got a new to me car recently and it's all clean and polished and right off would look good on the shelf , however on close inspection two of the three diffs are screwed and the whole steering system would drop apart the moment it started moving ....
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Most of my builds are shelfers. All of my cars could technically be run but sometimes they’re not set up to run well. For example, I just built an RC10 with vintage Proline “hard” 2.2 rear tires. I bought some current Schumacher spike front tires...
When I got my first traxxas fiero when I was like 8 years old, it was a 1402, and it was used so I never saw the box, never had the manual, and never got to experience any of that. a few years later my mom made me throw it away when we moved down to...
This one is new built with used electronics. Mostly stock except the RPM rear diff housing. I believe the a-arms are from a newer version but maybe someone can help me on those. Nice paint and underbody. I bought this one a little while ago and it...
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I have something similar on a couple of dirt cars, made by Dynotech out of nylon. They look almost identical, but I don't think Chad has been making parts long enough to do Yokomo parts like that. Unless those are the same sizes as RC10 items....
Picked this body up from ultrahive and threw it on my new JRX2 for fun. If you have not seen this car before, it was built in 1989 and been on a shelf ever since. It is an early car, note solid shock tower in rear, metal out drive rings on diff and...
Just finished this Tuesday night. Run of the mill, ho hum new built Optima. Everything is new and original except for the body. I have been collecting NIP parts for several years now and finally got the last bits I needed. -Jeff
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Nice build there Jay Dub, looks awesome. Why not get a decal set from Marwan and paint this body in the black/red/white sceme and if you find an original body later on get it done in the original box art colour sceme with your original decals? Just...