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Hi everyone,
Kind of bored on Friday night. Thought I'd post a few pics of my latest Ultima build.

It has a Tomahawk body. I painted this body up to be my runner. The body was purchased off ebay from someone parting out a kit and it was pre-cut version. As such, I don't love the cut lines behind the front tires. The way it is cut just behind the rear shock tower could also be a bit better, but that's my fault. I have another unpainted and un-cut body that I plan to trim a little differently when I paint it. The new body will be for the shelf.

I pretty much went with most of the Kyosho upgrades in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHmrKIU5LAQ.


The motor is a Hobbywing 8.5 turn brushless and the esc is a Hobbywing 10BL120. Front tires are Kyosho soft-compound and the rears are Marwan OT66 re-pros.

Here's a few pics:

Nice! I'm surprised by how well that combination works. The angles of all your shots present the body well.

Absolutely stunning!
I've never owned a Tomahawk and have no experience with that car so I'm amazed how well the body fits an Ultima.
Your car is like the model Kyosho never made - but should have. It just looks amazing.

Great job! If you had gold rims it's almost got a Fox look to it but you definitely made it your own thing. I just ordered a TBG body for my Ultima rere.

I always felt Kyosho kind of missed the boat when they didn't release something similar after Joel Johnson won the 1987 IFMAR with a Tomahawk bodied Ultima.

Seems like a whole new car they could have sold as a "World Champion" special edition or something of the sort. They would not have had to tool for any new parts...just design a pretty new box with World Champion all over it.

Well stated. I could not agree more.

That is just sexy looking! Really wish we'd go back to rear cab designs haha.

RogueIV wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 2:09 pm That is just sexy looking! Really wish we'd go back to rear cab designs haha.

You might want to check out THIS THREAD

Chewbacca wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 8:12 am

RogueIV wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 2:09 pm That is just sexy looking! Really wish we'd go back to rear cab designs haha.

You might want to check out THIS THREAD

Already on preorder for my b6.4

Looking great. Although that's a Tomahawk body, it's definitely putting out some Optima vibes.