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i dig that ultima, it looks like of like mine, but with red and yellow instead of solid red

*waves* I too have an ultima on my bench, just trying to decide what to do with it, does anybody have pictures of this L shaped bracket so i know what ya'll are talking about?

wow! that is one clean super champ! color me jealous

got this beauty with my kyosho ultima, waaaay nicer than the tower hobbies remotes that the other cars i've used had

Really cool, thanks for the great answer. I watched your video too and it was fun to watch. Has anyone ever worked to fab a metal cage for the Javelin? semi related but i've got plans to fab a cage for my ultima out of 3/16" brass tube and brass rod, i'll be posting about it once i actually ge...

the easy way to do scales is to buy a fishnet stocking and use it as a template for airbrushing (you just have to be careful not to move it) i've seen it done on motorcycle gas tanks before. purple aint that bad :D i love purple, my first car was purple still got it too, need to work on the old girl...

my problem is they dont exactly say the length of the shocks on the ebay listings so i'm not sure how to go about picking beyond asking the seller for measurements :? also does anybody have suggestions for the steering knuckle/front hub? am i correct in thinking the ST-15 parts will fit? i can see t...

the bodyshell, thats a 56 or 57 chevy right? very nice truck regardless!

questions round 2! ready? GO! 1. any specific suggestions for ball cups/turnbuckles? i'm looking for the lowest possible price and reasonable quality. 2. what are my suspension options, i've seen that 3racing has affordable options but what are the apropos sizes? i'm prepared to build my own shock t...

The limiter gear is definitely recommended for a 13.5T motor, I'm thinking of going that same route with my off-road Barney project Optima. Sorry for being ignorant, but what is this limiter gear we're talking about here? I haven't heard of this before. I might want this to run in my Ultima's. the ...

I'm still shocked because of the 15 $ . As soon as I calmed down, I will congratulate you on this purchase :mrgreen: grrrrrrrrrr I hate guys who get this kind of deals :lol: welcome to the forum - the ultima rocks as a piece of history. Not sure you want to make it a reliable runner though... we're...

i've noticed! your ultima builds have provided a great deal of inspiration for my own build! i dont have much of a budget to work with but i think i can do some great stuff with this car for not a lot of money. now's as good a time as any to outline what i've figured out for this car so far :lol: 2....

Hello RC10talk forums! i've been lurking on here for the last few days reading everything i can about the first gen Kyosho Ultima that i picked up at a garagesale recently for the tidy sum of $15. here is a picture of it next to a rather rough Tamiya superchamp that my dad picked up from a friend of...