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In 1983 Kyosho released its second buggy based on their 1000 Series 1/10 2wd off-road chassis which they called, the Assault. Five models in total would use the 1000 Series chassis, itself an all metal design with square tube main rails, crossmember plates, and a tubular roll cage that quite accurat...

In 1985 Kyosho introduced a 1/8 4wd nitro powered buggy called the Vanning. Preceded by the similar but trailing arm equipped Land Jump from 1980 and sharing its manual with the Presto Buggy the Vanning was built on an aluminum square tube ladder frame with a tubular roll cage. Its molded nylon 4-wh...

Thanks for posting this advertisement for my favorite Kyosho buggy! Even after owning three of them purchased on eBay and rebuilt, then sold in the early 2000's, I never knew about the battery on the bumper to power the glow start. None of the cars I rebuilt had the plug connector to the motor, and...

In 1985 Kyosho debuted a model that would evolve across several iterations of ever-increasing sophistication; the 1/10 4wd electric off-road buggy they called, the Optima. This initial version was constructed with an aluminum frame and fiber reinforced molded nylon suspension, its chassis consisting...

In 1984 Kyosho debuted their own line of LeMans brushed motors as an upgrade to the standard Mabuchi RS 540 motor. The LeMans series, a moniker inspired by the famed grand prix endurance race and French town after which the race is named, initially began with five modified motors but would grow to i...

The Jun Watanabe Hornet was released in 2012 I believe. Did they re-release it under the Block Head Motors label again in 2020 or something? Since Watanabe owns Blockhead my guess is the car is from the 2012 rerelease but Blockhead was/is still making pink tires. Just one color? If you're gonna tea...

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I thought the T, T2, B2, and B3 had sport and Team versions that were a change from dogbones to universals and gold shocks to hard anodized (and bushings to not bushings 🤔). Original 10T: Race - Teflon shocks/dogbones/bearings Team - Teflon shocks/universals/bearings Sport - gold shocks with plasti...

In 1985 Kyosho introduced a new entry level 1/10 2wd electric off-road buggy named the Pegasus into their lineup. An inexpensive kit geared towards novice hobbyists its molded ABS construction and simple componentry centered around a large plastic tub with a bottom hatch for battery access that held...

In 1985 Kyosho released an entry level 1/10 2wd electric off-road buggy named the Icarus into their lineup. An open bodied version of Kyosho's Pegasus the Icarus was an entry level kit geared towards novice hobbyists. Using the same molded ABS construction and simple componentry as the Pegasus, a la...

In 1986 Kyosho unveiled a new 1/10 4-wheel drive off-road buggy called the Rocky. Marketed as their less expensive entry level 4x4 buggy this son of an Optima featured molded ABS construction throughout. It's double deck main chassis with bolt on front kickup plate and sealed bulkheads held the 4-wh...

In 1986 Kyosho released the Stinger, their first nitro powered 4-wheel drive off-road racing buggy. Constructed primarily from Kyosho's own proprietary EX66 blend of nylon an aluminum plate chassis with plastic top deck served as the foundation for the Optima inspired 4-wheel independent lower a-arm...

In 1987 Kyosho released the Big Brute, their first of five (Big Brute, Big Boss, Double Dare, Hi-Rider, USA-1) 1/10 2wd electric monster trucks built on this platform. Constructed primarily out of plastic the Big Brute rode on a deeply molded tub chassis complete with top cover to keep the electroni...

In 1987 Kyosho released the Cosmo, an entry level 1/10 2wd electric off-road buggy whose chassis was preceded by the Icarus and originated with the Pegasus. Constructed primarily of ABS plastic the Cosmo took the Pegasus’ chassis with its large molded plastic tub complete with bottom hatch for batte...

1911Colt wrote: ↑Fri Nov 15, 2024 10:21 am For a second, I thought the gold alloy shocks you described were THE Kyosho Gold shocks.

Haha, could you imagine, if that were the case there'd be a lot of shockless Cosmo's for sale.