Box art Kyosho Optima. New built.

[markbt73]

It's one thing when the box-art is just one color and a bunch of decals, but something like this, when you know how much time and effort has to go in to even coming close... wow. Looks fantastic.

The cleanliness of that chassis is intimidating to someone who's just starting an Optima restoration, too. Good thing I'm not going for shelf-queen perfection.

[Jirka]

Really amazing looking and very very well masked How many hours/days did it took to do this body? But add the black line to bottom of the sidepods. This line is missing from almost all box art paint jobs.

Jirka

[Coelacanth]

That's gorgeous work there, Jason. I suspect the original car for the box art used pinstripe tape instead of all paint, so your achievement is all the more incredible. I'd never attempt that myself, I get annoyed and frustrated to hell with paint bleed and overspray on far simpler paint schemes. This is one of the best I've seen, I think you did Kyosho proud.

[RedScampi]

Truly magnificent, Jason! Like Marc said, I doubt I'd have the patience for that paint scheme. I do love Optimas of all kinds but the original is the best in my humble opinion.

[Bormac]

Yeah even though it aint perfect it was a real butt load of work getting the shell painted to this standard. I was sick of not having a good box art scheme to sit on this new chassis so it was well worth the effort.
Perhaps I'll buy an air brush one of these days and do it all over again.

[RedScampi]

Perhaps I'll buy an air brush one of these days and do it all over again.

I have the airbrush...just no balls!

[Bormac]

Perhaps I'll buy an air brush one of these days and do it all over again.

I have the airbrush...just no balls!

[Coelacanth]

Airbrush or no, you still have to deal with the masking job, and that's the worst part of the job. Spraying paint is the easy part.

[keithrc]

Oops, double post.

[keithrc]

Jason, I just went and something a little bit silly and it's partly your fault.

One NIB Optima on the way!


Keith

[Bormac]

Holy jeepers! Keith what kind of money does a nib sell for now?

[keithrc]

Oh man, do I have to say? Here I am tryin to save some coin for my full scale project car and I blow it on another RC, not just any old RC though.

No doubt someone on here will have seen the one I'm talking about.


Keith

[Bormac]

I did see one for about $1500

[keithrc]

Double post... again.

[keithrc]

That'll be the one. I figured that with so many parts being so hard to find and not cheap if/when you do find them, it'd just be more convenient to buy the NIB kit. That convenience however doesn't come cheap. It will be a shelfer and not driven.

Heh, 100th post, yay me


Keith