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I just noticed the bearing carriers in the motor pod. Looks like the rear will have adjustable height to compensate for tyre wear.

Mills announced, too... soooo cute...

https://www.redrc.net/2020/04/kyosho-le-mans-480t-brushless-motor/



or blue as a conversion kit (cosmetics only!)

Mine's on pre-order for $379Aud.

What an amazing piece of kit!

1300GT wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2020 8:37 am Mine's on pre-order for $379Aud.

Where at?

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:39 am

1300GT wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2020 8:37 am Mine's on pre-order for $379Aud.

Where at?

https://www.metrohobbies.com.au/products/kyosho-30635-fantom-1-12-4wd-on-road-rc-pan-car-kit-re-release

Here you go. I forgot the 99 cents.

Thanks, lol i had just found it

First video.
Https://youtu.be/fCaLgGQgynw
A bit of history too.

I'll have to see what the final price is in the UK, it will absolutely have to have the 480T

1300GT wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:59 am First video.
Https://youtu.be/fCaLgGQgynw
A bit of history too.

Thank you for pointing this!!!

at 2:42 we can also clearly see how, as suspected, the chain rubs on the battery... oh well

1300GT wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:50 am I just noticed the bearing carriers in the motor pod. Looks like the rear will have adjustable height to compensate for tyre wear.

confirmed in the video indeed. Good guess!

Lonestar wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:37 am
at 2:42 we can also clearly see how, as suspected, the chain rubs on the battery... oh well

That crossed my mind before the vid too, surely not....

Some pics of the original car and from the race itself from the webpage of the father whose son was 3rd:

Jirka

This is the last kit I expected Kyosho to re-release! I would have thought for sure they'd have gone to the Ultima Pro or Optima Mid series....simply because the market for these is limited to a tiny slice of die-hard vintage Kyosho fans who are also into 1/12. I thought it was pretty much me & a handful of guys I used to bid against & trade with for these things on eBay! I have a shelf queen, an 'almost' runner, and a NIB example, and am thrilled to be able to start running it again without worrying about finding replacement parts. I've been looking for a front-sprocket for one of these for probably 5 years now! Of course the rarity, mystique, and value of everything I have today will plummet. I suppose that it doesn't really matter since this is one part of my vintage Kyosho collection I know I was never going to part with. I only have 2 problems now - 1) scraping together the cash to buy one of these the moment one is available, and 2) finding a slice of pavement smooth enough to run it like I stole it. Now I really wish a carpet track could survive somewhere near where I live, but that's a pipe-dream I've given up on long ago. By the time I have it in my hands & am ready to run it, perhaps 702 Raceway will be open along with the rest of Las Vegas, and a road trip will be in order.

This is extremely cool to say the least but can it be a real "Kyosho" if it doesn't use zip ties to retain the battery?
Anyway, two thoughts immediately come to mind:
First, the car doesn't appear to have suspension. Is this correct?
Second, since the front tires are smaller than the rear, I reckon this is taken into account with the sprockets. I've only ever ran a 10L on foam tires and never an AWD on-road car but if it's anything like running on dirt, altering the f/r effective drive ratio will impact corner entry and exit performance. I can imagine racers bitd carrying a selection of tire compounds and tire diameters for track tuning purposes.
Just a very cool car and kudos to Kyosho for investing the money to bring it back.