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Anybody seen one of these before

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1/10 scale Kyosho Mini from about 1988...has decals and chrome parts as well..I've never seen one before...I didn't even know that they made one way back then..is it any different than the later model Kyosho Mini?
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cant say i have looks cool though, i wonder how many kits in total there are from all the different companies, it would have to be thousands yes?

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there were 2 EP kits released on this base: the mini and a group C type car. Terry_SC has driven his

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tizeye wrote:1/10 scale Kyosho Mini from about 1988...has decals and chrome parts as well..I've never seen one before...I didn't even know that they made one way back then..is it any different than the later model Kyosho Mini?
Kyosho has used this frame quit a few times. like the Mini Stocker and I think can Am style bodies as well. I have seen this one before though. I have had a few of them myself.
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I have 3 on this chassis, 2 minis, one original VW beetle and they did a Super Alta Porsche, the mini nad VW shells made it onto a petit 1/12 nitro FF front wheel ster drive and brake nitro chassis, I have 2 minis in that vein :mrgreen:
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purpletimbo wrote:I have 3 on this chassis, 2 minis, one original VW beetle and they did a Super Alta Porsche, the mini nad VW shells made it onto a petit 1/12 nitro FF front wheel ster drive and brake nitro chassis, I have 2 minis in that vein :mrgreen:
Very nice. I like te nitro version. Who or where did you get the Alta Porsche? :)
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I couldn't find the pic of mine easily, mine is silver, that one is sat on ebay for sale right now, but over my budget, especially as I am supposed to be selling :mrgreen:
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I have a Kyosho beetle 0.49 in new box

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In a french mini-catalog of kyosho I found another car that used this chassis: a honda city.
(Same as Tamiyas willy's wheeler)

I think ABC hobbies or another japanese body maker still does this Honda City body for M-chassis. Looks real hot: like a steam iron on speed

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Mr. ED wrote:In a french mini-catalog of kyosho I found another car that used this chassis: a honda city.
(Same as Tamiyas willy's wheeler)

I think ABC hobbies or another japanese body maker still does this Honda City body for M-chassis. Looks real hot: like a steam iron on speed
Yeah I know what you mean..we used to call Honda City's Ski Boots.. :lol:

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This is not the kyosho original: can't find any pics online of that, just the kit nr.
this is actually an M-chassis body by chevron models:
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