Turbo Optima Mid Special Build

[phoenix]

Steering rods added.

Servo rod and mounts attached.

Upper deck back in position again.

[phoenix]

Chassis so far:

Upper belt cover attached, went the thread lock route as suggested by the manual.

Gear cover is transparent for this version:

[phoenix]

Wing mount was next:

Saddle pack straps and body/undertray mounts.

Chassis with wing.

[phoenix]

Undertray added:

View from top:

Body also fitted:

[DennisM]

This is a Beauty

Do You have white wheels to put on it - Come on, just for one picture

[phoenix]

Wheels & Shocks built...

[phoenix]

Completed model...

... and a few stickers attached ! I am still looking for Trinity for the side pods and a bigger Kyosho for the wing in case you can spare a few.

[erc55]

very nice, I have a optima too, will post a picture.

[wydraz]

This is fantastic!

I had 2 NIB TOMS kits, sold 1 of them and still have 1 NIB together with a Turbo Optima Mid and an Optima Mid Custom. Also have them all built too.

I actually bought an old racer from Japan recently and I was 99% certain it was a Turbo Optima Mid Special (I work overseas and my kit is in the UK so difficult to check chassis weave) but your thread has helped me a huge amount and I now know it is definitely a TOMS

Enjoy it! Love the paint job too it's a pain to get the body off with the posts there isn't it!

Below is the runner as it arrived (except it has a Mid Custom body fitted).

As it's going to be a runner I'm going to use wing wire and an Optima Pro body. Pics soon!

Dan

[Bormac]

STUNNING BUILD!!!

[wydraz]

STUNNING BUILD!!!

It really is!

[tintin74]

Hello Phoenix,

Great build, would you mind if I posted your entire build on my Kyosho Dedicated website?

Check out my Website: http://www.kyosho-optima.com, and let me know if its OK with you, of course I will give you full credit and link back to the forum.

Best Guillaume.

[Certified Mike]

Please forgive waking an older post. I actually followed this build from an Optima site. Absolutely beautiful build! Love the paint job!!! What I have to know is, what did 1992 smell like? Thanks for posting this! Its got me thinking, I'm WAY overdue to restore mine!

[Oozzee]

Please forgive waking an older post. I actually followed this build from an Optima site. Absolutely beautiful build! Love the paint job!!! What I have to know is, what did 1992 smell like? Thanks for posting this! Its got me thinking, I'm WAY overdue to restore mine!

From Memory ( and Family Guy ) it smelt like Cheap Weed and apple sauce

[Wahrsuul]

From the looks, this is the Mid with the carbon chassis? For some reason, I though the name was different. I have one, but I got it in a trade so didn't build it myself. It's been a shelf Queen it's whole life.

I love that paint job though, did you do it?