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This body came with a used Mid Custom Special I got a while back. I just started the resto, so when I pulled out the body I realized its not like the original. Its LWB but its just not the same.

Here are some pix if anybody has seen this one before. I also have the pix of an original OMCS. Box / car / body came from England if that helps. Thanx

I don't know what it is, but I really like the lines. I'd love to paint one of those.

I would think it's a Racecraft body. The sidepod air scoop was pretty common on their shells which were modified versions of copies of the originals.

Here's my Racecraft Mid and Mid Custom bodies, with the same side air scoop.

Optimusprime wrote:This body came with a used Mid Custom Special I got a while back. I just started the resto, so when I pulled out the body I realized its not like the original. Its LWB but its just not the same.

Here are some pix if anybody has seen this one before. I also have the pix of an original OMCS. Box / car / body came from England if that helps. Thanx

That's a kyosho Salute body.

R-C-MAN

KyoshoScorpionKid wrote:

Optimusprime wrote:This body came with a used Mid Custom Special I got a while back. I just started the resto, so when I pulled out the body I realized its not like the original. Its LWB but its just not the same.

Here are some pix if anybody has seen this one before. I also have the pix of an original OMCS. Box / car / body came from England if that helps. Thanx

That's a kyosho Salute body.

R-C-MAN

might be FOR the salute, but certainly not the stock body



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Ya sorry I have been away way too long :/

Lonestar wrote:

KyoshoScorpionKid wrote:

Optimusprime wrote:This body came with a used Mid Custom Special I got a while back. I just started the resto, so when I pulled out the body I realized its not like the original. Its LWB but its just not the same.

Here are some pix if anybody has seen this one before. I also have the pix of an original OMCS. Box / car / body came from England if that helps. Thanx

That's a kyosho Salute body.

R-C-MAN

might be FOR the salute, but certainly not the stock body



(you might have left for too long )

Looks a lot, but not exactly, like a Yokomo body.

terry.sc wrote:I would think it's a Racecraft body. The sidepod air scoop was pretty common on their shells which were modified versions of copies of the originals.

Here's my Racecraft Mid and Mid Custom bodies, with the same side air scoop.

I think you nailed it terry.sc! I have been collecting optima mid's for some time now and I have never seen one like it. My theory now is that sense they were a cheaper alternative than the

original back then, people just bashed them and threw them away. It looks just like the CS original minus some tweaks and scoops and it even has the CS on the back of it. Sense I have

seen many unpainted originals CS body's the past few years and none Racecraft versions I'm thinking its a very rare piece, maybe one of one.. that I would sell for ONE MIIIIILLION

DOLLARS!!! now picture Dr Evil laughing.

Optimusprime wrote: My theory now is that sense they were a cheaper alternative than the original back then, people just bashed them and threw them away.

The bodies only cost £5.99 while original bodies were £12-18 each, and were available direct from the manufacturer instead of waiting for your local shop to order the body from the importer. Racecraft shells were pretty popular amongst UK racers at the time, but not because they were seen as disposable. The one thing that stood out for Racecraft shells was that they were more durable than original shells, Racecraft supposedly annealed the bodies once formed so they were tougher. I still have most of my Racecraft bodies as they didn't rip and tear like normal shells.

That is a good looking body shell.

I've never seen that body before. Are you going to use it for something you're working on? It would be nice to see painted up.

terry.sc wrote:

Optimusprime wrote: My theory now is that sense they were a cheaper alternative than the original back then, people just bashed them and threw them away.

The bodies only cost £5.99 while original bodies were £12-18 each, and were available direct from the manufacturer instead of waiting for your local shop to order the body from the importer. Racecraft shells were pretty popular amongst UK racers at the time, but not because they were seen as disposable. The one thing that stood out for Racecraft shells was that they were more durable than original shells, Racecraft supposedly annealed the bodies once formed so they were tougher. I still have most of my Racecraft bodies as they didn't rip and tear like normal shells.

That is some good info terry.sc. All this things I didn't know. So not only they were easier to get and less expensive back then, but also more durable. What's also cool is that you actually purchased some of yours directly from Racecraft and still have.. looking great by the way.

rccars4sal wrote:That is a good looking body shell.

Thank you rc. Its like an custom special with more pizazz

RichieRich wrote:I've never seen that body before. Are you going to use it for something you're working on? It would be nice to see painted up.

It was the first one I had seen too RichieRich. Right now I was just trying to figure out what it was. I ordered a repro OMCS body to paint for now, but I might paint this one later.

I think it will look nice painted too.

Here's a photo of a Racecraft Mid shell i picked up a couple of years ago with a Turbo Mid project, air scoop and all. They are certainly a very well made and sturdy bodyshell.