Kyosho Optima Re release
 

A teaser on Kyosho Japan's webpage! Fingers crossed, with a few tweaks to bring it up to spec a tad maybe?

https://www.kyosho.com/jpn/

Lee

Jesus that surprises me, how ever much do you think that will cost:o

But maybe it has the original size shocks fitted, It would be great to be able to buy those bloody stock spring clamps again:lol: both my optima and javelin could do with new ones.

A few of us were pretty certain it would happen, i said a while back it would, but im still surprised haha!
Hmm price, who knows, maybe £250???
Be great to get hold of parts for good money though, pretty stoked!

Lee

This was pretty much inevitable but good news it's on the cards already. :thumbsup:

It would be great to see rere Optima's racing at Revival 2016 so hopefully Kyosho will roll these out quicker than they did with the Tomahawk.

https://www.kyosho.com/jpn/images/20...ain.jpg?160128


Updated shocks?

Shocks look updated, maybe the same used on the Tomahawk, the towers are very different to the std original car, look to have countersunk screws on the damper mounts too, and the boxy driver figure is now replaced, looks like a styrene version?

lee

Hopefully we'll see more details soon. And hoping it will be competively priced, but knowing Kyosho, it probably won't. Still amazing to see it finally get re-released.

OH dear ill have to buy one. Wife will not be happy.

jk

Can't wait!!!!��
The only thing that would be missing is a brand new Pulsar radio and I would be back in 1985!!!! Lol

Great. I need a few spare parts. (such as gear set, spare body)

Now, we know it will have the chain.

http://rcfans-discuzx.b0.upaiyun.com....jpg.thumb.jpg

I'm sure I'll get one when it comes out. Although I might be in the minority by having a greater love for the various Mids. I just remember drooling over the boxes on the shelf in Howes in Oxford in the late 80s. There always used to be a little dwarf dude on a stool. Not sure that's relevant but it adds to the nostalgia.

:D:D:D:woot::woot::thumbsup:

I hope the chain and the yellow/blue/white blur is just to strenghten that it is the classic Optima, but need not imply the re-re uses chain. Shortening it after it got too far stretched, and making sure the link that was opened to be able to remove a link, got back into good shape again, is not such a nice job.

Agreed, but I'll be honest, no matter what they release, I'll be buying it :thumbsup:
Well, provided it looks like original optima. I know all later ones were improvements, but they don't make my memories stir like the original...
Don't even want a wing on!

That's the beauty of the belt upgrade, it still looks as vintage as one with chain.

I remember following the suggestion of a fellow club member at Halifax as a teenager with an Optima. By judicious use of an 18T 32DP pinion, a 540 motor on a battery pack, and a file, the sprocket teeth were removed from the Optima diff cases. The centres of two Schumacher car belt pulleys carefully enlarged and then glued to the Optima diffs. One Cat belt, and voila, a belt drive Optima :D

A set of CAT shocks, some home made shock mounts and it was a good racer until I saved up enough to buy the rest of the CAT :thumbsup:

Bri

Official news from Kyosho USA:

https://www.facebook.com/KyoshoAmeri...23869954341067

Damn there goes my vintage budget lol....

Lots of detailed pictures here: http://reports.kyoshoeurope.com/lege...es-les-photos/

Updated gearbox, and some other improvements as well. Apparently comes with chain and belt, so buyer can choose what to install.

http://reports.kyoshoeurope.com/wp-c.../K.30617_1.jpg

http://reports.kyoshoeurope.com/wp-c...K.30617_54.jpg

OK its coming, im bored now, whens the Mid due haha! Does look really great, good to hear the servo mount has been addressed too!

lee

Looks good, belt and chain is nice option...bugger shock collars are going to be bigger:cry: but its better the new one had redesigned shocks as the originals would never cut it now days,looks like a slipper clutch is in the box too!

Think its nice that quite a few parts are different means the originals stand apart when next to each other keeping the true vintage, vintage:thumbs:

I'm ordering one to run belt as my original runs chain,

Price I think thats going to be £350 plus with belt a chain options etc

I'm pretty sure most parts have been designed to be slightly different from vintage, to avoid merchants from selling re-re stuff as "new old stock" for inflated prices. Has been done on Tamiya re-re too, to avoid confusion between vintage and re-re parts.

ReRe Optima
 

RRP £329.99 but Modelsport selling for £299.

What we really want is a belt driven LWB Optima Mid or Mid Turbo!

They nailed the boxart, no tyre lettering painted in haha, but it looks great!

http://www.kyoshoamerica.com/Optima-...t_p_24246.html

lee

There would be a shorter list of what parts are the same. The front gearbox moulding, servo saver, chain guides, C hubs and bumper look to be the only parts that have not been changed. At least it will be very easy to spot the new parts.

So will the gears from the re-release fit the original Optima/Ultima gearbox? Will make a useful modernisation for my Ultima.......

I asked Akira this question, he said nope won't fit.

If you ask me, I think an Ultima could come next....

Lol you know too many people

I'm another one who'd love to see a rere of the LWB Optima Mid next.

Yokomo need to do an 870C to compete :thumbsup:.

Seeing the holes on the front arms, I feel that the Optima Mid re-re could be for real :drool:

The original Optima also had one hole on the front arms, though the shocks are mounted on the C-hubs. 2 holes could be a sign, or just done to give the option to increase ground clearance, as I understand the shock towers are a little taller than on the classic Optima. Also, the holes that are used to mount the small eyelets, for the front stabilizer, are not present. There are holes, but these are very close to the inner hinge, and would be totally unsuitable for attaching a stabilizer bar.

Not sure about what you say... Please check the pic attached :)

Yeah, exactly that on the pic. Must have mixed it up in my mind with the rear arms, where the Mid has 3 holes for the shocks, on the arms. On the front there are also 3, but I guess I counted the one on the hub as well. ;-)

Seen as i wasnt born when the original optima came out, how does one drive seen as you have the motor sticking out the back, id have thought it would feel a little like a rear motor 2wd with more grip steering. I will say I like the look of the car tho if I ever look for a 4wd this might be a contender. I like the older body style buggys had over the newer shapes, its why im running my rc 10worlds re-re a lot more now than my b5m.

pre-cut decal.

https://scontent-tpe1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...6c&oe=574D1952

optima rere
 

the bumper is also different 6 holes on original :thumbsup:

WOW!
I will wear that chain around the neck :p

Unboxing

https://www.periscope.tv/w/1OdJrnNDLzQJX