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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
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Jesus that surprises me, how ever much do you think that will cost
But maybe it has the original size shocks fitted, It would be great to be able to buy those bloody stock spring clamps again both my optima and javelin could do with new ones.
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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
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This was pretty much inevitable but good news it's on the cards already.
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. |
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Updated shocks?
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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
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Great. I need a few spare parts. (such as gear set, spare body)
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Now, we know it will have the chain.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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That's the beauty of the belt upgrade, it still looks as vintage as one with chain.
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Damn there goes my vintage budget lol....
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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. |
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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
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Looks good, belt and chain is nice option...bugger shock collars are going to be bigger 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
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