Managed another session down at EPR this week. Slowly getting to grips with the Optima Mid but the rear wing is definitely on its way out due to a few more rolls. The Dirtmaster is just rad ๐ช๐ค #kyoshooptimamid #kyoshooptimamid87wc #kyoshorc #kyoshodirtmaster #kyoshodirtmasterultima #kyoshobuggy #kyosho #kyoshovintage #neovintagerc #edenparkraceway
Some pixelated screenshots from yesterdayโs video of the Kyosho Optima Mid 87 Worlds in action on the landing of the tricky jump at Eden Park Raceway. Love the handling of this car now Iโve got to grips with how it behaves in the air - looking forward to driving it more this summer #kyoshooptimamid #kyoshooptimamid87wc #kyoshooptimamidcustom #rckyosho #rcbuggy #onetenthscalerc #customrc #rccarbuild
The Kyosho Bros. Managed a few hours at EPR this morning, getting to grips with the Kyosho Optima Mid 87 Worlds and also giving the Dirtmaster a run out too. Took me a while to get the hang of jumping a 4WD car - the Optima was nose diving until I tried adding a bit of throttle in the air and that seemed to fix the issue but not without cracking the wing before ๐คฆโโ๏ธ After that the car seemed to drive pretty well out of the box. The Optima stuck to the corners much better than the Dirtmaster. The Dirtmaster was awesome as always but my driving skills for both buggies still leave a lot to be desired #kyoshooptimamid #kyoshooptimamid87wc #kyoshorc #kyoshodirtmaster #kyoshodirtmasterultima #kyoshobuggy #kyosho #kyoshovintage #edenparkraceway
Some shots from last weekend, about to go in on the decal placement after a relatively successful painting session on the Kyosho Optima Mid 87 Worlds. Then some further shots of the finished car shod in the stock wheelset before it takes its place alongside its Kyosho stablemate the awesome Dirtmaster. Hope to take both of these cars over to EPR tomorrow for an early morning blast Thanks once again to @team_chonmage_rc and @yamabenomiko for the awesome stickers #kyoshooptimamid #kyoshooptimamid87wc #kyoshooptimamidcustom #rckyosho #rcbuggy #onetenthscalerc #customrc #rccarbuild #kyoshodirtmaster #kyoshobuggy #kyoshodirtmasterultima #tamiyamini4wd
The Kyosho Optima Mid 87 Worlds X Team Chonmage RC tribute Itโs been a long time coming this one. I started the build soon after I bought it in January, inspired by the Optima Mids racing at EPR and thinking they looked dope but due to flat renovations it was put on hold mid-build and only managed to start back on it last weekend. It took a while to get back into it Many of you say that the Mid is a beautiful build and a pleasure to put together. I didnโt think that. It was a pain in the arse and it seemed a battle from the very beginning right to the final screw. But it is now finished and while I hated the built experience I loved doing the body paint work and decal placement Iโd purchased some decals from the infamous designer Yama Benomiko in Japan a month or two ago as I thought a Chonmage edition of this car would look dope. And I was right. The bonkers design of the decals perfectly complement the vintage vibe of the rerelease and I donโt care itโs not box art. Paint all done with rattle cans as Iโd given up hope of trying to match the box art color so I used Tamiya PS54 Cobalt Green, PS32 Corsa Grey, PS5 Black and PS12 Silver, masked and layered to give that old skool Blockhead-style buggy look. Really goes well with the decals and newly released JC Concept wheels in same style as the originals Thanks once again to @yamabenomiko @team_chonmage_rc for the opportunity to showcase their amazing work and ethos and also to all the RC modifiers, builders and designers from Japan and beyond who inspire me daily Iโm now looking forward to rinsing it at the race track with the 10.5 Hobbywing JustStock motor installed. Took it for a rip on the streets near me and it is pretty quick ๐ค #kyoshooptimamid #kyoshooptimamid87wc #kyoshooptimamidcustom #rckyosho #rcbuggy #onetenthscalerc #customrc #rccarbuild
The build is complete ๐๐. #akirakogawa #kyosho #optimamid #kyoshooptimamid #optimamid60th #optimamidwc87 #optimamid1987 #optimamid87worldsspec #optimamid87 #kyoshooptimamid87wc #akiradesignrc #kyoshosandsuper #penguinbodyshells
Under trays and chassis protectors next ๐๐. #joeljohnson #akirakogawa #kyosho #jjultima #kyoshojjultima #ultima #kyoshoultima #optimamid #kyoshooptimamid #kyoshooptimamid87wc #akiradesignrc #kyoshosandsuper #penguinbodyshells
Iโve finally finished the JJ Ultima & Optima Mid โ87 Worlds. Thank you @akogawa @kyosho_rc_models_official ๐. #joeljohnson #akirakogawa #kyosho #jjultima #kyoshojjultima #ultima #optima #kyoshoultima #optimamid #kyoshooptimamid #kyoshooptimamid87wc #kyoshooptima #akiradesignrc #kyoshosandsuper
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Growing toy collection in the studio Kyosho Dirtmaster, fully built, was broken, now repaired and race-ready; Kyosho 87 Worlds Optima Mid, partly-built; my original Palitoy Star Wars AT-ST from 1982 and various Tamiya Mini 4WD cars, all sitting under one of my prints from work - my favourite photo from the 20th Century, Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon from The Timesโs 50th anniversary edition of the Apollo XI mission #toycollection #kyoshodirtmaster #kyoshooptimamid #kyoshooptimamid87wc #tamiyamini4wd #thetimes #buzzaldrin #palitoyatst #starwarsatstwalker
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Kyosho Optima Mid '87 WC Worlds Spec 60th Anniversary Limited Limited quantities at Davie #kyosho #kyoshooptimamid #kyoshooptima #kyoshooptimamid87wc #hobbyshop #hobbyshopnearme #lhs #florida #rccrawler #daviefl #miamiflorida #hobbyshop #goathobbies #goathobbiesdavie
Finally got one. ๐ #KyoshoOptimaMid87WC
Well I pulled my finger out and got the Kyosho Optima Mid 87WC mechanically finished tonight! She's a thing of beauty! Just the bodywork ๐ฌ and electronics to sort. Paint to sort next and attempt my neatest bodyshell cut ever ๐ #ricksrcrestorations #kyoshorestorations #kyoshooptimamid60 #kyoshooptimamidwc #kyoshooptimamid87wc #kyoshooptimamid #akirakogawa