In this video, I give a brief overview of the restoration process for restoring my Kyosho Optima Mid and showcase it running on the Port Royal Raceway Track.
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@zhugzug2 жыл бұрын
This was my first RC car back in the late 80's I lost in a move. Wish I had it still. Good car, dusted all the rear wheel drive RCs I used to race.
@TheTobyT3 жыл бұрын
I remember racing weekends, watching the guys running these in the final races of the day, after we less fortunate were finished running our Midnight Pumpkins and Hornets. Man we were in love! I do hope Kyosho re-releases these!
@peterchon11792 жыл бұрын
The ultimate warrior and the super astute. We had the same childhood
@catxls18353 жыл бұрын
Cool personal track as well!
@tallguygaming4093 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Cheez072 жыл бұрын
That backyard track looks so sick
@pellesomethingsomething3 жыл бұрын
This stirs up happy, magical childhood memories. Well done, lovely back yard track :)
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the video and that it brought you down memory lane. That’s the whole point. Nostalgia......Thanks for the comment and support.
@Aro8003 жыл бұрын
Great video. Decals drive me crazy when they don't line up. Does my head in.
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
LOL. I hear you. Drives me wild when everything else is perfect, build, paint, etc...and then you get that one decal thats crooked. Thanks for the comment.
@urge2519803 жыл бұрын
Dope backyard track car is dope too
@GrotrianSeiler3 жыл бұрын
These are some of the best videos. This guy is so knowledgeable about all things Tamiya. Cool.
@tallguygaming4093 жыл бұрын
He fakes it he reads off a monitor
@robludwigsen78313 жыл бұрын
My brother found one of these in a house he was cleaning out. Gave it to me in 1992. It had very little time on it and was complete with transmitter and 1987 monster hp trinity motor. It consistently outran my spoiled friend who had a brand new losi stadium truck with titanium bits. I hit many curbs at full speed and never broke a single part. Had the same bumper as yours as well. Unbelievable how strong and reliable it was!
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
Thats a great find. The Optima Mid is legendary. Many people have similar stories to yours and all say the Optima Mid dominated the race track back in the day. Thanks for the comment and support.
@PopalongRC3 жыл бұрын
A true classic there fella👍
@wadeskelton75853 жыл бұрын
Great job man nice to see that car out there running the way it was intended 👍👍👍
@owenbuttle33043 жыл бұрын
Excellent video from start to finish!! Great to see the classic Optima Mid on the bench before running 👍🏻
@tecnica20013 жыл бұрын
Awesome Sauce👍
@btg92 жыл бұрын
Really nice car! Fortunately, I can get one too, as Kyosho will re-release it soon~ (really great news!) I think I will put on the yellow livery Turbo Optima Mid body paint and decals, which was my childhood dream car. :) I wish I could have a backyard like yours, but here in my place is impossible, unless I am super rich~
@RCRetro2 жыл бұрын
Glad you'll soon be able to get a hold of your childhood dream RC. I like both bodies the optima mid and turbo...thats not my backyard its my friend Harry's. I'm fortunate to have a friend with a track in his yard. I'm sure you'll find somewhere fun to run yours..
@catxls18353 жыл бұрын
Great video my friend. I too am a massive fan of the Kyosho Optima Mid. Again, I am too hoping for a re-release of the Mid, fingers crossed. With no evidence of your start point, I cannot comment. However, what you have done is superb. I love it all. Fantastic work and I appreciate the amount of $'s you have spent. Reproduction body shell's are at best sketchy, but do the job. I personally would not have ran this cool buggy, but it's not mine. Thumbs Up!!
@Meenie663 жыл бұрын
Very nice, I just love the mids. Got my brothers original very well used Optima mid custom special still from back in the day! and his Turbo Ultima also.
@coreydaspit33483 жыл бұрын
very nice. I had a Mid back in the very early '90s and won more than a few races with it. The Schumacher Cats were always tough to beat. My car had the extended carbon chassis for better balance, and the ball diff side plates were polished to a mirror finish. Also, the lower chassis plate was routed about 2-3mm to eliminate any drag from the belt sliding on the plate.
@tallguygaming4093 жыл бұрын
Maybe he should drive it in a race to win.... but he wont haha
@robludwigsen78313 жыл бұрын
Kyosho was like 30 yrs ahead of it's time with these cars! Unreal
@LonestarPaul3 жыл бұрын
Love your backyard track, bravo!
@mattiasrc3 жыл бұрын
Nice restoration, runs great. Autosol is a classic, (at least here in Sweden) I use it all the time on my old 1:1 cars, perfect for chrome-parts.
@rc-fannl73643 жыл бұрын
Nice camera work, great to see this classic rip up the track. And I hate decals at times too, especially these large ones.
@OddArneBjrklundRC3 жыл бұрын
This one of my favourite none Tamiya rc cars, and yeah i also hope they rerelease it soon. Great job on restoring it it looks the thing.... those decals are an absolute nightmare to put on and to get em to look good.
@OddArneBjrklundRC3 жыл бұрын
I did actually cut the colored decals on the side to get em more leveled and to give room for the two stickers. I then took a permanent marker to make the black line that goes around the colored decal. It did turn out pretty ok. You can see here on my webpage the end result (scroll all the way down) odd-arne.com/?page_id=1704&page=3
@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC3 жыл бұрын
Looks great!
@RCHobbyShed3 жыл бұрын
Awesome looking Mid and great run, nice footage. Not sure about the guy wearing his pajamas on the track though. 🤣👍
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
LMFAO... yup don't know whats up with those shorts? Guy says he got "style". Hmmm not so sure lol.... he makes fun of me for wearing "joggers" says I wear "dad cloths" ....
@RCHobbyShed3 жыл бұрын
@@RCRetro 🤣 I dunno either, I have zero fashion sense so maybe he really is stylish 🤷♂️. Nothing wrong with dad clothes mate, I usually mix it up between dad clothes and man child gear lol. Good to see you guys always have fun. I find your videos with Harry and the gang quite entertaining. Keep it up! 👍
@tallguygaming4093 жыл бұрын
Mick im gunna send you some sorts but you have to stand up during your vids to show them off haha
@semperatis3 жыл бұрын
Great to see the Mid doing what it was designed for. It fairly hauls ass there Ari,at least you can say that you had fun with it.
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
That I did. Remember I didn't go nuts with a power system in it. Only a 22t mega motor. For the Port Royal Raceway its fine and handled well. Really hope they rerelease this one day. Thanks for the comment
@phongdai4752 Жыл бұрын
Tôi rất thích môn chơi này chúc bạn nhiều niềm vui trong cuộc sống
@fishtailfistscale83623 жыл бұрын
Yes these are high demand shelf queens. Most will buy 2.
@prophetate2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video 😊👍
@amphilbey2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic and love your track 👍I had a Optima mid and raced it along with a Schumacher Cat in the 80s in the UK, such a great car and hoping to get one if the rumours of a re-release are true. Great work with the restoration 👏
@rc-fannl73642 жыл бұрын
The rumours are true, and the re-release Optima Mid is being sold now
@stoneenforcer2 жыл бұрын
Nice track. Just ordered a couple mid reres
@miltron49893 жыл бұрын
My second rc car after the Futaba FX 10, will eventually track down both just because.
@JeepsCafe2 жыл бұрын
Awesome car and restoration bud! Im hoping AE will release the Rc10 again because I missed the 2012 release.
@stumpycatvm71152 жыл бұрын
The Re-release going to be almost the same, except for the shocks, or shock towers, I think, looks great
@ericwood27903 жыл бұрын
Decals can be a pain , sometimes you have to screw them up and learn from your mistakes. The funny thing is I think the MCI decals are a little easier to work with . The buggy turned out good .
@tallguygaming4093 жыл бұрын
Who was that handsome devil on the phone with the awesome green shorts 😍
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
Pizza guy! If I raise the volume you can hear you talking to Dom about ordering pizza, how much and then comparing it to his pizza
@tallguygaming4093 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@EvolVillainRC3 жыл бұрын
One of my Favs. Hoping it makes it into the Re-Re stable.
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
Me too. Me too. Thanks for the comment.
@peterrenaud96393 жыл бұрын
Great "running" footage Harry 😂. Do the neighbors ever complain about the noise? Oh yeah, beautiful restoration 💯
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
Harry got some heavy feet. you can hear him stomping away as he's chasing the car around the track lol...
@tallguygaming4093 жыл бұрын
My neighbor only complains when ari is over cause he crashes into the fence alot hahaha
@MrBonger883 жыл бұрын
Really hoping for a re release so that we can actually drive them and not have to worry about breaking parts
@RCKickschannel3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic job, nice one!
@robludwigsen78313 жыл бұрын
Use a ball bearing steering servo as well! Makes the steering nice
@hearse-tf8cp3 жыл бұрын
I don't know why autosol isn't sold there because it is sold here in Canada
@toddbertram65563 жыл бұрын
I know those stickers still bug you, ha. The optima was such a great rig
@brianargo16592 жыл бұрын
Next time use a sharpy marker stick the body on and mark it on the outside of the perfective plastic the cut it out👍
@GyuHobbyRC3 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed a great video let's be friends. 우리 친구 해요!~~ 🤩🤩
@Ultegra10SPD3 жыл бұрын
I find putting ones up on the shelf just to look at is a waste. If it is not a super rare untouched example or one is super sentimental to you because you had it when/since you were a kid they just sit there and collect dust. Then you realize it’s not right. Been thru it. Obtain a few of the cars i could only dream of as a kid but couldn’t afford later in life but they just sat there. Sat there and still I didn’t have any connection to them I just owned them. One by one I just let them go hopefully cherished more than I could do. Now I kept my blackfoot as that was because it was one i raced as a kid and it was the first. YMMV. -U10 PS - just can’t help feeling that folks who collect these things to try and make money...I don’t know it feels wrong. Perhaps it goes the way of baseball cards. This from a guy who knows were an unopened, still in the cellophane, original Avante is.
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
I totally understand your perspective. At times I have felt that way. I have actually sold a few of mine recently. I'm sure over time I will sell a few more. When I originally started this channel, my intent was purely to restore. Even when I purchased a rerelease RC, I ran it once or twice on a baseball field and was like, "now what? This is boring just going around in circles lol." Luckily I became friends with someone nearby who has a track in his yard. Well, that has created the opportunity to run more of my cars. Plus another guy who runs with us has a built a track in his yard. So now thats 2 tracks. Its definitely more fun to run them. As for collecting to make money...thats not me. I'm not in this to make money off these. As a matter of fact the last few cars I sold, I either broke even or lost money. Its a hobby, keeps me entertained and occupied and lets me destress. As for the video's, well I just like to share. Again, I don't do this for a living, yes my video's are monetized but I make peanuts. Haven't even made enough money to purchase a NIB kit yet. Again, I see what you mean and don't disagree. Perhaps the optima will eventually make its way back onto the track....one day. Thanks for the comment and support. Be well.
@jw333 жыл бұрын
I hope Kyosho uses something just like the original tire/wheels on the re-re.
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
Me too. I'd like for it to be as close to the original as possible. Thanks for the comment.
@MrBonger883 жыл бұрын
How did it compare to the turbo optima on dirt? I’ve always liked rear motor for dirt and mid motor for everything else but I think the Mid was just so much better that it may be an exception
@tallguygaming4093 жыл бұрын
It was hard to tell since i was driving his car i dont push it too crazy i dont want to crash it on him and watch him cry haha. It did drive great but its not really dialed in to the track more of a just plop down and drive it where my turbo optima is tuned for my track.
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
Exactly what Harry said. We took turns driving it... and yes, I basically just ripped out the old set up and threw in a basic one just to get it up and running to have fun with it and get some footage which we took turns filming as well. For the most part it handled pretty well for a RC that was sitting around unused for 20+ years. But like Harry said it’s not dialed in and needs some work and has a lot of potential. The turbo optima that Harry runs is a beast though. Either way, I hope that Kyosho rereleases this one.
@tallguygaming4093 жыл бұрын
Guy doesn't even hang up his award for Halloween race wtf
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
Its up on the shelf behind me.. Maybe I'm waiting to win more and then will create a super montage of awards lol...
@tallguygaming4093 жыл бұрын
Whats in front of dyna truck
@KristofferEk2 жыл бұрын
if it's gonna be a "shelf queen" as you called it there isn't really any point in having the electronics in it. is there?
@RCRetro2 жыл бұрын
Well some people who like to restore them and make them "Shelf Queens" like to have the period correct electronics in there as well. Most of my queens are just rolling chassis but for this one, I wanted the orignal MSC and Kyosho Mega motor in there.
@alfredyost79722 жыл бұрын
It looks like Kyosho is going to re-release this car. However, it will be expensive. Thoughts?
@RCRetro2 жыл бұрын
The RC community has been waiting for this one for a while. Worth it if you got the $400... if you missed out on getting a turbo optima previously...then I'd suggest this... While I love other RC companies that put out vintage rereleases... Kyosho is such a better quality of build for back in the day.... I've pre-ordered one.
@alfredyost79722 жыл бұрын
@@RCRetro I actually have the Turbo Optima too. I have not built it yet. I also have the Scorpion. That car is actually my favorite Kyosho car. I did build the Scorpion. I do plan on building the Turbo Optima too. I have just have not had the time, because of work. Thoughts?
@RCRetro2 жыл бұрын
@@alfredyost7972 There is always room for more RC's lol... I think your scorpion and turbo optima would like more company...
@alfredyost79722 жыл бұрын
@@RCRetro I think you are right, if I can get an optima Mid car. They might be hard to get. I customized my Scorpion car. I got rid of the bottom loading shocks. I got new Kyosho shocks, much better. I also got LEDs and all the special hard aluminum chassis parts. Thoughts?
@ProperSkill8 ай бұрын
Can that car do big jumps?
@RCRetro8 ай бұрын
This is an original optima mid so probably not cause of it being over 30 year old and fragile. But the good news is Kyosho rereleased it and it is available and can hand jumps on an RC track. If you plan on launching this like a traxxas or an ARRMA then yes it will break very easily.
@vivogamerz263 жыл бұрын
When do you will do the giveaway winner
@tallguygaming4093 жыл бұрын
For sardines???
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
Go to my channel homepage, and look for e156 (episode 156) race night 5 and there is the big giveaway
@bradkalman23533 жыл бұрын
Please get the kyosho progress 4wds and restore it is more rear the optimum mid.
@richardroush69383 жыл бұрын
Dudes a 🛠️
@bradkalman23533 жыл бұрын
Get a hot brushless. Lol
@RCRetro3 жыл бұрын
Stop it... LOL....you know I’m not putting brushless in any vintage. You should know better by now my friend.