Kyosho royalty indeed my friend 😍😍😍 That box art is incredible 😎 You’ve found an absolute gem there Keith 😇👊🏻

In 1985 I was fifteen and worked in a hoppy shop after school and on Saturday mornings. I still own my optima and still my absolute favourite. I used to get paid to build them at home as people would pay to have them built and painted.That paint work is absolutely stunning.

What a beautiful piece of Kyosho history. That chain-drive system looks like it could rotate the Earth! Super sweet Keith!

That car presents itself as though you have just unboxed a brand new ready-to-run.... magnificent, my friend!

Wow Keith , you got an absolute gem. Congrats on buying a beautiful piece. One day I will get a few Kyosho cars, they are beautifully designed and all look amazing. A heck of a good price too

Terrific find and a great deal too! That paint job too a ton of time and dedication and I would not be able to take it out and run it either like he couldn't!! Great score Keith!

Awesome find there, Keith! Yeah mate, that's all paint. The rere's used decals but the original had to be painted, so no pre-painted body. The box art Optima would have to be one of my favourites, they just look awesome! 👍

Damn, that’s an awesome find. That’s worthy of back in the day Catalog photos👍

That is an awsome find, the shell 🤩WOW, thats a great buggy to have in any collection. Great thats its gone into another great collection 👍

Yes! Those funky plastic body washers are original to the car! The Turbo Optima I built back in the day also had those.

That paint is top quality. The price you paid for the whole car is worth the cost of labour alone. Based on the paint I’m sure that the chassis is built to the same quality. Amazing 😊

Wow. That is an incredible paint job. Those Kyosho's of that era were just superb looking buggies. Nice score! I am just about being kept up at nights just thinking about doing the paint and decals on mine.

Awesome score. That purchase was a win!

Wow, that Optima looks absolutely superb!!!

That is stunningly beautiful! What a score

Very Nice Keith, the guy who painted it must of had steady hands wow the paint looks amazing 👍🏻👍🏻

Man that thing is mint. Unbelievable that someone would build this back in the day and never run it. Great score Keith

The paintwork 😮🤩 A worthy addition to your collection, thanks for showing 😊

Again you don't disappoint, great Optima you got there. Unfortunately Optimas can be very addictive... got 4 myself (1 build from new old stock + some Option House parts, 1 restored and 1 with a Jevelin re-re cage without wing and of course a nib.

DAMN!!!!!!!!! it is hard to beat a box art optima Keith excellent score buddy 👍👍👍👍 I didn’t know WTH you were gonna pull outta that box 😄

Absolutely love it. Man he did an amazing job on that build. Great addition. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

What an excellent piece for display that shell is off the chart

Probably my favorite running buggy still. Thanks for sharing this bad boy. 😊

Very impressive work on that shell.wish I had that level of skill. 👌

That's stunning Kieth, great buy 👌 he did a top on that . Glad you like kyosho,'s they are great cars 😎

Nice... Dream car that's amazing thanks for sharing...

Beautiful original Keith congratulations. Maybe just one lap around the new track in the spring?!

Absolutely stunning my friend, always loved the Optima! The number 5 decal is slightly different to the box art but wow what a colour scheme!

Good find. Wicked paintwork. 💯

Wow what a nice piece and addition to the collection! 👍😊

Beautiful paintwork ❤

What a sweet car from Kyoshos timeline! Now this would be me though but if I had that car and they good or condition I’d start looking up the original Promo! With the car next to it

Absolutely awesome and that paint job is phenomenal!! I’ve been putting off painting the body for my original that I’ve restored for far too long because of how difficult it will be!👍👍

What a very cool video I really enjoy it thanks for making

What an awesome find and great buy, congrats! It looks great!

Paint god gave you his RC car.

This and the Hotshot are the stand out 4wd from back in the day measured by popularity and how iconic they are now! I know there is so many better performance 4wd especially over the Hotshot but these two are just so special and had such a massive influence on the hobby! I think the Schumacher Cat and PB Mustang deserve a nod too! Awesome Optima Keith you must be over the friggin moon such a gorgeous buggy! Love the boxart big time! Cheers James.

Thats a sweet looking Optima! 👌

Absolutely gorgeous 😊 I had to get the rere ❤

Awesome score looks amazing.

That is REALLY nice! Amazing paintwork and I think you’d struggle to find a better example for any price. The time and effort taken to build and paint is worth so much more. Excellent!

Awesome Keith.

That thing is sweet....love it

It’s gem. Simple as that

Optima, Javelin and Optima pro only came with 4 ball race on the F/R Diffs. The rest are bushings. Only Turbo and Salutes that are full ball raced

Man that’s beautiful

Friggin Awesome!!!!!!

Absolute beauty! Imagine having one of those in 1984! It looks as good as anything out there today.

Hi Keith… I don’t know if you finished your outdoor track or I missed a video? Other than that, happy new year!! All the best to you your family!!!

Super Awesome.

washers original. shock collars rere. awesome car

Great eBay score!

Can I have that..😂 its awesome 👌

1 went 4 £300in local charity shop, was well used, but in box, 😂 I missed out 😢

@RCI You basicly stole it for that price, Sir! 😎👍

Do you have the rere so you can drive it?

I would have payed $1000 usd for that minter.. I payed just as much on shipping kits to my house on what you payed for the kit shipped lol

VERY NICE!

Wow the paint job is awesome. That takes some work (which is why they now provide the decals in the re re I guess!). I remember when these started to turn up at our race club, our Tamiya's didn't stand a chance 😆