Great video, hi Rebecca hey Chalie Brown!

the turbo optima was my third RC back in 1987 and then it too was also my first koyosho rc which I was very impressed by how much more quality was in the koyosho brand over the tamiya my re-read turbo is also waiting for me to get the time to build and relive my youth, you inspire me to get building thank you for sharing.

Gotta be a new all time favourite rc car here, love the vids :)

What a great video. Brought me back to when I fist bought my T Optima. Still have it actually (which brought me here). My son and I are refurbishing it. Such a fun time. Cheers!!!

As a Tamiya fan, there's actually nothing better than building a Kyosho re-re kit. The Beetle re-re is also fantastic and they've updated all of them so they can take brushless. Tamiya could learn a lesson from that.

Got mine all finished up yesterday and I freaking love it!

Looks great Gavin!!!!. Back in the day when one of kids on our street shall we say!! Got a kyosho buggy it gave me the chance to see one up close obviously. As I’ve commented on Glens channel when he done a kyosho project the quality is indisputable compared to most Tamiya kits. I guess for me back in the day the prices they were put them out of my reach. Another thing for me as well was when you walked into the model shop and the shelves were stacked with all the kits the Tamiya box art was just something else!!!. It was definitely a trick that pulled me in!!!. So here I am at 48 years old still being dragged in by those. Tamiya boxes😂😂😂

Looks awesome !

RC Kicks is the best, i like it

Iv had many rc cars over the year's but never had the cash to get a new kit like this. I've always wanted to build a tamiya or kyosho kit. My brother has many in his collection. This will be on his to get list I'm sure. Nice content thanks

Good vid again! The turbo optima is up there with the avante for quality IMO probably in my top 5 all time favourite rc car/buggy👍 my one sits with my avante on my display wall your eyes just automatically home in on them both I sprayed it candy apple red with pearl metallic white it looks the nuts😍

i have an original optima and ultra, both still going strong... this is a must have

Cool build so far Gavin!! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the build :)

Awesome video as always 😎. I’ve wanted a Kyosho for myself and my Channel. The quality does match the price by the looks 😎 Big Thumbs up from. 🇦🇺 Rcactionaustralia 🇦🇺

Just ordered one for Xmas can’t wait to get it

Hahaha I felt the exact same way when looking for parts. Looking forward to seeing it completed.

Just bought this RC and I’m very excited to build it! This will very cool sitting next to my 1988 Kyosho Javelin

I just came across your KZfaq videos. I really enjoyed them keep up the good work.

YES! thanks for this watching the video now

Great looking car mate 👍would love some of your stickers for my lunch box & new super hornet 🐝 that I’m getting for Christmas 🎄

Haha I absolutely love your side cameo videos like where you check your wallet 😂😂😂 👍 you are the best Gav 😊😊

I had a javelin, essentially the same car, loved it.

I can hardly wait to build mine. I got the LeMans bushlesss motor and the LeMans brushless speed control. I got those because they look like the older Lemans motors. The machine work on the Lemans brushless motor is amazing. I will also go with the belt over the chain. Also every so often, Kyosho has a sale. This usually includes free postage. I got more tires with a hard compound for pavement and more wheels too. Also the instructions on Kyosho kits can sometimes be difficult. The English they use sometimes needs help. It can also be very funny too.

nice car, nice video.....i believe i want one of these now xD

😛😁👍. Great video

Great video. Looking forward the follow ups. Very curious to see if it did lead to your becoming less Tamiya centric (which I’m sure can only broaden the audience for your already excellent show). Fingers crossed I should start building my Kyosho Inferno MP10 Buggy on Saturday. Still researching engines...

Looking good so far Gavin, I'll definitely be running the belt in mine when I get around to the build. Incase you weren't aware, there's a LeMans 360 Gold motor as well.

Very nice been looking forward to seeing this build for a while. I cannot comment on the RERE car but BITD the chain was always a pain for stretching I was forever adjusting the dam thing. When I managed to get a belt drive conversion kit that all stopped and car was way more reliable. My current 1980's runner is belt and its great I have no issue with stretching or slipping at all. its one of my favs for a bit of garden/park RC bashing. If you like this as a build any plans to add its sister car a RERE Ultima.

Hi. I know this is an older video but I have a question. You said you bought the optional chain? Mine was missing the the chain so I bought one thinking Kyosho just left it out by accident. There was a place on the blister pack for the chain but it was empty. So yours did not come with a chain either? If so, I don't feel like I got ripped off. I know it might say in the instructions, but I have not built mine yet. Thanks.

Thank you for your videos, I'm always pleased to see the quality of your footage. It seems to be quite difficult to purchase one of these beauty. Do you know where I can buy a Turbo Optima in Europe ? And also some options such as sides protections? (The same as you put afterward) I asked the dealer next to my place in Switzerland, he told me that Kyosho was not deliver anymore in my country and the official Kyosho site is not very helpful. Thank you.

Many years ago I had a Kyosho Lazer ZX, not top of the range BUT I found it better quality than the same price range of Tamiya.Shocks defo better on K.

Take a comperable Tamiya-Car and add the price for the ballbearings an you come very close to the price of the Kyosho. Both are at the same quality- and price- level. But Kyosho has more tuningparts in the kit. Tamiya's kits leave the choise to the driver. If you want to build a pure shelf-queen, you may save some money with tamiya.

You should have gone with the belt system as it's much stronger and doesn't stretch as much as the chain does and in the 80s belt system was optional as it's much stronger. Love the built video 😘😘

Great video, I remember this car being on the front cover of my first Model Cars magazine when I was about fourteen. General question though, what drive train would be most efficient, shaft, belt or chain?

I know this is old and I didn't read all the comments so it's probably been covered but Kyosho named parts like this so you could simply order a unique part by it's number without having to look it up (OT = Optima Turbo / spur 6 etc). Kyosho also share parts between kits but then the part designation isn't kit specific.

Do you put diff oil in the diffs?

Just built mine its just kantastic it will only see the ground once then its on display just beutiful "only rc purest understand my family think i'm bonkers"

I'm pissed I got my turbo optima about a month ago to build it as a chain drive but to my surprise there was everything in the kit to build it chain drive and a spot in the blister pack that said chain and after building the diffs I go to take the chain out and there was no chain. Turns out the second round of kits don't come with chains

Hi rc kicks. I have the original kyosho optima mid. Do you know if the gearbox parts are the same as the kyosho optima?

R u going to do a run video with this car? It's definitely time to get some of those cars off the shelf and give us some run videos. But good job with this build. Keep the videos coming

I don't suppose anyone knows what the paint code for the green one second closest to the camera at 13:13 is? It's gorgeous

I always wanted a kyosho vanning I think is was . Good thing we can't read lips 😂.

You made a massive mistake at the beginning!!! You opened the box and didn't sniff the tires!!! Hahaha.

ciao grazie mille volevo chiedere se si trovano ancora pezzi di ricambio di optima e optima med buona giornata da fochesato olivier italy

How do you compare Optima to Egress? Which has better build quality? Which one is more fun to build?

You're making me want one of these buggies, stop it!

i would clean this vehicle with an aerosol dust remover, the kind people use for cleaning off the keyboards

I am unloading my Kyosho Optima Pro with the 480 Gold motor if you know anyone who is interested. I posted it on the TamiyaClub forums.

man not everyone has todo things like tamiya.

Ok I got a feeling this will show my stupidity but I must ask Tamiya Expert aka U ,I come across a Tamiya Datson 280 ZX Turbo Tbar scale kit and it said motorized or something to that effect. Is this a model kit or Rc model kit, I would love it if I could find That 280 ZX Rc My Father's Midlife crisis introduces this Real life car at a time when Devours was a word unheard and life was Good, but Things changed quickly, but the 280 ZX stayed in mind Unfortunately it ended up eating a build ,But enough of a history lesson what did I find and Its there a Rc Like what I found or is it a Model not a mover. Are they made as RC , Hope my question is understood did I find my Tamiya Project or a Tamiya pipe Dream for Rc part!! Thank you the RC you are working on looking Great made from space age metal and Gold rim ah yes

My son builds these all the time he's 9 yrs old can't go wrong with step by step instructions nothing easier

OT*** parts are Optima parts. I wish Kyosho would remake OT-66 tires.

Tamiya does the best instructions in the industry - BY FAR!!! Building a Kyosho is just different, and instructions are not as good. Just how it is.

Haha kyosho instructions are the worst 😂 Goodtimes I had building my javelin. And they still suck with the rere Ultima 😞

Beautiful but too expensive, i don't want to sell my second kidney to get it ^^

Chain is a mistake lol... the belt was to replace the chain.. chain stretches gives problems ..

Vintage? I still have my 25 year old Kyosho turbo raider pro ;-)

Chain

why do you keep calling the parts sprues, spurs?

I wish that girl would just get a bloody name tag!!

Where's Manuel? Manuel!!!

That was funny u going through ur wallet and no money was that a LV lol stick with the white tires gold gonna over do it Charlie brown he's gonna get caught just u wait a see I like the packaging I never did a chain that's why u should read instead of just hopping on it face balls moving smoothly drive train is moving freely body is going to be a little difficult those colors have to dry well totally opposite colors red and white just be careful on body are you going to tent windows or driver or clear windows lots of fine lines didn't know chain was optional I thought it was standard I like the green and white color u don't have a all green car I wonder what euro's smell like dos it smell like American money ⚫⚪💂‍♂️🐕🗽✝️🤪 use the coasters Daddy-O close the clam