Thanks Ryan, it was a good time getting it all cleaned up and running well. I am glad you enjoyed seeing it. I will get out and run it around soon for a dedicated run video. For a change there is no rain in the forecast this week!

Thanks you!! I enjoyed getting all cleaned up and back in good working order, it is a very stratifying thing, you know. Those wheels are good at cracking and stripping screws out just putting them together new so I did not want to risk pulling them all apart and tempting fate getting them back together. I just had a bad feeling one of them is going to break and I will have to glue thing together or get a new set.

Thanks Robby! Was burning both ends of the candle this week and once I stopped last night I was so tired! It is all worth it and you will get to see the home project I am working on in a few weeks. I picked a terrible time to start working on it but I want it done so had to jump i and tackle it! The buggy turned out really good and I am very pleased with it. It is very satisfying to take what looks like a worn out car and get it back in fighting shape again!

Yes, Kevin definitely had fun with it but did not beat it all to pieces so it was a great candidate for fixing all back up! I really enjoyed the process of getting it all cleaned up and working well and the finished product I am very happy with. I did sleep in this morning so I am feeling good! I am not working on anything today, just going to go hang out in the garage and have some RC time!

Thank you very much John! I like "Kevin MK2", I think I will go with that! I want to find an old label maker to add the name back to it! I had a wonderful time getting it all cleaned up and back together in good working order. The new body really makes it look good. Take care my friend!

Yeah, they do get to a point where the parts are just too worn to work well, especially the drive shafts in it. Overall this one was very well taken care of and not beat up at all. I had a great time getting it all cleaned up and working good again. The new body really makes it look great and I have "Kevin" hanging up on the wall as it was too unique to get rid of! I am glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks Al! I had a good time and really enjoy bringing these old ones back up to good running order! I t will get out for run this week, finally a week with no rain in the forecast for a change! I did get to sleep in this morning and had a nice relaxing day working on RC stuff in the garage so I am feeling good now! Take care!

I got out and ran it yesterday. It did pretty well but the pretty bald tires with silicone all over them made it a little interesting to drive!! 😂 I still have to edit everything together. I did have a great time getting it all cleaned up and ready to run again!

Thank you!! I really had a good time tearing it all down, cleaning it all up and getting back in good running shape! You are right, it is very rewarding and satisfying to give one another life! It is not the most sought after and cool buggy out there but it is nice a quirky with some very unique features I love. Those "living hinge" parts of the suspension just seem like the worst idea ever but actually work rather well! It is stuff like that I really enjoy about some of these old ones is seeing the cool and sometimes bad ideas they were coming up with back then since everyone was trying to make their own mark and way back in the golden era of RC!

@@AddamsPlayground Oh for sure mate! The thing I love about those proper vintage cars from the mid eighties is the fact that there was so much variation in the designs. Like you say, the hobby was realistically still in its early stages, manufacturers were trying so many different ideas/engineering concepts. There were some real quirky designs, some good, some bad. It's very interesting since getting back into the hobby 35 years on to see what designs have stood the test of time, and are still visible on the modern releases of today! I loved my porsche 959 back in 1987,and thought it was the best piece of engineering ever.... but since restoring a few in the last few years it's obvious 'now' that much of the design was inherently flawed, with some serious weaknesses. But, after building a more recent TTO2 Chassis it's clear to see much its routes originate from the eighties 959 chassis..... the basic concept of that more modern chassis is an evolution of the 959, except with the weakness's addressed and the concept tweeked as a result of what has been learnt over the years. Hopefully the plastics won't be too brittle on that Kyosho, and you will be able to have a casual drive or two with her..... as I doubt it will be easy getting replacement parts should anything break! Anyway bud, keep up the great content.... your channel is of great interest and never dissapoints us vintage crew! 😉 👍 👍 👍 👍

Thanks Pete, I think it looks a good bit better now! Kevin did a good job and did not beat it death and took good care of it over the years so I could get it and give it a second chance!

I was worried about them but the plastic seems to be some sort of miracle plastic! The front were very rigid and stiff but after some hot tap water and flexing them all the up and all the way down about a dozen times they felt great. They will go white when you flex them, that is normal so don't worry about that. Once they cooled off they were still as flexible so I was very happy with that! The new body really makes all the difference! It is very satisfying to bring them back for a second chance!

Thanks Steve! I hope so! I am thankful Kevin took good care of it and I was able to get it and bring it back to good running order!

Thanks David! I guess it would be more of a diffuser than a wing mounted like that. My immediate reaction to it was to remove it and flip it around the right way but it has a bit of a story to it and I like that so I left it and I will be keeping the body just because of it!

@@AddamsPlayground Definitely leave it as is! 👍😁

Thank you, I almost bought a new chassis tub and a few other parts for it but I knew if I did I would not want tot drive it and get it all scratched up so I left it as is and can go out and not worry. Kevin did a good job not beating it all up o I can have a chance at driving it around so I am going to!

Thanks Stephan! It looks a lot better and some elbow grease and a few new bits and it was all ready to live another life!

Thanks Dirk! I am happy with it! The chassis has some scratches and stuff but I wanted to run this one so replacing all that would have made me hesitant to go out and drive it and get it scratched up! It looks good and I can run it without feeling bad so win-win! I have had a great time getting a few of the older cars all cleaned up and looking good, it is very satisfying!

@@AddamsPlayground your last words say it best😊

Thank you Michael! I had a great time getting it all cleaned up and back to fighting shape! I am certainly going to keep "Kevin" around as it has a cool story! I was thinking about the wing thing, maybe it is a diffuser when put on backwards and not a wing anymore!?!?! Maybe he was onto something... LOL!

Thank you Dom! I really enjoy breathing new life back into these old ones and getting them back in good running order. This one was one of their low-end, entry level ones from back in mid to late 80s and I don't think they were a huge hit. Most of them got pretty destroyed over the years and are getting harder and herder to find in decent shape. They had the Pegasus, the Icarus and the Cosmo all based on the same chassis as well as the Cox Bandido was made from the same chassis and I am pretty sure there is another oddball out there on this chassis too but I may be mistaken. I am glad you enjoyed it!

@@AddamsPlayground yeah these are unlikely to get a re re either I would have thought

@@rc-dom-uk I wish they would bring back some of the lower end cars into the Legendary series but they can't seem to make the others fast enough to keep up so I don't see them adding a bunch more sadly.

Not much to it! Just strip it all down to a big pile of parts and hardware and then a lot of cleaning and scrubbing the plastics and a good degreasing of all the hardware is the hard part. Then it is just reassembling it all carefully to get the screws back in the original threads cut in the plastic and not overtightening things. Of course a new body shell and stickers make a world of difference to it as well. It sounds tedious and annoying but I find it very satisfying and rewarding to take a dirty old beat up car and bring it back to life again! Even if you can't get a new body you can sand and polish up some scuffs and scrapes in the Lexan shell and make it look newer as well. I have a Duratrax Evader ST I just got a few weeks ago I am going to work on sometime soon(ish) and get that back to 100% so maybe then you will rip into yours! Take care my friend! BTW, I know you were sending something my way, did that get sent because I never got it?

So sorry for the delay on that I didn't say anything didn't want to sound like I was making excuses you guy's are getting the new shirts from a new batch and new design i just wasn't happy with the last one's I couldn't bring myself to send anymore of those I literally picked the new ones up tonight got the overseas post bags this time post office sold me the wrong ones of those aswell that's a trip in itself to return those got the Vegemite super wrapped brace yourself for that my friend so sorry again for the delay but I wanted you guy's to get a shirt you'll want to wear and be pleased to I was really disappointed with the last one's but these one's I'm really pleased and I'm pretty sure your a bigger build than me bro had to get bigger sizes lol 👊

@@rcuintheshed6981 no problem at all. I was just worried it had not made the trip! I was just checking on it. I know you are a busy guy and juggling a bunch of stuff all the time! Yeah I got a little more around the middle than you do! Probably that always busy lifestyle versus my working on the computer life makes a big difference!! 😂

Thanks Will. It was a lot of fun getting it all cleaned up and running well again! Kevin MK2 came out looking pretty cool!

Oddly they were never really on my radar until the Elf got me the Bandido and I fell in love with it. They are very interesting kits and I am amazed those flexible plastic hinges on the suspension are still working and have not ripped in half.

@@AddamsPlayground yeah it's remarkable really because that should be a really weak point but you don't see many that are broken there?

@@mad-beerc3818 I think the rears failed a bit more than the fronts did as the front have upper and lower hinges on both sides and the rears were only the one hinge. I think it is the impacts from running into or hanging up on stuff is what usually caused them to break.

@@AddamsPlayground right l see. It's incredible to think that kyosho did this! Had plastic flex for suspension hinges! This primitive design seems to be what I'm interested in lol.

Thank you! I was a fun process getting it torn down, cleaned up and back together! It is a good looking buggy once again!

Thank you Nick! I had a great time doing this and it is very satisfying to get it from rough to polished and working well again! I hope to have the house project done in a the next week or two, it is taking longer than expected but they always do! I did sleep in this morning so i am feeling refreshed! I am taking it easy to day and will getting some RC therapy in today as well! Thanks as always and take care!

I actually had my eye on one of those recently but at the very last minute of the auction it went from $40 to $300 and at that point it was not going to be worth it as I could find a much better condition one for not much more! They have gotten pretty pricey but so have all of them! There is something very satisfyingly about about stripping it all down to a pile of parts and hardware and getting everything nice and clean and then putting it back together and making it all work nice and smoothly.

This one will go out on on the track.

Thanks Thad! It looks so much better than when it showed up. It looked pretty tired and beat down but now it looks 20 years younger at least!

Thank you! I really enjoy bringing these old ones back to life! It is very enjoyable and satisfying!

Thanks! It looks a lot better now. Kevin did a good job not beating it all to pieces so I could get it and give it a second chance!

Thank you! Kevin kept it in pretty good shape so it made my life easier! I really enjoy the process of tearing them down, cleaning them up and getting them back in full working order! It is very satisfying!

Thank Keith! I almost got sucked into buying all the replacement parts to make it brand new but decided to resist and keep this as the runner it was intended to be! I totally understand how you end up with boxes of parts for a restoration! LOL!

Thanks Shawn, I really enjoyed the whole process of getting this back in good working order. It it a lot better than when I got it for sure! I think Kevin would be proud!

I did try a set in 6% peroxide and left them out in the sun for a day. It helped a little but the off white is where they wanted to stay. I eventually got a set of Chrome wheels I was able to get a fairly reasonable price. It looks really sweet with those on there! I do really like these buggies a lot for some reason. They are far from the best but I really like them a lot!

Thanks! I had a lot of fun getting it all cleaned up and looking good again. I really like taking the old and crud covered parts and getting them all clean and getting it all back together in good working order. It is really satisfying!

@@AddamsPlayground i know what you mean, except the odd few bits that just wont budge 😂

@@lo2713 Thankfully none of that with this one!

Thank you! I enjoyed getting it all fixed up and running and looking good again! Oh yes, parts shopping can quickly turn into a lot of money! you replace this then this is scratched up so I will replace that and if you get caught up in winning certain things the next thing you know you have $350 dollars or more into a car you bought for only $50 in the first place! I have always set a mental cap for the max price I will pay for something and stick to it. It is very hard to not keep pushing it by 5 or 10 bucks but next thing you know it is 60 bucks more than the max you wanted to spend! It is supposed to be a nice day today so i am going to try and get out and have some RC fun so hopefully a run video soon!

Thanks! It turned out looking pretty good and I was going to whiten them but the risk of breaking one was not worth it. I'd rather have 4 good yellowish ones than a broken one that is nice and white! 😂

Thanks Martin! I really enjoy getting these old a tires looking ones back to good looking and well working cars again! It isn't perfect but the scars give it some character!

LOL! I think maybe was trying to give it some lift to take the bounciness out of it! LOL! "Kevin" is hanging up on the wall out there and "Kevin MK2" will live on in my collection for years to come!

Yeah, I think I deleted it off of the card by accident! I am not sure why I like these so much but I really enjoyed working on it and getting it back in good running order!! It is very satisfying to bring them back! I will be looking forward to seeing yours!

@Addam's Playground it is I have a pile of resto projects setting here just something that feels good about getting them going

Thank you! I had a lot of fun getting this all cleaned up and back to good running order. It is a very satisfying process! It is unnerving to take the very stiff joints and flex them like that to make them work but with the hot water it worked very well and now they work great! The plastic in the joints goes kind of white when you do it but it even say in the manual that is normal and a desired result so I at least knew to expect it and didn't think I was breaking it! I picked a terrible time to start a big project but it will be worth it in the end. I hope to get to show you in a few more weeks! I did get to sleep in this morning so I am feeling good and I am going to take it easy today! Take care you guys!

@@AddamsPlayground We're so glad the joints worked as they were designed mate and a great lesson for all who watched your video👍. Glad you got a sleep in!, Isn't it a good feeling taking on a project and pushing the boundaries then you can stand back and see what all the effort produced, we're looking forward to seeing more Addam. Thanks for always replying to our comments, much appreciated mate👍🍻

@@outbackrcaustralia4895 The project is coming along well and it is going to be great when it is all done. The old knees are not enjoying it but is going to be great and really help me out in the long run! I am looking forward to showing you guys!

@@AddamsPlayground Might have to get you some knee pads lol. Really excited to see your project mate! 👍

@@outbackrcaustralia4895 oh it is the insides! My knees are pretty well ruined. They are both crunchy and crackly all the time! They have seen a lot of abuse over the years! I have had 3 surgeries on my right knee. Just waiting for one to fully fail or for when I hit the eligibility age for kneed replacements!

Thank you! I do not like greasing external parts like the hinge pins and drive cups like they recommend in the Tamiya manuals. It just attracts dirt and grit the it and then it turns into a grinding paste and not a lubricant! I use the Muck Off brand dry lube and the one (4oz ?) bottle will last a lifetime for me. It flows into joints and seeps into areas as the liquid but dries to a lubricating film after a day. The cool side affect is it smells like bananas so that always amuses me! The stubborn electronics got ditched as I spent way too much time trying to figure it out and I have no idea why they did not seem to want to work. At least now I know it will be reliable and not do anything crazy while driving it !

@@AddamsPlayground I got to pick some up. Sounds like really great stuff. And smelling like bananas is gonna be a crazy surprise 😮

Thank you! Perhaps he got it New York the year after that. It could have been a gift from Mr. Duncan! Thanks for watching and making me chuckle this morning!

Thanks Bob! I really enjoy getting these all cleaned up and back in good running order! It is very satisfying! Oh yes, I remember those big ol catalogs very well! I like the odd things they did with the suspension arms on these, it seems like the wort idea ever to make the hinges out of flexible plastics but they work really well and seem to hold up well over time also! I thought of trying to whiten them with peroxide or painting them but either way I really need to take the wheels apart and that is part I am worries about. I know how easily it is the break the wheels at the screw locations and don't want to risk it! They is a good chance everything will go well but there is also the chance I break one and have to find a new set. Safer to leave them alone I think and if I find a set for a good price then I will grab them but otherwise I figure best left alone and just run em!

@@AddamsPlayground An old trick I'm sure you know..... Vaseline the tire (a liberal amount) as close to the wheel (bead) as you can (after cleaning & drying obviously) then prime, then paint. Wait till the paint is dry (give it a week) and wipe off the Vaseline.

I think I have a spare one out in the garage. I will go out after work and double check. Send me an email (you can find the emails address in the about section of my main channel page in the about section. That way I can send you some pics and to make sure I do not forget about it! LOL! I am really good at forgetting things! LOL!

We're you able to locate a spacer for measurements yesterday.. or did you forget.😂😂 I did send an email.

@@CamSnodgrass I remembered and forgot!! I did remember about it last night after work but got wrapped up in some yard work before it got dark and promptly forgot!! I will go out and find them this morning and get some pics and measurements sent to you! I told you I was.goos at forgetting! Honestly more like constantly getting distracted!!

Thank you! I probably could paint them white and they would hold up fine. I was going to try and use the peroxide whitening on them but I do not want to take them apart and risk breaking one. They are not the greatest plastics and are easily cracked. so not matter what I would do there is a chance of breaking them. I will get over the fact they look so yellow but I do check for any popping up on eBay fairly often at a good price! If I find a set I will snag them! If not then it was meant to be a runner and will get dinged up here and there so it is not critical it looks perfect now as it will get some running scars on it soon enough!

Hey Addam, you don't have to romove them to apply the solution (Salon Care 50 + UV light/Sunlight) I can assist.

The wheels are 3 piece ones and are very prone to cracking and breaking after they are this old. They were prone to cracking new if you did not tighten them down properly. You have to go around them a little at a time on each screw when doing it. I did not want to run the risk of taking them apart and putting them back together. I just have a very bad feeling it is not going to go well! I thought about it a lot, believe me!!

@@AddamsPlayground OH NOO! Don't touch them!!

Hey Addam, you don't have to remove them to use the Salon Care 50 & UV light/Sunlight method to whiten them. Reach out if you need assistance.