2022 KYOSHO OPTIMA MID BUILD AND RUN REVIEW
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ต.ค. 2024
- AFTER A SIX MONTH WAIT FROM A PREORDER I FINALLY BUILD AND RUN THE RERELEASE 2022 KYOSHO OPTIMA MID . I WOULD SAY THE WAIT WAS WORTH IT - I ALSO ORDERED SOME NICE INEXPENSIVE UPGRADES. THE KIT AND PARTS USED ARE: 1/10 KYOSHO OPTIMA MID 4WD RACING BUGGY KIT# KYO30622. HOBBYWING XR10 JUST STOCK G3 ESC MOTOR COMBO, KYOSHO HD ST LINK SET OTW143KYOOTW143. YEAH RACING KYOP-009BK PLATE. YEAH RACING KYOP-006BK/S CARBON GEAR BOX BRACE. REEDY 0712MG DIGITAL HV METAL GEAR SERVO 7KG. MCI KYOSHO OPTIMA MID DECALS. TEAM BLUE GROOVE KYOSHO OPTIMA WING. A 1.5 mm CARBON FIBER SHEET VIA AMAZON. NOW FOR THE FUNNY PART AS OF THIS VIDEO MOST MARKETS ARE AGAIN SOLD OUT, NEXT BATCH JANUARY. BUNCH OF SAD KIDS FOR CHRISTMAS...BAHUMBUG.
I used to race these RC`s nearly 40 years ago at a local place, I had and in fact still have my Schumacher ProCat in the shed and always wanted a Mid Turbo but could not afford one, I am in love, I want it so bad!
Definitely a must have. Thanks for sharing
Now that I've got the rere Mid I've been eyeballing the rere Procat. It looks too good and is proven to be great! But that upgraded transmission is almost $200!!
My buddy had a hornet and one of these back in the mid 1980s. I had a grasshopper, we would take them in the woods and race then on the trails
Kyoshos are gorgeous looking rcs, still haven’t actually seen one in person, lots of cool videos on TH-cam though, expertly assembled as usual 👍
Thanks buddy happy holidays.😊
Nice Luke. I got mine sitting on the shelf. I got the Le Mans 240S ESC, Le Mans BLS Motor 240S 15.5, and the Kyosho Synchro Radio with receiver/gyro and KS4031-06W servo. Cost me an arm and a leg and I had to get most of it from Japan, but I wanted to do this one right...I am going to use the kit supplied decals, but like you for the sponsors, going with MCI Racing. I have a lot of re-release Tamiya/Kyosho and I can't stand all that work for generic sponsor decals. I just don't do it..
Howdy friend, so yeah I luv these and apparently you too. I will slowly upgrade this one but I needed to put the funds into the 80’s version and then the turbo restoration videos coming up. Thank you for watching.✌️
Good for you, man! NEVER PAY THE SCALPERS!! I have a soft spot for Kyoshos. Cool car, and great video.
Thanks Frank 😊
I use to race the Optima mid se. What a beast, always regarded selling it. Then I went to the Kyosho Lazer zxr. The mid se was a awesome car! This really makes me want to get one again lol
Wonderful buggies. Thank you ☺️
Great video my friend. I’ve treated my self to one for Christmas as I’d like to run it in the vintage series. Slightly disappointed the the turbo decals are not included as I really wanted that scheme. Anyway you got some nice upgrades in there, many thanks for sharing, best wishes
Always nice to hear from you. Happy Holidays
Hi there Luke, certainly well worth the wait, I’ve not got a Kyosho in my collection, always wanted one, ever since the 80’s. Maybe one day I might be lucky enough to obtain one. Enjoy and Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you and the family 😉😊🎅🎄
Thank you for watching, I have a good feeling a kyosho will be in your collection. Happy Holidays.
I just ordered this kit as I was buying a new rear ball diff and body for my Turbo Optima Mid SE I've had since 1989. They'll look nice side by side. 😝
There’s a prototype version coming
@suprluke993 Oh I wasn't aware. Will it have a longer wheel base like the later models? My SE has a LWB carbon chassis.
@hugostiglitz5186 I think the same.
@suprluke993 Just looked it up, said carbon parts but no word on WB. Cool, but will probably get scalped as limited production. IDK you're more of an expert should I cancel and try to get in on it?
@hugostiglitz5186 no expert lol! I’d stick with the one you have coming. Brilliant thing But if you have the funds available unfortunately I have to wait as I’m saving for Yokomo dogfighter reissue.
Great build! Love the Optima Mid. Had one back in the day but didn’t hold on to it. Glad Kyosho brought it back along with all the other legends.👍😊
Appreciate you watching.😊
Looks great. I was lucky enough to find an original Optima Mid SE, back in the before times. I left work 2 hours early to get it, and now I've been home for the last 3 years and haven't touched it.
Lol, I need to find a different job so I can get my time back.
Thanks for watching.😊
Hi Luke! Did you use Lipo or NiMh batteries on your Optima Mid? And is it ok if use NiMh batteries on mine because I'm not very familiar with Lipo. I heard they're pretty dangerous to handle. I used Nimh on my RC's from way back in the 80's and that's I'm more familiar with.
Jay if your running a brushless system LiPo is better to use. I use LiPo with a hobby wing 1060 esc and a majority of rc I build on my channel. Nimh can be used but my advice LiPo is best. Early 80’s it would be nicd batteries which were not great.
Beautiful buggy, Looks incredible.
Oh man what a good car. Drove it all day and not a problem. Kyosho nailed it. Thanks you for supporting the channel. 😊
Hi! Did you have a hard time putting in your XR10 esc inside the Optima Mid? I heard it's quite a challenge to install the electronics because of the limited space. I'm about to start building my Optima mid. I just need to finish my Optima first. How's the Hobbywing 13.5t motor by the way? Is it pretty fast? Thank you for whatever advice you can give me.
So Jay dude, I actually run this in this video. As you’ll see I had a great time. I made a custom esc mount also in the video. Just have fun.
Great vid. How did you get the body decals so straight? Alot of other build vids can't seem to get them on straight
Hi there, so i felt they may have been a hair off actually with my arthritic hands Lol. So A lil soapy water or windex goes a long way at positioning. Thanks for the compliment and watching. 😊
this is great! just wondering, did you try 3s on this? is it capable?
Howdy, this esc and motor are 3S capable. Thanks
Great, and was it hard on the chassis and parts like the diff etc? and the belt? thanks!@@LukesVintageRC
Kyosho Optima Mid is a world championship racer. Buy it. 👍
Have a great Christmas buddy 👍
Happy Holidays friend
That looks fantastic mate 👌
Thank you 😊
Have you ever come across a Traxxas Bullet? I had one in the 80’s loved that RC but had to sell it. I don’t see many of them forsale now a days?
Absolutely, if you like check out my instagram lukesvintagerc there’s that and much more. And restore of a Traxxas Bullet along with a Rad. Thanks for watching
@@LukesVintageRC nice I’ll head over now 👍🏻
If you want, you can get reproduction spike tires for this kit. They are not made by Kyosho. You can also get a special brushless motor for this kit and a Kyosho ESC too. However, both of these Kyosho parts are expensive. Thoughts?
Howdy Alfred, so the skies the limit for these buggies-as stated in video there’s many companies that have options for this buggy. I promise to do a revisit on this buggy but it will be awhile as you know I have to do a different vintage rc restore every month sometimes two which leaves little time to go back. If I have enough interest than absolutely but there’s about 6 cars 2 trucks and a boat ahead of anything right now. Basically I’m looking to summer before I schedule the next year of projects. Thanks for watching 👍
Great video Luke
Appreciate you stopping by 😊
Great video and build, nice run
Thanks friend 😊
@@LukesVintageRC 🙂👍
you were going to share the difference between old and new but changed the subject and didn't say, so what's the difference?
So Ralphy I mentioned in this video a future comparison. When I restore the 87 I’ll be able to drive both built and restored buggies as in the Marui galaxy videos. Be sure to subscribe and hit notifications for that video and more when it drops.
Relly it was Amazing car love it
Thanks for watching
Great Build 😊
Thanks man 👍
This was a fun build. Now mine sits with the rest on shelves lol
Thanks for watching 👍
Put the Tamiya super stock rz motor in it and 3s lipo....makes my Tamiya Hotshot stretch all 4 tires like nothing😊
Be sure to check out my Tamiya Falcon restoration as there’s a lil surprise in that one. 😎
Any idea what the top speed is? Do you do any club racing?
Similar to brushless Golden Arrow. Racing when possible. Thanks
One-way bearings are needed.
Racing perhaps otherwise not necessary. Thanks
My car when I was 14
I’ll be restoring a vintage one soon on the channel. Please stay tuned in. Thanks