This was my first RC car back in 85..My god does this bring back memories...Biggest problems I remember were the dogbones would always fall out and the dang steering tie rods would pop off after hitting the wall several times they would round out...That is so cool I get to see it again like it was brand new again...Will be googling the Big Brute..The Ultima and finally the RC10 was my last car in the RC world..
That would be nice if they did. The Cosmo has hinge pin style setup (on the front at least), they could re-release the Pegasus, Icarus and Cosmo all on the same chassis. I'd be happy with that. Thanks Jacen. 👍
This was my first RC car when I was 13 in 1985. My neighbor had a Grasshopper. I was going to buy one of those, but the lady at the hobby store talked me into a Pegasus. It cost roughly the same, but had the 540 motor instead of the 380. At 13, the idea of having something faster than my neighbor was appealing, to say the least. And it was fun to beat him until I realized I would get about 8 minutes of run time on a charge, whereas he got about 15-20. Other than that, it was a great first car. I did have a nuclear meltdown of the stock speed controller; luckily the car didn’t go up in flames. Only other issue was the front steering ball joints started popping out all the time, and not just when you hit something. Great memories with that car, and I’d happily buy another if Kyosho brings it back as a retro offering!
They are mate, always liked the Pegasus. Wanted one as a youngster, finally got it almost 40 years later lol. Thanks mate, glad you enjoy my resto's. 👍
Thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed it. I almost wasn't going to do the shading then thought I might as well. Think I went a bit crazy with the size of his visor though, kinda looks like a space man. Well I suppose it is a Pegasus, who know how high it might fly? Might need the space helmet! 🤣👍
G'day Chris! Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the video and the finished product. Not sure what's coming next, but there will be something! lol Thanks for the great comments mate. 🙂👍
Oh yeah they can be hard to find. This one came from Japan or Italy if I remember rightly, I know the NIB one did come from Japan. Very hard to find these in Australia too. Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it! 👍
Mick this has come up a treat , just like a new build if you where not aware its a resto, awesome lookers they where back in the day and never to many around either only few had these , as they where pretty expensive in 1986 i believe great video as always Mate Most Enjoyable :-))
Thanks Andrew. I'm quite happy with how it turned out. Yeah I think their price was either equal to or a tad higher than the Hornet back in the day. Of course being a beginners buggy, people just grabbed a Grasshopper instead, or a Hornet because it had the rear oil shocks. Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. 👍
Awesome job Mick looks fantastic! I see now how the suspension works on the Pegasus it really is quite different! I'm surprised kyosho managed to make the plastic last flexing like that! But doesn't seem to be a problem! Great vid and l want one of these even more now 😆 Looking forward to the running vid mate 👍
Thanks mate! Yeah back in the day when I first saw the flexible arms I thought they'd only last 5 minutes, yet here we are over 30 years later and they're still good. I still think they're a pretty cool buggy, even if handling it's great. Hoping to give it a run real soon. I kinda have a backlog of cars to run now. 😂👍
@@RCHobbyShed Yeah respect to Kyosho they got it right with the type of plastic used and the way they executed the plastic suspension parts! I agree to Mick l am a big Pegasus fan there is sometimes about it that grabs my interest! Sometimes the simple stuff can be the more alluring stuff! The Grasshopper has proven that! Yeah true mate these lock Downs have given you bit of a queue building up!! All best cheers James.
@@mad-beerc3818 Yeah I think they did well with it. The whole car seems to have no brittle parts, pretty happy with that. I know what you mean, I've always thought they were pretty awesome. They handle badly and all that but there is something about them. As you say, like the Grasshopper. Couldn't agree more! Will be smashing out some run videos very soon! 😁 Cheers mate! 👍
@@RCHobbyShed l must get out for a bash at sometime too its been a while since my last beach run and l am getting the itch!! Anyway have fun mate👍 Cheers James.
Looks incredible. I love your driver i havent painted mine yet but ill get to it one day. I laughed when u said the ball end wont pop out of the arm cause i had mine on the track last night and it kept happening to one side of the front. Ill have to swap out the holder with another one or make like a metal one so it dont fall out on a race night.
Thanks Harry! When you paint your driver, you might wanna make to visor smaller than mine. Mine looks like a spaceman lol. Yeah, I used to have the same ball popping issues with my Boomerangs and stuff, similar setup. They're fine if you keep your ball holders fresh! None of that sounds quite right but you get the idea 😂. Nothin worse than your balls popping out in front of everyone on race night 🤣. OK I'm gonna stop now lol. Thanks mate. 👍
Quick update it was the ball that was messed up the ball holder was fine. Swapped out to a new ball and Pegasus ran great in the race.... ill let u in on a secret it actully won the race 😁
Thanks Wade. Awesome! I think they're pretty cool, I wanted one back in the day but it never happened. I know what you mean, I don't see a lot of videos about them either. I have the Icarus and Cosmo now, both need paint jobs. Once I do that I'll get them all together for a video. 👍
Awesome! Similar story for me. A mate at school had one he used to race at his local club, he brought it to school a couple of times. That was it, I was hooked on the Pegasus since then. 👍
I think the Galaxy handles a little better, even though the Galaxy had massive understeer. The Pegasus bounces a lot compared to the Galaxy. I think the Pegasus is in front for reliability though. 👍
I really don't know. It would be great if they did, but it seems they're focusing on re-releasing the higher end models so I can't see it happening. We keep hoping I guess. 🤞👍
Not a lot of difference. The Icarus has a slightly different ball cups on the front suspension. Gold oil shocks, chrome wheels and the roll cage of course. The Icarus has black parts too instead of grey. 👍
bonjour, je possède ce modèle, usé par l'utilisation et le temps. Je cherche un repreneur intéresser par la rénovation de ce modèle que j'ai tenté de upgrader, mais je ne peux continuer.... pouvez vous m'aider à en trouver un?
Correct Davey, it is peroxide, but if I just said peroxide people might run out and buy plain old peroxide that is watery and doesn't coat the parts without using a huge bottle and submerging parts or it or by diluting it. Creme Developer is much thicker 👍
My 1st RC was a Kyosho Pegasus. Still have it. Great memories.
This was my first RC car back in 85..My god does this bring back memories...Biggest problems I remember were the dogbones would always fall out and the dang steering tie rods would pop off after hitting the wall several times they would round out...That is so cool I get to see it again like it was brand new again...Will be googling the Big Brute..The Ultima and finally the RC10 was my last car in the RC world..
I wish Kyosho would Re release the Pegasus but update it with proper hinges and modernize it. Nice resto Mick.
That would be nice if they did. The Cosmo has hinge pin style setup (on the front at least), they could re-release the Pegasus, Icarus and Cosmo all on the same chassis. I'd be happy with that. Thanks Jacen. 👍
This was my first RC car when I was 13 in 1985. My neighbor had a Grasshopper. I was going to buy one of those, but the lady at the hobby store talked me into a Pegasus. It cost roughly the same, but had the 540 motor instead of the 380. At 13, the idea of having something faster than my neighbor was appealing, to say the least. And it was fun to beat him until I realized I would get about 8 minutes of run time on a charge, whereas he got about 15-20. Other than that, it was a great first car. I did have a nuclear meltdown of the stock speed controller; luckily the car didn’t go up in flames. Only other issue was the front steering ball joints started popping out all the time, and not just when you hit something. Great memories with that car, and I’d happily buy another if Kyosho brings it back as a retro offering!
The Scorpion in the bg, what a beauty ❤❤❤
The Ayatollah of Mic a Rolla! She looks great chief.
Thanks mate! 👍
Another one saved! Good job as always.
Thanks Matt. Pretty happy with this one. Will have to get it out for a run soon. 👍
That buggy is a proper.looker! You do great restorations 👊🏼
They are mate, always liked the Pegasus. Wanted one as a youngster, finally got it almost 40 years later lol. Thanks mate, glad you enjoy my resto's. 👍
Another great video mate, very nice resto 👍
Awesome resto as always.
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy the videos. 👍
Lovely restoration, turned out great.
Thanks mate, I think so too. 👍
Great vid 👍. I’m currently rebuilding a Kyosho Raider. Glad I’m not the only one interested in the old stuff!
Thanks! The Raider is cool too, I restored one of those a while back, great buggies. Always great to know others are restoring the old cars too. 👍
Nice resto Mick👍
The driver looks great the way you do the shadowing👌 Thanks for sharing the video mate👍🦘🇦🇺
Thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed it. I almost wasn't going to do the shading then thought I might as well. Think I went a bit crazy with the size of his visor though, kinda looks like a space man. Well I suppose it is a Pegasus, who know how high it might fly? Might need the space helmet! 🤣👍
Wow Mick , that turned out really nice , it pretty much looks like it was a NIB kit . Great job .
Thanks Eric. Yeah it was in quite good condition once stripped down. I think it's lookin great now, very happy with it. Thanks mate! 👍
Hi Mick!!!! Another restored masterpiece!!!! Looks amazing! As always looking forward to your next video/project!!! Thanks my man for all your work!
G'day Chris! Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed the video and the finished product. Not sure what's coming next, but there will be something! lol
Thanks for the great comments mate. 🙂👍
Love It Mick, Very Cool.
Thanks mate! 👍
Sweet restore Mick !
Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. 👍
Been on the lookout for old Kyosho buggies to restore here in the UK, but they are as rare as chickens teeth. Amazing work as always, Mick 👍🏻
Oh yeah they can be hard to find. This one came from Japan or Italy if I remember rightly, I know the NIB one did come from Japan. Very hard to find these in Australia too. Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it! 👍
Mick this has come up a treat , just like a new build if you where not aware its a resto, awesome lookers they where back in the day and never to many around either only few had these , as they where pretty expensive in 1986 i believe great video as always Mate Most Enjoyable :-))
Thanks Andrew. I'm quite happy with how it turned out. Yeah I think their price was either equal to or a tad higher than the Hornet back in the day. Of course being a beginners buggy, people just grabbed a Grasshopper instead, or a Hornet because it had the rear oil shocks. Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. 👍
Awesome job Mick looks fantastic!
I see now how the suspension works on the Pegasus it really is quite different! I'm surprised kyosho managed to make the plastic last flexing like that! But doesn't seem to be a problem! Great vid and l want one of these even more now 😆
Looking forward to the running vid mate 👍
Thanks mate!
Yeah back in the day when I first saw the flexible arms I thought they'd only last 5 minutes, yet here we are over 30 years later and they're still good.
I still think they're a pretty cool buggy, even if handling it's great.
Hoping to give it a run real soon. I kinda have a backlog of cars to run now. 😂👍
@@RCHobbyShed Yeah respect to Kyosho they got it right with the type of plastic used and the way they executed the plastic suspension parts! I agree to Mick l am a big Pegasus fan there is sometimes about it that grabs my interest! Sometimes the simple stuff can be the more alluring stuff! The Grasshopper has proven that!
Yeah true mate these lock Downs have given you bit of a queue building up!!
All best cheers James.
@@mad-beerc3818 Yeah I think they did well with it. The whole car seems to have no brittle parts, pretty happy with that. I know what you mean, I've always thought they were pretty awesome. They handle badly and all that but there is something about them. As you say, like the Grasshopper. Couldn't agree more!
Will be smashing out some run videos very soon! 😁
Cheers mate! 👍
@@RCHobbyShed l must get out for a bash at sometime too its been a while since my last beach run and l am getting the itch!!
Anyway have fun mate👍
Cheers James.
Looks incredible. I love your driver i havent painted mine yet but ill get to it one day. I laughed when u said the ball end wont pop out of the arm cause i had mine on the track last night and it kept happening to one side of the front. Ill have to swap out the holder with another one or make like a metal one so it dont fall out on a race night.
Thanks Harry! When you paint your driver, you might wanna make to visor smaller than mine. Mine looks like a spaceman lol.
Yeah, I used to have the same ball popping issues with my Boomerangs and stuff, similar setup. They're fine if you keep your ball holders fresh! None of that sounds quite right but you get the idea 😂.
Nothin worse than your balls popping out in front of everyone on race night 🤣.
OK I'm gonna stop now lol. Thanks mate. 👍
@@RCHobbyShed i guess your the expert on balls 🤷♂️
Quick update it was the ball that was messed up the ball holder was fine. Swapped out to a new ball and Pegasus ran great in the race.... ill let u in on a secret it actully won the race 😁
@@tallguygaming409 I dunno about expert, but mine are still attached after 48 years. 😁
@@tallguygaming409 Haha see, nice fresh balls wins the race! 🤣
If Kyosho was smart they would reissue the Pegasus. I would seriously consider getting one!
Yeah me too👍
That would be awesome. I'd buy one! 👍
Yeah man this is great! I had a cosmo and I’ve always loved this series of cars. Not too many folks giving these guys any attention 😃
Thanks Wade. Awesome! I think they're pretty cool, I wanted one back in the day but it never happened.
I know what you mean, I don't see a lot of videos about them either. I have the Icarus and Cosmo now, both need paint jobs. Once I do that I'll get them all together for a video. 👍
I really would like to see these cars back out and running again in new inbox form from the company.
This was my mates first car which first got me interested....
Awesome! Similar story for me. A mate at school had one he used to race at his local club, he brought it to school a couple of times. That was it, I was hooked on the Pegasus since then. 👍
Nice one Mick, good basic info and great workmanship once again. How is the new shed coming on? - Dean
Thanks, glad you liked it. Oh the shed... yeah, ZERO progress recently. Will get back on it soon. 👍
Beauty Mick 👍
Thanks Michael! 🙂👍
What pinion gear and pitch do the pegasus use
What was this like compared to the
Marui Galaxy?
I think the Galaxy handles a little better, even though the Galaxy had massive understeer. The Pegasus bounces a lot compared to the Galaxy. I think the Pegasus is in front for reliability though. 👍
Did you use WD-40 to make the tire shine?
I used Silicone spray. WD-40 seems to dry out too quick when used on tyres, but I do use that if I'm out of Silicone spray. 👍
@@RCHobbyShed I forgot the silicone spray also give more traction to the tires or is it more slick to the tires after it dries?
@@bradkalman2353 Silicone spray will give a lot less traction, but it wears off real quick when you run the car so not really a problem.
Is there any chance of Kyosho re-releasing the Pegasus? Let me know what you think.
I really don't know. It would be great if they did, but it seems they're focusing on re-releasing the higher end models so I can't see it happening. We keep hoping I guess. 🤞👍
What was the difference between this and The Icarus?
Not a lot of difference. The Icarus has a slightly different ball cups on the front suspension. Gold oil shocks, chrome wheels and the roll cage of course. The Icarus has black parts too instead of grey. 👍
Do you have an extra rear shaft stub (Part #PI-10) to sell to complete my restoration for the Kyosho Pegasus?
bonjour, je possède ce modèle, usé par l'utilisation et le temps. Je cherche un repreneur intéresser par la rénovation de ce modèle que j'ai tenté de upgrader, mais je ne peux continuer.... pouvez vous m'aider à en trouver un?
Creme Developer = peroxide for those wondering ;)
Correct Davey, it is peroxide, but if I just said peroxide people might run out and buy plain old peroxide that is watery and doesn't coat the parts without using a huge bottle and submerging parts or it or by diluting it. Creme Developer is much thicker 👍
@@RCHobbyShed Can't say I'd even heard it called CD! I've only got 12% creme stuff from some hair place.
You think they'll ever re-release this car as a basic Legends?
I have no idea. Would be great if they did though. 👍