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.
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!
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 😊
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! 👍
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.
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 😆
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!👍👍
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.
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.
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!
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.
Kyosho royalty indeed my friend 😍😍😍
That box art is incredible 😎
You’ve found an absolute gem there Keith 😇👊🏻
Off the charts?
Thanks buddy
That car presents itself as though you have just unboxed a brand new ready-to-run.... magnificent, my friend!
Thank you. It is absolutely gorgeous!
What a beautiful piece of Kyosho history. That chain-drive system looks like it could rotate the Earth! Super sweet Keith!
Thank you. Love that car.
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
Thanks David
@@rcicons4915 no problem. Hope you and the family are well my friend
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!
Thanks Addam.
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 😊
Definitely. You can tell it wasn’t just thrown together.
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! 👍
Thanks Mick. Yah, Simon did an unbelievable job.
Damn, that’s an awesome find.
That’s worthy of back in the day Catalog photos👍
Awesome score.
That purchase was a win!
Thank you. I was very happy with the deal.
Yes! Those funky plastic body washers are original to the car! The Turbo Optima I built back in the day also had those.
That is stunningly beautiful! What a score
Thank you.
Wow, that Optima looks absolutely superb!!!
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 👍
Thanks Richard. Stoked to have it.
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.
lol
I will end up building a rere and will attempt to do it all with paint.
@@rcicons4915 Best of luck my man.
What an excellent piece for display that shell is off the chart
The paintwork 😮🤩 A worthy addition to your collection, thanks for showing 😊
Thank you. Yes, Simon did an unbelievable job.
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 😆
Right! Lol
I love my Tamiya’s but Kyosho were just next level.
Absolutely love it. Man he did an amazing job on that build. Great addition. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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
Total time capsule. Thanks Thad.
Good find. Wicked paintwork. 💯
Thank you. Yes, Simon nailed it.
Very impressive work on that shell.wish I had that level of skill. 👌
Nice... Dream car that's amazing thanks for sharing...
Thank you
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!
Does look amazing. Thanks Richard.
Probably my favorite running buggy still. Thanks for sharing this bad boy. 😊
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
Wow what a nice piece and addition to the collection! 👍😊
Thank you. Love Kyosho cars.
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!👍👍
I know the feeling. I will paint my rere in original fashion just to torture myself. Lol
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 😄
lol. I feel the same way watching you.
What an awesome find and great buy, congrats! It looks great!
Awesome score looks amazing.
Thanks Jason
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.
It’s gem. Simple as that
Thank you
That's stunning Kieth, great buy 👌 he did a top on that . Glad you like kyosho,'s they are great cars 😎
Beautiful original Keith congratulations. Maybe just one lap around the new track in the spring?!
Thats a sweet looking Optima! 👌
Beautiful paintwork ❤
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
washers original. shock collars rere. awesome car
Thank you
Friggin Awesome!!!!!!
Thanks Chris
Absolute beauty! Imagine having one of those in 1984! It looks as good as anything out there today.
I totally agree! Thanks George.
Great eBay score!
Thanks Dennis
That thing is sweet....love it
Awesome Keith.
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.
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!
Super Awesome.
Thanks
Absolutely gorgeous 😊 I had to get the rere ❤
What a very cool video I really enjoy it thanks for making
Man that’s beautiful
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!!!
The last video was part 3. Weather went to shit in a hurry and will have to finish it in the spring.
1 went 4 £300in local charity shop, was well used, but in box, 😂 I missed out 😢
Can I have that..😂 its awesome 👌
@RCI
You basicly stole it for that price, Sir! 😎👍
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
Do you have the rere so you can drive it?
VERY NICE!