I have a racing buddy that is all the time wheelin/dealin and trading RC stuff. He tells me that he got a pretty good score at a local H.S., basically a box full of old stuff on consignment. He was most proud of the RC10 C.E. with a stealth he found in there. Asked me if I was interested in the rest of the "junk". So I take a look, not expecting much. A couple old chargers, some extra worn out wheels and tires, some old junk servos & receivers, and lurking at the bottom was this. A rusty but nice Kyosho Optima mid. The rust scared me for a minute but when I got it out, it looked like it had hardly been run. The chassis bottom is just a little oxidized, but not bad. Not a single scratch from use! All the plastic is unscathed. Gold shocks look great, and lo and behold, are still smooth and completely full of oil (gotta love Kyosho golds!)! No body, but that's OK. It would have probably been crap anyway sitting in the bottom of the box. Trying not to look too excited about the Optima, I asked him how much he wanted for it. $40 for everything in the box. Sold.
So this is my new project. I have some goodies left over from My Mid SE build that I will use on this buggy. Hopefully make a nice looking buggy when I'm done. BTW, not pictured were the white wheels and OE tires. I had just removed them a few days ago for cleanup. Peroxide did the trick on the wheels, they look practically new. Tires got the Wurth treatment after a little simple green bath. They look great too!
I will update this with additional pics as I go through it.
