GoMachV's Ultima's- oval, buggies and trucks oh my

[GoMachV]

Thank you, I was pretty skeptical of the copper but with the black I think it pops pretty well.

[clm]

And a little more done today. Went with the long front shock tower and another set of long platinums.
I'm going to run a optima pro body on this one as well, but I also have the undertray ordered. It should be interesting if it fits!

It's got to be a photo optical illusion but those front shocks look HUGE, larger even then the rears!

Chris

[GoMachV]

Yeah, illusion! Exactly the same as the rears

[Coelacanth]

I like the copper 'cuz it's different, and you're right--there should be more Ultima modding going on here. A lot of the stuff you can do with the Optima series, you can do with the Ultimas...at least the ass end.

[GoMachV]

It always intrigued me the way kyosho would "blend" their parts. Like the rampage gas cars, they use optima front arms with ultima carriers and spindles. The same um-14 bellcrank has made it to many different cars. They just have an interesting way of kit bashing.

They also were the company I would always laugh at, seeing car action do a review on the same chassis with four different bodies lol

I am still going on my Stinger and Rampage chassis, there will be another thread tho. The Ultimas are slowly coming to an end for my purposes

[Coelacanth]

They also were the company I would always laugh at, seeing car action do a review on the same chassis with four different bodies lol

More than Tamiya, even? How many cars shared the Frog/Brat chassis? 10? A dozen?

[Hcp22]

Grate looking Ultima

[HKS_TRD]

Loving the look of the copper
I agree we need to see more Ultima builds, I'm building a NIB Ultima Pro as a practice run (too boring for a thread) and then I start my modified Pro XL

[GoMachV]

I have been working on another, guess I have to change my title now lol

This one is a turbo chassis and mostly new parts. Nos ball diff, universals, plastics, etc. Long front arms are used but I have some new andys to swap out with. Shocks are golds that have been anodized black. Towers are repro Joel Johnson's and radio palate is a JG copy. I got the rear wheels from a member here- they are a one piece wheel and look printed?! Not sure what I have to be honest! Anyway, here she is mostly complete just awaiting body and electronics

[RichieRich]

Hey, that looks real clean. I like it.

[klavy69]

Looks good...just can't get over seeing this car and thinkin its upside down and needs to be marshalled

Todd

[GoMachV]

Since I was doing a batch of blue anno I tossed in an old hard ultima chassis and towers just to see how they would turn out. Ignore the black shocks I have a couple sets of golds that will liven it up a little. This one has some deep gouges and even some initials engraved but from a couple feet away it's a looker! Hahaha

The motor plate is a litesink missing the sink I did a plain stock mount too, I'll probably swap out. Not a fan of this mod lol. Oh, the tires and wheels are just placeholders too

[SFC K]

Man Jeff! You have some really nice projects going it's hard to keep up. I love the look of the copper one up a few posts!

[GoMachV]

I finally realized how much I have when I put my kits and radios into storage so I can work on the hobby room. It was a workout! I'm trying to wrap up a few so I can start insulating and wiring the room

[Coelacanth]

Nice, you don't see dark royal blue anodizing too often.