Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 4:25 pm
Steering rods added.
Servo rod and mounts attached.
Upper deck back in position again.
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Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
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Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 4:28 pm
Chassis so far:
Upper belt cover attached, went the thread lock route as suggested by the manual.
Gear cover is transparent for this version:
Upper belt cover attached, went the thread lock route as suggested by the manual.
Gear cover is transparent for this version:
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 4:30 pm
Wing mount was next:
Saddle pack straps and body/undertray mounts.
Chassis with wing.
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 4:32 pm
Undertray added:
View from top:
Body also fitted:
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2015 11:48 pm
This is a Beauty 
Do You have white wheels to put on it - Come on, just for one picture
Do You have white wheels to put on it - Come on, just for one picture
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:30 pm
Wheels & Shocks built...
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2015 5:34 pm
Completed model...
... and a few stickers attached ! I am still looking for Trinity for the side pods and a bigger Kyosho for the wing in case you can spare a few.
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 2:47 pm
very nice, I have a optima too, will post a picture.
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 5:59 am
This is fantastic!
I had 2 NIB TOMS kits, sold 1 of them and still have 1 NIB together with a Turbo Optima Mid and an Optima Mid Custom. Also have them all built too.
I actually bought an old racer from Japan recently and I was 99% certain it was a Turbo Optima Mid Special (I work overseas and my kit is in the UK so difficult to check chassis weave) but your thread has helped me a huge amount and I now know it is definitely a TOMS
Enjoy it! Love the paint job too
it's a pain to get the body off with the posts there isn't it!
Below is the runner as it arrived (except it has a Mid Custom body fitted).
As it's going to be a runner I'm going to use wing wire and an Optima Pro body. Pics soon!
Dan
I had 2 NIB TOMS kits, sold 1 of them and still have 1 NIB together with a Turbo Optima Mid and an Optima Mid Custom. Also have them all built too.
I actually bought an old racer from Japan recently and I was 99% certain it was a Turbo Optima Mid Special (I work overseas and my kit is in the UK so difficult to check chassis weave) but your thread has helped me a huge amount and I now know it is definitely a TOMS
Enjoy it! Love the paint job too
it's a pain to get the body off with the posts there isn't it!Below is the runner as it arrived (except it has a Mid Custom body fitted).
As it's going to be a runner I'm going to use wing wire and an Optima Pro body. Pics soon!
Dan
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:46 am
STUNNING BUILD!!! 
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 3:54 am
It really is!J.M. wrote:STUNNING BUILD!!!
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:37 am
Hello Phoenix,
Great build, would you mind if I posted your entire build on my Kyosho Dedicated website?
Check out my Website: http://www.kyosho-optima.com, and let me know if its OK with you, of course I will give you full credit and link back to the forum.
Best Guillaume.
Great build, would you mind if I posted your entire build on my Kyosho Dedicated website?
Check out my Website: http://www.kyosho-optima.com, and let me know if its OK with you, of course I will give you full credit and link back to the forum.
Best Guillaume.
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:42 pm
Please forgive waking an older post. I actually followed this build from an Optima site. Absolutely beautiful build! Love the paint job!!! What I have to know is, what did 1992 smell like? 
Thanks for posting this! Its got me thinking, I'm WAY overdue to restore mine!
Thanks for posting this! Its got me thinking, I'm WAY overdue to restore mine!Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:42 pm
From Memory ( and Family Guy ) it smelt like Cheap Weed and apple sauceCertified Mike wrote:Please forgive waking an older post. I actually followed this build from an Optima site. Absolutely beautiful build! Love the paint job!!! What I have to know is, what did 1992 smell like?
Re: Turbo Optima Mid Special Build
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 12:46 pm
From the looks, this is the Mid with the carbon chassis? For some reason, I though the name was different. I have one, but I got it in a trade so didn't build it myself. It's been a shelf Queen it's whole life.
I love that paint job though, did you do it?
I love that paint job though, did you do it?