But the question is what is your most desired shelf queen, no suggestion of ever running it.
As a display model I know I would rather look at an Avante than a Super Dogfighter and the Avante is much more impressive to non r/cers because of it's overcomplication.

Although my personal choice of a shelf queen would be a Hirobo Jealousy, there were only 300 of them built and spares are non existent so there's no chance I would risk breaking it by running it.

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i will agree it still looks like the most advance rc of its kind i got mine in 1988 i raced a few times and pissed off a bunch of gas guys lol i took it al apart and cleaned it up now its in my room i paid a lot for it and i didnt realize there was only 300 made i got like 1 of the first 10 to ever get here in the states

Id love to have the prototype Mid optima from the 1987? Worlds.

I remember purchasing a brand new Optima Pro kit from Marionville models when they came out.

I would be intrigued as to how much there worth these days.