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oli4ke 22-01-2013 04:59 PM
Oli4ke's Kyosho Vintage collection
 
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May I introduce you to the Optima Gold (Celebration limited edition) + many option house parts
Built with 100% NEW parts! The only thing I need to do is painting the bodyshell. Not my favorite thing to do so......:mad:

sheriff 22-01-2013 07:34 PM
Stunning mate!

So how long did it take you to source all those nice shiny new parts then?

racingdwarf 22-01-2013 08:00 PM
NICE, saw a new built one on ebay a few weeks ago, sooo tempted but ££££:woot:

Gayo 22-01-2013 08:33 PM
Fantastic immaculate Optima Celebration :drool::drool::drool:

Lonestar 22-01-2013 08:47 PM
They sure don't make them like this any more... nice!!! :thumbsup:

HKS_TRD 22-01-2013 10:22 PM
Wow thats beautiful

DanB4 23-01-2013 03:55 AM
:drool::drool:

oli4ke 23-01-2013 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by sheriff (Post 736452)
Stunning mate!

So how long did it take you to source all those nice shiny new parts then?
4 or 5 months and I had all the necessary parts.
Finding the parts was the easiest part!:bored: The hardest part was convincing my wife to spend 1000€ on parts for a car that will stay in a plastic box forever and never will run.......;)

oli4ke 23-01-2013 09:30 AM
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Guys thanks for your kind comments, much appreciated!!!
Let's continue.......The Optima Mid was my last restoration.
This car is restored with many new parts.

FYI: Fitting the decals on the bodyshell costed me 4 hours of work! The decals from Marwan were NOT a direct fit.:thumbdown::mad::mad::mad:

samd 23-01-2013 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by oli4ke (Post 736651)
4 or 5 months and I had all the necessary parts.
Finding the parts was the easiest part!:bored: The hardest part was convincing my wife to spend 1000€ on parts for a car that will stay in a plastic box forever and never will run.......;)
Good work:D

oli4ke 23-01-2013 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by samd (Post 736697)
Good work:D
Thanks;)

oli4ke 24-01-2013 10:46 AM
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The Turbo Optima Mid restoration.(restored with many new parts)

oli4ke 24-01-2013 10:50 AM
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The Turbo Optima Mid SE Restoration.(restored with many new parts)

oli4ke 24-01-2013 10:54 AM
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:D:D:D

HKS_TRD 24-01-2013 11:23 AM
Thats so cool seeing the three SWB Mids stacked like that.

DanB4 24-01-2013 11:23 AM
:thumbsup:

CharlieOptima 24-01-2013 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by oli4ke (Post 736653)
Guys thanks for your kind comments, much appreciated!!!
Let's continue.......The Optima Mid was my last restoration.
This car is restored with many new parts.

FYI: Fitting the decals on the bodyshell costed me 4 hours of work! The decals from Marwan were NOT a direct fit.:thumbdown::mad::mad::mad:
TBH I still have my original decals for the body and these are the same as Marwan (give or take a mm). The sizes are off from the box artwork, the only issue I have is a missing red Kyosho and the fact the Marwan's don't like sticking to curves.

must say...great work though!

rondoolaa 24-01-2013 12:10 PM
WOW what a collection, please say your just teasing us and thats mirrors either side of the stack of mids and not more minters :drool::drool::drool::drool:

HKS_TRD 24-01-2013 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by rondoolaa (Post 737129)
WOW what a collection, please say your just teasing us and thats mirrors either side of the stack of mids and not more minters :drool::drool::drool::drool:
Going by his sig I'd say its more minters

oli4ke 24-01-2013 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by racingdwarf (Post 736464)
NICE, saw a new built one on ebay a few weeks ago, sooo tempted but ££££:woot:
Out of curiosity how much did it go?

oli4ke 24-01-2013 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by rondoolaa (Post 737129)
WOW what a collection, please say your just teasing us and thats mirrors either side of the stack of mids and not more minters :drool::drool::drool::drool:
To be continued Ron ;)

oli4ke 24-01-2013 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by CharlieOptima (Post 737115)
TBH I still have my original decals for the body and these are the same as Marwan (give or take a mm). The sizes are off from the box artwork,!
Don't know how the originals looks like but the decal set from Marwan was not a matter of give and take a mm! If you take a close look to my photos you can see that the entire black section from the big side decal (both sides) was removed, due to size issues. I tried 20 methods to fit the "original" decal without cutting, but this was impossible! :mad:


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Originally Posted by CharlieOptima (Post 737115)
the only issue I have is a missing red Kyosho
Maybe I can help you out with the missing red kyosho decal! Are you in the need of a small or a big kyosho decal?

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Originally Posted by CharlieOptima (Post 737115)
and the fact the Marwan's don't like sticking to curves.!
If you use a normal hairdryer, they stick on curves and all surfaces. I did this with all the decals from Marwan and they are still on spot like the first minute.

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Originally Posted by CharlieOptima (Post 737115)
must say...great work though!
Well, Thank you very much!:D

Gayo 25-01-2013 12:10 AM
:thumbsup: Kyosho vintage erotica :thumbsup:

CharlieOptima 25-01-2013 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by oli4ke (Post 737416)
Don't know how the originals looks like but the decal set from Marwan was not a matter of give and take a mm! If you take a close look to my photos you can see that the entire black section from the big side decal (both sides) was removed, due to size issues. I tried 20 methods to fit the "original" decal without cutting, but this was impossible! :mad:



Maybe I can help you out with the missing red kyosho decal! Are you in the need of a small or a big kyosho decal?


If you use a normal hairdryer, they stick on curves and all surfaces. I did this with all the decals from Marwan and they are still on spot like the first minute.


Well, Thank you very much!:D

I have both the original box side stripes and the repro's and they are the same size...I've been putting off these final sections as no matter how you look at it to get a good fit the decal (black section) has to be trimmed.

I'm missing the small red Kyosho under the screen, unfortunately I've already improvised and filled that spot...thanks for the offer, I suppose I could adjust the locations slightly.

Regards
Charlie

oli4ke 26-01-2013 03:42 PM
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Ok guys, enjoy the Long wheel base models:D

The Optima Mid Custom Special (restored with many new parts)

oli4ke 26-01-2013 03:47 PM
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The Optima Mid Custom (restored with many new parts)

oli4ke 26-01-2013 03:55 PM
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The Turbo Optima Mid Special. Built with 100% NEW parts!

oli4ke 26-01-2013 03:59 PM
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:D:D:D:D

sheriff 26-01-2013 04:13 PM
What an amazing collection, inspires me to do mine. Must have taken you years finding all those new parts (for all cars) ?

Would you mind telling me which yellow paint you used for the Mid Turbo? Looks bang on.

kenios 26-01-2013 06:47 PM
kwijl, kwijl, mmm.... very NICE !!!!

oli4ke 26-01-2013 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by sheriff (Post 737994)
What an amazing collection, inspires me to do mine. Must have taken you years finding all those new parts (for all cars) ?
Thanks
4years and many €€€€ :bored:

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Originally Posted by sheriff (Post 737994)
Would you mind telling me which yellow paint you used for the Mid Turbo? Looks bang on.
No problem, I used Tamiya PS-6 for the Turbo Optima Mid.

oli4ke 26-01-2013 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by kenios (Post 738078)
kwijl, kwijl, mmm.... very NICE !!!!
Mercikes :D

HKS_TRD 27-01-2013 03:07 AM
Wow they all look amazing

Can we see pics of them with the shells off

And the big one, a pic of all six Mids together!

DanB4 27-01-2013 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by oli4ke (Post 737981)
The Turbo Optima Mid Special. Built with 100% NEW parts!
I hope mine looks this good when done! :thumbsup:

I second HKS's request for a pic of all 6 together ;)

oli4ke 27-01-2013 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by HKS_TRD (Post 738197)
Wow they all look amazing

Can we see pics of them with the shells off

And the big one, a pic of all six Mids together!
Family pictures from the Optima mid's are coming soon.
Specially for the 2 Daniels :D

oli4ke 01-02-2013 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by HKS_TRD (Post 738197)
Wow they all look amazing

Can we see pics of them with the shells off

And the big one, a pic of all six Mids together!

Here you go buddy;)

oli4ke 01-02-2013 09:16 AM
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The Lazer ZX (my first rc car)
Restored with many new parts.

oli4ke 01-02-2013 09:24 AM
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The lazer ZX-RR
Also restored with many new parts.

keithrc 01-02-2013 09:39 AM
Man your cars look awesome, all of them! Well done. :) :wub

What kind of blue did you use for the Lazer ZX?


Keith ;)

DanB4 01-02-2013 10:31 AM
Brilliant!

A mid custom and I'll be able to match all above models :)


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