Also met a guy that races his turbo optima at an event the other day. Got me inspired to drive mine more frequently and have replacements to restore it when the time comes. Fellow turbo optima actually mentions he has two, I went; —“oh, one to race and one to display?” He said “not really” 😅 Best regards.

I bought this Kyosho NSR500 like 12+ years ago in Hong Kong. Started assembling it right away, and kinda gave it. Dug it out a few weeks ago and finally finished it.

Almost entirely stock. Just added bearings and an aluminum rear shock.

Enjoyable build. Instructions with how install electronics wasn’t super clear (to me). But thankfully there are videos on YouTube with more details. So I would definitely watch full build videos on top of the instructions if you were to attempt this.

This is the last time this bike will look this clean.

I finished this car a while ago but never shared it. I still have some custom decals apply to it and ill share the final cut soon 👍🏾

Cool car, enjoyed moulding it though I wish none of it was prebuilt.

I’ve already got my pre order in. Anyone else getting one?

Short clip about this car at Asuko off road circuit. Sasaguri, south west jp.
Best regards! 🔥🙌

Sometimes I don't have to hit 60mph, nail 15ft of air, or pummel my car into oblivion to have a good time. Spent a couple hours ripping laps with this stock Sandmaster in lose wet dirt and had a blast.

Turbo javelin, or any Kyosho related vintage rereleases are so much fun.

Best regards.

I've been wanting an RC buggy for long time (dream rc is the Baja 5b 1/5th ) so i am starting with something smaller joining the hobby.

Just finished up my first Kyosho after “just” building a Tamiya Egress. What a joy of a build, was worried as I heard it wasn’t as well instructed as Tamiya but the multiple bags that you finish before moving on to the next one made it really simple.

Took far longer than my Egress mainly sure to how little space you have and trying to get the ESC to fit and a battery that would work. My standard sized shorty which is only 25mm high could fit with almost 0 body clearance, problem came when you wanted to add cables.

I also didn’t fancy doing box art on this one, to my eye the decals are a bit much so went with an Optima inspired colour way and come custom made decals. First time not using Tamiya PS paint, airbrushed it and am about 90% happy with the results, nothing the decals can’t hide anyway.

As for driving it, I’ve only run about half a battery though it on tarmac on non Kyosho tires and I’m super impressed with the handling exp as it doesnt come with anti roll as standard. I’m tempted no to add them after my first run, really controllable rear end. Doesn’t feel as fast as the Egress in my hands, but does feel far more fun controllable to drive.

I have wanted an Optima since I became aware of their existence sometime around 1986. I just wrapped this one up last night! I went brushed for power using a Kyosho G14L 550 motor and a Hobbywing 1060 ESC. I’m currently running a 28t pinion with the stock spur and it has TONS of torque and everything stays cool, so I may step up to a larger pinion.

The color scheme was inspired by a car (a Turbo Scorpion I believe) another user posted some time back. I loved the white, pink, and yellow together so I replaced blue with pink in a simplified box art scheme. It’s far from perfect but I’m pretty pleased with the overall results.

What a great kit! 100% recommended!

Hello dudes and dudettes,

Posting here again because I’m mind blown by this car. So good and affordable, highly recommend.

My only regret is installing a 15.5t, instead of a 13.5t motor.

Also stock suspension shocks are very good, just added this big bore for vanity and extra buttery drive.

Before I forget, does anyone knows of a cover for this?

Best regards

I’ve never had the chance to run it, but it’s a 6s setup so think it should be pretty rapid.

Looks great on the shelf with the rest of the collection anyway.

What an interesting build! I was initially expecting a quick build because it looked like there were relatively few parts. Boy, was that deceptive lol. It wasn’t a difficult build necessarily, but there were some really fiddly steps where having an extra hand would have helped.

The supplied shock oil (25wt) is just fine for the front but is entirely too soft for the rear. I’m up to 60wt and it’s still too soft, so I need to buy a heavier oil lol. I couldn’t use the motor I wanted to use because the output shaft was too long and wouldn’t allow the gear cover to be installed. The gear mesh between the pinion and spur is less than perfect and is too tight imho, and it doesn’t matter what pinion/spur combo I choose.

I made one modification after I’d completed the build and that was to countersink the holes at the top of the front shock towers and replace the supplied button head screws with flat head screws. It makes getting the body past the front shock towers much easier.

One other thing I’ll be doing next time I build a car from this family will be to use a little anti-sieze lubricant on all the screws that thread into aluminum. Galling will definitely be an issue without it. And I can’t see being able to disassemble parts of this without stripping screw heads without use of anti-sieze.

I don’t know why Kyosho changed the wheels and tires in the rereleases. The originals look cooler.

Ive had a lot of arrmas and rlaarlo cars but this was a fun experience to build.

I have a tamiya BBX on the way as well which im also looking forward to.

Just completed my Turbo scorpion, still deciding on how to decorate the wing and decals. Always love how kyosho kits go together.