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That is a great photo mate!

I think I could easily fall into this trap, so to speak, as I can see the appeal, in particular the folders you have there @toyolien. However, I draw the line at things like this - the hobby is busy enough as it is and takes up too much space, so these go in the recycling as they are opened!😵

Looking good mate! Hope the run goes well👍👍👍 Oh, and you're running low on 1/10th axles stands😉

Awesome @mtbkym01, every single one of those is a stunner!😮😎

Ah mate, what a thing of beauty😮 And never seen a blue belt before, that's frickin' epic!!

So the anodiser clearly isn't very busy at the moment, as he did the parts same day, within a few hours in fact😮😁 Decent result and £20 all in, frickin' bargain imo. He laughed at how small some of the spacers were😂 The anti-squat rear arm mounts and gearbox idler gear brace also arrived from Custom RC. Happy days... I'll simply be using the arm mounts to give the anti-squat and not to add any more toe in, which is an additional adjustment you can make by moving around the delrin adjustable hinge pin holders. Looks like a decent rearward angle, very similar to tbmhe Dyna Storm...

Looks awesome mate! Sure I've seen that in the past when you built her. And hilarious that no damage during that crash, who'd have thought those little press nuts were actually a good thing at times!😆 That's exactly how mine is put together, albeit with the alloy bulk head👍 Thanks mate. Yeah, Xtra Speed alloy bulk head fitted to the carbon fibre chassis plate, and with that, the alloy c-hubs and uprights mounted to the bulkhead via delrin arms, I hope she'll be pretty indestructible. Now why'd ya have to go and say that mate!🤦🏻😂... I do already have the undertray and the Revive RC body shell, which doesn't come with the body post holes drilled (stock SA body does). The shell and undertray are now cut out and nearly ready for paint. I was going to tidy up the edges today and paint them, but you made me stop and think. The body shell is a total ball ache to fit to the chassis, to the point where as this will be a runner shell, I'm going to open up the recesses in the shell where the front shock tower fits, just a little to allow for a bit more movement when trying to squash the back end in. Having had the rear body posts anodised black with the other parts, I now think I may not use them as you suggest. It's a good idea, as the velcro certainly does hold the body in place well enough on its own. And it will make getting the body on easier, plus if I order a new Revive RC shell and don't drill out the body post holes, it will look a bit slicker too. Maybe even the front body post and hole are not required? ...new shell ordered. I think you should pay half, it's only fair!🤣🤣

Thanks @jonboy1, this last part of the build seems to be fairly intense tbh. Just keeping the end result in my mind!

Ah great to hear @Josie😎 I've only built the one Kyosho so far myself, the Optima-Mid, although it was the rather special 60th World's edition🙂 I have the Turbo Optima in the box, and in fact I just happened to cut out the body shell today - won't actually be building it for a while, but planning to paint a few bodies whilst the weather is good. If you're going to run the Turbo, check out the custom undertray that Revive RC make for it - don't want to be scratching up that beautiful gold chassis cover on the underside! And I think another brand also makes one, Penguin or Kamtec maybe🤷 Perhaps consider doing a bit of a build thread in the Kyosho or Builds section of the forum, if you like the idea of documenting your builds👍

Got to be buggies for me, the... Kyosho Turbo Optima... ..and the Dyna Storm

Yes bud, I don't believe this is actually a TC forum issue. However, given your access to and knowledge of the sites backend, are there things that can be done to improve image displaying/sharing/linking/hosting on this new version of the platform? Possibly, personally I don't have the breadth of knowledge on that one🫤

What've you done paint wise there mate? Looks tasty, any more pics?

Indeed! Thanks Chris @netsmithUK!!

Lol, ah yes the pain of that at the mo!😭😂 Oh and I have a spare SA sticker sheet, minus the TTC gearbox sticker - if you want it for a tenner as a favour, just drop me a PM bud