Wandy 1527 Posted February 1, 2022 33 minutes ago, mtbkym01 said: Wait, a Mid and a Turbo Mid? Nah. The first batch of these standard Mids come with a Turbo decal sheet and wing as bonus parts. No idea what this means for the Turbo getting a release as a full kit with option parts provided. Maybe they will skip the Turbo as a kit and go straight to the Turbo SE. There are a lot of Mid variants and it is probably not viable to bring them all back in kit form. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wandy 1527 Posted February 1, 2022 Vid of the new Mid at the Kyosho fair... 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesM3081 27 Posted February 1, 2022 4 hours ago, Wandy said: Vid of the new Mid at the Kyosho fair... Nice seeing the Mid back and thank you for providing the video. I'm in 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grotty Otty 868 Posted February 1, 2022 Can't wait. Ordered. Now hurry up April!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai City RC 145 Posted February 1, 2022 Likewise, ordered straight away.😀 Been told the releases date is sometime in March. Happy days! 😁🥳 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTodd 1349 Posted February 1, 2022 Where are you guys ordering these from? EVERYONE has been waiting for one. Very much Avante and Bruiser level of excitement. I want! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mrowka 495 Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, GTodd said: Where are you guys ordering these from? EVERYONE has been waiting for one. Very much Avante and Bruiser level of excitement. I want! No lie, I even thought about ordering one from the UK but seems that nobody is taking pre-orders, even. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferruz 11702 Posted February 2, 2022 14 hours ago, Wandy said: Vid of the new Mid at the Kyosho fair... Thanks for sharing. I too have no idea where to order one 😰 Ps tried turning on the auto translate captions in English, and what came out... 😂🤣 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTodd 1349 Posted February 2, 2022 I’m a dye in the wool Tamiya guy, but I NEED this! I wish I could pre-order! This will be my last unless Tamiya does a Kingcab. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10148 Posted February 2, 2022 6 hours ago, GTodd said: Where are you guys ordering these from? EVERYONE has been waiting for one. Very much Avante and Bruiser level of excitement. I want! Tamico in Germany have had them for Pre-order for a little while. https://tamico.de/Kyosho-Optima-Mid-Buggy-2022-Kit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyastef 1967 Posted February 2, 2022 2 hours ago, GTodd said: I’m a dye in the wool Tamiya guy, but I NEED this! I wish I could pre-order! This will be my last unless Tamiya does a Kingcab. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TenzoR 62 Posted February 2, 2022 I wished they just release the Turbo Optima Mid instead of the Optima Mid. Let's be honest, who is not going to get all those hop-up parts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grotty Otty 868 Posted February 2, 2022 16 hours ago, GTodd said: Where are you guys ordering these from? EVERYONE has been waiting for one. Very much Avante and Bruiser level of excitement. I want! Modelsport.co.uk for mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markbt73 5316 Posted February 2, 2022 Oof... too rich for my blood. Though I might do the same thing I did with the Ultima, and wait for a good deal on an original, now that the re-release is official. Still kicking myself for selling the one I had a few years ago... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JNSD1 288 Posted February 3, 2022 This is the best news I’ve had this year so far. I’ve been waiting for my holy grail car, the Turbo Optima Mid for so many years now. May be the first time I buy 2x at the one time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boomerang89 30 Posted February 4, 2022 Would Kyosho check this forum as well? Optima Mid Custom Special please! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted February 4, 2022 On 2/3/2022 at 6:22 AM, markbt73 said: Oof... too rich for my blood. Though I might do the same thing I did with the Ultima, and wait for a good deal on an original, now that the re-release is official. Still kicking myself for selling the one I had a few years ago... Yeah I’d love to be getting one of these, but too rich for me I think, having a mint Turbo SE on my shelf eases the pain, if not I’d be finding a way. Who knows though, once available, I may still bite the bullet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toyolien 4680 Posted February 4, 2022 How many of you guys that are getting one are going to run it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyastef 1967 Posted February 4, 2022 I know I'm gonna run mine, sure thing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grotty Otty 868 Posted February 4, 2022 16 minutes ago, toyolien said: How many of you guys that are getting one are going to run it? Me. I run all of them, might only be in fields or the garden but that's what they're for... Except my Avante. Couldn't cope if I broke it! I had a Mid when it first came out so can't wait to be taken back 25 years or so. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuggyDad 4475 Posted February 4, 2022 Me too. I'm just not a shelf kind of guy. Optima is my no.1 RC itch to scratch (didn't even have to be a mid, which is after my kid RC time) so I've got one coming but it's to run. Probably not much because I have bashers, but it'll run. Way I see it is it'll get wear but not abuse and I'm fine with that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superluminal 3750 Posted February 4, 2022 As this re-re mid already has a chassis plate with csk screws, turbo optima gold threaded body dampers and likely the same slipper from the re re optima / javelin - aside from the stabilizer bars is there anything else it would need to make it a Turbo Mid? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sprocket 52 Posted February 4, 2022 Mine will be a runner while parts are available Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyastef 1967 Posted February 4, 2022 36 minutes ago, BuggyDad said: Me too. I'm just not a shelf kind of guy. Optima is my no.1 RC itch to scratch (didn't even have to be a mid, which is after my kid RC time) so I've got one coming but it's to run. Probably not much because I have bashers, but it'll run. Way I see it is it'll get wear but not abuse and I'm fine with that. Exactly, you hit the nail on the head! These are made to be build and run, not to be kept NIB, put unused on a shelf or being abused IMO. But each to it's own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuggyDad 4475 Posted February 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tamiyastef said: Exactly, you hit the nail on the head! These are made to be build and run, not to be kept NIB, put unused on a shelf or being abused IMO. But each to it's own. I have no opinion on those who choose to keep them in kit form or on the shelf, it just isn't really me. Maybe one day I'll have a shelfer but only reason I'd have a car in its box is because I haven't got round to building it yet! Slight irony in that if they weren't designed with performance in mind they presumably wouldn't be desirible in the box or on the shelf either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites