Kyosho Ultima Special
Hi again,
Its been a while since my last upload, but I had some other things going that needed attention.
My latest passion is the early Kyosho Ultima. I have an original one that I'm restoring to bone stock boxart right now.
And two Ultima based Sideways, one will be a brushless runner.
I came across this very good condition chassis on eBay. Had to buy one of Marwans great repro shells and stickers for it. I soon knew I wanted to go custom with lots of hop ups. Here's a list of all the mods:
- UM-27 Special chassis (much stronger!)
- UM-28 Motor Guard (hard to find, came from Australia!)
- UM-29 Stabilizer Set
- OT-64 Special Wing chromed
- W-0109 Option House Ball Differential
- W-5078 Option House Rear Tyres
- Le Mans 240ST motor
- Tamiya F201 turnbuckles for steering and control arms (great and cheap alternative)
- Yeah Racing shocks with Tamiya springs and TRF pistons
- Wheels dyed black
- Roof polished to mirror finish
- Usual alloy bling
Hope you guys like it, even if its not a Tamiya again... :-(
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If you liked those pictures, you should see these...
Kyosho Ultima Mk.1
Comments
generationx
Absolutely stunning! I'd love an Ultima.
f2g78
perfect very nice car !!!!!!!!
Chain Driven
Fantastic car ! Wow !
Dante77
Thanks guys, glad you like it!
SRB Bloke
Great looking car, great work, as we expect... certainly looks likes it would means business on the track.
jeffy
Nice one. Looks stunning.
Do you think Hpi copied (even though much larger) the chassis for their Baja
bad andy
Excellent, super-slick Ultima!
Dante77
Wow, thanks guys! Wayne, in fact the Baja was designed by the same japanese designer! There are some similarities.
mr_pushrod
Possibly the best looking Ultima I have seen on here!
Mad Hopper
Very nice, now i want one!
Trexx75
sharp looking car,love the white springs
jeffy
Ah ha I didn't know that Christian. Makes sense though
kaiser
wow, thats quite the looker.
nice job!
Lowry
Really stylish! That's how a buggy should look like. How did you dye the rims black?
Frank Lux
Yes very Nice Ultima.... perfect work Chris...!!!
Dante77
Thank you for all the nice comments!
Ralf, you've got mail!
Tizer
holycrap Christian, what a beautifull and spotless Ultima
slimmy
Looking Great. Hey wayne. I don't know a whole lot. But one thing I do know is the guy who designed the ultima for kyosho is the same fella who designed the baja 5 B for HPI. So hats off to you for recognizing the mans work!
And I do love the original ultima! 
Nice one dante.
Fernado Alonso
Wow away-some job you did !!
neobrunox
This one is fantastic
rizzo rat
Love the black theme looks awesome!
Road Burner
Great job, it looks killer!
def4x4
By the first pic i thought it was Tobbe´s buggy! Super job you did Christian on this Ultima, looks stunning!
Dante77
Thanks Alfons! Yeah, Tobbe taught me how to do it!
davidr2007
Absolutly fantastic work. It looks retro yet very modern. I'm restoring one right now. Ultima and optima design forever
thanks
Dante77
Wow, all your great comments blow me away! Thanks guys, really appreciated!
Biscuit
Nice car reminds me of my Hpi 1/5 scale,
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SMOKE-DOG
That is way too sweet. The shocks and black wheels really set it off. Nice work.
flux density
Splendid job. Probably best I have seen
delux
Love the car and the shots are very professional too.
mr.retreader
One of the best looking chassis to date and you've certainly done it proud. Top job!
Baggey
That is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Henk4Focus
Wow That is a sweet buggy!
mor10retro
Awesome! What a beautiful piece of rc history. Nice hop ups too.
Tobbe70
Christian my friend, this is absolutely wonderful, I never new it was possible to make an Ultima look so beautiful!
Dante77
Tobbe, thanks my friend!
Had a lot of fun with this project, everything seemed to click in place.
scollins
Very very tidy, especially nice with the black rims
Toykid
I really, really like this built. I was always a fan of this car but never pulled the trigger to get one. Now perhaps I have to have one
Great mods 
Added to my Favorites.
INTEGRA FAN
That is a killing Ultima ! super beautiful
great job my friend.
Dante77
Thanks Marwan, means a lot to me coming from you!
Scorpn
That is the coolest looking thing, Man it looks good
thebicyclejungle
Amazing!!
tamiyoman
Looks great and its always nice to see where all the parts go.
SubaruBrattJunkie
Very nice! Fine attention to detail, yeah!
breck
Beautifull! what color did you use on the body?
Dante77
Thank you!
I used Tamiya PS gunmetal.
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