Kyosho Optima Mid ReRe: Unboxing, Time Lapse Build, and Review 

Such a gorgeous and classic buggy, Fil, they don't get much better than this! Love the tyre sniff, you connoisseur! The quality of the components in this kit really shines through. I'm certain you are gonna have a blast with this one, dude - enjoy! 😎👌👍

If I didn't have this one with all the options, I'd get that green Optima Mid ’87 WC Worlds Spec 60th Anniversary. Most excellent!

Another self confessed Tamiya fan boy here mate...... but you just can't beat this buggy, or any of the legendary series for that matter! The quality of the design and components is incredible, they look devine, and the driving experience is delightful!! Oh, and that distinctive kyosho belt driven sound is like music to your ears! I have the turbo optima, and it's probably my favourite buggy to drive! Have to agree with you regarding the instructions though mate, I thought exactly the same. Caught that cheeky tire sniff there Fil, no unboxing video is complete without the mandatory sniff..... although I must admit, kyosho rubber never quite delivers the same 'hit' as Tamiyas! 🤣 Looking forward to the running video, especially if it's anything like your BBX one! 👌 👍 👍 👍

IT is a super cool kit and one on my to-get list for sure (that list is ridiculously long)! It turned out looking awesome!

What a cool buggy, Fil! And a great job presenting it, nice idea with reading the description during the time lapse, Kyosho writes a lot in their product description, ha ha! It turned out really nice, I loved some of those close-up shots showing the gold and red and stuff, very nice! Now take it to the beach, get it scuffed up, get some sand on it, dude!

Dude, you have a great collection.!

Stunning Fil! You went with the iconic white paint job I see 😎 Can’t wait to see how this beautiful RC drives pal.

Busy building mine, just love these old school buggy's...👌

What a great looking buggy! I am looking forward to a beach video

Next years speed run car Excellent kit!

I'm waiting for my kyosho ultima jj replica and Optima mid 87 worlds cant wait

Dream car for sure.. Thanks Phil great video..

These are such great looking buggies

Awesome build ! This car drives beautifully, a mix of smoothness and sharpness (short wheel base). I put an undertray on mine to be on the safe side. You may also watch the belt tension 😉 Can't wait for the driving video 👍Thanks

Great car and build Fil. When will my Ferrari arrieve?

Love the video and the channel nice work

That looks great.

There an awsome kit, and go great on the track, esp if you fit the long wherl base conversion 👌

Do you use a loudness meter when mixing your audio? If you don't, youlean loudness meter works great and is free! Gets all your audio the same volume. Cheers!

Did you ever see Brice’s videos of his baja 5 b that loos like a giant optima

That's a super cool kit, I have been watching vintage racing that come up on one of the speed challenge channels. Would be nice to have one but super pricy over a Tamiya Vintage Dragon and other series.

What would you advise to have the most powerful Optima Mid with brushless motor, ESC and LIPO batteries?

Does it accept aftermarket spur gears like kimbrough?

my 60th anniversary jj replica kits came in today ❤ very excited for these ones

Did all the kits come with both sticker sets?

They have a Kyosho shop here in Malaysia but its out of stock atm but I have an issue I am buying too much and Im only here for work oneday when I move home it will be ashipping container of rc stuff.

Not too late? Is this a limited release?

Great job, Fil. Looks to be a better deal for me than TD4 for me. Getting close to a top 10 Christmas gift idea's ..... no..... too soon......😂

Man that’s nice! Awesome build buddy! And it’s belt driven!🤔🤔🤔…. I wonder how fast it can go😬😬😬😂 jk good stuff buddy👊👍👍

I bought mine from Eliminatior months ago ( I live 5 minutes away lol) . I've been stocking up on all the Option House parts to do a top build like I had with the original I had back in the late 80's. Worst thing I ever did was sell my original. Just trying to get the universal drive shafts is all I need. Some Titanium rods would be nice, but I don't think they actually made any, they list them but impossible to get. I also bought the 240 Gold brushless for it!

They are a nice car. I drove mine once! Crashed. Now it sits on the shelf next to the Avante, gathering dust!

What do you do for tires? I am having trouble finding decent 1.9” tires for them..

Intro is hilarious I do that to my kids all the time. I have this one as well with the Kyosho 240S brushless motor and ESC, and for some reason I felt the need to buy every single option part in the back of the manual from Japan. I can't believe how expensive it came out to. I should build it.

Cool car. I remember these

Pull it apart and return it. The 30643 Optima Mid ’87 WC Worlds SPEC 60th anniversary limited edition has just been announced!!!

Phil, the optima mid you built is no longer available. Your's has the blue decals. However, you can still get the optima mid as you said just no blue decals. I think the blue decals allow you to turn your optima mid into a turbo optima mid. Thoughts?

Great video mate and cool Car 😊

your video is SO washed out/overexposed it makes it pretty much unwatchable

Hey that looks epic Fil what a lovely kit! Great info and I like that you included the obligatory tyre sniff 🙂 Looking forward to my Ferrari 😁👍👍

I love the Kyosho reres

Dang!!! She is pretty!!!! I remember seeing these and the Javelin at the hobby shops and wanting one!!! Great vid!!!👍👍👍

Awesome build! I love my Mid. It’s A great handling buggy. Enjoy the drive!👍😊

Awesome build Phil, glad you went with those colors! It looks epic!🤜🤛👍

sweet looking rc,great build and review,would love to have one one day

I knew you'd sniff those tires!

Great kit! Came out great!!