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Kyosho Scale Car Series from the '90s
Howdy! I recently rediscovered my Kyosho Scale Car Series RC cars from the nineties, modernized their electronics and then bought some more! To preserve information about these oldies, I wrote a series of long, wordy articles about them with more pics that you can check out here.
The TRX-4 Bronco isn't vintage Kyosho, but included because the XJ220 project got me interested in RC car interiors. After it, I circled back and tried to make one for the Testarossa. Check 'em out if you're interested... -Jim https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...39805d4ea3.jpg Kyosho Ferarri Testarossa https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...15ca04b9d6.jpg Kyosho Jaguar XJ220 https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...96e1728735.jpg Traxxas TRX-4 Bronco interior |
Here are pics of the other cars with links to their articles:
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...1bc42fbc42.jpg Kyosho Lamorghini Countach (https://www.jbwid.com/rccar01.htm) https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...d3af8dd18a.jpg Kyosho Ferrari F40 (https://www.jbwid.com/rccar01b.htm) https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...d8ff9e3402.jpg Kyosho Porsche 911 Turbo Flatnose (https://www.jbwid.com/rccar01c.htm) https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...3bd62f7bee.jpg Custom Kyosho Ultima Murciélago (https://www.jbwid.com/rccar01d.htm) |
DIY Kyosho Ferrari Testarosa interior:https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...d94c871cad.jpg
https://www.jbwid.com/rccar01a.htm |
These are some Kyosho vintage chassis photos with modernizations:
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...11a9b8e095.jpg Kyosho Ultima chassis- original mechanical speed control & resistor, crystal receiver (eBay pic) https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...a72da9b1a2.jpg Ultima chassis- brushed modern ESC, 3-channel DSM receiver, NiMH battery, ESS audio https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...16944588c8.jpg Ultima chassis- 5-channel DSMR receiver w/2 pico switches (for audio volume), 2S Lipo, stuff moved to make room to build an interior https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...b059e39953.jpg Kyosho Jaguar XJ220 (and Diablo) oddball chassis-- converted to RWD w/ESS audio Jbwid.com scale car articles (including RC10, slot cars, & Exoto) |
Finally, finished at last... A pic of the Kyosho Testarossa interior with both homemade driver and passenger figures:
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...99674efbf7.jpg It's what I do when I run out of space and want to work on stuff that I already own. It's been fun, but the Ultima chassis isn't ideal for retrofitting with a DIY interior. No room for any more RC vehicles so it's on to exploring FPV... |
The drivers and passengers in those cars are awesome!
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Thanks-- It's been fun! Sorry that the links don't work: The original website articles were recently retired because almost all visitors were bots, crawlers, and wannabe hackers. :confused: The Internet has changed a lot since the '90s!
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Since the articles were removed, here are some additional pics of the driver & passenger figures:
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...d16a889219.jpg Kyosho Jaguar XJ220- "Bond"-ish driver gal https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...e7db7ce798.jpg Kyosho Testarossa- Driver guy https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...faa2febb50.jpg Kyosho Testarossa- Passenger guy https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcu...bee37daf47.jpg Traxxas Bronco interior with AMPRO Engineering's very cool lighted dashboard. -Jim |
I had the corvette zr1 when i was a kid. Probably around 1990 ish. Comming off of Tamiya Hornets and Grasshoppers, the Kyosho was a more intricate car to build. Looking back, the body on that zr1 was hideous! Not at all "scale". The Testarossa with the miami vice dudes is too cool...Now in my mid 40s, i would take that to the indoor track with my best Hawaiian shirt. Cool stuff there..
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