Kyosho Ultima JJ Replica, 87 Worlds winning buggy. Unboxed and built, 60th Anniversary Ultima.

[@douglaspuglas6888]

Now that is a classic lookihg re re, love it

[@lo2713]

It sure is, cant wait to get it on track tomo 😎 see if it makes me a world class driver 🤔😂

[@BrensRCracing]

Great looking Car👍👍

[@lo2713]

Cheers, see how it looks after its 1st race 😂

[@coygtrc]

Cracking build 🤩 Thanks for sharing 👍Mine should arrive on Monday, will be built and will sit next to the Masami Cat XLS 😉

[@JoevsRc]

Looking good!

[@lo2713]

Cheers, hopefully the body turns out the same 😂

[@madsrcbuggy]

Looks like a cool old buggy, thanks for showing it to us! I'll be looking forward to seeing your run video with it, see what you do with the paint job, and of course how it handles.

[@rcicons4915]

Very cool Richard. Looking forward to getting mine.

[@lo2713]

Its my 1st ultima, but gonna get a lot of use 😁 starting next weekend 👍

[@techspeedrc]

The complaints of chassis "faults" is because in the RC world we are used to shiny carbon fibre that's often still flexible as being high quality, while in engineering it's seen as the cheap option. The carbon used in most RC chassis made by putting layers of carbon fibre cloth into wet epoxy resin, then sandwiching it between two plates until the resin hardens. This gives a sheet of carbon fibre that has usually a shiny finish but the fibres are coated in a relatively thick film of resin. Prepreg carbon can be used, which is stronger, but part of the thickness of the chassis is still made up of the two outer layers of wet resin which reduces the amount of carbon fibre in the thickness. It looks like the JJ chassis is made from prepreg carbon. With prepreg the resin is infused into the carbon fibre as the cloth is being made, then these sheets are sandwiched in the mould and baked under pressure to make the carbon sheet. This means you have more carbon and less resin in the chassis, so the chassis is stiffer and lighter than the more common carbon fibre we are used to. There are two downsides to using prepreg, the most noticeable is that because the resin is dry as it's infused into the fibres, so cannot flow like wet resin, you get small voids between some of the fibres which are showing up on the chassis. The other downside of prepreg is that it's more expensive to make.

[@electricnitrorc]

Nice build, seems to be high quality kit 👍will follow your upcoming videos 🙂

[@lo2713]

It is, just priced up the chassis, on its own. £180 😮 think i may put a little bit of tape on this one 😂

[@BasBoyRC]

Great looking kit, a worry not to get the body wrong. The chassis will get scratched once run, I cannot see why people would worry unless it will sit on a shelf. That's has turned out a nice chassis, motor wires look a pain to run.

[@lo2713]

Yeah, just got the motor fitted, you get a neat little clamp to go over the outdrive and hold the cables, works great, but still fiddly getting the wires in

[@andyrobinsonrc2480]

Nice video Richard ;) look forward to see it running at Blackpool charged rc show. I’ve just fitted electrics in mine and got it all up and running, body to go now. Those shocks were a Fiddle and some of the e-clips I thought as well but I’m Cack handed ;) the build was nice though.

[@lo2713]

Yeah, cant wait to get it out. Just had a gentle run and everything seems fine 🤞 see you next weekend 😎

[@Blastfromthepastrc1346]

Looks really good 👌definetely a race breed buggy👍

[@lo2713]

Just needs a better driver 😂

[@Dabber422]

That front bulk head and arm looks like it will snap in 1/2. Guess we will find out in the running video..

[@lo2713]

Hopefully i wont find out next weekend 😂

[@theoagrc]

Looks great Richard. Certainly a upgrade from the standard Ultima and I would imagine it is going to go an absolute treat pal 🙌🏻

[@lo2713]

I hope so 🤞 just looked at the price kyosho want for the chassis, pretty much £200 😮 thats bonkers😂

[@ThorstenWieking]

Not sure if it is justified but I was expecting not that much wiggle in the steering. I was considering getting this as my first Kyosho since I like the clean, uncluttered look since the chassis is just one plate, but that steering is putting me of that plan. Thank you for this informative video.

[@lo2713]

Hi thanks for watching, to be honest, it dont seem to effect the way it drives, and ive not seen many vintage cars without a bit of slop in the steering, if your thinking of getting one i would say go for it, its a great build and great to drive. If its your 1st Kyosho, you wont be dissapointed 👍

[@ThorstenWieking]

@@lo2713 thank you for your reply. I just watched your racing video and the comments. Now I am watching Andy Robinsons video on the car and might check the prices for spare parts (although I do not race and probably will never be harsh to a +400€ RC buggy anyway :)

[@lo2713]

@@ThorstenWieking cheers, Andys vids are great, ive known him a long time, one day we may get on track together lol

[@JimBoBJames-no5db]

Looks really nice mate. And it will be great to see this up and running. Looks like a proper race car bare bones Spartan like race chassis but damn it looks like that will make a fat car💪👌👍 I've subscribed.

[@lo2713]

Cheers, we find out next weekend when she hits the track 😁

[@hillbrothersarcade7630]

Thanks so much for posting I'm about to build my 87 JJ kit soon! Can you share what Servo, Motor, Batteries, Receiver you used for your build? I'm an 80's old school guy and not as familiar with the modern stuff. Thanks!

[@lo2713]

Cheers, savox SC-1158tg servo, hobbywing XR-10 pro esc, 10.5 brushless motor and redline lipo’s. Took me ages to get my head around modern electrics 😂

[@hillbrothersarcade7630]

@@lo2713 Thanks so much!

[@speed_hunters_rc]

Great vid what motor are you running in it? Cheers

[@lo2713]

Got a 10.5 brushless, cant remember what make. But given it a quick run and seems to go pretth well 😁

[@martinhsrc6699]

For those of us stuck in the early 90’s can it take a NIMH stick pack ?

[@lo2713]

I would think so ?

[@stevebroughton4787]

Yes.

[@martinhsrc6699]

Yeah I feel that there’s more than 1500 world wide surely

[@lo2713]

1500 per shop i bet 😂

[@techspeedrc]

Kyosho haven't said there an actual limited number, just that it's a one off batch of kits. I suspect Kyosho announced it, then made a single run of kits based on the number of orders from the shops.

[@lo2713]

@@techspeedrc more than likley, no concern to me. This will be worthless after a year of racing 😂

[@RCKickschannel]

:)

[@MrFu75]

What!? no double sided tape on the servo? what's next pronouns? unsubscribed!! 😂 seriously congratulations awesome stuff Richard, really looking fwd to seeing her run, so err, yea re-subscribed, cheers and best wishes as always friend. Andrew (he/him)

[@lo2713]

😂 i feel the only let down is the velcro, a nice lipo holder for shorty packs is what kyosho need to start doing 😎

[@MrFu75]

@@lo2713 yes agreed, I'm still picking grass out of the Velcro on a buggy that hasn't been used since 92!! 😂 I really hope we see lot's of these out on the track, encourage the aftermarket to really go for it. Have you heard or know of any alloy steering kits for the Cat coming available?

[@lo2713]

@@MrFu75 nothing as yet !!! Yeah i can see a few of these running at revival next year 😁

[@guymarotta2596]

Ultima sucks! RC 10 forever!

[@lo2713]

Im hoping they bring out a 6gear this year 🤞 ive got a rc10 team car to run at some point 👌

[@guymarotta2596]

What a waste of money!

[@lo2713]

Its not a cheap one for sure