Just for anyone watching now, at the 7:44 mark, the small M2.6 silver Phillips head screws hold the front aluminum plate on, not the larger black pan head hex ones. I made the same mistake and had trouble getting mine in as well.
Thank you for posting! The black on mint looks great! I have my original Optima and another i bought as a parts car before they exploded in cost, the parts car turned out to be a working roller WITH the belt conversion! So it is now going to be my Javelin conversion. I managed to get the black and the white rollcages , just need a driver cover and I am set. Running Trackstar 13.5t to match shox with a trackstar 80a Turbo ESC. I like where you put the ESC and i followed suit, i moved the fan beside the ESC blowing towards and across the heatsink, keeps it plenty cool.
@@ominousnefarious5919 Awesome! I really like the white cage. The mint and white are my favorite. Kyosho released the original Optima again now that the Optima Pro is coming out. So there are parts available for spares. I have an Optima Pro on order. Can't wait for that one! Thanks for watching!
You have good style then don't you 😆. The white looks great too...I had a hard time deciding between the two of them. It came out great though...thanks for watching!
Love the look of it! I don't think I will leave mine in the orange cage (once I get one) but I have not figured out which color to go with. It is really amazing how it completely transforms the Optima into a completely different buggy. Kyosho had a tremendously good idea when they did these! A real 2 for one special on their part! Nice walk through of the whole process!
You would never know it's the same chassis by looking at it. It does look like a totally different RC model. I'm going to pick up a white cage and red wing just in case I want to change it in the future. Of course now I've been looking for a cheap Optima chassis for the old body 😂
Great video. I actually have done the conversion to an original Optima with a re-release Orange cage. Only issue is the wing mount, but Pargu to the rescue for that. Now though, I’ve been trying to find used re-release Optima’s as I have new Black, White and fluro Yellow cage sets. So far I have 2 donor chassis, so that’s at least 2 I can build over my winter break 😃
Yes, the wing mount is a pain. I've been looking for a cheap optima chassis too to put my body on... haven't had any luck yet. I love the white cage too...with a black wing and the red shocks...it looks so good.
Hey thanks for making this. I really wanted a Jav, and so when the turbo optima came back in stock I snapped it up. The gold bits are nice, but maybe too nice, I'll be afraid to use it. I'm busy building it now, just have to install the electronics and paint the driver figure. Seems a shame to unbuild the Turbo optima, but I really want a jav. I've got the Kyosho LeMans motor and ESC. Damn, Kyosho are artists, and the Legendary series is just amazing.
They are all great, but the Javelin is by far my favorite. Love the turbo optima too...but yes I probably wouldn't drive it much, it's too pretty to get all banged up great build though, the engineering is amazing on these kits. I also restored an Ultima a while back...check out that video if you want. But that was a vintage one...thanks for watching!
i did the same thing with my optima . hence why the optima has mysteriously disapeared ffom my videos 😂 cost me quite a bit in the end as isent with a mixed colour cage and then needed black wheels 😂 looks fab . i do like the mint. the rearon why was tbe optima body cracked after two runs 😬
@@rc-dom-uk Hey Dom...glad I'm not the only crazy one to convert to a Javelin. It was costly, but worth every penny if you ask me. I also picked up mid black wheels and tires for it. I drive it, but not hard. Did you make a video converting yours also?
Just for anyone watching now, at the 7:44 mark, the small M2.6 silver Phillips head screws hold the front aluminum plate on, not the larger black pan head hex ones. I made the same mistake and had trouble getting mine in as well.
@@anthonymiller8979 Yes! I wish I knew that before too 😂
Thank you for posting!
The black on mint looks great!
I have my original Optima and another i bought as a parts car before they exploded in cost, the parts car turned out to be a working roller WITH the belt conversion! So it is now going to be my Javelin conversion. I managed to get the black and the white rollcages , just need a driver cover and I am set. Running Trackstar 13.5t to match shox with a trackstar 80a Turbo ESC. I like where you put the ESC and i followed suit, i moved the fan beside the ESC blowing towards and across the heatsink, keeps it plenty cool.
@@ominousnefarious5919 Awesome! I really like the white cage. The mint and white are my favorite. Kyosho released the original Optima again now that the Optima Pro is coming out. So there are parts available for spares. I have an Optima Pro on order. Can't wait for that one! Thanks for watching!
Great stuff Erik! Love what you have done converting this and in my opinion looks better 🙌🏻
I agree Craig...the Javelin looks awesome, mean, menacing...but still has that vintage buggy look. It was so worth it. Thanks for the support!
Looks ace. Have the same mint green body and black wing/wheels too. Also have a white Javelin!
You have good style then don't you 😆. The white looks great too...I had a hard time deciding between the two of them. It came out great though...thanks for watching!
Love the look of it! I don't think I will leave mine in the orange cage (once I get one) but I have not figured out which color to go with. It is really amazing how it completely transforms the Optima into a completely different buggy. Kyosho had a tremendously good idea when they did these! A real 2 for one special on their part! Nice walk through of the whole process!
You would never know it's the same chassis by looking at it. It does look like a totally different RC model. I'm going to pick up a white cage and red wing just in case I want to change it in the future. Of course now I've been looking for a cheap Optima chassis for the old body 😂
Came out great!👍😊
I think so too! Other than the driver figure, I should try to get better at painting them. I'm not sure I have the patience just yet. 😂
Black wheels and wing with the mint looks great 👍🏻
I agree...The black wheels and wing make it look a little "angry" 😂 Thanks for watching!
Great video.
I actually have done the conversion to an original Optima with a re-release Orange cage.
Only issue is the wing mount, but Pargu to the rescue for that.
Now though, I’ve been trying to find used re-release Optima’s as I have new Black, White and fluro Yellow cage sets. So far I have 2 donor chassis, so that’s at least 2 I can build over my winter break 😃
Yes, the wing mount is a pain. I've been looking for a cheap optima chassis too to put my body on... haven't had any luck yet. I love the white cage too...with a black wing and the red shocks...it looks so good.
Hey thanks for making this. I really wanted a Jav, and so when the turbo optima came back in stock I snapped it up. The gold bits are nice, but maybe too nice, I'll be afraid to use it. I'm busy building it now, just have to install the electronics and paint the driver figure. Seems a shame to unbuild the Turbo optima, but I really want a jav. I've got the Kyosho LeMans motor and ESC. Damn, Kyosho are artists, and the Legendary series is just amazing.
They are all great, but the Javelin is by far my favorite. Love the turbo optima too...but yes I probably wouldn't drive it much, it's too pretty to get all banged up great build though, the engineering is amazing on these kits. I also restored an Ultima a while back...check out that video if you want. But that was a vintage one...thanks for watching!
i did the same thing with my optima . hence why the optima has mysteriously disapeared ffom my videos 😂 cost me quite a bit in the end as isent with a mixed colour cage and then needed black wheels 😂
looks fab . i do like the mint.
the rearon why was tbe optima body cracked after two runs 😬
@@rc-dom-uk Hey Dom...glad I'm not the only crazy one to convert to a Javelin. It was costly, but worth every penny if you ask me. I also picked up mid black wheels and tires for it. I drive it, but not hard. Did you make a video converting yours also?
@@eekrc nah didn’t make a video 😊👍
Looks fantastic! 👌😀
Thanks! I'm going to run it this weekend...if it can stop raining in New York...ggggrrrrr 😢
@@eekrc Sounds great! Yeah,we have nothing but rain here in Sweden aswell at the moment 🤣