One of Team Associated's Most Successful Race Buggies Of All Time. RC10 B4 2002

[@shaneparker8443]

I still race my B4 with a 8.5 brushless motor! Love the video!

[@rccoachwenger]

Awesome build video, takes me back to the days! I was one of a few people there at AE when we took that box art cover shot! We went to the area behind the building by the river.

[@RCKickschannel]

Wow cool story. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@scottnichols1406]

Wow, can't believe it was parted out. Must of cost twice as much. Great job painting Gavin.

[@ronm7489]

I got one from the first batch that hit my local hobby shop and racetrack way back in 2003. Raced that car a lot and it’s still my favorite 2wd buggy of all-time.

[@daflump6358]

Really enjoyed watching this build. Thanks kicks ! My beach based buggy bashing is done using an RC10 b4.1 RTR that I picked up on ebay a decade ago. I always felt that I missed out having not built this one myself. Now I can live the experience via the medium of youtube !!

[@ginopoe9150]

My B4.1 Worlds is on its way tomorrow!!!! great timing on this video of this 5 time World Champion!!

[@RCKickschannel]

Have you seen this 2002 IFMAR Worlds off-road video. You can see a few close ups of the B3X / B4 prototypes racing kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5i9gop5l86Gf5Ysi=UK_4YBN_SsOUt_OP

[@perfectsplit5515]

Even though the original RC10 is the most influential RC car of all time, the B4 is the most competitively successful RC race car of all time.

[@zonoskar]

I'm in the yellow wheel camp. Nice build as always.

[@anubis9859]

I think it’s really cool. White wheels would be my choice. Nice one 👍🏻

[@ryansmith8782]

Most efficient imo, I love the b4. ❤

[@lo2713]

Cracking job Gav, these seem to be a popular choice in the rear motor races and i can see why. They normally fill up the A final 😁

[@clearstream67]

This was released in that time after college when I was out of RC. Still very 90s. BTW: White rims look better.

[@Cipher057]

I lucked out with a good B4 on ebay last year. Had to buy another second hand one to make one good car out of two. Been racing it at Medway RC Raceway and I love how it drives. Happy to have one of my dream cars! Awesome to see what you have done with yours

[@Cranky301]

That chassis looks very much like the Kyosho Dirtmaster chassis.

[@Pablo668]

The Dirtmaster is basically an RB5 Ultima with a different body. The RB5 was released around 05~06?

[@ryansmith8782]

I don’t remember which came first but the RC 10 b4 and Kyosho rb5 were direct competitors.

[@coygtrc]

Awesome build and body, really tip-top as we say in Switzerland 👏 Congrats, Gavin. As for the wheels, I tend to favor yellow wheels for runner (because of failing vision), and for this shelf queen, as it's white on the box, let's go white wheels. Honestly both look good 😊 Keep up the good work 👍🤝

[@AndrewCressy-cv6bx]

Looks great! The yellow wheels Definitely look better in my eyes

[@peteredwards7114]

Body looks awesome, nice job. I like the white wheels best.

[@peterhootonrc1498]

Great colour scheme, do like the white wheels but the yellow wheels compliment the yellow on the body which gives it a great overall look so would be tempted to keep the yellow wheels on 👍

[@SVRadioControl]

Thanks for sharing the build, it's great to see how far removed the B4 is from the original 'Gold Pan'. 😎

[@peterschuler4494]

Wow Gavin, you did an awesome Job! Very nice build, I've been waiting for this for almost one year! Greetings and keep on going!

[@RCKickschannel]

Yep, sorry about the delay.

[@roblowrie1969]

Very nice. I wish I could paint as well as that! 👍🏻

[@zosozoso2]

So cool!!

[@r6yamirider]

Feels like deja vu

[@RCKickschannel]

Yep, I uploaded the video and the music was too loud and it went over when I was talking to the camera, so I had to go back and fix it quickly. Sorry about that.

[@johngrant1337]

good build , thanks

[@waynemattera8552]

Beauty looks mint Gavin💯

[@nobbyclark123456789]

Body looks great 👍🏻

[@SeamasDelaney]

Goodluck Everyone. Magic as usual Gavin☘️🤙

[@gearhead762]

Still have my first run B4 and its still setup to Billy Eastons worlds ride specs. Great buggy

[@funkyfuller]

the big blue washers on the rear axle what are shapped are wrong way round the flat side goes against the wheel hub...

[@thudtheace]

I still have my RC10 B4 factory team kit which I have never opened so NIB. I also have the B4 RTR buggy with the box (I run this one). Thanks for the video! Cheers!

[@markbruton-young9228]

You have the blue cone washer the wrong way around behind the roll pin drive for the rear wheels. The cone washer presents a flat face to the pin/wheel to stop the wheels wobbling around. Prob no matter for a shelf queen.

[@RCKickschannel]

Thanks for the info. I have a few like that so I will change them.

[@kylekallies3381]

Your tools work just fine I also have a mix of different types of tools as I don’t find the need to spend a lot of money on them

[@mattmc30]

Great build! Yellow rims are faster!

[@adrianharrison5208]

Honestly, I really like the paint work, and I am going to try this on a Neo Scorcher that I have been building up for some time. I think I would enjoy building that chassis, time to change it up from just Tamiya kits this year

[@RCKickschannel]

100% give Kyosho a go. Any of the Legend series is worth a look. The Tomahawk is lovely as is the Turbo Optima.

[@adrianharrison5208]

@RCKickschannel I had an optima mid back in the day, loved that car

[@Chunky246]

I kinda like it with the Neo wheels.

[@Manic-172]

I never ran mine standard. But still have my b4 vega

[@Pablo668]

Nice work Gav. I have that exact spec B4, albeit without the hop ups....I think? I bought it second hand/built. A very well balanced buggy with great turn in. I think it's one of those designs that they just got right. A bit of an epoch turning buggy. Great work with the paint btw.

[@RCKickschannel]

Yep, it looks super simple and not much to it but it had the performance that’s for sure. I’ll keep an eye out for a used B4.1 so I can drive it.

[@Pablo668]

@@RCKickschannel Pretty sure the 4.1 is metric too.

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

The only thing you needed to do Gav was to give the green layer a bit more area, maybe bring the blue layer down a tad. Then burn in the beginning of each colour with a slightly deeper version of that colour. Otherwise its fine, nothing wrong with that livery as it is.

[@ch3no2uk99]

Body shell looks spot on to me... White wheels look the part. I'm usually a yellow person but not on this build.

[@asty418]

Hi Gav, I've one of these kits sitting (mostly) New-in-bag, minus the shocks and bodyshell. The shocks were put onto another B4 RS I got with the same lot and I managed to find another RS Bodyshell to go with the kit should I ever build it. Weirdly, mine is the same kit number #9035 and has the box art shown at 1:39. Do you know why your kit has everything in header cards and the different box, just an early version?

[@asty418]

Should have watched further lol 😅 The B4 is a great wee car, probably one of my favorites to drive around the track, you can really throw them around.

[@RCKickschannel]

It was a gift to the show so I am not sure what the full back story was on this one.

[@madvente]

Pretty buggy! Prefer the white wheels.

[@olliegolfnutter]

Looks amazing, but i’d go neon yellow wheels.

[@andreaskayser8369]

❤

[@andreaskayser8369]

ich besitze selbst einen B4 FT ❤️

[@perfectsplit5515]

-RC10 Classic -RC10 Graphite and TQ10 -RC10 Championship Edition -RC10 Team Car Aluminum and RC10 Team Car Graphite -RC10 GX Stealth Prototype (never released to the public) -RC10 Worlds -RC10B2

[@jecoboost1440]

Yellow.

[@roguetorino]

White wheels because those Yellow ones are the wrong offset.

[@Xjeepguy]

Hey Gav, what wheels are on your Javelin? Those look nice.

[@ronm7489]

Are those yellow rear rims B2/B3? The dishing looks off to me compared to B4 rims.

[@RCKickschannel]

I’ve got a few rear sets with different offsets but yes, I think these are from the B3 or B2. The white rims are the correct B4 rims and the rims are almost flat.

[@TheYorkshiregolfbandit]

I’m on the hunt for Schumacher fireblade 2000 or evo Can’t find one for toffee!!

[@RCKickschannel]

2000's are getting harder to find now for sure. I keep an eye out myself as I would like to add one to the collection.

[@UncleBobsRC]

Being the Team Kit, those are, or should be, Titanium Turn Buckles.

[@RCKickschannel]

Really, wow didn't expect them to be titanium out the box.

[@UncleBobsRC]

@@RCKickschannel Should say on the box mate.

[@nicholasgoodall82]

That box is the stealth box and someone's just stuck a "factory team" sticker on it, the one you showed with the 2005 Neil Cragg body on is the Factory team box, not the "team" spec so I'm guessing someone just bought the blue bits and carbon plastics to put in that stealth kit to bring it up to spec?

[@peterschuler4494]

As the previous owner of this box, I can tell you that it came to me as shown from the Team Associated distributor in Germany, which was Christian Keil GmbH back in the days. But I also figured that out, strange! Maybe that's the way they upgraded the first FT Kits at the distributor...

[@joseaugusto-vd9vg]

The chassi is like my tema associetd Truk T4 the problema is the Spare parts

[@jameslovell863]

You mentioned lack of nip period tyres for your shelf cars. I have a large box of nip proline and losi tyres from the b3 b2 team care era that i would like to sell as a job lot or pairs as of interest. Sent a pm if of interest.

[@RCKickschannel]

If you are in the UK, I’ll take a set of fronts. [e-mail]

[@BurnRubber5000]

Hello 👋 I’ve started to get into the old Tamiya buggies, I started with a super hornet that is going well and I am now fixing a the fox which is going well. Do you have any recommendations of tamiya models that would be good for starters? (New models)

[@RCKickschannel]

Personally a Top Force Evo that is on sale or the Top Force is an easy build, good value and it's stunning looking. Bodies are easy to cut out and paint being one colour. It also drives well and easy to service and fix. For a road / rally car most go for a TT02 but if you can find a Tamiya XV-01 on sale, it will be more flexible for what you drive it on as it's a rally chassis. Amazing to drive on and off road and can take more dirt and dust as everything is protected. If your budget is really limited, keep an eye our for used examples that have been built and not run on eBay and you could save yourself some money.

[@BurnRubber5000]

@ thanks for the info! Also what do you think of the tt01d I’ve wanted one for a while but I don’t know.

[@perfectsplit5515]

I cannot get a new-in-box RC10B4. I can only get used ones.

[@RCKickschannel]

NIB one on eBay UK now

[@jefftroxell4923]

Nice build. Paint design is really slick, just the black and green don't really work if I'm honest.

[@RCCR-73]

Stick with the yellow wheels. Yellow is faster!

[@RCKickschannel]

LOL:)

[@Teammugenseikeracing]

white

[@canuckchuck8836]

I think the white wheels make the buggy look too plain. Almost too much white on the lower portion of the buggy.

[@D20MCK]

The allen keys 🤦

[@douggilreath1984]

White is faster, so…