Finishing The Best That Tamiya Has To Offer In 2024 (Part 3)

[@mitsuman5555]

I agree a different version would be great. Personally I’d like to see a beetle body on it, kind of like a modern sand scorcher.

[@mikeyfourbarrel8473]

I totally agree. The color was an excellent choice. I hope you don’t mind if I steal that idea!

[@n22pdf]

Greg build very nice colour against the decals.. Tamiya did an awesome design job with the BBX 😊 ❤️ Pete

[@RCKickschannel]

Thanks Pete 👍

[@bjarnehelsaa1626]

🇩🇰🇩🇰cool car 🤩looks great Nice build🙏🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@BlackSeaRC]

With many Tamiya models, the decal sets only really suit the box art colours but the great thing about the BBX is that it looks fantastic in almost any colour you choose.

[@RCKickschannel]

I agree it does. Yellow would be another colour I would like to do

[@BlackSeaRC]

@@RCKickschannel I have seen a yellow BBX with Blockhead Motors livery and it looks good. For some reason, I am drawn towards a brown colour scheme.

[@rcflugzeit8420]

Looks sensational.😍 Even though it's brand new and not a re release, I feel 30 years younger. I love mine and if one day it comes out again in metal bruiser like, I'll be back for it in a heartbeat!

[@anthonymiller8979]

Love the Corsa grey. I am planning to use it on my Kyosho Fantom CRC II to go with the white and black decals.

[@Chunky246]

Looks ace. Have that colour on a few of my RC's. I did the same on my BBX and did the wheels in a darker gun metal, and with the tyre writing. I just really like that it's a long travel buggy like back in the day when the courses were a lot rougher.

[@canuckchuck8836]

100% regarding the upgrades. Nothing really is needed. Slipper + gear diff and maybe an aluminum servo mount...but that is not needed. Love the colour! At first glance, it looks a bit strange; then after a little bit it makes a lot of sense visually! 👍👍

[@bassplyr1906]

To make screwing in the bolts easier, use a 3.0mm Thread Tap Driver on the holes first.

[@barrycheesemore2928]

That BBX looks absolutely awesome, Tamiya have done a great job of it! And the colours you've chosen are superb too mate, brilliant stuff!!

[@BillsWorkbench]

The BBX is on my list of things to get. But darn it I need to finish the projects I have first.

[@edwinumayam2722]

The color looks good! Love it!

[@Paul__FC]

I just love this kit. I would love to see a pickup truck version.

[@lexluger3334]

Great videos mate

[@roloreoandy9867]

That color scheme really looks smashing Gavin, super job mate!

[@prophetate]

I absolutely love that color corsa grey and gun metal :)

[@ralphhowing3473]

You've got hawk eyes, I never would have noticed that the red stipe ended like it does then appears on the back. Good eyes Hi Rebeca!!!!

[@vintagekyoshorccars-tcmkyo4781]

I fancy one. Maybe a spare wheel on the rear roll cage might look cool too.

[@RCKickschannel]

Yep 100%

[@budbarlang3729]

cool buggy classic tamiya

[@tking3]

Cool color choice. Inspiration for me to finish mine. Going to do it in the same color. Keep ‘em coming.

[@SRG-HITMAN-11]

Looks great

[@simonbodill]

Gav it looks pretty sick without the panels on 👍🏼

[@karenmurray3098]

i have one to build i like the gray colour , i agree with you those wheels are just to blingy ! i am going to strip them on mine and go for a steely look

[@pugs1377]

Would make a good 2025 wild one.

[@kalachivan158]

Beautiful 😉👍

[@andresgarcia7757]

Gosh this looks awesome!

[@marklinehan6000]

It looks fantastic, a great build and colour choice, perhaps black wheels would have enhanced the overall effect, but a beautiful looking buggy!

[@TottiSchlecker]

I hope they release a retro trophy truck version on that chassis, with rollcage and everything nice😮

[@Pablo668]

I know a guy who was building one of these and when he was cutting out the body he accidentally cut out the headlight looking lines on the nose. I was so.....ahem! He was so pissed off at himself. Great vid, and the channel is nearly at 40k subs. Well done!

[@tomhunter3075]

I very nearly did that on mine!😬

[@Meenie66]

Got my tickets in this one Gav and also some for the Hotshot2! Glad you didn't go box art colour. Looks good!

[@christopherwalker8123]

Nice! Did you have any issues installing that brushed gt tuned? I remember you said on an earlier video it brushed motors presented an issue on the bbx

[@chrislang7460]

Didn't Tomley do a really good livery on this? Love the video. Another really comfortable homely vid.

[@AnniJ-n4l]

check C11 pinions, bro ...

[@drwedders]

I'm waiting for the Baja Bug version

[@RCKickschannel]

I hope Tamiya does something with the chassis again.

[@if_not_fixed_its_broken]

I am more into my crawlers and thinking of getting a kyosho Turbo Scorpion kit for my first 2wd buggie don't no nothing about brushless set ups what esc and brushless motor to go for????

[@alfredyost7972]

My buddy and I both built this car. We both liked the build but we both did not like cutting out the body. Cutting out the body was difficult. We were both going to use brushless motors but found that the extra wires and the size of the ESC made it more difficult. We both went with a Tamiya brushed motors. They have less wires and the ESC is a bit smaller too. I used a Tamiya Super Stock motor. With that motor, I estimate my car was going about 35 mph. I did also use a taller pinion gear. My motor and ESC were not getting hot. It seems that using a taller pinion gear was not a problem. Thoughts?

[@joedipietro2559]

No the taller pinion gear is causing the motor to overheat. The taller gearing puts more load on the motor. Ideally a pinion around 2 or 3 teeth less will reduce the motor load and allow the motor to reach its power band , it's rev range goes to 27500 rpm. So the motor needs to rev out high to make its power and a tall gearing doesn't allow this that's why it's overheating. If you put a smaller pinion on it won't overheat and you still get really good results with that motor. I've got 2 of them both in a Super Hot Shot and a Hot Shot both with 13 tooth pinion and for an old design car ( re release kits ) it still gets 28 mph or 46 km/h as I'm in Australia. Your BBX is a newer more modern design and you can avoid the overheating and still get really good results even with a smaller pinion gear. Enjoy that's a great car mate. I've wanted one myself but somehow I get stuck building the old rerelease classic kits although one day I'm going to just take the plunge and get my own BBX 👍👌

[@alfredyost7972]

@@joedipietro2559 I would agree with you. However, you are comparing a 2wd car to a 4wd car. With 4wd cars you need to use a smaller pinion gear to get more torque. On 2wd cars you can use a taller pinion gear and get a little bit more speed. This also depends on where you are driving your car too. If you are driving on road, you can gear up. If you are off road it would be better to gear down. Thoughts?

[@joedipietro2559]

Yeh I see your point. I should have taken that into consideration. Obvious now but yeah the driving surface makes a big difference to gearing and I hadn't actually thought about 2WD versus 4WD gearing. Well you make some good points here. I don't know what you could do to keep your ESC and motor running cooler except adding a cooling fan to both. Your receiver is probably a 2 channel plus auxiliary port so you could easily plug in a cooling fan to your auxiliary port and splice another fan onto that so you have 2 fans running on the 1 port. Or if you have a 4 channel receiver no problems. Possibly a aluminium heat sink on the motor and a fan on the ESC. Or run 1 fan off a AA cell battery to either your ESC or motor and plug the other fan into your receiver plus a heat sink on the motor. Those Super stock Tamiya RZ ,BZ and TZ motors look really nice a d have a cool sticker too but if a heat sink keeps it cool it's a wise move. They're actually a really good motor and perform great as a brushed motor without going to the trouble of trying to fit a brushless setup. Good luck Alfred I hope to see a video of your BBX running 👌👍

[@alfredyost7972]

@@joedipietro2559 Yes, I have been surprised how good Tamiya brushed motor are. You are right, you could install a fan on either the motor or the ESC. I do not have any plans on doing so right now, because they are not getting hot.

[@albertkelly7129]

He never mentioned the colour which was kinda bizarre... its Corsa Grey peeps. A rather stunning shade imo.

[@RCKickschannel]

The name and Ps code was on the tin in the video if I’m not mistaken but yep, you are 👌

[@LukeBrough-le9by]

Love my bbx great job as always Gavin Personally prefer the box art I put a hobbywing 13.5t brushless in mine and it a bit to much for it to be fair as it not the strongest rc car

[@bristolhinson5602]

Who doesn’t like some brushless hooniganing?

[@ralphhowing3473]

OOOOOOOOPS

[@onkouth]

Not sure why but i dont really get on withis car, i love Tamiya's caged cars, the Super Champ, Rough Rider and i own an FAV and a Wildone, this car doesn't really do it for me although this one looks great, its a nice build.

[@RCKickschannel]

We like what we like 👍🏻 Luckily we have more choice now than ever. Not good for the bank balance mind lol

[@cazadon]

Is it just me or does it look great without the body on

[@michaelqendro9825]

It's a modern SRB.

[@Nat-Sav79]

Hi there, where is the link

[@RCKickschannel]

In the video description 👍🏻

[@tomhunter3075]

Entered for my chance to win! 🙂

[@chip9177]

Nobody paints the frame/roll cage.....I am thinking a PS49 Sky Blue anodized aluminum body with a red frame & maybe Yeah Racing aluminum side bumpers/rails

[@RCKickschannel]

It will scratch really easily and show the underlying colour so after a few runs it will start to look a bit ratty. Obviously if you drive slowly and take care, it will last longer. I have seen a few shelf queens with painted chassis

[@christophernieves5440]

And u wore the same color sweater 😂

[@mrktim]

Which servo should I buy for the BB01?

[@RCKickschannel]

Don’t go to nuts, you don’t need a race servo

[@enricomiceli5517]

Very nice painting, the coulors choi e , in my opinion, are not the best

[@calvinl5726]

stock colors better

[@HawkinsRC_Official]

Seriously he chose the most dreary, depressing color ever🤦🏻‍♂️ even gunmetal has more character than this sad shade of blue

[@peperonikiller]

I actually think the color he chose goes really well with the stickers

[@joedipietro2559]

​@@HawkinsRC_Officialeach to their own . I love box art too and I paint box art on almost all my Tamiya RC cars but I reckon your being a bit harsh. If we all painted box art all our cars will look exactly the same. So a little bit of variety is good with paint schemes and there are so many possibilities. I don't know where some guys get inspiration from but I've seen some stunning paint schemes.

[@techvof]

Doesn't need upgrades, blasphemy

[@RCKickschannel]

LOL

[@lbktm]

whats with going between the two camera angles, its shit, keep it simple, apart from that great vid.❤

[@matprice]

Please, please, please stop flipping between cameras!