391 - This Is The Best I Can Do

 

Ok, I guess that it is the time to forget that, at my best as modeller, I have been a talented painter of fantasy miniatures.

A while ago I've decided to give to myself a last chance to complete my BBX with a decent painted driver figure and I though that using some marker would be a good idea so I've purchased on  porpouse some water based Uni Posca.

First coats with markers on the previous coat of black

Here the raw and partial result of the third attempt, of course it will be completed with a closed helmet head that I prefer than  the original one and with a coat of Tamiya TS-80 to secure the water based markers paint. For sure, at over 50yo, e this is the best I can do. 

390 - The Wild One Revampin Is Going On

Continuing with the works on my Wild One I've finished to disassembly the car and with the bare chassis in my hand I've deeply but gently washed it and I've replaced the 13 years old "Ko Propo" stikers with a pair of new "Oakley" ones according to the trend settled with my Kyosho Ultima SB Dirt Master and to my Tamiya BBX.

For the moment I will keep this original chassis it's that is intact spite it shows  many signs of its use... but I like it ✌!

To be ready when it will be the moment to install the electronics I've update the Robitronic Speedstar 2 (17 turns motor limit in this case) with 4mm bullet connectors and extending the motor cables that will reach easily the Dird Tuned placed on the back.

I've prepared also the set of new wheels placing the Schumacher tires from  JC Racing pink rims to a set of yellow ones.

389 - Bringing My Wild One Back To Life

It is the time to start to work on my Wild One. It is a car that I love as I never figured and for its build, at that time, I’ve spent a lot of time and payed a lot of attention. Just for information it was my first build with Tamiya Craft Tools RC Tool Set.

I’m ready to give to this car its 4th life: the first out of the box with black FAV’s parts and some black custom parts, the second with 2.2 pink rims and Super Stock motor, the third (never lived) with that horrible aluminum chassis and Dirt Tuned motor (to save the transimission) and the life it is going to live with a new body, new yellow rims and front suspensions reinforce.

So I’ve started to disassemble the car to give a deep cleaning of the old parts involved in this revamp. The KO receiver will be swapped with a new Futaba one and I’m planning to use the original chassis saving the new one in case of breakages.

Cabling will be better organized, I will keep the KO servo (old but good for this car), front shocks need to be rebuilted and a new livery will revitalize the car considering that the original always looks a bit faded.

Bearing on axles, pure old school 😎