385 - I Got A New (Smart) Soldering Iron

Two weeks ago my Dremel Versatip stopped to work before starting the soldering session to arrange my MTroniks TT ESC to fit my Tamiya BBX.

I was quite happy about that soldering iron mainly because of its portability that made it good when I pack my stuff for holidays.

As my usual I've started to surf the Web to look for a good alternative and I found out this Miniware TS101 usb powered smart soldering iron that with its marker-like size should be a good choice to my needs.

The TS101 stands on my laptop during its firmware update

It's not cheap a cheap tool and I hope that the money payed forces me to take good care of it to keep it properly working for a long time. 

My new soldering iron have been immediately put at work on my TT ESC to swap the old 3,5mm bullet connectors to 4mm ones, to extend the motor cables and to solder them to the motor tabs and all went good: it reaches the working temperature in a few of seconds, it is very handly and easy to clean. Finger crossed for next soldering works.

384 - BBX's New Livery Finished

All body works have been completed and here is shown how my BBX looks in its new livery. To me it looks great, hope you like it. 👍

It is a very simple paint scheme and as planned I've done my best to stay out of troubles limiting my ego in the search for unlikely pyrotechnic effects.

383 - BBX's Body Parts Finished

Roof and tails have been completed with some stickers and are ready to be installed, I hope that the car looks more bright than the previous livery.

I will be curious to try to alternate the new white tail ends with the old green ones, just to check how the car will looks.