393 - A Step Ahead For The BBX And The Other For The Wild One

Finally the BBX driver figure have been finished with a coat of flat clear Tamiya TS-80 and with its driver's head.

The TS-80 did a god work giving to the figure a matt finishing that is expected by the driver's suit and by the seat belt but, on the other hand, it makes evident the imperfections due the use of water based markers to paint the driver's body... that's fine, my other attempts were far worse and the most important target to well define the white parts from the black ones have been reached. Its head also have been painted, with some smears of course, but it's ok overall.

I wanted to make a try to upgrade the Dirt Tuned motor destinated to my revamped Wild One with a pair of ball bearing in place of the bronze bushings but I've realized that open it is not a quick and clean work as I expected... so I give up to avoid damages to the endbell or to the can.

392 - Wild One: Works Ongoing

To me it's ever a pleasure to work on the Wild One both for its classic allure and for the sense of lightness that it carries.

With all the parts needed ready to be installed I've completed  the electronic set up keeping the KO servo in use from its build and fitting the new Futaba receiver linked with the updated Robitronic ESC.

The motor cables are still free, not soldered to tabs because I'm thinking to make an attempt to improve the Dirt Tuned with a pair of bearigs as done with my Super Stock motor.

After the electronic I've fitted back the transmission, the roll cage and the suspensions (front and rear).

I've also placed back the driver figure and, of course; I couldn't resist to fit the four wheels with their new yellow rims as shown by the first pic.

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.