Another motor have been sold! I'm pretty happy because, being a buggy guy, this touring LRP motor (that is a blast) remain unused in a box for a while but deserves a better chance to be appreciate. It has been on sale for some months on the bay and last week it has been sold to a guy that plans to run it on a Kyosho TF-02, sounds interesting
A new Savox servo has been delivered to my door in the last days, so it is the time to retire the last veteran from the original build of my Wild One.
With the occasion, as said, I will make a further attempt to use the #51000 Tamiya servo saver in this car also. I never tought before but I guess that some spacers will help and, unfortunately, I have to deal (again) with the infamous springs of that servo saver.
The body designated to revamp my Stadium Blitzer was originally destined to my CR-01 so the existing mountig holes need to be filled.
Previously I've reinforced the body by the inside usign some duct tape and after I've used some Tamiya R/C Polycarbonate Body Reinforcing Cement bough on porpouse. Of course I'm not going to repaint the body from the outside so the filled holes will be covered with some custom decals.
Just after the middle of august 2026 Tamiya (via this video from Tamiya USA) shows to the world its way to raise the level: the BB-02.
A brand new car, a brand new model that is strongly linked to the previous buggy version of the BB: the BB-01.
A model with deep roots in the Tamiya tradition because the buggy has been followed by a Beetle that shares the same concept: as the Sand Schorcher followed the Rough Rider back in the days.
Now it's my turn, as modeller, to start to save some moneys and to star to gather the electronics to put in this new milestone.
As previously written, during last holidays, I had much fun with my Wild One on my -not perfect- lawn: the ESC+motor binomial made perfectly its work without fails or overheating but the car needs some care, anyway.
In running the car on the grass I’ve experienced much rollovers due to the excess of grip of the choosen Schumacher tires. I love how the car looks with its rims wrapped with four serious buggy’s tires so, to keep them, I’m considering to shave one of two rows of pins from the rear ones.
The second correction/upgrade I’m considering is about the steering servo and the servo saver. In the past I’ve made some attempts to improve the steering with the Tamiya #51000 servo saver without finding a way to use it but, thanks to the relax of last holidays, I’m pretty sure that I will do the work using some spacers. At this point I will upgrade the car with a new servo because of the old KO one is showing its limits.
During last holidays I had the opportunity to finally use my new GForce Pit-Cube 300 charger.
Of course it has been helpfull to do the charging job but I wanted to test its cycling capabilities so I've cycled my neglected NiMh power packs.
The Setting of the charger is rapid and intuitive task and every pack, spite the single cycle and the quick charge, reached its full capacity. I figure it is a proof of the quality job done by this tiny giant.
Well I'm not Don Quixote biggest fan on earth, I'v read his adventure once when I was a teenager but the expression "tilting at windmills" remains the most suitable for this post, for some past ones and for several future ones.
In general I'm worried about some trends defined in the last years: RTR instead of kits, cheap electronics from China (the crap factory), Lipo batteries that are stupidly dangerous and rubbish blings-blings instead of pure modellers crafmaship. I will go in to details in single posts written on porpouse, stay tuned!
With my Ultima out of the games I've lost the long awaited opportunity to enjoy myself with a RC car on my lawn here on the alps.
Luckily in a few of days after the breakages I had the occasion to visit my mother, so I've rescued my Wild One that was only awaiting to be testede in its last configuration.
The Dirt Tuned does its work without any problems, the Speedstar II 17t never overheats and the batteries had a good punch (LRPs better than Orions).
The car on the grass isn't a lightneen bolt and to have some fun I shortened the ideal track to enjoy the decent amount of torque coming for the conservative motor choiche.
Some grip roll overs have been occurred and I'm considering to cut away some outer spikes from the rear Schumacher tires.
The great news is: no breakages this time!
I've never really cared much about these things but the upcoming summer holidays, the planned motor swaps in my BBX and my Ultima and the search for a "thermal stability" for this two buggies has suggested the purchase of a adequate choice of 48p steel pinions.
I've decided to go for two Ruddog sets: even and odd. So I should be ready for every event. In addition I can count in two more 16t e 17t RW Racing pinions bought weeks ago.
Here the "even" set: 18t to 26t...
I rescued a servo plastic box to store all my new pinions and I will complete it with a sponge bottom... it could sound a bit rough and not so pro but if Masaaki Hirosaka, the master himself, uses rescued boxes to store his stuff who am I to not do the same?
August is on its way and our summer holidays too, This year I haven't a kit to bring with us and to build during the fresh alpine evenign so I'm planning to bring my Kyosho Ultima Dirtmaster built during last year summer holidays.
My equipment have been lightened already thanks to some useful usb-C powered items: my new soldering iron and the G-Force charger neverthless the stuff to pack remain a lot.
As spare motor, if the Team Orion will prove to be undersized, I decided to use my LRP Super Series Team Tested that claims 27.000 rpm. I've also purchased a good backup of steel pinons from Ruddog to find the proper gear ratio to keep performance without overheats.
This car is on a shelf, fully equipped but it needs some electronics updates to be back to the runner status or only a livery revamp with fluo yellow lining to be definetely retired.
It has been driven for only a few times, just to prove that it moves. It gave good feelings but I'm in doubt if it is the case to give her a second chance.
Some experiments and some mistakes have been made so some holes to fill remains but finally I've found the desidered body position.
Finally the Carson Reflex Start radio set have been arrived with its own receiver in the box so I've been able to install it in to the Blitzer chassis.
I have to admit that the receiver is very small, smaller than my expensive Futaba 3PV ones.
After the rescue of the unused Beetle body I've placed it on the Blitzer chassis but in a different position to try to give the car a more aggressive appeal.
Unfortunately this time something went wrong and it came out in a much higher, backwarded and disappointing position than expected. To save the day I will swich the front body post with a shorter one to lower the body and I will make some cuts to move it ahead.
From the early beginning, the radio set chosen for the Billy Ray project has been the Carson Reflex Start that seems to be a good option for the hands of a 11yo young gun.
Some days ago I've received the stuff ordered from Amazon but, after opening the box, I've discovered that the receiver have been missed. In two days thanks to Carson and Amanzon I've returned the the failed set and I've received a new one with its receveir so I'm ready to complete the car.
Well, the revamp of my Stadium Blitzer (Beetle) is confirming itself as the claimed chaotic build.
I’ve rescued the body previously used in my CR01 removing all the stickers and washing it in the wait of some custom sticker that should make it more appealing for a young gun.
I’ve also installed the LRP motor and soldered the Quicrun cables to it tabs and the ESC's switch have been sticked to the chassis wall in a easy to reach position.
The goofy antenna holder, made by a FF03 body spacer, have been moved in the middle of the chassis to match the body’s hole for the antenna pipe.
