282 - Tamiya BBX: What a Fail!

The time to take care of my BBX's driver figure seemed to be arrived so, yesterday, I take the parts previously (poorly) sprayed with primer and black to easy complete it with a coat or two of white.

First I've masked the parts with the green tape and I was quite surprised because it has been quick to made and how seemed well made.

After masking I've grabbed one of the Tamiya can laying around and I've sprayed the lower part of the driver figure... and then, only then, I've realized that that can was on its shelf from almost 10 years namely from when I've built my Wild One.

Found a most recent can of white I've sprayed the driver head.

Aftere the remove of the masking tape the result showed is terrible and  witnesses how hard is to gain good result working in rush. Better times will come!

I've already ordered all the new parts involved in the completing of my BBX and, for the next attempt, I will spray the lower parts only in black (as many others guys -smarter than me- around the world have made) giving a proper finish only to the helmet.

281 - Tamiya BBX: Body Sits On Its Own Posts

Well, in the end my BBX body is held in its place by body posts and body clips. Choosing this way haven't been easy because a little of squashing has been needed to allow the clips to slip in to the first hole of the side posts but only in this way the body is firmly settled.

To be honest, IMO, the perfect position should be in between the first and the second hole and I guess, in Tamiya's plan, the body posts included are non intended to be used with this body... who knows?

The front body post has required a rubber o-ring to keep the body at the right height.

 

280 - Tamiya BBX: Mind That (Bloody) Gap!

Since the firsts BBX saw on the Web and after completing of mine I'm obsessed by the perfect match between the two halves of the body especially because mine is painted in two different colors and the two are divided by a black stripe.

Using velcro the mismatch is slightly evident but switching to body clips things are gone wrong and the gap is raised.

The body is well cutted, holes are well made (first time with a reamer) and it's close to impossible that Tamiya made a  inaccuracy like this so I'm pretty sure that I'm doing something wrong and I guess I'm placing the clips in the wrong holes... a newbie mistake.