angrymelon

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Randomly my BBX showed up today. No shipping notification or anything. Glad it did, just very odd.

Mahjik

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I'm not. I've worked in IT for a hair over 30 years and things like this can be avoided. Even if their software migration didn't bring in the orders directly, they could have written code to reimport the orders and backdate the order date to the original order date. All that is technically possible and would show customer dedication.

Glad it worked out for you in the end.

Raman

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You’re probably right. Horizon just decided to close the spout on a guaranteed revenue source (pre-orders) just to spite clients it really doesn’t need.

They showed customer dedicated by offering further credits for the inconvenience. In the end, orders are being shipped

foampervert

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Hiya folks,

Does anyone know if the bbx wheels can be reused? Like will it survive an acetone soak?

Thanks for any input.

Alexander

Raman

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No. tamiya’s wheels are abs so will melt

foampervert

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these bbx rims sound a bit different from the typical touring car rims and non- acetonable buggy/truck rim's. (When you tap it against each other).

But I guess the only real way to know is to try... when the tires are worn through.
for those who want to use a smaller spur, do note that thr td4 spur gear holder doesn't fit... I tried and decided to get a small gear a different way... yokomo or ae spurs!

foampervert

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Dan

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Got a BBX recently. Besides slipper clutch and installing a TA06 diff, any other weak points on this car that need addressing?

Raman

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Mine has been sitting on a shelf waiting to be built

Denver_Larry

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Anybody run one yet?

foampervert

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It's super fun, although the stock tires only work on loamy dirt and grass.

Does anyone know if AE'S 13mm big bore shocks fit on the bbx, and which sizes for the front and rear?

Thanks lots!

Alexander

trf211

Does the kit come with that body foam?

Raman

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Finally got around to painting mine. My goal was to create a Blue that had some interesting depth to it. So I started with their translucent blue. I also sprayed a scrap piece of lexan with it and then tested backing it with: dark anthracite, light anthracite and silver. All had very cool effects. I settled on backing the upper body with silver. It’s a little darker than the TRF blue. The lower portion will be light anthracite.

foampervert

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Dear bbx friends.

After some time with the bbx, I realized that the rear suspension geometry could be better.
the stock geometry has the inner suspension mounts set very high. The consequence to it is that the axles are pulled out of their drive cups, as the suspension is compressed. Further, there is insufficient camber gain, to the point that as the car rolls, you get positive camber on the outer wheel, leading to tire washout.

My mods involve moving both the upper/lower inner suspension mounts downwards. Further the upper inner mounts outwards (to create a much shorter upper link for camber gain... it was insufficient)
I then made an outer suspension mount to create more camber gain.
It works super well and axle movement within the drive cup has dropped dramatically.
Camber gain is about 1 degree from full stroke to full compression at the current link positions.
enjoy!

Raman

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I foresee 3D printing of your creation 😉