TEAM ASSOCIATED "B44"

[burgie]

The MIP conversion to the gold tub rc10 was NOT an official Associated release...it was a conversion for the Rc10 to make it 4wd.

When the car was reviewed in Model Car magazine, the bloke who reviewed it was well impressed with the quality of the conversion, but not as impressed as he might have been because he had to cut his lovely new gold chassis.

Apparently, when people asked him what car it was, he simply referred to it as "an MIP 4wd" prototype.

Up until this time, as most of us know, Associated have always said they will never release a 4wd buggy, so this B44 car is their first 4wd car. I do think it's a little lame of them to call it "theirs" when they have previously worked hard to ensure everybody knew that they not only had nothing to do with Jconcepts but were not even interested in the BJ4.

It doesn't put associated in a good light to my mind.

[MarkWesterfield]

here is the body off picture stolen straight from the RC Driver Magazine site...

[NeilD]

Another BJ4 clone.

[andy05]

If you look closely just to the right of the slipper you can see a spring and blue nut. The top deck is also wider to get a spaner in. I wondered how they would work the slipper. Same as first BJ4

[Doomanic]

Originally Posted by Ray

And the price for the B44 will be 350.00 US

So that will put UK retail around the £300-350 for what is essentially a cut-price BJ4. Why bother?

[OldTimer]

As AE bought the BJ4WE design off Brad and Jason i was not expecting it to be that much different to a BJ4WE the bulk of the aluminium parts have changed to plastic to reduce costs. I think the only aluminium looks to around the slipper / motor mount area.

I am guessing there will be a plastic rear end to the car, so there is no need for the aluminium suspension mounts and rear shock mount down that end.

It will be interesting to see one close up.

[jimmy]

I guess you have to proper 'kiss arse' to get exclusive photos like these.

[Elliott Hopkins]

Can someone tell me the part number for the blue grommets that hold the battery straps on. I've seen people use them on the B4 and would like to do the same.

Thanks.

Elliott.

[OldTimer]

The blue thumb screws are part number 1787

[Elliott Hopkins]

Thankyou.

[Nick Goodall]

The rear wheels look like they've come straight from a Cat, are they not going to be the same as a B4? Surely they are??

[jimmy]

Might be losi wheels? or some new wheels from AE. AE already had wheels like these I think from the RTR B4 though?

[Southwell]

I would guess their new wheels, i like them.

[Nick Goodall]

Yeah they look fine, but are more like the old Dish style wheels so just wondered if the B4 wheels will still fit, obviously a bit early to tell but i can't imagine them making it with a different offset / wheel fitment to the B4?

[bigred5765]

ill guess there just test wheels and it will come with b4 rims

[millzy]

Originally Posted by bigred5765

ill guess there just test wheels and it will come with b4 rims

but didnt you say soem time ago that you had it from the hourse mouth that there is no 4wd comnig from AE!!

[bigred5765]

but isnt it a bj4 not a ae disigned car

[millzy]

hahaha i dunno area 51 have had it, so dosnt that count?

long as they have a pink option im in

[Spencer Mulcahy]

That will be fast it has a 4.5 in it

[bigred5765]

it also depends on how you ask the question
are ae designing a new 4wd car answer no
or
are ae releasing a 4wd car answer yeah
so i guess a should have asked the second question
but then i might have also been told cant say lol