Show us your B-MAX4 III

[gainsy]

Show off your car here

[neallewis]

Mine so far, a teaser from my upcoming photo build:

[jayropes]

Looks super tasty that!!

How do you rate the quality of the kit compared to the xb4?, I hate to say it but looks even better!!

[neallewis]

Originally Posted by jayropes

Looks super tasty that!!

How do you rate the quality of the kit compared to the xb4?, I hate to say it but looks even better!!

The XB4 was excellent of course, but this feels differently good. similar if not better really. Things like sometimes on the XB4 you were having to work hard to get the screws into the plastics, wrist ache, and you could feel the heat in the screws from the friction as you screwed it into the plastic bits. None of that with the Bmax4, screws go in easily. Also i like the fact they use different grades of plastics depending on if the parts need to flex or not. Example wing mounts. The XB4 wing mounts were forever breaking. They were just brittle, in my opinion, but made out of the same grade of plastic as everything else. The bmax on the other hand they are made out of a more flexible plastic and look like they will take much more abuse, also bumper also is the same, certainly different plastic to the bulkheads and gearbox casings and arms. The Yokomo shocks are a better experience. The xb4 shocks are not bad, but i found the lack of anything to hold the shock body with a bit of a problem sometimes with things got tight, or you wanted to screw the cap on tight, to stop the leaks.
For me the only "bad" bit about the bmax4 is the availability of white wheels. there are none at the moment, so i'm stuck with yellow!

[OneKiwi]

Can't you use a hex from a TD or XB4 and use those wheels?
Thats what I did with the MR2, put on a 14mm hex and use the xray rims

[neallewis]

Originally Posted by OneKiwi

Can't you use a hex from a TD or XB4 and use those wheels?
Thats what I did with the MR2, put on a 14mm hex and use the xray rims

yes need to try this with TD hexes. Seen it done on rear of mr2, but the front doesn't work with xray hexes. did you make up a spacer, or use lots of shims?

[purplenut]

Originally Posted by neallewis

Mine so far, a teaser from my upcoming photo build:

Very nice, where would i find those shock collars!

[Tom3012]

The blue shock collars are just the kit ones from he original shocks

[purplenut]

Originally Posted by Tom3012

The blue shock collars are just the kit ones from he original shocks

Thanks for that.
I picked one up but not sure if it has upgrades on it or standard

[Tom3012]

Originally Posted by purplenut

Thanks for that.
I picked one up but not sure if it has upgrades on it or standard

Could have the YZ shocks on it?

[leeboy44]

well heres my Christmas prezy




just waiting on the alloy shock tops then fill full of oil and away to go

great build but why the mixing of allen and cross head screws!

[discothesnake]

Apart from the screws tho hold in the outer hinge pins where else were the cross head screws?

[leeboy44]

Originally Posted by discothesnake

Apart from the screws tho hold in the outer hinge pins where else were the cross head screws?

pinion screws for the crown wheel and pinion

outer hinge pins

for the sake of those why not change them???

[discothesnake]

Oh yeah, the crown gear ones are a pain in the ass. I don't recall the ones for the wing mount tho. I'm 99% sure mine were all hex heads.