Have to say this looks very well put together.

I bet the screws along the centreline attach to a longitudinal chassis stiffener. By removing screws, you should be able to increase flex for slippery tracks.

car looks verry fine indeed . aldo I do miss a balldiff in there as that is what I did not like on the XB4 and there fore prefer still my old Bmax

I agree...really hope there is a ball diff option...or the old/previous ball diffs still fit!

Be interested to see how it deals with bending/twisting down the length of the car without a top deck...it must keep the transmission in line somehow!

Does look nice to me though...I want!!! :thumbsup:

If only those gears would fit in a XB4:wub

Must admit, quality looks top notch.

Put my deposit down. It looks really good and better equipped than I thought. :wub

I hope it's not delayed otherwise I'll have no 4wd for the 2nd round of Worksop.

B max 4iii flex control method?
 

What's others take on this -

Central shaft seems to have a spring in the extra piece near the spur gear Which is presumably allowing for flex during landings, to keep drivetrain together (not dual motor placement?)
Front top brace over steering housing at the front of the chassis seems wide and made out of alloy/metal- presumable to control sideway flex.
Lower center of gravity as Main metal chassis has side plastic add on, rather than over the top like a xb4 and this metal is 'short' to allow the diff housing to be lower at each end:thumbsup:

Considering the above, if I've assumed correctly (and the fact most xb4 have benefited from the full length top plate retro added) do you think the diffs fixed to the metal chassis on just one side combined with no top plate is likely to be problematic?:confused:

The only spring I see is for the slipper adjustment.

The car will be spot in. Yokomo don't build a bad car.

Do you mean the slipper spring underneath the -ve battery lead in this?
http://imageshack.us/a/img542/7395/zx6v.jpg

XB4 brace between posts is made of carbon, and is narrower here. I'd have thought the width would be to do with the Ackerman geometry setup of the steering cranks, giving enough clearance of the front gearbox/diff housing in between, rather than to directly control stiffness/flex at this point of the chassis.


Yes lower diffs will help lower overall CoG. The XB4 used the overlayer of plastic tub to control the flex of the chassis. Here the Yok seems to not use the plastic tub to influence flex or stiffness, but the diagonal braces from gear casing down to central spine along the centreline of the alloy chassis. I guess like 1/8th scale.

The inner camber link mounts are metal and will hold or brace the diff casings. If this is a weak-point, we've yet to see?

I had the XB4 full top deck, but snapped it in between the motor mount and rear slipper bearing mount. I guess the chassis flexed a bit too much on an impact at the oople race last month. A bit of dremmel work allowed me to use the rear brace piece along with the original kit top brace.

B max 4 no top plate
 

Thanks Neil, understood now.
(thought the back bulk head braces were for lipo retention as deck is sloping in-wards, didn't know like this in 1:8)

The detailing and build looks very nice indeed, see why you like it.
I would be very interested in your opinion once its out and been driven

look like the are creating an I beam in the spine which much stiffer and stronger shape than a flat top deck

Looks like it could be together with the braces.

To me, it looks just like an 1/8 buggy setup. Genius!

Don't know how it goes, never seen one in the flesh and I don't care. Looks like they've put a lot of thought into the design.

I've put my pre order in.

Looks ace that. Pre-ordered.

Not impressed Yokomo have changed the delivery date on the week it's due. Surely Yokomo Europe knew of the delay beforehand. Gutted it looks like I'm racing a borrowed car for the 2nd round of Worksop because I've just sold my 410 based on the original delivery date. Tut tut :thumbdown:

I always heard November, which it's not yet.

Date has changed from end October to begin November. Not a problem at all :lol:

No biggie :)

You've always got to expect a bit of come and go with a brand new kit. I don't think there was ever a date for the release. End of October they said. If it's a week late then so be it.

Yokomo Europe website stated end of October until a few days ago. I've got a borrowed XB4 on standby.

So the B-MAX4 III is now on sale in Japan :drool:

http://peecee.dk/uploads/112013/ah02_big_thumb.jpg

can't wait for this bad boy :)

People in Europe have to wait another week :yawn:

Can't wait to get mine! :D

New part list is up:
http://www.teamyokomo.com/partslist/...s/b_max43.html

From a quick scan i can see that front hubs are 12mm, unlike the current B44 ones.
Now where do we find wheels...

Kyosho, if Yokomo wheels are not available I guess. In case HB Cyclone D4 wheels are still available, that's another option; I used to run them on my ZX-5 SP and they were great.

I'd imagine the latest Associated wheels will fit?

Diffs
 

Does anyone know whether the kit comes with ball or gear diffs?

Gear. Ball-diff is optional.

Ball diff option too. Very nice indeed. :thumbsup:

For the UK people: CML has the car in stock, as just seen on their Facebook account.

Shouldn't take long before stores are having them :thumbsup:

The B-Max 4 III uses 12mm hexes throughout compared to the 10mm/12mm setup the B44.2 adopted. Can't confirm if rear wheels will be interchangeable, but can't see why not from a quick look.

Hope its changable to 14mm from either TD or xray.. I have those wheels

I was pretty sure all the latest B4.2/B44.2 wheels are all 12mm hex fitment?

Unless the hexes are an upgrade?

There should be many options, including the old small front hex version; at least the old hexes are still on the parts list.

B4.2 has 12mm hex all round yes. B44.2 gained 12mm hex on the rear, but kept the 10mm original hex on the front.

You can fit the B4.2's 12mm front hexes easily enough, but the offset on the B4.2 wheels is different to the B44's front wheels.