MR-4BX Factory arrived !
 

Ive been itching to get a BX so the update seemed like a good time to go for it. Came today from Champ :D

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...08/MR-4BXF.jpg

Nice!!! Can you post some pictures when it's built please?

ye..can ya? :)

also, where can you get the factory one from?

mmmmmm. I am jealous. Can't wait for mine!

Great, you got him started again!

How many of them are you going to buy Bathy?:D

lol...where can ya get them from???

It came from RC-Champ in Japan, Ill gladly post some pictures when its done, but I cant promise how soon Ill have it finished !

Is this the one with the new body shell and one piece chassis?

can you post the parts list? i'm curious what is different on the factory version.

Heres the parts list.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...808/Parts2.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...808/Parts1.jpg


Cabbynate, Its the kit announced here, released March 30th.

http://www.teamyokomo.com/japan/0703/bxf.pdf

Has the new body, but still uses the 2 piece chassis. AFAIK a 1 piece chassis is not available from Yokomo.

Thanks for the info Jonathan. Glad to see it has not changed much from the original kit. Just looks like they added a few extras and a new body style.:cool:

thanks for that.

only things I can see are different are the rear top deck and rear shock shafts. anyone see anything else?

I can also see

Pre assembled hardened drive shafts.

Front suspension brace is different.

Front diff is one way.

Rear turnbuckles are a different length.

I saw mention of a rear belt tensioner leading up to release, but I cant see it in the manual ?

Are there still a load of mods you have to do to these now? I hear they didn't do so well at Tiverton :(

Bathy! calm it!!!

u kno wat ur getting next!

yeah a better golf

lol before that he wants the bubbles!

yeah but he needs to get to the tracks to let the bubbles float around

arr..well hes got enough dolla!

RC Champ are the best, dirt cheap and mega fast delivery.:)

Can we keep it on-topic guys?:)

I do like that new shell but it's a bit close to the bj4we shell I have to say.

I've ordered it from champ along with a few other bit n bobs but they are now closed until the 20th. I'm not sure how good it looks from the pics but it's worth a punt.

Definetly jimmy, the first time i looked at it i thought cragg was running a BJ4:p lol

i have noticed also that the hotbodies shell is based on the bj4we aswell. :D.

Isn't the whole car?

haha! yeah it is, looks exactly the same, jjust blacker and maybe with abit of purple instead of blue :S i wonder if they drive the same?

anyway back to subject, like jimmy said. anyone taken their BXfactorys out for runs yet?? anyone got piccys??

its on the parts list: BX-RBT

is it the same manual and setup sheet?

these pics show the rear shocks mounted behind the rear shock tower and the towers look extra thick....however, masami's car has the rear shocks mounted on the front of his thinner rear shock tower.

anyone have any info on this? which one is included in new kit?

masami runs the standard tower which according to the parts list is in the factory version. the other tower is a custom made tower i believe is japanese. the tower is mounted on the front of the bulkhead as they are running a non-standard rear top plate which has the belt going under the plate. the top plate mounts further back on the bulkhead for strength.

well that's how i think it works anyway.

:p thats so weird, I looked at that bloody drawing so hard and couldnt see it, now youv'e said I saw it in about 10 secs ! Cheers.

So it does have the rear belt tensioner.

Heres a pic of the setup sheet.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...-4BXFsetup.jpg

Also, as dummy just confirmed, the factory kit uses the standard shock tower with the shocks on the front.

I also noticed Masami running the original shell at Cactus even though they used a new one in his colour scheme on the promo shots. Another discrepancy would also be the anti roll bars on the promo shots, no ARB's in the factory kit.

Billy Eastons BX has run the belt under the top deck for quite a while now. It seems, initially, quite easy to copy his rear shocks set up? If Masami is running the standard rear set up and the Americans the modified version which was offering the best grip at the Cactus, anyone know?

The set up sheet is the same.

i'm assuming the mega thick rear tower has the same geometry as the original. i think you get a similar effect running longer shafts on the lower holes as running 'bradders' tower with longer shafts on the top outer hole.

The one piece chassis lowers the rear diff by approximately 3mm. I'm thinking of trying the two piece again for a bit of a comparison.

The team drivers were instructed to run the Yokomo shocks rather than Associated ones probably because of the upcoming Worlds they want a full Yoke running and not with other manufacturers bits on?

For the shocks, like other drivers, I've try the two ( asso and yok ).
Naturaly, they are different, the asso are more smoother, I think because of the O rings, shaft and O ring are free...the yok less...I'm sure you have note it on track...
Now, for the choice of UK Yok drivers, I'm sure it's to get the car 100% yokomo...

The Yoke shocks are as good as the Assoc ones as long as you regularly change the O rings.

Looking at the "new rear shock position" it looks like they mounted a rear shock tower on the back side of the biff housing as well as leaving one on the front, then just mounting the shock tower onto the rear one?

http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/tiver...s/tn_yok06.jpg

Yes they are good, but they don't have the same size...yok are thicker and their inside diameter is smaller... Try one day with new Yok and Asso Orings with a shaft on hand...:)