Poor Boys RC 56 Posted November 16, 2023 I'm excited to be here, thanks for adding me into the group. I'm your typical mid-40's Tamiya lover that grew up in the golden era of RC and couldn't afford any of them, lol! In the past 5 years my collection has really started to flourish and it's even grown into a successful YouTube channel, Facebook group, and we're still evolving. I love sharing my passion for Tamiya and even some Kyosho's when ever I can. I'm looking forward to spending time here. Cheers, Fil a.k.a Poor Boys RC 17 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skom25 2622 Posted November 16, 2023 I found your channel some time ago. Nice videos! Welcome! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshisaur 283 Posted November 16, 2023 Excellent! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toyolien 6639 Posted November 16, 2023 37 minutes ago, Poor Boys RC said: I'm excited to be here, thanks for adding me into the group. I'm your typical mid-40's Tamiya lover that grew up in the golden era of RC and couldn't afford any of them, lol! In the past 5 years my collection has really started to flourish and it's even grown into a successful YouTube channel, Facebook group, and we're still evolving. I love sharing my passion for Tamiya and even some Kyosho's when ever I can. I'm looking forward to spending time here. Cheers, Fil a.k.a Poor Boys RC Welome. I also enjoy your videos. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gebbly 873 Posted November 16, 2023 Welcome to the forums. I found your channel from the recent TT02 challenge that got so many people joining in. Nice work. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rinskie 1318 Posted November 16, 2023 I've seen your vids as well, welcome! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferruz 13655 Posted November 16, 2023 Welcome to TC! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuggyDad 6588 Posted November 16, 2023 Welcome! I watched your vid the other day on the BBX. Thanks! Nice interesting paint scheme. I'm building a bit of a custom left field version myself. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poor Boys RC 56 Posted November 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, BuggyDad said: Welcome! I watched your vid the other day on the BBX. Thanks! Nice interesting paint scheme. I'm building a bit of a custom left field version myself. Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed it. I've gone a little crazy with my BBX videos, that buggy has really blown me away, I just can't stop driving it. Hahaha. What's your plan for your color scheme? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuggyDad 6588 Posted November 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Poor Boys RC said: Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed it. I've gone a little crazy with my BBX videos, that buggy has really blown me away, I just can't stop driving it. Hahaha. What's your plan for your color scheme? I'd better have a look at more of your videos then! I am still making my mind up on colour scheme but one idea I've seen and like is to fill in the rear panel with scrap lexan. There are some lovely paint schemes out there (I like a lighter blue but otherwise a box art idea), but I might just go a bit weird with mine (and buy a second shell after I mess it up). Mine is modded to increase track width by 20mm for a sort of wider, lower style, so I think it'll suit going a bit off piste. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poor Boys RC 56 Posted November 16, 2023 32 minutes ago, BuggyDad said: I'd better have a look at more of your videos then! I am still making my mind up on colour scheme but one idea I've seen and like is to fill in the rear panel with scrap lexan. There are some lovely paint schemes out there (I like a lighter blue but otherwise a box art idea), but I might just go a bit weird with mine (and buy a second shell after I mess it up). Mine is modded to increase track width by 20mm for a sort of wider, lower style, so I think it'll suit going a bit off piste. Please do! I've actually assembled a BBX Playlist with 8 videos in there at this point (more to come, I'm sure). YouTube won't give me a link to the playlist for some reason, but next time you're on my channel, check the playlists and you'll see it there. Plenty of BBX inspiration to run with. Good luck with your build, it sounds great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuggyDad 6588 Posted November 16, 2023 54 minutes ago, Poor Boys RC said: Please do! I've actually assembled a BBX Playlist with 8 videos in there at this point (more to come, I'm sure). YouTube won't give me a link to the playlist for some reason, but next time you're on my channel, check the playlists and you'll see it there. Plenty of BBX inspiration to run with. Good luck with your build, it sounds great! 👍 Subscribed... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poor Boys RC 56 Posted November 17, 2023 1 hour ago, BuggyDad said: 👍 Subscribed... Awesome, thanks pal! I hope you enjoy the videos. There's a lot of BBX on the beach action in there. I even took it to a skate park and had some fun with it there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuggyDad 6588 Posted November 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, Poor Boys RC said: Awesome, thanks pal! I hope you enjoy the videos. There's a lot of BBX on the beach action in there. I even took it to a skate park and had some fun with it there. I watched your skate park video and saw a bit of beach footage. Lovely camera work. Did your BBX survive unscathed that hard landing you did a slo-mo repeat of in the skatepark one? About 1:55. If the BBX didn't break anything there then I guess it's pretty tough? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poor Boys RC 56 Posted November 17, 2023 That was a hard hit! The BBX took it like a champ. The only thing I've damaged on it has been the diff, but the funny thing is, I had a Yeah Racing gear diff sitting on my wall that I was going to use in another buggy. I put it in the BBX instead, figuring the gear diff would be tougher than the kit supplied ball diff. Man, was I wrong. I damaged a sun gear on my first run at the beach, then replaced the internals with the locker mechanism. I broke that at the skate park. So since then, I've installed the kit supplied ball diff, and run a couple packs through it with no issues. Other than that, no breakage whatsoever. It's a tough buggy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bavee 1200 Posted November 17, 2023 6 hours ago, BuggyDad said: I watched your skate park video and saw a bit of beach footage. Lovely camera work. Did your BBX survive unscathed that hard landing you did a slo-mo repeat of in the skatepark one? About 1:55. If the BBX didn't break anything there then I guess it's pretty tough? Ouch. That looks real bad . Welcome to TC @Poor Boys RC! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuggyDad 6588 Posted November 17, 2023 6 hours ago, Poor Boys RC said: That was a hard hit! The BBX took it like a champ. The only thing I've damaged on it has been the diff, but the funny thing is, I had a Yeah Racing gear diff sitting on my wall that I was going to use in another buggy. I put it in the BBX instead, figuring the gear diff would be tougher than the kit supplied ball diff. Man, was I wrong. I damaged a sun gear on my first run at the beach, then replaced the internals with the locker mechanism. I broke that at the skate park. So since then, I've installed the kit supplied ball diff, and run a couple packs through it with no issues. Other than that, no breakage whatsoever. It's a tough buggy! So which diff did you break before fitting the YR one? The Tamiya alternative TA-06 gear diff? I've fitted the kit ball diff in mine to try that first, but also the slipper. Hopefully having the slipper will make life easier on the diff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poor Boys RC 56 Posted November 17, 2023 8 hours ago, BuggyDad said: So which diff did you break before fitting the YR one? The Tamiya alternative TA-06 gear diff? I've fitted the kit ball diff in mine to try that first, but also the slipper. Hopefully having the slipper will make life easier on the diff. It was the Yeah Racing diff that I broke, this one, specifically: https://www.yeahracing.com/50t-and-52t-gear-differential-set-for-tamiya-m07-m08-xv01-ta06-tamc-040-00078861 I purchased it with intent to drop it into a TD2, but then I decided not to get the TD2, so I just had it sitting around as a spare. When I bought my BBX and went to assemble it, I did some research (since I've got a bad track record with ball diffs) and discovered the YR diff would fit in the BBX. Perfect! So I built the BBX from the ground up with the YR diff. At the end of the day, I think the BBX should be run with a slipper clutch. Just that added protection on big hits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poor Boys RC 56 Posted November 22, 2023 On 11/16/2023 at 11:03 PM, bavee said: Ouch. That looks real bad . Welcome to TC @Poor Boys RC! Thanks pal! Yeah, that was a hard hit, but the BBX took it like a champ! Nothing bent, broken, etc. Just kept on going like it never happened. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poor Boys RC 56 Posted November 22, 2023 Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone. And a special thanks to all of you that have been supporting my YouTube channel. I'm looking to go full-time on YouTube in the near future if everything goes according to plan, so I'll be very active uploading all sorts of Tamiya goodness to this site, YouTube, Insta, FB, etc... All those thumbs ups, and subscriptions mean the world to us content creators, so if you guys are enjoying the footage, consider subscribing and hitting the like button. It's free, and it helps drive our channels financially, which is what us content creators need to be able to do this full time, and keep making new content. Looking forward to many more conversations with you all down the line. Stay excellent! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCs8qOPaYK0IUGRIw3reYQ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misterp180 342 Posted November 22, 2023 Hey Fil, Welcome dude! Can’t believe you weren’t on here sooner pal. Great source of information and support to us RC fans. Craig 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poor Boys RC 56 Posted November 22, 2023 20 minutes ago, Misterp180 said: Hey Fil, Welcome dude! Can’t believe you weren’t on here sooner pal. Great source of information and support to us RC fans. Craig Hey Buddy, Funny thing is, I registered here a few years ago, then completely forgot about my login credentials and couldn't get in, so I just forgot all about it. Fast forward a few years, I tried logging in again, and voila, I'm in. Haha. I'm happy to finally be able to participate. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
