19 replies to this topic

[Axanon]

I'm trying to avoid resins, but I was curious does the base unscrew off?  In particular the Ferrari 599.

Edit:  Question goes to the MR 599 also

Edited by Mr Excellent, 05 October 2012 - 10:05 PM.

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[giamino]

Yes they can be removed from the base.

With base


Without base

[Axanon]

Oh that looks fantastic.  I was worried because I had a Maserati MC12 long ago and it didn't unscrew off =/

[tonyg54]

Yeah, BBR and MR's screw off. They are tight but they come off.

[Craig]

You might have to dig around for the screws though as on some of them you can't see the screw holes underneath, they must put the baise on afterwards on those.

[Phatboi101]

Mr Excellent, on 05 October 2012 - 10:15 PM, said:

Oh that looks fantastic.  I was worried because I had a Maserati MC12 long ago and it didn't unscrew off =/

I can see screws under my BBR MC12

[brambo009]

I don't see any screws underneath my BBR 599 GTO Do I need to remove the layer on the bottom to get to the screws?

[blieu118]

brambo009, on 25 October 2012 - 01:33 PM, said:

I don't see any screws underneath my BBR 599 GTO Do I need to remove the layer on the bottom to get to the screws?

Yes i have done that before. Theres a layer of cloth glued to the bottom. I pad around the base to feel where the screws were and then used a knife to cut a little line so i can stick the screw driver in there...

[ironsim]

I didnt want to start a new thread for this but just want to be sure, I have to remove the lower part of the base (red arrow) from the top part of the base (green arrow) and after that, cut too find the screws under the model ?

[Morbo-Zim]

yes, but seeing as this is a Deluxe base from Raceline it's not so easy. The bottom is leather wrapped cardboard so the trick with the knife to find the screw holes doesn't apply. You indeed need to remove that bottom part completely but it's glued on so good luck getting it off without tears and damage

[ironsim]

Im not sure yet if its worth it but I'll like to...

[harms]

I would be interested to see how this goes as i will be getting a bbr on a base like this soon...

[Morbo-Zim]

the deluxe shedoni leather base amounts to a $100+ premium so why the heck remove it? Without it the model is light and feels insubstantial.

[ironsim]

It takes more room in my detolfs lol

[Morbo-Zim]

stack multiple bbr models on top of them :)

[harms]

did you have a go at this?

[MSZ]

ironsim, on 09 January 2016 - 12:32 PM, said:

It takes more room in my detolfs lol

Buy another detolf, problem solved. lol

[ironsim]

harms, on 11 January 2016 - 05:44 AM, said:

did you have a go at this?

Now,  I didnt do it...

MSZ, on 11 January 2016 - 05:58 AM, said:

ironsim, on 09 January 2016 - 12:32 PM, said:

It takes more room in my detolfs lol

Buy another detolf, problem solved. lol

I still have room for 45 models lol, but each bbr base takes 2 places instead of 1,  but Im still OK for now

Edited by ironsim, 11 January 2016 - 08:55 AM.

[blieu118]

I would just leave it alone. You may risk damaging the model and it will be too late when you regret it.

Edited by blieu118, 23 January 2016 - 03:23 PM.

[will1066]

It can be done, and it can be reattached if youre so inclined. Ive done it with mine. Removing the bottom layer will expose the screws, theres no additional cloth to cut.

Edited by will1066, 17 February 2016 - 11:35 PM.