WPL, JJRC and HengLong R/C Truck thread

[oioisavaloy]

Chaps - I know this is basic but I've bought (and currently building) a wpl c24 (just a standard kit at the moment........) but I made a mistake misunderstood that the remote control parts apart from the motor and servo for the steering) isn't part of the kit.  

What do I order please - I think i know (just a simple 2 channel 2.4ghz right?) but is there a kit you guys would recommend?  

I'm building the kit for m 9 year old daughter -and I've already got the itch to improve it too!  She's really enjoyed building it with me (as I have) so it's been a very good thing all round.  But I need the missing bits - help!

Thanks in advance.

[markbognor]

The Res-V3 kit from WPL is the most straight forward, it also gives you the possibility of winch, light and sound control, things that would be extra if you bought third part radio gear.

www.wpl-rc.com/collections/electronics/products/r-e-s-v3?ref=ssa

Other than that you need a separate transmitter and receiver, and an electronic speed controller.

[Rich]

So I thought I’d quite like a C54 but I was kind of waiting until they either released it as a truck or started selling rolling chassis units. Well, markbognor solved that for me by not feeling the love for his C54 and putting it up for sale, at a price that I just couldn’t refuse.
Here it is as it came to me. Handsome thing.



Not a fan of the MN wheels though so put it onto ‘steels’ for now.



Changed the grille out for the US quads as the MN lighting has running lamps and headlamps so it was a functional change.





Felt it needed a little more omph so fitted the brush bar bumper. Not going to fit the wing bars or the roof rack though. Bit too much for me.



Did a bit of Lego Christmas Eve wheeling. Quite capable for an RTR chassis. I’m impressed!

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Added to my WPL collection this Christmas. D12 truck with the addition of a set of Kamtec wheels and foam tyres .

[Rich]

Spent a few hours today fiddling in the garage, managed to detail the wheels that are on the LC



Much betterer.

[markbognor]

The MN body is now mounted on the C24 chassis, it has a two speed gearbox now after I failed to fix the single speed slipping. The 12th scale driver is in, with his feet suspended in space. There's been a little detailing of the body, and the back half windows have been glazed. I'm still deciding what front bumper configuration I like and wether I should paint the wheel arch flares.




















It does run as well as sitting on the shelf!

[Rich]

It’s strange but to my eye if you use the Puma-era style nudge bar you can have colour keyed arch extensions but without in my mind they should be black. Weird I know.

[markbognor]

Dec 29, 2020 9:51:43 GMT Rich said:

It’s strange but to my eye if you use the Puma-era style nudge bar you can have colour keyed arch extensions but without in my mind they should be black. Weird I know.

I think I do prefer it without the nudge bar, so might keep them red having almost decided that I would do them black. It's the doing the the painting that I want less than the arches being black though I think.

[diff]

I took the D12 for a run out today to the local skate park with the kids and their rc cars and scooters . Run the D12 on the skate ramp . Takes a bit of driving to keep a drift going without having a giro in it , may be the next purchase .

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I bought a MN90 during lockdown and was never happy with the electronics in it , I did buy it as a RTR . This morning I received a package from WPL , a full set of proportional electronics.
Was an easy swap over , servo taped in with double sided.
Totally transformed it , loads better .

[Rich]

So does the MN90 just come with binary steering like the older WPL RTRs or was it just not very good kind of thing? I’m curious.

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Dec 31, 2020 16:23:05 GMT Rich said:

So does the MN90 just come with binary steering like the older WPL RTRs or was it just not very good kind of thing? I’m curious.

The MN90 just had the basic steering ,was my mistake really should have gone for the MN99 .

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Been in the garden around the trail this afternoon . My youngest nicked the MN90 and I had the old original C24 that started me on this new addiction.

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[markbognor]

Do love your trail Diff. Trucks look cool too.

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Jan 1, 2021 12:42:41 GMT markbognor said:

Do love your trail Diff. Trucks look cool too.

Thanks Mark .

[markbognor]

It got black arches...

[markbognor]

Next one on the bench...

[diff]

Got the D12 truck out again today , on tarmac rather than the skate ramp. Definitely more controllable on tarmac .

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Took a bit of influence from this thread and Markbognor and ordered a couple of sets of the alloy wheels meant for the duallies for some slot mags . One set got left shiny with red slots and the others got dunked in some oven cleaner to strip the anodising for the natural look.