I just found your channel and videos on the wl toys 12429,this was the first rc I bought when I got back into the hobby in 2019. I haven't run it in quite some time because it wasn't a good crawler with the open diffs and it really wasn't that fast but after watching your upgrades to it,I think I'm going to do something similar. I have some extra electronics that I took out of other rc cars that I did upgrades to. Thank you for the awesome videos. Keep up the great work
I´ve been waiting to see how this project turned out - and it´s a great success! You´ve really given this buggy a chance to shine, with decent esc, motor, tyres and suspension making the most of the chassis, and a cool Stormtrooper theme to take advantage of the futuristic styling. If ever we wondered why the Empire was able to recruit so many young men to serve an evil cause, well, I´d say that the possibility of being issued a buggy like this one would be a powerful incentive to join up! I´d like to see how it does in the forest, with steep dirt banks and gnarly tree roots providing the challenges.
@@AdventureTimeRC To me, it´s more interesting to see how well this RC buggy will crawl than some expensive thing from Axial. We know they´ll do well, but this has more humble beginnings, and if it does do well then that will be directly to your credit : )
Excellent, it's really a very good upgrade, I like this wltoys and looking good. Compared to the original, now it is on top and the test run is conclusive. Bravo 👍
LOL, I was just thinking that looks like a Storm Trooper vehicle, flash to next scene and there's a stormtrooper in it LOL. Looks like it's about the right speed for what you want out of it on the trails, good job man!
definitely redo the stock shocks, it'll ride even smoother. top speed is only a little fast but great for having fun with as a bouncer! that shell with the storm-trooper is perfect!
@@AdventureTimeRC yupyup, the rear OWL (one wheel lift) is just fine with the new shocks, up front she's stiff. the Virhuck springs do look like more turns per inch than the WLtoys for the rears, if same for fronts I'd trim 3/4 turn and flatten new end, then test. push front down let it pop back, is it 1/8 to 3/16 less than fully stood? 3/16 is about nice, because accelerating and climbing the weight shifts aft. for the rears there's 3 holes top+bottom both, after softening and oil filling, used middle holes at both ends, rear squats accelerating+climbing anyway with the weight transfer. fronts are a little trickier because they're so much shorter+stiffer, with the cantilever being a force+travel multiplier right in the middle of it all. they also lay flat is why I went light grease filled, oil wasn't enough resistance+damping. the stock shock threaded body and spring collars take care of final setup position+stiffness real easy after the spring trimming "chore"... making the new ends flat after the cut is "fun". if one rear spring is longer, right rear squats more nailing throttle because rear diff bevel pinion force, left front always lifting with a "dragster launch". do the WLtoys springs fit the new front shocks? they could be trimmed and swapped in so you keep a matched set on the buggy. after softening games here, can lift any wheel 3.5" with other 3 tires still down flat, all 4 stock shock spring collars are spun all the way up. when you lifted the rear tire, looks like close to +4" of lift, may be a little "extra" soft.. you'll know when climbing steep (if it squats too far and wants to back flip itself), if you want to run the rear shock collars down 1/8". this style chassis+suspension is definitely fun modifying! V-01 RTR for 43 bucks free shipping was a super bargain basement price.
Good upgrades the storm trooper is a good touch did the lights work ? Runs good with the crawler motor and the short shocks I like how the left front wheel comes up when u punch it well done 👏👍👍💯💯
Virhuck has the motor plate on a cam+clamp arrangement, any pinion you like and turn it to mesh, lock the clamp screws down. really easy convenient but its for 380-390 size motors. also cool is the spur gear has a slipper.
I just found your channel and videos on the wl toys 12429,this was the first rc I bought when I got back into the hobby in 2019. I haven't run it in quite some time because it wasn't a good crawler with the open diffs and it really wasn't that fast but after watching your upgrades to it,I think I'm going to do something similar. I have some extra electronics that I took out of other rc cars that I did upgrades to. Thank you for the awesome videos. Keep up the great work
Thank you very much I really appreciate it I like trying different stuff out the worst thing I can do is mess up🤣🤣
That turned out really nice! 💯👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you very much my friend
I´ve been waiting to see how this project turned out - and it´s a great success!
You´ve really given this buggy a chance to shine, with decent esc, motor, tyres and suspension making the most of the chassis, and a cool Stormtrooper theme to take advantage of the futuristic styling. If ever we wondered why the Empire was able to recruit so many young men to serve an evil cause, well, I´d say that the possibility of being issued a buggy like this one would be a powerful incentive to join up!
I´d like to see how it does in the forest, with steep dirt banks and gnarly tree roots providing the challenges.
Thank you Del it actually did better than expected I would also like to try it on some climbs and trails hope to get a chance soon
@@AdventureTimeRC To me, it´s more interesting to see how well this RC buggy will crawl than some expensive thing from Axial. We know they´ll do well, but this has more humble beginnings, and if it does do well then that will be directly to your credit : )
@@Del350K4 thank you Del for the very kind compliment
After seeing what you did to it and how it preforms stock to now I'm definitely going to get one! So thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much I really appreciate it
Like from Crawler RC. Thanks for the video
Thank you very much my friend
Really nice upgrade man, love the 12429. Great vid ! ✌️
Thank you very much its a good upgradable buggy im really liking it
Awesome transformation Brent!👍😊
Thank you Jeremy I really appreciate it
Excellent, it's really a very good upgrade, I like this wltoys and looking good. Compared to the original, now it is on top and the test run is conclusive. Bravo 👍
Thank you very much Pascal its definitely allot more fun now to
@@AdventureTimeRC 😊👍
She’s working good with that motor love the way it turned out
Thank you brother I really appreciate it
@@AdventureTimeRC no problem buddy
Awesome job definitely great upgrades looks like a blast
Thank you very much my friend
Awesome upgrades and great test
Thank you very much
Nice work, they are fun cars
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love that,looks cool 😀👍👍
Awesome video very nice upgrades and test runs great job thumbs up 👍
Thank you very much my friend
Lots of nice work, looks really cool, that truck has a lot of nice parts truck turned out nice😎🙏
Thank you very much my Lou appreciate it brother
Good job, I do like the WLtoys RCs & how they can be upgraded.
Thank you very much my friend they have some fun models
*Thank you for sharing great information! 😍😍*
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Pretty cool build man..Looks like it handles really well
Thank you brother I really appreciate it
Cute car
Good build
Thank you very much
Awesome rig dude
Thank you very much brother
Awesome video and Rc brother
Excellent job on building your rc
Have a good one Brent and stay safe
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Thank you Robert I appreciate it brother
Nice video with awesome explanation nice one dude ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you bro its been a fun project
Nice upgrade friend, thanks for sharing👍👍
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LOL, I was just thinking that looks like a Storm Trooper vehicle, flash to next scene and there's a stormtrooper in it LOL. Looks like it's about the right speed for what you want out of it on the trails, good job man!
Lol for the empire no rebel scum here thanks for watching brother
Nicely upgrade my friend 👏😍
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👍🏾💯 nice upgrade
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Excellent⭐️👍Nice Video my friends 🤜🤛👍
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Nice upgrade, good job 😊👍👍my friend~
Thank you very much my friend
definitely redo the stock shocks, it'll ride even smoother. top speed is only a little fast but great for having fun with as a bouncer! that shell with the storm-trooper is perfect!
I like the rear lower than the front on my bouncer s seems to stay on the wheels more but I might redo the front shocks
@@AdventureTimeRC yupyup, the rear OWL (one wheel lift) is just fine with the new shocks, up front she's stiff. the Virhuck springs do look like more turns per inch than the WLtoys for the rears, if same for fronts I'd trim 3/4 turn and flatten new end, then test. push front down let it pop back, is it 1/8 to 3/16 less than fully stood? 3/16 is about nice, because accelerating and climbing the weight shifts aft.
for the rears there's 3 holes top+bottom both, after softening and oil filling, used middle holes at both ends, rear squats accelerating+climbing anyway with the weight transfer.
fronts are a little trickier because they're so much shorter+stiffer, with the cantilever being a force+travel multiplier right in the middle of it all. they also lay flat is why I went light grease filled, oil wasn't enough resistance+damping. the stock shock threaded body and spring collars take care of final setup position+stiffness real easy after the spring trimming "chore"... making the new ends flat after the cut is "fun". if one rear spring is longer, right rear squats more nailing throttle because rear diff bevel pinion force, left front always lifting with a "dragster launch".
do the WLtoys springs fit the new front shocks? they could be trimmed and swapped in so you keep a matched set on the buggy. after softening games here, can lift any wheel 3.5" with other 3 tires still down flat, all 4 stock shock spring collars are spun all the way up.
when you lifted the rear tire, looks like close to +4" of lift, may be a little "extra" soft.. you'll know when climbing steep (if it squats too far and wants to back flip itself), if you want to run the rear shock collars down 1/8".
this style chassis+suspension is definitely fun modifying! V-01 RTR for 43 bucks free shipping was a super bargain basement price.
Good upgrades the storm trooper is a good touch did the lights work ? Runs good with the crawler motor and the short shocks I like how the left front wheel comes up when u punch it well done 👏👍👍💯💯
Yes they did lol thank you this really brought it to life
Nice! If you want more power do what I did with mine I ground the motor mount and then used a smaller pinion gear it worked great.
Virhuck has the motor plate on a cam+clamp arrangement, any pinion you like and turn it to mesh, lock the clamp screws down. really easy convenient but its for 380-390 size motors. also cool is the spur gear has a slipper.
good job nice 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you very much my friend
Very nice Bud 🚓👍👍🏴☠️😎
Thank you very much my friend
Thanks for sharing
Goodjob my friend👍🏼💪🏻
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@@AdventureTimeRC ok👍🏼
Now for sure. It's like a mini Foxx.
Thank you Gary I appreciate it
cool 😎
Nice work !
Would I be able to use different motor like yours for example with the stock ESC/receiver?
Yes that should work fine
The Force is strong in you Brent! Lol
Haha thank you Shawn
@@AdventureTimeRC your welcome Brent!
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Wow.. awesome upgrades brother... 🤩🤩
Where did you get these ??
Thank you very much they are mostly axial trail honcho parts
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2S or 3S run?
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What suspensións and tires you use??
Axial stock tires and cheap Amazon shocks thank you for watching
Whats the size of motor sir
Its a 540 45t I am wanting to try a 55 next gets a bit hot on the 45