I bought that car a year ago and it got me into the hobby. The truck version is nice as well. I upgraded a lot of aluminum parts on it and it really can take a beating. The 1/18 Castle fits it too
I am awed by the beating that thing took before it broke. I bought the A979B fully expecting that I wasn't going to run it without upgrading. I bought an aluminum upgrade kit, but decided to give it a go, before doing anything. It lasted 3 seconds before the rear suspension arm snapped, and that was just the first thing. After repairing that, I tried again, and caught the corner of a chair, at a very modest speed, and the front steering arm broke. I still haven't used all of the aluminum upgrade parts, but the entire suspension has been replaced. I junked the electronics, and put in an ESC, brushless motor, and metal servo, and it's now a formidable beast. I have a 6oz (170 Gram) tire weight as a front bumper, and it will still flip over if I punch it on a fresh battery. Got the truck for $55, ESC $14, Motor $12, Servo $5, Aluminum upgrade kit $30. I had a set of buggy wheels from a 1/12 scale, that I swapped out from the stock wheels. Still - The entire upgrade cost less than $120. It was worth every penny.
Was it not a brushless motor on this car he show? Its look same as my motor. And they said it was a brushless 🙂 But i am noob and newbeginner when it Come to rc cars 🙂
Great review. I’ve had a lot of fun too, running, testing and filming the A959-B. Also got a video that will answer the question about the oil and the shocks 😃
K, maybe I’m biased but if you’re going to get one, consider getting something a bit more expensive unless you like working on your car a lot. We have 3. They are fast. I have 2 “50kmh” and one “70 kmh”. This car to me is similar to a Honda Civic with a Chevy v8. Tons of motor, fast, with weak little parts that will break with minimal contact. I would not recommend this to a new rc enthusiast. I enjoy 1/18 stuff, have these 3 and a few other 1/18 pro pulse trucks from the 2000s. We’re 2 broken chassis in 1 week on the wl toys, 1 broken shock, shock mount, 3 cracked wheels, dead differential. I don’t mind working on them but I wouldn’t recommend them to a new driver. We also have a traxxas bandit xl5. I spent roughly $65 on the wl, you can get a traxxas bandit for just about double. Do it. We have launched the bandit in the lake on accident, sand runs, snow bashing hitting curbs in freezing weather. A lipo battery give you half hour run time in the bandit. Hate to sound like a fanboy, but if you’re really on a budget and are new, get something like the traxxas bandit. You’ll spend in parts on the WL in a month or 2 what you could buy the bandit for. Not trying to hate on WL stuff, I like 1/18 and plan on doing full aluminum etc for mine, but they are unique and I wouldn’t recommend them if you haven’t worked or played with rc stuff a lot
I've owned several wltoys rcs ranging from 1:32 to 1:10 sizes, the 1:18 versions are one of the strongest. My all time favourite is the Wltoys L979 which I converted to brushless 5000kv motor and 35A esc its a 1:12 scale 2wd and a blast to drive
They can’t buy the expensive stuff cus it’s kids, this is a great first rc for the kids for sure,this was the rc I went to buy last Halloween that got me in the hobby at the end of last year. I ended up getting the redcat volcano18 for same price, at Best Buy of all places,carry’s redcat, great vid Kev
Those little cars can be super fun, I've got a 1/18 Dromida buggy running a Castle 0808- 8200kv brushless motor, Mamba Micro X on 3s lipo. It's freaking awesome, had to run Spektrum radio and receiver with AVC to keep it manageable at full throttle....
With cheap hobby brands like wltoys the models are fast for the price but upgrading them causes problems with handling and parts break fast when you upgrade to brushless, 3s lipo, ext. The stock parts of the cars aren't meant to handle high voltage lipos and brushless motors since most of their gears are plastic (i had to replace the diff in my model 3 times since there are a limited amout of metal upgrades). So if you are thinking about buying one to upgrade you might want to check the prices and the limits on spare parts so you don't spend more than what a higher quality car is worth.
That's what people don't understand is that yeah you can buy replacement parts for it but companies like mip, HR, and proline don't make parts for wltoys so getting good upgrades is impossible.
I've had really great experiences with my cheapo RC's. I grabbed one of the LRP Blast BX2 brushless buggies off gearbest, and it goes near-enough 40mph on a 3s lipo. Has a bunch of aluminum parts on it, haflway-decent oil shocks, etc. Hell of a car for $150. Also check out the WLToys 10428 and 12428. 1/10 and 1/12 scale clones of the Vaterra Twin Hammers. They both have a super-flexy solid axle out back with independent suspension up front, but the 10428 has a hi/lo transfer case. Can do crawler stuff, and fast enough to be fun to bash around rough terrain. My only complaints are that it's slow, and that it uses a combination rx/esc with 5 wire servos, so you have to replace everything if you want to make it brushless/fast. The 12428 lacks the 3rd channel for the hi/lo box, so it's easier to throw a new servo/rx/esc in it.
I've got a WL Toys A797B ...which being the "B" is one of their upgraded faster models..but if anything...it's to fast..!!! makes it tricky to control..but as you say..for the money..you can't go wrong..great fun...
i like the jjrc q36... cost me £29 delivered off feebay... proportional steering and throttle... does around 20 mph... comes with a little 400mah lipo... 4wd... i got 3 of them 1 for me, 1 for my son and 1 for spare parts... only needed to change 2 dogbones but i did switch out the servo for a metal geared one... the spare i locked the diffs on and added black tape to the wheels and it drifts fairly well... well worth a review... parts are dirt cheap... i spent £2.90 on 12 spare dogbones from china...
While we're at it..... Here's a fork, stick that in the toaster while holding an umbrella ☔ during the lightning storm 🌩 as you stand in a bucket of water 😂😂😂
Id like to see a series like this where you upgrade this on the downtime of other cars. Do things like put a brushless motor in and upgrade shocks and whatnot.
Absolute nonsense, this is the whole problem with RC elitism summed up in one post. Someone who not only doesn't own the item they criticise but can't be bothered to spend 2 minutes on google where they would find out what they are about to post isn't true.
They actully make some very nice parts for these cars now...ive got the 979 modle and its sweet ive done about 10 upgrades for it ...very well built now and it's very fast...
Just got the Wltoys k989 and damn I'm super impressed. I got it for some room action and I can only recommend this thing. It's pure fun and can take it when you drive it against a tableleg or another heavy object I don't know how many times tho but for it's price it's just great :D
When Kev said that cheap rc is bad he didn’t know what was coming his way in the cheap world of rc, like the jlb cheetah ,bison, vrx cobra. especially those wl toys
Welcome to the cheap hobby side :) You should drop a brushless kit (there are tons), get oil shocks, and put some metal somewhere and see how it does then :)
Kevin it is actually 100% safe to stick a screwdriver in the earth part of the socket, when you stick a screwdriver into the other two, that is when you are looking for a hair raising experience. 😄
How is that power HD 20 kg steering servo in the trx4 doing. I am thinking of getting one and I am wondering if it is still working well?? Also I love the vids. Keep it up kev!!
These steering servos are bulletproof I have had 1 for 3 years and I still haven’t broken it the only thing I broke was a few plastic spur gears but I have upgraded it to a metal spur gear
I have a traxxas trx4 a latrax Teton and a rc4wd trailer. I also have a wltoys a979 which has the same body but different body posts and body shell, I had lots of wheel wobble and when I did donuts in the dirt it killed to motor. I can tell what is a good hobby grade and what is a bad hobby grade.
The motor will get hot and MELT the motor's fan...You can install a 550 or 2845 in it. It didnt bother me becuase I was going to install a brushless and install all metal amd go it on sale for only $27 gears, shaft, cups...ect....Not the A arm or pan..to keep the wieght down. I prefer 2845, 3000-4000KV...to keep the weight down and run time up. I prefer 2845 3100...for zipping around...on 2s I prefer the 979 MT for wider wheels and all terrain tires It's fast on 2S...it's insane fast on 3s ( 1500mah 30x) due to it's scale... If you order the servo. it's sligtjy smaller than the 1/12. If you order the 1/12 MG servo...you;ll have to make a servo mount. It's still under $80 for a 50 mph all metal gear toy... It cant gp everywhere becuase of ground clearance...but it's still a jella lot of fun.
So you got the B version with the 540 sized motor not the A version with the 380 sized motor? quite cool aren't they im going to buy one for my collection in a few days just got to decide on the truck or buggy. Im used to my traxxas and losi and kyosho trucks so this will be a nice cheap little runner
2:41 there is the right way to do things and there is the Kev way to do things. Your savage
You should start a series where you put huge amounts of power through cheep small rcs 😂
griffin taylor that would be insane
You my friend are a genius
Smari McKinstry even better use a fisher price rc “car”
Ja
Good spelling
I bought that car a year ago and it got me into the hobby. The truck version is nice as well. I upgraded a lot of aluminum parts on it and it really can take a beating. The 1/18 Castle fits it too
A979 b? 🙂
Yeah these wltoys a959a are pretty good,try the faster a959b model with the bigger 540 brushed motor Kevin
I am awed by the beating that thing took before it broke. I bought the A979B fully expecting that I wasn't going to run it without upgrading. I bought an aluminum upgrade kit, but decided to give it a go, before doing anything. It lasted 3 seconds before the rear suspension arm snapped, and that was just the first thing. After repairing that, I tried again, and caught the corner of a chair, at a very modest speed, and the front steering arm broke.
I still haven't used all of the aluminum upgrade parts, but the entire suspension has been replaced.
I junked the electronics, and put in an ESC, brushless motor, and metal servo, and it's now a formidable beast. I have a 6oz (170 Gram) tire weight as a front bumper, and it will still flip over if I punch it on a fresh battery.
Got the truck for $55, ESC $14, Motor $12, Servo $5, Aluminum upgrade kit $30. I had a set of buggy wheels from a 1/12 scale, that I swapped out from the stock wheels.
Still - The entire upgrade cost less than $120. It was worth every penny.
Put a brushlessss motor in it and make it fly
Was it not a brushless motor on this car he show? Its look same as my motor. And they said it was a brushless 🙂 But i am noob and newbeginner when it Come to rc cars 🙂
@@tittentei7331 if it only has 2 wires, it's brushed.
@@squat224 Thanks.👍
That little thing isn't to shabby. Haha couple upgrades for durability and maybe even a brushless system and she'll go to the moon!!! Hahaha
Hahahahahahahahahaha, try running 4s😂😂
Put a stroon brusles set in it and send it tho the moon
will this be part of your bash squad
@@whackowafer4765 who the fuck calls a skid plate a scratch plate lmao
I've already hade to fix mine I have the same
Great review. I’ve had a lot of fun too, running, testing and filming the A959-B. Also got a video that will answer the question about the oil and the shocks 😃
I watched that video of yours it was great! :)
The thing could use a front bumper, then it would be really really durable! Seems like a tough little RC.
K, maybe I’m biased but if you’re going to get one, consider getting something a bit more expensive unless you like working on your car a lot. We have 3. They are fast. I have 2 “50kmh” and one “70 kmh”. This car to me is similar to a Honda Civic with a Chevy v8. Tons of motor, fast, with weak little parts that will break with minimal contact. I would not recommend this to a new rc enthusiast. I enjoy 1/18 stuff, have these 3 and a few other 1/18 pro pulse trucks from the 2000s. We’re 2 broken chassis in 1 week on the wl toys, 1 broken shock, shock mount, 3 cracked wheels, dead differential. I don’t mind working on them but I wouldn’t recommend them to a new driver. We also have a traxxas bandit xl5. I spent roughly $65 on the wl, you can get a traxxas bandit for just about double. Do it. We have launched the bandit in the lake on accident, sand runs, snow bashing hitting curbs in freezing weather. A lipo battery give you half hour run time in the bandit. Hate to sound like a fanboy, but if you’re really on a budget and are new, get something like the traxxas bandit. You’ll spend in parts on the WL in a month or 2 what you could buy the bandit for. Not trying to hate on WL stuff, I like 1/18 and plan on doing full aluminum etc for mine, but they are unique and I wouldn’t recommend them if you haven’t worked or played with rc stuff a lot
Epic unboxing Kevin Talbot!!!
Not a bad rc for the price. Perfect for kids just starting out. I might buy a couple to race around the driveway.✌️
I've owned several wltoys rcs ranging from 1:32 to 1:10 sizes, the 1:18 versions are one of the strongest. My all time favourite is the Wltoys L979 which I converted to brushless 5000kv motor and 35A esc its a 1:12 scale 2wd and a blast to drive
That socket trick was hilarious 🤣🤣
Are you going to,use iT more often and put in a mini brushless combo?
Thanks!
Love your videos !!!
I liked this video so much that I am wishing that TH-cam had a thousand-fold like button multiplier!!! Excellent, excellent, Excellent!!!
The flat head screw driver in the power socket convinced me to subscribe. Now that's dedication to customer service.
I was so scared when you plugged that charger in holy !@#$
zach konkel lol
I do it all the time it works
They can’t buy the expensive stuff cus it’s kids, this is a great first rc for the kids for sure,this was the rc I went to buy last Halloween that got me in the hobby at the end of last year. I ended up getting the redcat volcano18 for same price, at Best Buy of all places,carry’s redcat, great vid Kev
Those little cars can be super fun, I've got a 1/18 Dromida buggy running a Castle 0808- 8200kv brushless motor, Mamba Micro X on 3s lipo. It's freaking awesome, had to run Spektrum radio and receiver with AVC to keep it manageable at full throttle....
I have this car... did a bunch of upgrades... and it runs great!!! I will upgrade the motor soon
With cheap hobby brands like wltoys the models are fast for the price but upgrading them causes problems with handling and parts break fast when you upgrade to brushless, 3s lipo, ext. The stock parts of the cars aren't meant to handle high voltage lipos and brushless motors since most of their gears are plastic (i had to replace the diff in my model 3 times since there are a limited amout of metal upgrades). So if you are thinking about buying one to upgrade you might want to check the prices and the limits on spare parts so you don't spend more than what a higher quality car is worth.
That's what people don't understand is that yeah you can buy replacement parts for it but companies like mip, HR, and proline don't make parts for wltoys so getting good upgrades is impossible.
Very impressed,I had no idea that car would even have survived the first jump!!! Kick-Ass video brotha!!!
Kev have you seen the truck version to that it’s supposed to be good
I've had really great experiences with my cheapo RC's. I grabbed one of the LRP Blast BX2 brushless buggies off gearbest, and it goes near-enough 40mph on a 3s lipo. Has a bunch of aluminum parts on it, haflway-decent oil shocks, etc. Hell of a car for $150.
Also check out the WLToys 10428 and 12428. 1/10 and 1/12 scale clones of the Vaterra Twin Hammers. They both have a super-flexy solid axle out back with independent suspension up front, but the 10428 has a hi/lo transfer case. Can do crawler stuff, and fast enough to be fun to bash around rough terrain. My only complaints are that it's slow, and that it uses a combination rx/esc with 5 wire servos, so you have to replace everything if you want to make it brushless/fast. The 12428 lacks the 3rd channel for the hi/lo box, so it's easier to throw a new servo/rx/esc in it.
I've got a WL Toys A797B ...which being the "B" is one of their upgraded faster models..but if anything...it's to fast..!!! makes it tricky to control..but as you say..for the money..you can't go wrong..great fun...
Looks like a fun little buggy!
i like the jjrc q36... cost me £29 delivered off feebay... proportional steering and throttle... does around 20 mph... comes with a little 400mah lipo... 4wd... i got 3 of them 1 for me, 1 for my son and 1 for spare parts... only needed to change 2 dogbones but i did switch out the servo for a metal geared one... the spare i locked the diffs on and added black tape to the wheels and it drifts fairly well... well worth a review... parts are dirt cheap... i spent £2.90 on 12 spare dogbones from china...
How long does is run before u have to charge it though?
Kev getting up to a million subs. He does entertain me fair play
While we're at it..... Here's a fork, stick that in the toaster while holding an umbrella ☔ during the lightning storm 🌩 as you stand in a bucket of water 😂😂😂
I bought that car and the short course version and I tell ya they are tough and super fast for so cheap !!!
Awesome Kev.!
The RC Fixup I think your one of the few who watch Kevin daily I see your comments every day on his videos👍🏽
RC Kid Jayden That's kinda true. I watch almost everyvone of them🙂
The RC Fixup same
Id like to see a series like this where you upgrade this on the downtime of other cars. Do things like put a brushless motor in and upgrade shocks and whatnot.
Brett Ward although it would be cool it would be nonstop replacement parts because the drivetrain cannot handle brushless power.
Absolute nonsense, this is the whole problem with RC elitism summed up in one post. Someone who not only doesn't own the item they criticise but can't be bothered to spend 2 minutes on google where they would find out what they are about to post isn't true.
Would you like to do a video where you max it out with upgrades? I’m curious how it would turn out. Nice video btw!
I really like how u listen to your fans keep it up love that slash body
Pretty tough little thing ,I've got a latrax sst it's a pretty tough little thing too 👍
Kevin, you wrote steed run, it needs to be speed run, loving your channel!!! ❤
It needs *TE* be... 😂
das Kontrolör autocorrection 😢
das Kontrolör du kontrolörst ja fleißig 😂
mister knister 😂🤣
Love this channel kev
Nice shirt! We appreciate you and all your reviews here in America. Keep up the good work.
4:53 why the random “0” ??? Lol
wow what a car for the money great vid mate.
that was actually amazing for that little thing. thank you for revewing that super helpful
My girlfriends sister has this exact car, it's actually very good for the price point, highly recommend to beginners.
They actully make some very nice parts for these cars now...ive got the 979 modle and its sweet ive done about 10 upgrades for it ...very well built now and it's very fast...
Pretty cool little csr 👍
Great review! Thanks! I have the truck one (A979) and is pretty fun and durable! Made some upgrades and goes great
Upgrade it with a brushless combo and make it super fast
My brother has one of the other models about £70-£80 has really good suspension and electronics for the price really worth it
Plz more on this lil buggy that’s awesome for the budget
Just got the Wltoys k989 and damn I'm super impressed. I got it for some room action and I can only recommend this thing. It's pure fun and can take it when you drive it against a tableleg or another heavy object I don't know how many times tho but for it's price it's just great :D
My brother has one and took it out for a bashing the only thing that broke was the solder on the battery came off
When Kev said that cheap rc is bad he didn’t know what was coming his way in the cheap world of rc, like the jlb cheetah ,bison, vrx cobra. especially those wl toys
Wltoys has cheap but good RC cars
Get some Aluminium upgrades to it and Metal gears 👌
Welcome to the cheap hobby side :)
You should drop a brushless kit (there are tons), get oil shocks, and put some metal somewhere and see how it does then :)
It’s a little cheap pocket rocket love it
We have the truck type of these and they do take a smashing I have a kraton 4s and that breaks more often and gets used the same
Great little entry car for kids before spending loads of money!
Kevin it is actually 100% safe to stick a screwdriver in the earth part of the socket, when you stick a screwdriver into the other two, that is when you are looking for a hair raising experience. 😄
Kevin. You should do a budget upgrade series for this to make it even better.
The a959b can backflip
Love your vids kev❤👍👍👍
might buy one lol. thanks a lot kev😉
Get the S911 and put a 3s lips on it and put some different tires on it and it will do wheelies and go crazy.
Good little rocket surprised it went so well on grass and dirt.
Kart wheeled my buddies little wpl like This for 30 at full speed didn't even scratch it these things are great
Try the a979 b its super fast if you can control it...
That’s what bashing in heaven must look like
I'm really impressed with this cheap HOBBY GRADE RC
Kev, you should get a 1/16 e-Revo Vxl and compare it to this one, just to see if it is worth the extra money. That’d be great.
Actually, now that I’ve seen the vid, I’m thinking that that might not actually be that comparable. Lol
Wow that thing took a beating
Try the WLtoys 12428!!!!! It's about $70 to $90 on gearbest!!
Good destruction 😄
Love the video Kev, I’ve just finished my tamiya CC01 D90 Defender🙂
How is that power HD 20 kg steering servo in the trx4 doing. I am thinking of getting one and I am wondering if it is still working well?? Also I love the vids. Keep it up kev!!
Thank you this helped I am thinking about buying one and making it a drift car so I needed a in-depth video so thanks
These steering servos are bulletproof I have had 1 for 3 years and I still haven’t broken it the only thing I broke was a few plastic spur gears but I have upgraded it to a metal spur gear
I have a traxxas trx4 a latrax Teton and a rc4wd trailer. I also have a wltoys a979 which has the same body but different body posts and body shell, I had lots of wheel wobble and when I did donuts in the dirt it killed to motor. I can tell what is a good hobby grade and what is a bad hobby grade.
Kev you should Review the Wltoys 12423 I think you’ll be pretty surprised with it
stick a brushless system in for the lols
Did you ever fix the steering angle of the tires? The alignment that is..
Try the wltoys 12428 b or just the 12428
It has oil in the shocks and you might need a metal spur gear
The motor will get hot and MELT the motor's fan...You can install a 550 or 2845 in it.
It didnt bother me becuase I was going to install a brushless and install all metal
amd go it on sale for only $27
gears, shaft, cups...ect....Not the A arm or pan..to keep the wieght down.
I prefer 2845, 3000-4000KV...to keep the weight down and run time up.
I prefer 2845 3100...for zipping around...on 2s
I prefer the 979 MT for wider wheels and all terrain tires
It's fast on 2S...it's insane fast on 3s ( 1500mah 30x) due to it's scale...
If you order the servo. it's sligtjy smaller than the 1/12.
If you order the 1/12 MG servo...you;ll have to make a servo mount.
It's still under $80 for a 50 mph all metal gear toy...
It cant gp everywhere becuase of ground clearance...but it's still a jella lot of fun.
Put a castle motor in in and rip it around the track with 6s
Yup I do have one dromida 1/18 scale dt4.18 brushless power fast
Awesome
For the price.
kev we think you should put brushless in it.😊😉😀
So you got the B version with the 540 sized motor not the A version with the 380 sized motor? quite cool aren't they im going to buy one for my collection in a few days just got to decide on the truck or buggy. Im used to my traxxas and losi and kyosho trucks so this will be a nice cheap little runner
Very impressed
Get the wltoys 10428, great cheap car.
B version is even faster . Good video
Keep it in your sneaker
You should review the wltoys Foxx s911
You should try the wltoys 12428
There is a brushless version A959B
I’m getting one a959 b btw short name a9 and here in Kuwait we have the same plugs as the uk
You should try get a brushless motor in that it would be brutal
Sick video x
Nice review. Do more of this.
Looks like an Associated gen1 RC18B
This is a good video my buddy wants to get one for his son without spending a Lot on it like mine cost and this is perfect.this is a cool vid kev