@@TheShopMiniRC I have the WPL c34 in blue , was gonna paint it so if it got scratch up it would show wear and rear but I liked it to much , I went with the white steelies , lights are nice a low roof rack and blue hair glow Vegeta driving 😜
I have the yellow one on the way , I like how FMS gives you a nice foam case for transporting it. Can’t wait to it on the trail ! Great location , footage is awesome ! 👍
I have always been a fan of yellow over other colors. Blue is a calming color and has it's advantages, but who wants to be calm when they go R.C.ing? Bring on the excitement!!!
Great running footage. That ledge was sketchy! They will not ship to Canada yet so I found them on Allie Express and ordered an yellow one. Fingers crossed lol
Got a chance to see this rig in person Sunday, scale details are everybit as good as the build quality and looks. I will buy at least one one very soon. Might buy a couple more for gifts! Many thanks Ken for bringing such a cool rig to show off! P.s. blue is beautiful for sure. Also seriously needs a canoe on the roof
My criticisms are few and can probably be satisfied without much invasive effort but I first want to say it’s almost everything I wanted it to be which is more than I can say about a lot of things in this day and age. My first gripe is the location of the front axle vs the body. If you compare it to the real thing, the front axle is slightly too far back. FMS got it right with the WW2 jeeps but not the FJ45 or this. No stock RC interpretation of the 40 series land cruisers gets it right so far. That can likely be fixed with aftermarket bits but I wish it wasn’t needed. Re color, I love the yellow and the blue but what I was really hoping for is tan or as I like to call it, Land Cruiser Latte. I like how concise everything is in the engine bay but I would want to put a hobby wing fusion in it and or down-gear it at the very least and i don’t think there’s room On a more positive productive note, we’ve seen some great wraith axle swaps on the 1/6 jeep and if I were able to afford it and even remotely (intended pun) competent, id want that sort of setup. What I can afford rn is the matchbox and Johnny lightning 1/64 versions FML
A tan would be super nice!! Hmm. A fusion fits in all the other rigs on the same platform. These FMS rigs are super affordable. Just set aside a little each week and the wait for a sale! I picked up my 1/6 Jimnys for 98$ each.
That was brave crawling that scale rig next to a cliff, where was that? Cool shot tho. I'm in Colorado too and would like to drive my Trx4m and cr18p evo with you guys sometime.
Got mine with non functional radio, missing parts and boy is customer service terrible. They want me to prove a negative that the thing does not work, now they are ignoring me and I still have no idea where or when I will see my front and back leaf springs. They have or maybe just pretend to have a phone help, but after a while you realize nobody is ever going to answer. Hope you have all had a better experience. Still have not been able to run it yet.
Wow. That’s horrible. I have not experienced this or seen others with this kind of CS issue. I’m sorry to hear this. Maybe try reaching out via a different email or something.
Looking sweet, but hope someone will compair it to the rc4wd and maby the vanquish (toyota’ish body). Think this migth be more 1/8’th scale yhan real 1/10. But dang its sweet 😮❤
Did FMS at least made a Note to fill the shocks before Use in the Instructions manual? A bit of a disappointment that they don't fill the shocks but at least they make it up for it in scale detailing.
No, they dont mention filling the shocks in the manual. (I guess that's what we are for! lol) They do have full breakdown schematics on all the parts though. (Shocks are the first schematic you come to)
any 2s 5000 Mah - 5800 Mah should fit just fine. You just need to be sure its got the correct connector or that you have an adapter. (the truck has an XT60 plug)
Blue is beautiful
It does look damn good
@@TheShopMiniRC I have the WPL c34 in blue , was gonna paint it so if it got scratch up it would show wear and rear but I liked it to much , I went with the white steelies , lights are nice a low roof rack and blue hair glow Vegeta driving 😜
Blue is beautiful 😍
We think so too!
yeah thats cool ken
Thanks for watchin!
I have the yellow one on the way , I like how FMS gives you a nice foam case for transporting it. Can’t wait to it on the trail ! Great location , footage is awesome ! 👍
It’s soooo fun and gets tons of looks.
FMS is the next KING! They really are doing well and they listen to the customers while making great products at budget friendly price points
Couldn't agree more!
FMS with a home run & many upgrades are possible 👍🤙
They are killing it. We hear an fcx10 is coming.
I have always been a fan of yellow over other colors. Blue is a calming color and has it's advantages, but who wants to be calm when they go R.C.ing? Bring on the excitement!!!
I guess it depends on the kind of rcing you are wanting to do. Many crawler guys love the slow, chill, flowing feeling for crawling super slow.
@@TheShopMiniRC Don't get me wrong, i actually went with an underdrive so i could go slower. That's my excitement. 💯🤜🤛
I like both colors but I love the blue!
Yeah, you really can’t go wrong with either.
The Blue FJ40 is beautiful , mine came yesterday.after owning three 1/18 to 1/24 scale vehs... this thing is a Monster size wise ...
Yeah… it’s huge if you are used to 1/24-1/18s. It’s a large 1/10. Probably closer to a 1/8th
Dig the yellow!
Thanks a ton for watching!
The intro lol, sickest review so far keep it up!!
Hahah thanks. The kiddo is a ham for the cam!
i love it so much
It’s awesome.
Is that a kid comes FREE with this rc FJ cruiser 🤣🤣🤣 Wonderful video My buddy Awesome job👍
They keep trying to pawn him off on me. I think I will keep him this time.
@@TheShopMiniRC Damm that so cool 🤣🤣🤣
Amazing video👏once you see it, you can't resist to buy one🙈
Right?!
Love the license plates and not for sale sign!
Thanks a ton for watching! We love the not for sale sign too! Such fun!
@@TheShopMiniRC The blue FJ40 is beautiful ;-)
HOLY CRAP. Just getting around to finishing up watching. That footage of it running through the rocks and trees...FREAKING EPIC!
Thank you good sir!
I like how you didn’t baby it along that’s how I would’ve run it right out of the box. 👍
Hell yah. They are made to be driven!!! Scratches are just extra scale details!
Great presentation of the model and very good off-road driving! 👏💯
I like both color versions, but I think I like the yellow one better 😉
👍👍👍👍👍
Huge thanks for the watch!!
FMS is making a good name for itself.
Hell yah they are!
FMS is KILLING it in the SUPER SCALE game!
Yeah they are!
That’s what I call a unboxing video with a crawling video FMS is stepping up there game looks very capable. Great video ✌🏽The blue is beautiful
Huge thanks!!! FMS is killing it.
Awesome crossing bro 👍 nice video. Beautiful trucks them.
Thanks a ton for watching!!!!
Great running footage. That ledge was sketchy! They will not ship to Canada yet so I found them on Allie Express and ordered an yellow one. Fingers crossed lol
Hope you get it quickly!!
Wow, what a place to have some RC time 🤩 That FJ40 looks pretty awesome 👌🏻 Both colours are just perfect.
It’s an amazing spot for sure! (And only 35 min from my house)
This new model looks great. More stable than I thought it would be.Take the shine off the paint it’ll look even better.
I bet Fair RC is going to do a weathered mod!
Freakin awesome mi big bro 👍👊💪💯🔥🔥🔥🔥
I subbed your channel very nice👍👊💯🔥
Thanks for the sub!! I hope you find more videos that help and that you enjoy!
It looks like a hobbywing 1080 would be a perfect candidate to swap into it
Yeah it would!!!
Awesome work. What beautiful running video.
Thank you very much! I wish I had more time with it before the required release date. Literally only had it since Friday night.
@@TheShopMiniRC Good job on getting that much done in such a short time.
@@QuinnsRC thanks!
I have the blue one but I would rather have the yellow/mustard one.
I think the blue looks fantastic!!! Why didn’t you get the yellow?
@@TheShopMiniRC It wasn't avalable and I also painted the body a nice royal blue.
@@lesabre1972 gotcha!
I am also going to be putting portal axles in it with a bigger tire than I have on it now tires are only 62mm but I'm going bigger.
Got a chance to see this rig in person Sunday, scale details are everybit as good as the build quality and looks. I will buy at least one one very soon. Might buy a couple more for gifts! Many thanks Ken for bringing such a cool rig to show off!
P.s. blue is beautiful for sure. Also seriously needs a canoe on the roof
Also Inside joke "railroad tracks"
Huge thanks for watching the video. Definitely needs a canoe!
Hard to decide! Both are amazing. I'm going to mod this thing out!
Either color is a win!
After I calculated, I think the scale ratio is more like 1:8
Makes Sense
Yellow
Mmmmhmmm!
My criticisms are few and can probably be satisfied without much invasive effort but I first want to say it’s almost everything I wanted it to be which is more than I can say about a lot of things in this day and age.
My first gripe is the location of the front axle vs the body. If you compare it to the real thing, the front axle is slightly too far back. FMS got it right with the WW2 jeeps but not the FJ45 or this. No stock RC interpretation of the 40 series land cruisers gets it right so far.
That can likely be fixed with aftermarket bits but I wish it wasn’t needed.
Re color, I love the yellow and the blue but what I was really hoping for is tan or as I like to call it, Land Cruiser Latte.
I like how concise everything is in the engine bay but I would want to put a hobby wing fusion in it and or down-gear it at the very least and i don’t think there’s room
On a more positive productive note, we’ve seen some great wraith axle swaps on the 1/6 jeep and if I were able to afford it and even remotely (intended pun) competent, id want that sort of setup.
What I can afford rn is the matchbox and Johnny lightning 1/64 versions FML
A tan would be super nice!!
Hmm. A fusion fits in all the other rigs on the same platform.
These FMS rigs are super affordable. Just set aside a little each week and the wait for a sale!
I picked up my 1/6 Jimnys for 98$ each.
That was brave crawling that scale rig next to a cliff, where was that? Cool shot tho. I'm in Colorado too and would like to drive my Trx4m and cr18p evo with you guys sometime.
Be sure to join Colorado Mini RC on facebook.
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This spot was up Coal Creek Canyon
I want one bad..
It’s sooo funnn!
Kool truck 🚚...is that a mini vinyl record on the bench lol
Hahaha, no.. but it should be!
@@TheShopMiniRC 🤪😁
Got mine with non functional radio, missing parts and boy is customer service terrible. They want me to prove a negative that the thing does not work, now they are ignoring me and I still have no idea where or when I will see my front and back leaf springs. They have or maybe just pretend to have a phone help, but after a while you realize nobody is ever going to answer. Hope you have all had a better experience. Still have not been able to run it yet.
Wow. That’s horrible. I have not experienced this or seen others with this kind of CS issue. I’m sorry to hear this. Maybe try reaching out via a different email or something.
Looking sweet, but hope someone will compair it to the rc4wd and maby the vanquish (toyota’ish body). Think this migth be more 1/8’th scale yhan real 1/10. But dang its sweet 😮❤
it definitely is a larger 1/10. 1/8th is about right.. maybe 1/9 if you do measurements. It does look amazing though.
Did FMS at least made a Note to fill the shocks before Use in the Instructions manual? A bit of a disappointment that they don't fill the shocks but at least they make it up for it in scale detailing.
No, they dont mention filling the shocks in the manual. (I guess that's what we are for! lol) They do have full breakdown schematics on all the parts though. (Shocks are the first schematic you come to)
Hi Is it possible to engage the differentials and switch from 2WD to 4WD on the vehicle?
Not on this one. You’d have to get new axles or a trans for that.
hey. Would it be possible to install another hood?
You would have to find one that fit. Or design and print one.
What is the recommended battery pack for this model? I bought one but battery was not delivered. Is that it?
any 2s 5000 Mah - 5800 Mah should fit just fine. You just need to be sure its got the correct connector or that you have an adapter. (the truck has an XT60 plug)
Oh BTW... YELLOW FOR SURE is more beautiful... RUST IT!
Either one will look amazing weathered.
Not so mini! It would fit in perfectly with my 1/6 Newbright Hummers! And the price is right🎉!
Yeah. It’s not crazy big, but def not a mini lol.
Huh. Suspension is built as if it’s RHD, but the wheel is on the left in the cab.
Good catch.