I like to drive my WLToys "Infraction" in the workshop (at work) during the lunch break. There I have enough space and the jealous looks of my colleagues are priceless. 😂
Some oil filled shocks and slightly more suspension travel and I reckon that would be even more fun. I think we need another video of a modded version... 🤔
The little car looks like a lot of fun. The size of the heat sink Is impressive. It has good speed. I wonder how would do in your indoor track? In watching the slow motion of the car I think the larger tires absorbed some of the shock on landing after jumps.
An OFFROAD 284131? Good on them. That thing looks fantastic for $70. Oil shocks would help the offroading but WLtoys is hard to beat, the Bang:Buck ratio is way up there. I put a Mini Z body on my k989 drifter and have had 0 problems with it and parts are super cheap anyways
My RC journey began with me looking for a tiny mouse-sized rc car to entertain our cat. I had some ancient ZipZaps from my youth, but the batteries were long fried and could no longer hold charge. So I ended up buying a 1/76 scale Turbo Racing C64, but the front wheel axles got so clogged with dust and debris, tanking the performance, and couldn't be dissasembled enough for cleaning, so I ended up returning it. I upgraded to a WLtoys K969, which rules. I also ended getting a Diatone/Sniclo Q25 FPV kit, which also rules, and doesn't seem to have the C64 wheel debris issue, although its shorter and wider wheelbase's handling is much worse, and it doesn't have the drift capability or gyro. I duct taped the Q25 to the top of my K969, and have been drifting it around with the FPV goggles and it's wild. Feels like I'm playing one of my rally sim video games. I just ordered one of these 284161's from your MakerFire link so I can actually go up on carpet and do some "offroad" action (the K969 doesn't have enough ground clearance). BangGood sells the 284161's too, but they're currently backordered. Looking forward to its arrival, it's going to be a blast! Also curious to try the 284161's open differentials in my K969 (at least the front), and see how it changes the handling.
I bought one of the 284131 trucks after your video on that and now I'm going to have to try to find a deal on one of these (they may be cheap but I still can't justify full priced RC spend). Great video as always.
These little WLToys cars are a lot of fun. With a few upgrades they are awesome! I think the best upgrades to do is ball diffs (I like the metal ones with the plastic ring gear) and metal hubs front and rear. Skip all the other metal parts except for maybe the shock towers. A little bit of Kyosho #30000 differential gear grease in the shocks really helps with the dampening.
bought ally ball diff of ali express they were complete crap and slipped went back to the plastic ones .. u do need to fix these cars b4 use tho because they have a lot of issues
Ive just started my journey into RC cars, drones, helicopters etc. I've been watching videos on this 284161 for about a month now, I've got a birthday coming up in less than 2 months, and I've been dropping hints like crazy to my wife about either this or the Axial 1/24 crawler, well either that or the brushless furitek 1:24 crawler 😁 but that one is pretty close to $300 stock and right now, neither my wife nor myself are working full time, so the money really isn't there for the $300 model, but that's fine by me, this awesome little basher proves you don't have to spend big to enjoy the toy...!!.. Hey, if I wake up and find this little beast (plus 3 batteries😁) on my birthday, i will consider it one of my best birthdays ever...!!.. Cool video, really enjoyed the skatepark bit haha, looks like a lot of fun, i can't wait to get one..
I'm definitely buying one of those. I'm playing around with a 1/76 scale Nissan skyline drift car that is fully lit up and has a gyro. I also like team associated's 1/28 scales and elements line of 1/24 scales. Plus I picked up a Blomiky 1/42 scale 4 wheel drive rally car. Rage rc also came out with an awesome 1/24 scales truggy. Also Kyosho just released a new mini z awd Mitsubishi evolution x drift car with K.Taguchi livery.
I was a little worried about my kid smashing up this kit but after watching you beat the snot out of it i am a little less concerned. We have a couple different styles of the WL 1/28 3 of the trucks 2 of the old 989s one of the new rally cars with the lights and this one. Lots of different levels of modifications from bone stock to brushless speed run set up. For the money they are a great gateway car into something bigger but I just love how small they are I can throw 3 in my backpack and a handful of extra batteries and when the wife is taking to long in the store my son and I can build a little track with any old thing laying around. yesterday we made a track that went in between the parking block and the curb over a speed bump and around a island in the parking lot. We did 3 laps and then did it in reverse. When my wife came out she wanted to race so I pulled out the 3rd car for her. We had some family fun for about 20 minutes when my wife had forgotten that she had bought some ice cream bars we ended racing home to get them in the freezer. Anyway thanks for the post I enjoyed it
i know this chassis well, these are great,ive had two of the rally cars for years, im glad the larger tires and suspension give it higher ground clearance, which was the main drawback as pavement would cause constant breakage,as well as the transmission seeming to be a bit more durable, and a lot faster! im honestly amazed at the durability, mine would constantly break if you took even one small jump or rolled over, and was identical in terms of design, so they must have improved the plastics \
Nice little "bug" ! After all your attempts to "kill" it , it left an impression to be the most durable WLtoys palm sized rig of few they have on the market. I have 'em all 1:28 scalers by this brand and I'm definitely going to purchase and this one. Lovely review as usual mate !
What exactly did you break on it? I read that the CVDs are different to the other 1/28s, so am thinking of ordering extra in case they're prone to bending or breaking.
I want those wheels and tires. The 284131 is ridiculous low, I can't use it anywhere. I hope that eventually this wheels will be available as spare parts.
I recently bought "my" smallest RC car (wltoys124019), and my intention is to modify it for FPV. I've learned that the smaller RC cars require more creativity for builds especially FPV builds.
on the older K959 I always broke the steering knuckles in no time... I am amazed about this as it took you long before this broke... something got improved? better plastics?
hi sir in all ur rc trucks which brand is good to buy when it comes to speed range battery life and a little beat cheap bwcause i want to buy i hope u can help me.
I have the 1 gen rally car model without all of the lights. My buddy just bought one of these so I'm gonna have to get some bigger tires a and trim my body out a bit to keep up!
Not "made for the skate park", and probably not "Kevin Talbot/Stimpy approved"...but, still looks like loads of fun (at line was your don't try to "send it"). 🤙🏼
Firstly, you sound a lot like Noel Fielding sometimes, I thought I was listening to him 😂 Secondly, do you know if there is an RC mini/micro basher around this size that comes with oil shocks and brushless motor?
What wheel hex is on this ?? Would the "Smasher" or "Devastator" wheels fit to give a bit of lift and added width for stability ?? Are the wheels actual beadlocks ?? I have ordered one, with 2 batteries, so i can use the batteries on my new Charisma "Subaru" 😁
I'm struggling to get WL Toys to fulfill orders. Have tried twice now, and both times they sent one package, and the others were "returned to sender". WL-T don't respond to questions. I gave up after a month of waiting. It's a shame.
I did something I never do and - ordered 161 without waiting on proper review based purely on You teaser from 284010 review - I should have it in 1 week time ;)
A word of warning. For the 284161, be prepared to have to upgrade/change the steering servo. I bought two of them (from different 2 different vendors) and servos on both seized and became non-functional after using it for only about an hour of very light use. The replacent servo I bought has metal internal gears and seems to have lasted more than an hour.
I converted mine to brushless over the weekend. Stupidly fast, but uncontrollable. Going to find some oil shocks for it. I just posted a video of it on my channel.
Its always good to have a what i call throw away rc to bash around and some are really good and a lot of fun i bought the UDI Brushless Lancia Delta looking RTR and its actually fun to drive thanks Phil for sharing these little rc machines with us as this was a cracking durability test
For the money you cant complain with the product as a cheap means of quickly converting something that wasnt originally RC , like a Tonka truck, to radio controlled fun
Hi Phil thanks for sharing this cool little truck which imo had a big❤. BRILLIANT for someone not wanting to spend a lot. Hope you all have a great weekend 🇬🇧🇺🇲🇨🇦🕊️✌🏼🤩
Cheers Mike. In a crazy expensive world.. it’s nice to find something that’s not a silly amount of money. All be it a tiny little thing… it was still fun
Been eyeballin' this lil' guy for a while on aliexpress... It looks like it could be a blast, maybe not so much at a skate park!! But for a little desert ripper, maybe work on that clearance a little bit, definitely some better shocks... But if those tires and wheels are anything like the ones on the 12428 then they are probably pretty awesome! Great videos, as always, love seeing you enjoy a new rc, sometimes ya dont, but you're honest, and that's what I appreciate about ya. Keep up the great work!
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I like to drive my WLToys "Infraction" in the workshop (at work) during the lunch break. There I have enough space and the jealous looks of my colleagues are priceless. 😂
Mate, same. I went out to the park nearby and drove it like crazy. Love the 284161. How is yours holding up?
@@rohanbansal2324my servo broke on first day today 😂
Some oil filled shocks and slightly more suspension travel and I reckon that would be even more fun. I think we need another video of a modded version... 🤔
Sadly there is no oil filled shocks for this car😢
There are
@@rad3289 Could you provide the link or name?
@@rad3289 Do you know the link?
"There are" without a link or even a name.. Best kinds of comments😂
For a little car it sure looks a lot of fun, this is what parents should buy there kids instead of the really cheap rc cars that last a few hours 👍
It’s was surprisingly good
The little car looks like a lot of fun. The size of the heat sink Is impressive. It has good speed. I wonder how would do in your indoor track? In watching the slow motion of the car I think the larger tires absorbed some of the shock on landing after jumps.
The heat sink seemed to do a really good job. The motor was hot… but not crazy hot like some of the road cars get
@@TomleyRC You can probably get half your money back for the car if you recycle that mega heatsink, lol.
Fairly certain they're just using leds to regulate and resist the circuit in some way to be lazy haha
you might be able to get a bit more steering angle by moving the steering link one hole up on the servo horn.
Good idea
It’ll rub
An OFFROAD 284131? Good on them. That thing looks fantastic for $70. Oil shocks would help the offroading but WLtoys is hard to beat, the Bang:Buck ratio is way up there. I put a Mini Z body on my k989 drifter and have had 0 problems with it and parts are super cheap anyways
Yes… desperately needs oil shocks and a bit more ground clearance
currently $36 on aliexpress
@@SpellboundStatsoilshocks for 36$?
My RC journey began with me looking for a tiny mouse-sized rc car to entertain our cat. I had some ancient ZipZaps from my youth, but the batteries were long fried and could no longer hold charge.
So I ended up buying a 1/76 scale Turbo Racing C64, but the front wheel axles got so clogged with dust and debris, tanking the performance, and couldn't be dissasembled enough for cleaning, so I ended up returning it. I upgraded to a WLtoys K969, which rules.
I also ended getting a Diatone/Sniclo Q25 FPV kit, which also rules, and doesn't seem to have the C64 wheel debris issue, although its shorter and wider wheelbase's handling is much worse, and it doesn't have the drift capability or gyro.
I duct taped the Q25 to the top of my K969, and have been drifting it around with the FPV goggles and it's wild. Feels like I'm playing one of my rally sim video games.
I just ordered one of these 284161's from your MakerFire link so I can actually go up on carpet and do some "offroad" action (the K969 doesn't have enough ground clearance). BangGood sells the 284161's too, but they're currently backordered.
Looking forward to its arrival, it's going to be a blast! Also curious to try the 284161's open differentials in my K969 (at least the front), and see how it changes the handling.
Your Cats have more RC Cars than a lot of people haha
I just bought the TR c81 for my cat also to play with and im thinking about wltoys 1/28 scale but don't know which one to get .
@@poiseextinctwhich one did you get?
I bought one of the 284131 trucks after your video on that and now I'm going to have to try to find a deal on one of these (they may be cheap but I still can't justify full priced RC spend). Great video as always.
Thanks dude. Sometimes you don’t have to spend a fortune to have fun
These little WLToys cars are a lot of fun. With a few upgrades they are awesome! I think the best upgrades to do is ball diffs (I like the metal ones with the plastic ring gear) and metal hubs front and rear. Skip all the other metal parts except for maybe the shock towers. A little bit of Kyosho #30000 differential gear grease in the shocks really helps with the dampening.
Yes, I’ve seen some cool stuff for them
Have you got a link to the ball diffs with plastic ring gear... Can only find the metal ring gear one
bought ally ball diff of ali express they were complete crap and slipped went back to the plastic ones .. u do need to fix these cars b4 use tho because they have a lot of issues
@@Bogues_88could you list all issues and mods please?
Ive just started my journey into RC cars, drones, helicopters etc. I've been watching videos on this 284161 for about a month now, I've got a birthday coming up in less than 2 months, and I've been dropping hints like crazy to my wife about either this or the Axial 1/24 crawler, well either that or the brushless furitek 1:24 crawler 😁 but that one is pretty close to $300 stock and right now, neither my wife nor myself are working full time, so the money really isn't there for the $300 model, but that's fine by me, this awesome little basher proves you don't have to spend big to enjoy the toy...!!..
Hey, if I wake up and find this little beast (plus 3 batteries😁) on my birthday, i will consider it one of my best birthdays ever...!!..
Cool video, really enjoyed the skatepark bit haha, looks like a lot of fun, i can't wait to get one..
Loved the jump montage tracked by beautiful piano play
Is the steering proportional? Equal left and right turning angles?
I think the back flip issue might be because the motor is longitudinally mounted rather than transverse like most of the bigger cars.
I'm definitely buying one of those. I'm playing around with a 1/76 scale Nissan skyline drift car that is fully lit up and has a gyro. I also like team associated's 1/28 scales and elements line of 1/24 scales. Plus I picked up a Blomiky 1/42 scale 4 wheel drive rally car. Rage rc also came out with an awesome 1/24 scales truggy. Also Kyosho just released a new mini z awd Mitsubishi evolution x drift car with K.Taguchi livery.
Who makes the 1/76 Skyline? I'm interested in one!
@@christiburzi321 It's made by turbo racing. They have a bunch of really cool 1/76 scales.
@@matt123411what is the purpose of the gyro? I found one for the 284161. Is it worth it for 20bucks?
I was a little worried about my kid smashing up this kit but after watching you beat the snot out of it i am a little less concerned. We have a couple different styles of the WL 1/28 3 of the trucks 2 of the old 989s one of the new rally cars with the lights and this one. Lots of different levels of modifications from bone stock to brushless speed run set up. For the money they are a great gateway car into something bigger but I just love how small they are I can throw 3 in my backpack and a handful of extra batteries and when the wife is taking to long in the store my son and I can build a little track with any old thing laying around. yesterday we made a track that went in between the parking block and the curb over a speed bump and around a island in the parking lot. We did 3 laps and then did it in reverse. When my wife came out she wanted to race so I pulled out the 3rd car for her. We had some family fun for about 20 minutes when my wife had forgotten that she had bought some ice cream bars we ended racing home to get them in the freezer. Anyway thanks for the post I enjoyed it
My kids broke the servo as they drove against a wall with one front tire. Three teeth on the gear inside broke away.
i know this chassis well, these are great,ive had two of the rally cars for years, im glad the larger tires and suspension give it higher ground clearance, which was the main drawback as pavement would cause constant breakage,as well as the transmission seeming to be a bit more durable, and a lot faster! im honestly amazed at the durability, mine would constantly break if you took even one small jump or rolled over, and was identical in terms of design, so they must have improved the plastics
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Nice little "bug" ! After all your attempts to "kill" it , it left an impression to be the most durable WLtoys palm sized rig of few they have on the market. I have 'em all 1:28 scalers by this brand and I'm definitely going to purchase and this one. Lovely review as usual mate !
Which one do they also have?
It's looks tiny in your shovel hands!! 😆
(waits for the "that's what she said!" comments!! 😎🤘🏻
Really looking forward to trying one of these out as a go-to "backpack basher" to just have with all the time.
Need to test it on the track 😉👍🏻
Is this the same Chasis as the 284131? Am wondering if I could use the same tuning parts?
Looks like a Losi laser nut but smaller
Is this identical with the 284131 other than bigger tires ? (and body of course)
What exactly did you break on it? I read that the CVDs are different to the other 1/28s, so am thinking of ordering extra in case they're prone to bending or breaking.
I want those wheels and tires. The 284131 is ridiculous low, I can't use it anywhere. I hope that eventually this wheels will be available as spare parts.
agreed, I have a K969 but it's basically for perfectly flat ground only. I got one of these 284161's so I can at least take it up on carpet.
I recently bought "my" smallest RC car (wltoys124019), and my intention is to modify it for FPV. I've learned that the smaller RC cars require more creativity for builds especially FPV builds.
I'm thinking about one of these but putting a brushless motor in it and making it stupid, what size would fit?
Yeah.. that would be crazy! And epic! It’s a 180 motor
Looks like the 1/7th ZD racing desert Truck
Yes lol
on the older K959 I always broke the steering knuckles in no time... I am amazed about this as it took you long before this broke... something got improved? better plastics?
Can anyone tell me if there are oil-filled shocks that will fit the 284161 model?
Great video as usual.
Thank you......
My kids would love it!
Thanks for sharing sir👍
No probs Teddy
Nice little slomo montage at the end.
Thanks dude
if it had oil field shocks it might be okay
That hing RIPS AWESOMENESS WOWOW😮😮😮😮😮😅😅😅😅😅😅❤
it's like a little weasel running around the skate park.
Yes lol
Cool little car.
if they put sway bars on it it would be a little better than just and damping shocks
would be interesting to see if anyone can 3D print up some new parts for this thing
hi sir in all ur rc trucks which brand is good to buy when it comes to speed range battery life and a little beat cheap bwcause i want to buy i hope u can help me.
Nice little drive way ripper, could be worth a look
Been waiting since I saw your short video of it
🤘
I have the 1 gen rally car model without all of the lights. My buddy just bought one of these so I'm gonna have to get some bigger tires a and trim my body out a bit to keep up!
Haha
That nose plant at the end of what surely would have been a 10 pointer…. 😂
Hahaha
@@TomleyRC Took it like a champ, so still winning!
Not "made for the skate park", and probably not "Kevin Talbot/Stimpy approved"...but, still looks like loads of fun (at line was your don't try to "send it"). 🤙🏼
Firstly, you sound a lot like Noel Fielding sometimes, I thought I was listening to him 😂 Secondly, do you know if there is an RC mini/micro basher around this size that comes with oil shocks and brushless motor?
Love your videos, you have the best job in the whole world,
Cool little car 🚗 👍🏻
KICK ASS LITTLE CAR GOTTA GET ONE. ALREADY HAVE THE FORCE TINY TRUCK
From China 57.99 USD / -25$
Thanks for video
What wheel hex is on this ?? Would the "Smasher" or "Devastator" wheels fit to give a bit of lift and added width for stability ??
Are the wheels actual beadlocks ??
I have ordered one, with 2 batteries, so i can use the batteries on my new Charisma "Subaru" 😁
I think "M2 hex" nuts
I'm struggling to get WL Toys to fulfill orders. Have tried twice now, and both times they sent one package, and the others were "returned to sender". WL-T don't respond to questions. I gave up after a month of waiting. It's a shame.
I did something I never do and - ordered 161 without waiting on proper review based purely on You teaser from 284010 review - I should have it in 1 week time ;)
same i saw the short he posted and IMMEDIATLY bought it i normally wait for a reveiw video
You obviously knew I liked it 😅
Dam.
I may pick one up. Been looking for a good, cheap micro that i can modify and make stupidly fast.
Yessssss great review
Thank you
Cool they should make a crawler
Really want this little car, did you have to pay import tax?
It's like a little cat. It always ends up on its wheels somehungmeow, lol.
Wow ! You broke it . Darn that was a good rc to be 1/24.
I think it’s fixable. Not properly looked yet
Is anyone having trouble with the stock diffs being tight or gritty on their wltoys 1/28?
I've heard they can arrive rough from the factory. I've seen a few videos showing how to open them up and smooth things out.
Where are those videos? I'm searching for them to see what's it like@@mikesmith42069
Tough little car takes some beating
Certainly did
@@TomleyRC goes to show how you can have fun with cheep cars
I have one. and so fragile LOL..
A word of warning. For the 284161, be prepared to have to upgrade/change the steering servo. I bought two of them (from different 2 different vendors) and servos on both seized and became non-functional after using it for only about an hour of very light use. The replacent servo I bought has metal internal gears and seems to have lasted more than an hour.
Which one did you buy and from where?
Ya I’ll get one. Or 3
Great video!
It looks like the ZD racing DBX 07 or is it just me?
Ooooo this looks cool
I converted mine to brushless over the weekend. Stupidly fast, but uncontrollable. Going to find some oil shocks for it. I just posted a video of it on my channel.
Did you find the oil shocks? Why brushless?
Nice. I've been looking at these i may have to get my twin boys 1 each
Noice 👌
Should be here any day, makerfire a little delusional on the shipping times
Its always good to have a what i call throw away rc to bash around and some are really good and a lot of fun i bought the UDI Brushless Lancia Delta looking RTR and its actually fun to drive thanks Phil for sharing these little rc machines with us as this was a cracking durability test
Can you upgrade it tommy with ur own parts and make a video doing it see what you can upgrade on it
Maybe 👍
It's nice
Bloody heck Phil don't upload while I'm at work lol
Right I can watch it now 😁
Haha.. sorry
Why do they never put wltoys name on the box?
🤷🏼♂️
Wl tough baby! 🤣
Haha
For the money you cant complain with the product as a cheap means of quickly converting something that wasnt originally RC , like a Tonka truck, to radio controlled fun
The zd racing dbx-28 😂
😅
Damnit Phil, quit making me spend my money.
Sorry 😬
Looks like a mini zd racing dbx10 or dbx7
Pretty tough little car
Agree 👌
Still waiting on the truck version to be released please wltoys I need the p929
Looks cool as phu
😎🤘
I just got mine yesterday and I love it!!!
Awesome 👌
Okay now this is cool 😎
... so I just bought one.
Noice
Traxxas= 💩 Arrma= 💖💖💖💖💖
Just wanted to say that I tried this car out. It lasted a whole 45 seconds then the steering servo seized. 0/7 would not recommend.
Como me jode esa gente que trata las cosas tirándolas, como con desprecio. Bloqueado.
You vandal phil
Haha.. couldn’t help myself!
$70 for a throw away cheap rc.. not worth it.. i paid only $40 for a much nicer eachine 1/14 rally car that's brushless...
Pretty good really. A lot more capable than I would have thought at first glance.
Yes, I thought the same
Hi Phil thanks for sharing this cool little truck which imo had a big❤. BRILLIANT for someone not wanting to spend a lot. Hope you all have a great weekend 🇬🇧🇺🇲🇨🇦🕊️✌🏼🤩
Cheers Mike. In a crazy expensive world.. it’s nice to find something that’s not a silly amount of money. All be it a tiny little thing… it was still fun
Everything looked so normal, until it flipped upside down... Then the World's Biggest Shoe came into frame and flipped it over, LMAO!
@@GhostRyderFPV hahahaha
Imagine that with the scx24 guts 😮
Why would you take something fast and fun, then make it slow? This is not a crawler
@@channonsmith3157 the furitek motor n esc would make that fly 🤔
Furitek yes… stock SCX24 no 😁
Can you get the tyres to put on the Drift cars?? 😊👍
Maybe!
I got a tiny 3s lipo and it does work but overheats very quickly. Also it's stupidly fast and uncontrollable 😅😂
Been eyeballin' this lil' guy for a while on aliexpress... It looks like it could be a blast, maybe not so much at a skate park!! But for a little desert ripper, maybe work on that clearance a little bit, definitely some better shocks... But if those tires and wheels are anything like the ones on the 12428 then they are probably pretty awesome!
Great videos, as always, love seeing you enjoy a new rc, sometimes ya dont, but you're honest, and that's what I appreciate about ya. Keep up the great work!
I have it's little cousin This is a great new look and performance is really good !!!!
surprisingly good and a nice video too 👍🍺🇬🇧
Cheers Carl