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... 🤔

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. 😂

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

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 👍

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!

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 🇬🇧🇺🇲🇨🇦🕊️✌🏼🤩

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..

you might be able to get a bit more steering angle by moving the steering link one hole up on the servo horn.

Pretty good really. A lot more capable than I would have thought at first glance.

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.

Really looking forward to trying one of these out as a go-to "backpack basher" to just have with all the time.

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.

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.

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

Fairly certain they're just using leds to regulate and resist the circuit in some way to be lazy haha

Fantastic bashing and review, Phil! 😃 Awesome little car indeed! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

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.

Love the slow mos at the end

Is the steering proportional? Equal left and right turning angles?

Need to test it on the track 😉👍🏻

I have it's little cousin This is a great new look and performance is really good !!!!

I just got mine yesterday and I love it!!!

Is this the same Chasis as the 284131? Am wondering if I could use the same tuning parts?

Cool little skids 😂 found that funny not sure why 😅, cute little buggy thing ,looks strong also 👍👍👍😀

Love your videos, you have the best job in the whole world,

Cool little buggy,,good honest review.👍👍👍😀😀😀

Sweet little ripper‼️👍👍🦾🦾

Thanks for sharing sir👍

My kids would love it!

These might be really good on our rally track at Riverside RC complex ❤

It’s so cute!

Is this identical with the 284131 other than bigger tires ? (and body of course)

I'd have fun with one of these. But, like many, I have too many projects to worry about. Lol.

I think the back flip issue might be because the motor is longitudinally mounted rather than transverse like most of the bigger cars.

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 !

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?

Nice baby basher. It looks great and preforms like a champ.

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.

Hey thnx for awesome inspiration 🙏 i like to go RC bashing skateparks but which Car would i start out with? Im really getting hooked on this, im gonna make some vids and start uploading RC content from our local town RC-club 🥁🔥

Cool little car 🚗 👍🏻

Can anyone tell me if there are oil-filled shocks that will fit the 284161 model? Great video as usual. Thank you......

Cool little car.

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

Nice little drive way ripper, could be worth a look

This little thing is amazing!! Have my old one, modded with a more powerful 3s lipo and larger wheels and its awesome!!😁 Def needs better shocks and it could def use brushless power and it does get very hot!!🙂

It's looks tiny in your shovel hands!! 😆 (waits for the "that's what she said!" comments!! 😎🤘🏻

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 got a tiny 3s lipo and it does work but overheats very quickly. Also it's stupidly fast and uncontrollable 😅😂

Ooooo this looks cool

Been waiting since I saw your short video of it

I may pick one up. Been looking for a good, cheap micro that i can modify and make stupidly fast.

I'm thinking about one of these but putting a brushless motor in it and making it stupid, what size would fit?

Great video!

Imagine that with the scx24 guts 😮

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.

That hing RIPS AWESOMENESS WOWOW😮😮😮😮😮😅😅😅😅😅😅❤

Bought one for my Grandson, very good but can't find any spares/upgrades for it.

Yessssss great review

I dig the Stranger Things Timex!

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.

Looks like a Losi laser nut but smaller

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 got one, yours seems more powerful, mine seems like it binding up somewhere, wow it get hot. Guess im gonna have to get out my magnification tool and crack er open

Can you get the tyres to put on the Drift cars?? 😊👍

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.

My two 284161's arrived from Makerfire and whenever I turn the wheels, the throttle power dips? The further I turn the wheels, the worse the power dip. It's like this on both units. The weird thing is my K969 (very similar except locked differentials) doesn't have this issue. I can floor the throttle and turn the wheels without any drive train power loss occurring. Could this be a problem with the 284161's open differentials (could they just need broken in?) or is this just normal behavior for an RC car with open diffs?

If it is small enough anything can be a basher. But it is cute little rig, it suits you id say.

Looks like the 1/7th ZD racing desert Truck

My dude, serious question time. For those of us flying drones and airplanes, ESC calibration is an essential 3rd step before a maiden. (necessary for quads, less critical but still important for planes). I wonder, though, if you speedy-bois with your high-speed passes would benefit from including an ESC Calibration in your checklist? You'd know you were sending 100%, when you're *_Sending IT_* Just a thought, my friend. Radio on, full send, plug in LiPo, what is this crazy sound, full-unsend, listen to banging tones telling you you're done. Also, my A959 did not like 3S. Not the first time. The second time, however, (with a new ESC, motor, and high-speed pinion and spur) it liked it A LOT (right until the front diff exploded.)

it's like a little weasel running around the skate park.

surprisingly good and a nice video too 👍🍺🇬🇧

It's like a little cat. It always ends up on its wheels somehungmeow, lol.

if they put sway bars on it it would be a little better than just and damping shocks

Cool they should make a crawler

Nice little slomo montage at the end.

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?

if it had oil field shocks it might be okay

Nice. I've been looking at these i may have to get my twin boys 1 each

It's nice

0:03.... PEED RAGE.!?!??!! 😂 😂 😂 😂 It probably says speed rage but the camera didn't pick the S up.!

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.

Nice😊

What did you break at skate park Phil

Is anyone having trouble with the stock diffs being tight or gritty on their wltoys 1/28?

Wow ! You broke it . Darn that was a good rc to be 1/24.

Ya I’ll get one. Or 3

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!

Blackzon smyter?

Really want this little car, did you have to pay import tax?

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.

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"). 🤙🏼

I can see myself adding a section in the new indoor course for these

That nose plant at the end of what surely would have been a 10 pointer…. 😂

Looks like a mini zd racing dbx10 or dbx7

It looks like the ZD racing DBX 07 or is it just me?

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.

I have one. and so fragile LOL..

It's a mini ftx dr8 it's so cute

From China 57.99 USD / -25$ Thanks for video

The problem with this car is it might look like a good sandpit bashers but just like the other wiltoy k 989 series cars the pinnion and spur are open and 1 tiny bit of grit jams it up and wrecks the cogs .. it is ONLY good for use on clean surface.