Popular Post Ag100 Posted August 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) I’m not sure if this is the place for this, but I bought it for my little lad (7yr) as an intro to Rc. its a 1/12 4wd Landrover, it uses a 280 motor and is fully proportional, both steering and throttle, it has the basic PCB combined receiver and esc, but with a proper servo, so is ripe for upgrades. the shocks are just little friction units so is very bouncy and it’s quite top heavy. Metal gears in the axels and plastic in the motor gearbox. The body is very realistic, I believe it’s officially licensed? It’s mostly plastic throughout, but a lot of the WPL parts will fit, I have ordered some Metal Axels to improve the low down weight and the steering (has quite bad bump steer), but overall it’s a very capable Little rc, especially for the price (£36 delivered from Banggood) Edited August 8, 2020 by Ag100 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 that goes really well i have the FTX CubX 1/18 and that goes well 🍻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 Just got these new metal axels and drive shafts to fit to it, will hopefully help with the bump steer and give it a bit of weight low down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 Old vs New, need to add some grease though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 Well, that was short lived, these don’t fit, they are too narrow, so don’t fit the supports and the tyres rub on the uprights, have tried to do a hybrid of the two but nothing fits, so back to standard.🙁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andy-Roo Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 On 15/08/2020 at 14:32, Ag100 said: Well, that was short lived, these don’t fit, they are too narrow, so don’t fit the supports and the tyres rub on the uprights, have tried to do a hybrid of the two but nothing fits, so back to standard.🙁 That sucks, they look decent quality in the pic. Can you send them back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 25 minutes ago, Andy-Roo said: That sucks, they look decent quality in the pic. Can you send them back? Unfortunately not, I managed to snap a screw in the front one!, I think with a few other pieces I might get them to fit but I’m not sure it’s worth spending the money, it’s fine as it is really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Hehe... Just catching up, looks a lot of fun, and who doesn't love the GULF colours 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperlad Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 the MN 99 looks very cool, I have just ordered the MN 99s so very excited for it to arrive. I am looking to add some upgrades and mods to it also, this is one of the reasons I have joined this community. The new axles look stunning shame they didn't work out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 7 hours ago, chipperlad said: the MN 99 looks very cool, I have just ordered the MN 99s so very excited for it to arrive. I am looking to add some upgrades and mods to it also, this is one of the reasons I have joined this community. The new axles look stunning shame they didn't work out. @chipperlad, these are great little trucks, upgrades aren’t straight forward though as I have discovered, everything so far has had to be modified. Fitted some metal drive shafts, they needed to be drilled out to fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperlad Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 [mention=45555]chipperlad[/mention], these are great little trucks, upgrades aren’t straight forward though as I have discovered, everything so far has had to be modified. Fitted some metal drive shafts, they needed to be drilled out to fit.I will have to pay great attention to advice on here, the YouTube videos make it look so easy but I guess if you have the right equipment and know how it will be. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 Second attempt with metal axles for the MN99. This time I have just ordered the cases, these are the same size as the originals, just made of metal. As with all these parts, fitting is not straightforward, you have to use the existing gears and internal parts, the input shafts that come with the truck don’t fit into the new red metal covers, luckily the ones from the other metal axles I had fit fine. This seems to have helped with it toppling over, as its added some weight low down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silly_Billy Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 AG100, I know this is an older topic, just wondering what your thoughts are on the MN99S. Considering buying one, would be my first crawler. I have 2 Nitro, Saloon and Monster Truck, but want to have a go at crawling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, Silly_Billy said: AG100, I know this is an older topic, just wondering what your thoughts are on the MN99S. Considering buying one, would be my first crawler. I have 2 Nitro, Saloon and Monster Truck, but want to have a go at crawling. They are good little trucks, but they are basically a toy grade really, in standard form they are top heavy and a little fragile for proper crawling. But for the money they are great value and a bit of fettling gets them pretty capable. I changed the drive shafts from the stock plastic to metal, and fitted metal axle covers, also glued the tyres, it’s good fun doing this has definitely improved the handling, and it doesn’t topple over now. I have a new 20amp esc and a budget tx/rx on its way, nothing wrong with the stock electrics, I just wanted to try something different. I do recommend it, but if you want to get seriously into crawling I’m sure there are better, but you will spend more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silly_Billy Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Thanks for the reply Ag100. How easy was it to upgrade? To be honest, I don't want to be spending big money unless I'm sure that I'll enjoy it. What would the 20amp esc help (please excuse my ignorance!) How long does the battery last? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 It’s was reasonably easy, the parts are easy to come by on Ali Express/Bangood, you do need to do a few mods to make it all fit. I’m changing the esc as the standard tx and the PCB which is a combined ESC and receiver seems to have a bit of lag in response and it sometimes creeps without any input from me, ESC was £6 off eBay and TX/RX £20 of Ali Express. I will post up here once I have done it and weather it improves it. I think including the truck and upgrades I’m into about £90. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silly_Billy Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) Ag100, sorry for all the questions - how long did the battery last on a single charge? I've just placed an order for an MN99s, with a 180 motor to replace the stock motor. shorturl.at/kuEKL Edited October 19, 2020 by Silly_Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 11 minutes ago, Silly_Billy said: Ag100, sorry for all the questions - how long did the battery last on a single charge? I've just placed an order for an MN99s, with a 180 motor to replace the stock motor. shorturl.at/kuEKL It’s at least 30 mins, not actually run it much longer so don’t know how long it can last. im pretty sure the MN99 and 99s already come with the 260 motor, it’s certainly bigger/better than the MN90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silly_Billy Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) Wondering if I read the wrong info somewhere then. Watched a youtube vid of a gent upgrading his 99, and it included a new ESC and changing out the motor for a more powerful one, with a metal pinion... Did I get this wrong somewhere? Edit: I think I did: Edited October 19, 2020 by Silly_Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 Yes, have seen a few people put the 380 in, but for what it is the stock motor is fine, these things are never quick, but climb and get over obstacles nicely, here is a short vid I did, not particularly challenging terrain , but gives you an idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silly_Billy Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Thanks for all the replies Ag100. My Mn99S arrived yesterday, had it stripped down and greased up the diffs etc. One thing that bothers me is that when I turn left full lock, that it "sucks" the suspension up. Cant think of any other way to put it. When I first started looking at it all, I noticed the screw holding the link rod from the servo to the axle was only half screwed in. Tightened that up, and then noticed the odd action. Is it possible tightening that screw up did "odd" things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, Silly_Billy said: Thanks for all the replies Ag100. My Mn99S arrived yesterday, had it stripped down and greased up the diffs etc. One thing that bothers me is that when I turn left full lock, that it "sucks" the suspension up. Cant think of any other way to put it. When I first started looking at it all, I noticed the screw holding the link rod from the servo to the axle was only half screwed in. Tightened that up, and then noticed the odd action. Is it possible tightening that screw up did "odd" things? Hi, no, this seems to be something they all do, I think it’s the amount of play in the plastic parts, I am just on the process of fitting some metal steering parts, will let you know the outcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted October 23, 2020 Author Share Posted October 23, 2020 An improvement in the steering, but all these aftermarket parts seem so badly made, it has caused another issue as the onboard bearing wouldn’t fit with the new axles, so have built without and now there is a large amount of play in the wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silly_Billy Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I had a look at this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCaCgmMDdKs It seemed to work well. He hasn't replaced the link bar though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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