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Lennie has been an active member of the QuadifyRC Facebook group sharing his journey with the WLToys 124019 that has seen many a transformation. One of his most interesting incarnations was converting the rear motor mounted buggy into a mid-motor layout, which really caught the eyes of enthusiasts for this platform. What we have for October's Car of the Month is the 124019 in its latest setup dressed in the beautifully molded Phat Bodies Zero. Lennie being an early adopter is one of the first to prep and run the Volkswagen Polo WRC inspired bodyshell as a tarmac focused drift basher.  Where are you from? Small town called Storvik in Sweden Favourite place to race/brash/drive? Local racing tracks, mainly astroturf Preferred places/websites to source parts? Mostly swedish sites like nettorc.com, kullagergrossisten.se, rckungen.se Favourite mod/upgrade on the car? LC racing shocks and the gyro. Shocks are a the best improvement for the car and the gyro ads a lot of fun for tarmac bashing. Future plans for the car? I think this will be the final iteration, phase one was the mid engine test, second was to improve handling on turf, third was making it a truggy and now its a tarmac basher made for drifting outside our house when we don't have time to go to the local racing tracks. Model Wltoys 124019 Motor Hobbywing v10 G2 6.5t ESC Hobbywing Quicrun 10BL120 Gearing Stock Servo Surpass 17g TX/RX Futaba 3pv/R203GF Battery Choices Stock and Vapex 2600 mAh Wheels/Tires Hudy touring wheels for asphalt Body/Shell/Wing Phat Bodies Zero Other Mods/Upgrades LC racing shocks, Lc racing sway bars (See guide here), SkyRC Gyro GC401 Click any image to embiggen.
4 Comments
Isaac
14/10/2021 12:40:44 pm
Very cool build! I like the rally car look, it's a rare one in the Wltoys community! What is the thing mounted on top of the servo, with the two buzzer/horns? Is it a LiPo alarm (I have one that connects to the balance lead, with an alarm and voltage readout)? Also, how did you remove the body posts (I've seen several people do this mod when converting to another body securing method and they all have those 2 little holes where the front post was)?
QuadifyRC
19/10/2021 04:47:24 pm
He's done a nice job right?! That is a capacitor pack. Usually come inboard or external with ESC and help smooth out voltage spikes. Boy posts screw in from underneath.
Isaac
7/11/2021 04:42:08 pm
Yes, he did! It has the performance to back up the looks for sure! I really like how he mounted the ESC power switch on the inside of the chassis side guard, just like the HBX 16889! Oh, cool! A lot of ESCs have a single capacitor on/behind the heat sink, right? I just took a look on my 144001, I see the screw posts for the body posts! I never knew that they were screwed on, neat!
Chris baker
3/2/2023 08:42:24 am
Hi. Please can I ask what colour the car is? Leave a Reply. |
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