e283: WPL C54 Toyota Land Cruiser

[@millboss1372]

Oh... the excitement when you seen that hood opening. Lol!! I'm becoming more and more a WPL fan.

[@AMPROEngineering]

I know, they keep amazing me.

[@1peanut]

WPL makes great little inexpensive kits. I wish they would expand into larger 1:10th scale kits. Heck I wish all RC companies offered more kits. Great video . Thank you.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Nah, not me. 10 scale is just too comically big for my taste. Hard to store and transport. Glad they’re forging onward with this practical, medium scale “1/16” aka 1/12 scale

[@AMPROEngineering]

They are really making great stuff now for sure.

[@howardalteisen2281]

Nice LC body. WPL are getting better and better.

[@AMPROEngineering]

They certainly are

[@forgeknox5480]

Very cool. Would've been nice if they did a 60 series body before the 80.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

I agree. The J60 is one of the more brutish-looking of the ‘station wagon’ Land Cruisers and could double as a military vehicle from a war-torn third world hell hole if you desired, lol. Further on they became more of a luxurious grocery getter/soccer mom vehicle...

[@hannebin]

I was expecting that too..😅

[@AMPROEngineering]

I have to agree.

[@tomasgutierrez1584]

I am loving WPL

[@AMPROEngineering]

Me too

[@XBTUKN19S]

I’m addicted for sure 😆

[@KlunkersKustoms]

I thought i was already subscribed, now i am, I love my WPL trucks

[@AMPROEngineering]

Me too! They are awesome.

[@NordicRC]

Looks great! First time I see it. I'm always behind :-) Good unboxing, my friend.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Trust me, I am behind too!

[@TastierBackInThe80s]

Awesome body. Pretty sure we got the real Landcruisers here in Australia. Nice thanks for sharing.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Sure thing!

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Oh, you got 'em too? ;)

[@wackyrc1394]

Outstanding unboxing, seriously enjoy 'rc shop class with AMPRO' 😁💪

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Wish he showed the outer box or packaging that the WPL site is shipping stuff in now. That's big news! I'm assuming it is a typical corrugated brown cardboard box, but that's assuming...

[@AMPROEngineering]

I couldn't as it was full of other stuff. It was a solid box though.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Thanks a lot!

[@wackyrc1394]

@@AMPROEngineering Good fun 👍

[@semperatis]

What a beautiful looking body kit.

[@AMPROEngineering]

I know, WPL did great!

[@adrianharrison5208]

I cannot belive how cheap that body is.. I have just bought my daughter a c24-1 for Christmas and I am really inpressed with it.. I think I need to buy another one and this body set for a build

[@AMPROEngineering]

i know what you mean. Given the quality, its unreal.

[@adrianharrison5208]

If Tamiya was to do small scale this is what it would look like but twice the price

[@camrowdrone6497]

Great you can open the hood, bigger wheels and tires then it will look perfect 👍🏻

[@AMPROEngineering]

True that!

[@renercadventures]

Nice videos 👍😊

[@AMPROEngineering]

Thank you!

[@skdzgameplays2078]

in regards to the glass, if mine is same, i think i might tint them

[@AMPROEngineering]

That could look nice.

[@skdzgameplays2078]

the springs are replacement stock shock springs

[@skdzgameplays2078]

currently waiting on mine c54 body in post

[@AMPROEngineering]

According to WPL, these have a lower spring rate so that the car sits lower.

[@cookeemon67]

thanks for the awesome video! i was looking at this kit! this one doesnt come with the metal upgrades does it? it doesn't say KM on it on the website but i thought i'd ask since you have it in hand. thanks again!

[@AMPROEngineering]

I think you are right, they dont make a metal one yet. Honestly, the plastic parts are fine, MINUS the driveshafts.

[@bjmcfarland1]

Thanks for this video and information; do you have links for the chassis and shocks

[@AMPROEngineering]

Shocks are on ebay. Chassis is the stock WPL unit from all of the C-series.

[@ayden.t3459]

That’s sick

[@AMPROEngineering]

It looks better now that i finished it!

[@grrfy]

Isn't the click in the bonnet/hood hinge, to keep it up when changing batteries etc ?

[@AMPROEngineering]

Yeah I think you are right. I mention that in part two.

[@M-F-CORGI]

Do you have links for all the bits that make up your chassis?

[@AMPROEngineering]

I wish, All the ebay vendors change. Just search C24 and the part you want. It's pretty easy. Go for a seller that seems to have high feedback. Almost all of them are over seas. I would also look on the WPL website. Ill have a video up covering upgrades soon.

[@nhansme]

Very nice body👍👍

[@AMPROEngineering]

Thanks!

[@vicFiBi]

so is this closer to 1/12 or still is 1/16? and also will this be a shell or will it get its own chassi later?

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Good question. A figure test would be a good indicator...or just some mathematics

[@AMPROEngineering]

Great question. Given the size of the WPL Hilux, this is closer or 1/18. It is almost the same size as the Hilux when in reality, it is much, much bigger.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

@@AMPROEngineering And the C34 is bigger still. I think they're just trying to make everything fit on a standard(ized) chassis and they don't really care about scale fidelity. Makes sense from a marketing point of view. I don't think I have seen anyone prove definitively what scale all these Chinese trucks are.

[@carmen_playz_2112]

the c54s hood is hard to open

[@AMPROEngineering]

Yeah it is on mine too.

[@mranderson3474]

Why wasn't the box completely crushed?

[@henrypresnell4818]

If you purchase from the official wpl website they take great care in the shipping department that box should have been in two other boxes

[@AMPROEngineering]

Yeah, WPL double boxes these and they arrive perfect. BangGood on the other hand....

[@leostevens3101]

Nice

[@AMPROEngineering]

Thanks Leo. New vid coming out soon!

[@ВаськаФорточкин]

Амортизаторы такие тоже брал, мертвые абсолютно, вообще подвеска не работает. Поставил с внешней пружиной. Мосты криво стоят, эти рычаги надо регулировать.

[@AMPROEngineering]

Я использую их для других приложений. Это шасси находится под гораздо большим корпусом, поэтому добавленный вес идеален.

[@cleared8086]

one dislike. Who did that

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Someone who didn't understand the context?

[@AMPROEngineering]

Who knows. People are silly.

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Yikes! Looks too monster-truckish with that ride height. Needs lowering maybe...

[@AMPROEngineering]

Yeah as I mentioned, that chassis is not what this truck is getting. That is for my Tamiya Pumpkin body.

[@cwbetb]

Wpl sells great cheap small crawlers. Stick with the km models, plastic kits are meh

[@AMPROEngineering]

Huge fan of the WPL's for sure. I think I have 4 of them.

[@ericcxxxx]

I like you video but do not like you choices a body styles except for the Fords I'm domestic all the way

[@AMPROEngineering]

Well they dont make any American cars.

[@ericcxxxx]

@@AMPROEngineering I know I traded my c24 body for a b1 body look a lot better to me. Thanks for good work you do

[@Hjerte_Verke]

What sort of classic domestic SUV or pickup should they produce next? Can't be anything very new...