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“He loved it of course he customized it a little bit now he wants more they're great good size good detail not a lot of money which means you can have a nicer collection of many vehicles love the details and the lights”
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“Pros: Metal construction, 4WD, off-road & climbing ability, realistic appearanceCons: Sounds, Hi and low ranges are too high for an off-road army Jeep, cheap battery and tools, hidden power button, scale. I really wanted to love this Jeep. The 4WD, High-low range “gearbox,” and metal construction all appealed to me. As soon as I opened the box and loaded the batteries, my hopes soared . . . until I opened the hood to turn it on. After rearranging the wires under the hood in order to find the power button, I was able to power it up. The simulated engine sound “roared” to life and the engine went to idle as the lights lit up the front, rear, and dash of the vehicle. These were all very nice details. But when I hit the forward button, my balloon popped.The sound for the vehicle driving forward is a short loop (~2 seconds) of an engine revving up. If you use your imagination, I guess it could be that the vehicle is accelerating and shifting gears as it proceeds, but it goes on continuously as you’re driving forward at a consistent speed . . . or slowing down -- very unrealistic to state it mildly. If fact, I found it outright annoying and intolerable, and finally had to turn the sound offThe sound while backing up is worse. The engine sound disappears altogether and is replaced by a “beep-beep-beep” sound like a forklift in a warehouse. Who’s silly idea was this? CRAZY!!! I now understand why the videos displaying the unit driving around don’t let you hear the full range of sounds, choosing instead to play motivational music to hide the fact that the sounds are horrible. In reverse braking mode, the brake lights come on and it lets out a PSSHHT sound . . . as if it had air brakes like on a Kenworth semi. Cool, but unrealistic and out of place.There are other sound issues besides those already listed. If sitting still and you turn the steering, the engine sound stops and you hear a blinking turn signal instead. This can be turned off using the dip switches and the C button which leaves the engine idling sound active during reverse and just sitting with the wheels turned. There’s also a 3-minute idle limit, then the engine idle sound turns off. I guess this makes the Jeep more environmentally friendly for our tree huggers out there who don’t like vehicles to sit and idle.Instructions are average at best. They suffer from the standard Chinese-to-English translation shortfalls, but you can mostly understand what they’re getting at. A good example is “Please give the exhaust battery to the special environmental protection department” which I think means “Properly dispose of or recycle the battery.” Light functions are OK, but not great. It includes an anti-aircraft black-out “extension lamp”, but you can’t operate it without having the clearance lights and turn signals on. Additionally, the tail lights are always on unless you turn everything off, which can be done with dip switch 3, but that also disables the anti-aircraft black-out lamp.Installing the machine gun was rough. It wasn’t easy identifying which screw was the JPL-1, and the torque necessary to screw it into the mount caused the included plastic-handled screwdriver to snap. Fortunately, I had a quality hobby screwdriver that did the job. Mounting the pole into the Jeep was also challenging and required a lot of torque.The winch has a generous 32 inches of cable (string). However, when testing the winch, the string immediately untied itself from the hook. After threading it back through the eyelet and tying it in a square knot, I put a drop of model glue on it to ensure it didn’t come untied again.I ran the model until the battery was low as indicated by the Jeep’s flashing lights and honking horn. I charged it, let it rest for a couple of hours, then played with the Jeep some more by testing its rock and ramp climbing capabilities. I was impressed. The soft rubber tires allowed it to climb a cardboard ramp at over 40 degrees inclination!After exhausting the battery during 40+ minutes of play, I removed it and noticed it was significantly swollen. Knowing this was a danger sign for LiPo batteries, I placed it in a fire-proof LiPo bag in a metal box for storage until I could dispose of it. I contacted Motion RC and they shipped me a new one. Tested the new one and worked fine, so I fully charged it. Upon connecting the new fully-charged battery, it snapped when I connected it. The Jeep would no longer turn on. I removed it and used a tester to discover that the battery voltage was 9.582 volts. I opened another ticket with Motion RC and they replaced the model under warranty.To make this Jeep better, the sound profile definitely needs improving & it needs a higher quality battery (e.g. safer 7.4V lithium-ion as opposed to LiPo).”
“Pros: Metal construction, 4WD, off-road & climbing ability, realistic appearanceCons: Sounds, Hi and low ranges are too high for an off-road army Jeep, cheap battery and tools, hidden power button, scale. I really wanted to love this Jeep. The 4WD, High-low range “gearbox,” and metal construction all appealed to me. As soon as I opened the box and loaded the batteries, my hopes soared . . . until I opened the hood to turn it on. After rearranging the wires under the hood in order to find the power button, I was able to power it up. The simulated engine sound “roared” to life and the engine went to idle as the lights lit up the front, rear, and dash of the vehicle. These were all very nice details. But when I hit the forward button, my balloon popped.The sound for the vehicle driving forward is a short loop (~2 seconds) of an engine revving up. If you use your imagination, I guess it could be that the vehicle is accelerating and shifting gears as it proceeds, but it goes on continuously as you’re driving forward at a consistent speed . . . or slowing down -- very unrealistic to state it mildly. If fact, I found it outright annoying and intolerable, and finally had to turn the sound offThe sound while backing up is worse. The engine sound disappears altogether and is replaced by a “beep-beep-beep” sound like a forklift in a warehouse. Who’s silly idea was this? CRAZY!!! I now understand why the videos displaying the unit driving around don’t let you hear the full range of sounds, choosing instead to play motivational music to hide the fact that the sounds are horrible. In reverse braking mode, the brake lights come on and it lets out a PSSHHT sound . . . as if it had air brakes like on a Kenworth semi. Cool, but unrealistic and out of place.There are other sound issues besides those already listed. If sitting still and you turn the steering, the engine sound stops and you hear a blinking turn signal instead. This can be turned off using the dip switches and the C button which leaves the engine idling sound active during reverse and just sitting with the wheels turned. There’s also a 3-minute idle limit, then the engine idle sound turns off. I guess this makes the Jeep more environmentally friendly for our tree huggers out there who don’t like vehicles to sit and idle.Instructions are average at best. They suffer from the standard Chinese-to-English translation shortfalls, but you can mostly understand what they’re getting at. A good example is “Please give the exhaust battery to the special environmental protection department” which I think means “Properly dispose of or recycle the battery.” Light functions are OK, but not great. It includes an anti-aircraft black-out “extension lamp”, but you can’t operate it without having the clearance lights and turn signals on. Additionally, the tail lights are always on unless you turn everything off, which can be done with dip switch 3, but that also disables the anti-aircraft black-out lamp.Installing the machine gun was rough. It wasn’t easy identifying which screw was the JPL-1, and the torque necessary to screw it into the mount caused the included plastic-handled screwdriver to snap. Fortunately, I had a quality hobby screwdriver that did the job. Mounting the pole into the Jeep was also challenging and required a lot of torque.The winch has a generous 32 inches of cable (string). However, when testing the winch, the string immediately untied itself from the hook. After threading it back through the eyelet and tying it in a square knot, I put a drop of model glue on it to ensure it didn’t come untied again.I ran the model until the battery was low as indicated by the Jeep’s flashing lights and honking horn. I charged it, let it rest for a couple of hours, then played with the Jeep some more by testing its rock and ramp climbing capabilities. I was impressed. The soft rubber tires allowed it to climb a cardboard ramp at over 40 degrees inclination!After exhausting the battery during 40+ minutes of play, I removed it and noticed it was significantly swollen. Knowing this was a danger sign for LiPo batteries, I placed it in a fire-proof LiPo bag in a metal box for storage until I could dispose of it. I contacted Motion RC and they shipped me a new one. Tested the new one and worked fine, so I fully charged it. Upon connecting the new fully-charged battery, it snapped when I connected it. The Jeep would no longer turn on. I removed it and used a tester to discover that the battery voltage was 9.582 volts. I opened another ticket with Motion RC and they replaced the model under warranty.To make this Jeep better, the sound profile definitely needs improving & it needs a higher quality battery (e.g. safer 7.4V lithium-ion as opposed to LiPo).”
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“Pros: Metal construction, 4WD, off-road & climbing ability, realistic appearanceCons: Sounds, Hi and low ranges are too high for an off-road army Jeep, cheap battery and tools, hidden power button, scale. I really wanted to love this Jeep. The 4WD, High-low range “gearbox,” and metal construction all appealed to me. As soon as I opened the box and loaded the batteries, my hopes soared . . . until I opened the hood to turn it on. After rearranging the wires under the hood in order to find the power button, I was able to power it up. The simulated engine sound “roared” to life and the engine went to idle as the lights lit up the front, rear, and dash of the vehicle. These were all very nice details. But when I hit the forward button, my balloon popped.The sound for the vehicle driving forward is a short loop (~2 seconds) of an engine revving up. If you use your imagination, I guess it could be that the vehicle is accelerating and shifting gears as it proceeds, but it goes on continuously as you’re driving forward at a consistent speed . . . or slowing down -- very unrealistic to state it mildly. If fact, I found it outright annoying and intolerable, and finally had to turn the sound offThe sound while backing up is worse. The engine sound disappears altogether and is replaced by a “beep-beep-beep” sound like a forklift in a warehouse. Who’s silly idea was this? CRAZY!!! I now understand why the videos displaying the unit driving around don’t let you hear the full range of sounds, choosing instead to play motivational music to hide the fact that the sounds are horrible. In reverse braking mode, the brake lights come on and it lets out a PSSHHT sound . . . as if it had air brakes like on a Kenworth semi. Cool, but unrealistic and out of place.There are other sound issues besides those already listed. If sitting still and you turn the steering, the engine sound stops and you hear a blinking turn signal instead. This can be turned off using the dip switches and the C button which leaves the engine idling sound active during reverse and just sitting with the wheels turned. There’s also a 3-minute idle limit, then the engine idle sound turns off. I guess this makes the Jeep more environmentally friendly for our tree huggers out there who don’t like vehicles to sit and idle.Instructions are average at best. They suffer from the standard Chinese-to-English translation shortfalls, but you can mostly understand what they’re getting at. A good example is “Please give the exhaust battery to the special environmental protection department” which I think means “Properly dispose of or recycle the battery.” Light functions are OK, but not great. It includes an anti-aircraft black-out “extension lamp”, but you can’t operate it without having the clearance lights and turn signals on. Additionally, the tail lights are always on unless you turn everything off, which can be done with dip switch 3, but that also disables the anti-aircraft black-out lamp.Installing the machine gun was rough. It wasn’t easy identifying which screw was the JPL-1, and the torque necessary to screw it into the mount caused the included plastic-handled screwdriver to snap. Fortunately, I had a quality hobby screwdriver that did the job. Mounting the pole into the Jeep was also challenging and required a lot of torque.The winch has a generous 32 inches of cable (string). However, when testing the winch, the string immediately untied itself from the hook. After threading it back through the eyelet and tying it in a square knot, I put a drop of model glue on it to ensure it didn’t come untied again.I ran the model until the battery was low as indicated by the Jeep’s flashing lights and honking horn. I charged it, let it rest for a couple of hours, then played with the Jeep some more by testing its rock and ramp climbing capabilities. I was impressed. The soft rubber tires allowed it to climb a cardboard ramp at over 40 degrees inclination!After exhausting the battery during 40+ minutes of play, I removed it and noticed it was significantly swollen. Knowing this was a danger sign for LiPo batteries, I placed it in a fire-proof LiPo bag in a metal box for storage until I could dispose of it. I contacted Motion RC and they shipped me a new one. Tested the new one and worked fine, so I fully charged it. Upon connecting the new fully-charged battery, it snapped when I connected it. The Jeep would no longer turn on. I removed it and used a tester to discover that the battery voltage was 9.582 volts. I opened another ticket with Motion RC and they replaced the model under warranty.To make this Jeep better, the sound profile definitely needs improving & it needs a higher quality battery (e.g. safer 7.4V lithium-ion as opposed to LiPo).”
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“Pros: Metal construction, 4WD, off-road & climbing ability, realistic appearanceCons: Sounds, Hi and low ranges are too high for an off-road army Jeep, cheap battery and tools, hidden power button, scale. I really wanted to love this Jeep. The 4WD, High-low range “gearbox,” and metal construction all appealed to me. As soon as I opened the box and loaded the batteries, my hopes soared . . . until I opened the hood to turn it on. After rearranging the wires under the hood in order to find the power button, I was able to power it up. The simulated engine sound “roared” to life and the engine went to idle as the lights lit up the front, rear, and dash of the vehicle. These were all very nice details. But when I hit the forward button, my balloon popped.The sound for the vehicle driving forward is a short loop (~2 seconds) of an engine revving up. If you use your imagination, I guess it could be that the vehicle is accelerating and shifting gears as it proceeds, but it goes on continuously as you’re driving forward at a consistent speed . . . or slowing down -- very unrealistic to state it mildly. If fact, I found it outright annoying and intolerable, and finally had to turn the sound offThe sound while backing up is worse. The engine sound disappears altogether and is replaced by a “beep-beep-beep” sound like a forklift in a warehouse. Who’s silly idea was this? CRAZY!!! I now understand why the videos displaying the unit driving around don’t let you hear the full range of sounds, choosing instead to play motivational music to hide the fact that the sounds are horrible. In reverse braking mode, the brake lights come on and it lets out a PSSHHT sound . . . as if it had air brakes like on a Kenworth semi. Cool, but unrealistic and out of place.There are other sound issues besides those already listed. If sitting still and you turn the steering, the engine sound stops and you hear a blinking turn signal instead. This can be turned off using the dip switches and the C button which leaves the engine idling sound active during reverse and just sitting with the wheels turned. There’s also a 3-minute idle limit, then the engine idle sound turns off. I guess this makes the Jeep more environmentally friendly for our tree huggers out there who don’t like vehicles to sit and idle.Instructions are average at best. They suffer from the standard Chinese-to-English translation shortfalls, but you can mostly understand what they’re getting at. A good example is “Please give the exhaust battery to the special environmental protection department” which I think means “Properly dispose of or recycle the battery when no longer serviceable.” Light functions are OK, but not great. It includes an anti-aircraft black-out “extension lamp”, but you can’t operate it without having the clearance lights and turn signals on. Additionally, the tail lights are always on unless you turn everything off, which can be done with dip switch 3, but that also disables the anti-aircraft black-out lamp.Installing the machine gun was a nightmare. It wasn’t easy identifying which screw was the JPL-1, and the torque necessary to screw it into the mount caused the included plastic-handled screwdriver to snap. Fortunately, I had a quality hobby screwdriver that did the job. Mounting the pole into the Jeep was also challenging and required a lot of torque.The winch has a generous 32 inches of cable (string). However, when testing the winch, the string immediately untied itself from the hook. After threading it back through the eyelet and tying it in a square knot, I put a drop of model glue on it to ensure it didn’t come untied again.I ran the model until the battery was low as indicated by the Jeep’s flashing lights and honking horn. I charged it, let it rest for a couple of hours, then played with the Jeep some more by testing its rock and ramp climbing capabilities. I was impressed. The soft rubber tires allowed it to climb a cardboard ramp at over 40 degrees inclination!After exhausting the battery during 40+ minutes of play, I removed it and noticed it was significantly swollen. Knowing this was a danger sign for LiPo batteries, I placed it in a fire-proof LiPo bag in a metal box for storage until I could dispose of it. I contacted Motion RC and they shipped me a new one. Tested the new one and worked fine, so I fully charged it. Upon connecting the new fully-charged battery, it snapped when I connected it. The Jeep would no longer turn on. I removed it and used a tester to discover that the battery voltage was 9.582 volts. I’ve opened another ticket with Motion RC.To make this Jeep better, the sound profile definitely needs improving & it needs a higher quality battery (e.g. safer 7.4V lithium-ion as opposed to LiPo).”
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“Pros: Metal construction, 4WD, off-road & climbing ability, accessoriesCons: Sounds, Hi and low ranges are too high for an off-road army Jeep, cheap battery and tools, hidden power button, scale. I really wanted to love this Jeep. The 4WD, High-low range “gearbox,” and metal construction all appealed to me. As soon as I opened the box and loaded the batteries, my hopes soared . . . until I opened the hood to turn it on. I had to find a small screwdriver to move the wires obscuring the on/off switch. The engine compartment is where the “integrated circuity” is and is full of wires. I pushed them around, trying to get them to stay out of the way so I could access the tiny button.After rearranging the wires under the hood, I was able to power it up. The simulated engine sound “roared” to life and the engine went to idle as the lights lit up the front, rear, and dash of the vehicle. These were all very nice details. But when I hit the forward button, my balloon popped.The sound for the vehicle driving forward is a short loop (~2 seconds) of an engine revving up. If you use your imagination, I guess it could be that the vehicle is accelerating and shifting gears as it proceeds, but it goes on continuously as you’re driving forward at a consistent speed . . . or slowing down -- very unrealistic to state it mildly. If fact, I found it outright annoying and intolerable, and finally had to turn the sound offThe sound while backing up is worse. The engine sound disappears altogether and is replaced by a “beep-beep-beep” sound like a forklift in a warehouse. Who’s silly idea was this? CRAZY!!! I now understand why the videos displaying the unit driving around don’t let you hear the full range of sounds, choosing instead to play motivational music to hide the fact that the sounds are horrible. In reverse braking mode, the brake lights come on and it lets out a PSSHHHT sound . . . as if it had air brakes like on a Kenworth semi. Cool, but unrealistic and out of place.There are other sound issues besides those already listed. If sitting still and you turn the steering, the engine sound stops and you hear a blinking turn signal instead. This can be turned off using the dip switches and the C button which leaves the engine idling sound active during reverse and just sitting with the wheels turned. There’s also a 3-minute idle limit, then the engine idle sound turns off. I guess this makes the Jeep more environmentally friendly for our tree huggers out there who don’t like vehicles to sit and idle.Instructions are average at best. They suffer from the standard Chinese-to-English translation shortfalls, but you can mostly understand what they’re getting at. A good example is “Please give the exhaust battery to the special environmental protection department” which I think means “Properly dispose of or recycle the battery when no longer serviceable.” Light functions are OK, but not great. It includes an anti-aircraft black-out “extension lamp”, but you can’t operate it without having the clearance lights and turn signals on. Additionally, the tail lights are always on unless you turn everything off, which can be done with dip switch 3, but that also disables the anti-aircraft black-out lamp.Installing the machine gun was a nightmare. It wasn’t easy identifying which screw was the JPL-1, and the torque necessary to screw it into the mount caused the included plastic-handled screwdriver to snap. Fortunately, I had a quality hobby screwdriver that did the job. Mounting the pole into the Jeep was also challenging and required a lot of torque.The winch has a generous 32 inches of cable (string). However, when testing the winch, the string immediately untied itself from the hook. After threading it back through the eyelet and tying it in a square knot, I put a drop of model glue on it to ensure it didn’t come untied again.I ran the model until the battery was low as indicated by the Jeep’s flashing lights and honking horn. I charged it, let it rest for a couple of hours, then played with the Jeep some more by testing its rock and ramp climbing capabilities. I was impressed. The soft rubber tires allowed it to climb a cardboard ramp at over 40 degrees inclination!After exhausting the battery during 40+ minutes of play, I removed it and noticed it was significantly swollen. Knowing this was a danger sign for LiPo batteries, I placed it in a fire-proof LiPo bag in a metal box for storage until I could dispose of it. I contacted Motion RC and they are shipping me a new battery. In the meantime, I’m just sitting here looking at the $89 model (plus shipping) as it sits on my bench.To make this Jeep better, the sound profile definitely needs improving & it needs a higher quality battery (safer 7.4V lithium-ion as opposed to LiPo). Additionally, I think it should be 1/16 scale.”
