18001 Desert Racing Building Kit, Remote Control Off-Road Buggy Racer Car Toy Building Blocks Set, for Kids Age 8+ (394 Pieces)

Good fun

Its a great toy but when my son drives it small parts would fall off. Im afraid he may not find one of the parts and then he can no longer use it.

This is pretty comparable to the Traxxas Bandit, which I own. The Bandit is a rear wheel drive 2.4GHz buggy. This Mould King kit is quite similar, except the remote uses 0% or 100% motor control, instead of variable control, which is preferred. You are going FULL SPEED or STOP. I had a lot of fun driving this after the build. The problems with it? The instructions need improvement with the wiring of the motors. Lego has colored wire clips in their application-controlled kits. This could use those parts. The wires for the rear-wheel-drive motors are "magically" shorter in the assembly steps, but in reality, they are tangled fishing line in the back. Also, the battery holding design needs improvement. You are NOT going to insert a blue connector pin 100% fully into the SIDE holes of the battery where the holes are BLOCKED by a circuit board on both sides internally. Good luck with that. You might get a half unit connector inside, but NOT a full 1-unit connector. Try a mount using the bottom of the battery or try holding the battery with the END 3 holes on both ends or either end. Those holes WILL allow a 1-unit connector to go completely inside to hold the battery block in place. Also, do NOT forget to hold down the left button on the front of the remote for a moment, so A and B will combine when you press the driving UP or DOWN buttons. If not, you will only get ONE motor to spin, NOT both. By the way, you will NOT lose the front wheels when driving this. They STAY ON, even with "S" turns. I tried it. When I have time, I'm going to try to make some improvements. Maybe try the CADA power battery and remote. Maybe the Mould King 6 channel. It depends on what fits in the back.

Missing parts, no tires, bad motor and signs of use (stickers already applied, some parts are already together and wear on axles) not to mention the parts were in ziploc bags. Now I have to wait days for a refund to find a different set.

Sorry to see the other reviewers had issues, but my buggy is working great. Be advised, this is not a simple build because of all the technic pins and pieces, and since most of the parts are in black, the instructions can be a real challenge to figure out. None of parts were missing and the buggy is actually pretty fast for a Lego style model. The suspension works really well and the battery lasts a good amount of time. One thing is, I was not able to get the phone app to connect, but the included RC controller works fine. I am glad I got this on Prime Day because it made it a real value.

my battery just wont turn on i press the button but it shuts off right after i release and it wont power anything

Easy build. Really quick

Almost identical pieces to a Lego Technic set, you can tell they are a bit different but works and all pieces snap on about the same as a the Lego sets. Instruction book was on point, again just the same as a Lego set. No issues with the electronic parts, actually very impressed with how fast it is ! Looking forward to the next build from this brand !