@@TomleyRC I didn’t have Xmods kit either growing up, but had gotten a kit for my son, just as they were phazing them out. They were pretty cool, but to get upgrade kits equal to what you get in this HeX kit, I would’ve had to spend so much more money.
@@BangForYourBuckRc I had the blue Honda Civic variant from back in the day. I was 12 and my dad got my brother the RSX for our birthday from Radio Shack. While they were not hobby-grade per se, they had tons of customization and brought me into the hobby. Great times.
Definitely a rebirth of the X-mod. Definitely like the tunability/customization options. Still, for just a little more money I would probably pick the Carisma GT24 Subaru over this... with the 8000kv brushless motor and 2s lipo that comes stock, those things scream!
That's exactly what I was thinking. I still got my mustang and acura rsx models. I bring them out once in a while for nestolgia sake, wish they had a lipo battery though. They eat aaa batteries for breakfast, lol
Man I had some fun with that car, I had the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo with lights and stuff. That a little while ago haha, I think it was around 2000's. Hopefully we can buy this in Europe because I want one!
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🤔 it looks a lot like the old Radio Shack xmods with a new body.
Yeah I’m sure I had something like this in the 90s…maybe not RC though? The def had tires and motors and shit but might have been for a track or drag not RC
Not quite as “cool” imo, but definitely more practical in this day and age than XMODS due to being rechargeable 2.4 etc. I still have a huge collection of xmods and some still sealed! Seeing this brought a lot of nostalgia to my childhood, bang on about the STEM aspect as tinkering with things like this teaches a lot.
I was just thinking the same about mine but realised they were disposed of years ago sadly. Great kits. Loved the SVT Mustang and I had the later generation H2 which was alright.
Dude! I miss those. I used to have one. XMods used to be all the rage when I was in junior high because of the Fast and the Furious movies. My friends and I would always get in trouble for bringing these to school.
Very cool. Most of the fun I have with RC centers around building them. With the trend going more towards the RTR side of things, its good to see a builders kit still available for kids to get started with. Two thumbs up. Good to here about the collaboration your doing with the other guys. Can't wait to see your vid. You already got Matt beat, his speed limit is determined by how close the nearest curb is. Hah. Be well, and have fun. 😀
What an awesome toy! When you introduced this I was worried it might just be a case of great idea but with poor execution and then seeing how the red car drove to begin with I was thinking it was a fail. However the 4WD conversion made all the difference. I want to be a kid again so I can open the big set on Christmas Day 😂 The tuneability is really what would excite me the most although it is also important the car is fun to drive.
I've been seeing these at target in the United States for like idk. 3 years now? Maybe 2. But I thought they were cool after I bought my first rc car (XMAXX). I should buy this for my kids. But keep chucking money into my scx24. And probably that new Traxxas trx4
My 13 year old loves RCS and building them. Finishing up a Tamiya Super Hot Shot right now. Looks like an awesome Christmas gift to get us through the 5 months of winter! And he has played with Hex bugs so this works great. Thank you!
not only good at teaching them how to take things apart but how to make decisions, use tools, and "think" and then "do" Back in the day, we'd put a model together and on the shelf it'd go...now you can actually drive it.
Looks like a knock off of xmods cars I used to play with when I was kid. Or even the zip zaps micro rc. The xmods were pretty cool back then. But still used alkaline batteries and brushed motors. They should make a brushless lipo version x mods line. Id buy in
Parents take note: garden hose is a cheap and fun way to make a track. And if you have pets it's a good idea to vacuum before running the cars on carpet because pet hair can bind the wheels and burn up the motor.
Very cool Mini Racers! When I was in this age category we only had mini slot cars. There was a massive wooden track in town. We rode our bikes there to test our slots against the rest of the town’s early tweekers! Great memories 😊 This kit is wonderful for the new age of tweekers! Thanks for the rekindled memories.
To test against the rest of the towns early tweakers?? Lmao You kind of outed yourself there......... It’s cool when my buddies and I were teenagers we’d sniff speed and go skate. Oh the great times!
@@rambomacleod2927 i think you are the one who outed their self. He was referring to tweaking his slot cars, tuning them and upgrading them. He wasn't referring to tweaking on speed like you and your buddies use to do apparently.
My son would love these, but I fear he'd get them, put all the mods on, and it would get played with once in a while. Which is a shame, as, like you, I'd have loved something like this when I was a kid. 🤷🏻♂️
this actually shows why my preference of car for race is not a short car, but neither too long, and preference of control and steering over speed. goes for RC, irl and videogame cars alike.
Blown away with the intricacy of the car, clip together plug and play. Hours of fun wonder if the battery is changeable in the car? Well worth the £49 or the £89 for the bigger bundle deal.
yeah totally......now for a "kid" still kind of pricey but what isn't these days? I was shocked when I looked at the price of model kits.....back when I was a kid, $2.00 for an ok one, $3.49 for a really good one. I'd shovel someone's walk in the winter for a dollar and do 2 or 3 and off I'd go to the department store.....
Reminds me of Zip-Zaps I loved as a kid. They were made by radio-shack back when they were THE electronic place to shop. Sadly you can’t find them much anymore.
I like this video a lot, something about your accent, smooth tone and the fact that I love R/C's and I'm just in ahhh about these cars. Never thought an R/C could be changed so easy, even as a kid you could do it. I just had one with 4 body pins and interchangeable bodysuits, this has everything!
I started RC with zipzaps as a tween. I then upgraded to x-mods, and finally hobby grade. One thing I liked doing was testing all of the optional parts to find the best combination. It turned out stickiest tires, dual motor (hot glue) using the fastest (purple?) motors was the winningest combination. That was zipzaps, i did the same thing for x-modz.
Interesting, I already know their bug race tracks. Would you say these cars are more 1/18 or 1/24? As long Tamiya hasn't re-re the old Tam-Tech racing cars I'm searching for an on-road equivalent for my SCX24s
When looking for an onroad equivalent for scx 24, I'm guessing you want scale look and driving and honestly you don't get anything near the details of the mini-z autoscale bodies so I suggest getting a chassis that fits these bodies (gl- racing GLR or GLA are very good for racing, GLD if you want scale RWD drifter) or just get an original mini z RTR.
Thank you boths so much for your quick response. Mini Z's a geat concept, but it's 1 by 28 (also the Hexmod car, which I found out in the meantime). So I'll go for your suggestion with the Carisma👍
It was this video a year ago that made me want one. I remember when these had licensed bodies. Found the Nighthawk and Vulture Hooniganish purple truck for $30 total US on eBay. I needed a smile. 🤓
Uh.. XMODS in the early 2000s. Just 2.4 now, really didn't even change the name and no carrying case... Not sure what your considering "a kid" lol 😂 ... I'm 51 and I'm still a kid 🤣 .. but not sure how old you are (and you're definitely still a kid) 👍
@TomleyRC Hexbug has been bought out, and/or something else major has happened or is happening. The Entertainer toy shops have been selling these for £36 for the big red set and £20 for the smaller yellow set, that's 60% off each. I went all in! I got them just too late for my son's birthday party, but we might get his mates back at Christmas and set up a race day in the village hall. I bought some Halfords foam floor mats to make a nice grippy track.
they were around... Called X-Mods by Radio shack, looks like they just bought the production rights to X-Mods... all those upgrade kits came as "extras" you could buy
i bought the 90 dollar one IT DIDNT EVEN WORK RIGHT! THE SCREWS TO ATTACH THE RIMS WNE TINTO THE CAR AND I DIDNT WANT TO DISSASBLE THE ENTIRE CAR SO I HAD TO RETURN IT BRUHHHHHH. im so dissapointed
History of that car I think. First I used to own a xmod from radio shack. This is like almost exactly it's a little different same concept I think there is something to do with a little exchanging in companies. Like hexbugs bought that from probably radio shack. Actually the x mods I don't know who made them it's a China thing probably. But Xbox came out before kyosho on those exact cars. If it would be anybody that owned rights it was the x mods first. But these hex mods are you hearing what I'm saying.. I'm going off of memory so. If I got anything wrong I didn't Google it. But I know this is pretty much a Xmod
You can't be any older than me and I remember the Tamiya Tamtech 1/24th rc cars from the 80s. I could not afford one when they were new, but when they were discontinued my mom got me the store model from the hobby shop in the mall...
If you are around 30-40 years old we had x mods way better then these probably they was real mini 1/24 scale hobby grade rc cars that you could buy tons of hop ups like faster motors and gearing rims tires body kits lights battery update ECT crazzy stuff and there was a bunch of different types of cars, I still got mine one is a charger, the mustang fastback, Toyota supra, Camaro And 2 more which I forgot what they are and I have every performance and option parts of each one as well I still bring them out once in a while and race them with friends on my mini z track
Looking to buy my littlen his first rc car. £100 to £120 he prefers his sports cars. Any good suggestions to buy in the uk. I have no idea what’s good or not. I am also no stretching his budget as he already has a steam deck. Which cost a bomb. Thanks in advance.
These existed about 15 years ago, they were called X Mods and had real licensed cars. I use to have the Yellow R34 Skyline and a 04 Cobra R Mustang, it came red but my dad and I painted it black.
xmods are what made me fall in love with rc. i still like 1/28 scale the most because you can use bodys off of typical model kits if you retrofit them. mini z is terribly overprices but they are great cars although ive never owned one.
Cheaper versions of the old Radio Shack Xmods. The aftermarket for xmods was insane. I had a full gpm aluminum awd little beast. Speeds could be damn near uncontrollable.
Kyosho Mini-Z is still King in this class of rc-cars. With the use of AAA Batteries you can drive round the clock. And the steering is really smooth with a real servo.. Ofcourse the price is also King...
Umm the xmods was the original one of these they was so much better way more parts to upgrade or customize. Very similar but I was getting my xmlds up to 35 mph which was fast and we had a top ten drag lost at school like street outlaws does but this was way before street outlaws and I was always 1st and 2nd on the list they was beasts and we would drag race them in the hallways during lunch for a dollar per race so if you win you get the other guys dollar. I might get one Ioce real rc race ars and race 1/10 scale at our local indoor carpet track and I have a huge mini z track in my shop so I might get a few of these to race as well looks fun and cheaper then mini z. Well they look way to twitchy for a cheaper mini rc car to buy a few of them to have races with friends since all ymmfeiends don't have mini z and those are expensive but if I make Emm AWD then it might be do able
Reminds you of X-Mods? I see a borderline carbon copy. Even the trigger on the controller looks identical to the old XMod controller trigger, and the controller was altered to look less.. weaponized?
I just got one of the Pro Series Elite Raceway kits. Seriously, I wish this thing was out when I was a kid. Ah well, at least I'm an adult with disposable income now.
If you like the cars,you should check out the truck. It looks like a mid 70s Ford truck. I think it's called the vulture. I have the red car and the truck. I really like them.
I genuinely hope that these become huge! Great price point, looks like decent quality, now we just need replacement or 3rd party parts. I really miss XMods, I had the copper 350z and the Transformers Police Mustang, loved them both, think they were stolen though, they just disappeared out of my stuff years ago.
please help. does anyone remember like 13 ish years ago they had a car at target that was a lot like this and similar in size? the one i bought was offroad and u could adjust the ride height slightly and it was awd. roughly around 50 bucks. also came in a black case to carry it around i think kinda like a xmod. this came out after the xmod and pretty sure it was a target exclusive thing. been trying to find one cause i used to love it and i dont know what happened to it
we did have cars like that they were called X-mods and were sold at Radio Shacks they even made the cars from transformers back then and you could buy new parts to upgrade them :D
I wonder is there some way to Jimmy rig a 3wire servo into the steering and make it more hobby grade - won't like I'm quite interested just for the customise options and just fun in general
We had X-Mods cars probably 17 years ago or so. Most of the upgrades were sold separately. I bought my wife a WRX with all the fixings.
they look a lot like X mods to me. ... minus the license cars.
Kinda reminds me of those x-mods. With way more options in one kit. Very fun and complete kit Phil!
Yes, although xmods were something I never had (I was a young adult at the time.. living my best life haha)
I just watched a video on those, also very cool.
Thanks for the tip.
@@TomleyRC I didn’t have Xmods kit either growing up, but had gotten a kit for my son, just as they were phazing them out. They were pretty cool, but to get upgrade kits equal to what you get in this HeX kit, I would’ve had to spend so much more money.
@@TomleyRC you should try to get one!
@@BangForYourBuckRc I had the blue Honda Civic variant from back in the day. I was 12 and my dad got my brother the RSX for our birthday from Radio Shack. While they were not hobby-grade per se, they had tons of customization and brought me into the hobby. Great times.
xmod knockoff?
yes indeed apparently
I think I remember Hex buying xmods
I was gonna say exactly that. Still got mine
Made by the same company that made xmods.
Exactly what I saw. I still have all 3 of mine.
Definitely a rebirth of the X-mod. Definitely like the tunability/customization options. Still, for just a little more money I would probably pick the Carisma GT24 Subaru over this... with the 8000kv brushless motor and 2s lipo that comes stock, those things scream!
What happened to X Mods?? Kind of disappeared. Totally agree with you on this.
Yeah the Carisma’s are good. Although not as ‘educational’ tuneable as these
That's exactly what I was thinking. I still got my mustang and acura rsx models. I bring them out once in a while for nestolgia sake, wish they had a lipo battery though. They eat aaa batteries for breakfast, lol
@@Daytonafox1 RadioShack went away…
Man I had some fun with that car, I had the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo with lights and stuff.
That a little while ago haha, I think it was around 2000's. Hopefully we can buy this in Europe because I want one!
🤔 it looks a lot like the old Radio Shack xmods with a new body.
I still have my awd xmod! Love it! still trying to find a Subaru body
My yellow skyline was maxed out and then got stolen.
Still got my blue Scooby, yellow skyline, silver supra and orange 350z
if you look at the chassis they are different too. But the same idea.....
These are very reminiscent of the old RadioShack X mods.
the zipzaps?
@@Dr.Mcstaby those too
Yeah I’m sure I had something like this in the 90s…maybe not RC though? The def had tires and motors and shit but might have been for a track or drag not RC
Not quite as “cool” imo, but definitely more practical in this day and age than XMODS due to being rechargeable 2.4 etc. I still have a huge collection of xmods and some still sealed! Seeing this brought a lot of nostalgia to my childhood, bang on about the STEM aspect as tinkering with things like this teaches a lot.
I was just thinking the same about mine but realised they were disposed of years ago sadly. Great kits. Loved the SVT Mustang and I had the later generation H2 which was alright.
I bought these for my kids when they were called Xmod, at RadioShack. My kids are 30 now.
These are like the Radio Shack Xmods
Dude! I miss those. I used to have one. XMods used to be all the rage when I was in junior high because of the Fast and the Furious movies.
My friends and I would always get in trouble for bringing these to school.
Pretty impressive little cars, Phil! 😃
Fantastic run and review!!!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
Cheers mate. You too 👍
Very cool.
Most of the fun I have with RC centers around building them. With the trend going more towards the RTR side of things, its good to see a builders kit still available for kids to get started with.
Two thumbs up.
Good to here about the collaboration your doing with the other guys. Can't wait to see your vid. You already got Matt beat, his speed limit is determined by how close the nearest curb is. Hah.
Be well, and have fun. 😀
Haha… I’m really looking forward to the build 👌
What an awesome toy! When you introduced this I was worried it might just be a case of great idea but with poor execution and then seeing how the red car drove to begin with I was thinking it was a fail. However the 4WD conversion made all the difference. I want to be a kid again so I can open the big set on Christmas Day 😂 The tuneability is really what would excite me the most although it is also important the car is fun to drive.
Kids: "Dad can we play with your toys?!?!?"
Him: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I got my full kit this Christmas lol I was hyped
I've been seeing these at target in the United States for like idk. 3 years now? Maybe 2. But I thought they were cool after I bought my first rc car (XMAXX). I should buy this for my kids. But keep chucking money into my scx24. And probably that new Traxxas trx4
Only recently launched in the UK. Not sure how long they have been out in the US
My 13 year old loves RCS and building them. Finishing up a Tamiya Super Hot Shot right now. Looks like an awesome Christmas gift to get us through the 5 months of winter! And he has played with Hex bugs so this works great. Thank you!
Nice! And good choice on the Super Hot Shot
not only good at teaching them how to take things apart but how to make decisions, use tools, and "think" and then "do"
Back in the day, we'd put a model together and on the shelf it'd go...now you can actually drive it.
Yes agree. More than just an RC Toy 👍
That's really cool 😎 never seen anything like that before with everything included. Looks fun
Looks like a knock off of xmods cars I used to play with when I was kid. Or even the zip zaps micro rc. The xmods were pretty cool back then. But still used alkaline batteries and brushed motors. They should make a brushless lipo version x mods line. Id buy in
Brushless 👌
I was tempted to pick one of these up for my kids! Xmods and miniz like
Xmods are the best 👌
They were around when we were kids, they were called X-Mods. Usually bought from Radio Shack here in the States!
Parents take note: garden hose is a cheap and fun way to make a track. And if you have pets it's a good idea to vacuum before running the cars on carpet because pet hair can bind the wheels and burn up the motor.
Wander if radio shacks x mods things will fit
Possibly!
hmmm it reminds me of the old X mods cars wonder if the bodys also fit
I used to work for X-Mods. I think they bought X-Mods and these are basically the same? we had a lot of fun racing XMods and modding them...
I can imagine it was lots of fun 😀
Deffo if I did ave that back in time I could stop braking the Nikos RC cars and the old RC cars and trucks with the remote cord 😂😂
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I know what I am getting my 11yo son this Christmas, thanks!!
We had Record-Breakers back in the days. This is probably going to cost me some money.
Was wondering if anyone would mention em
Tomley, Your so close to 100k, have any plans on what you will do to celebrate?
Probably have a small cake on my own haha
Four-wheel drive with the faster motor
Very cool Mini Racers!
When I was in this age category we only had mini slot cars. There was a massive wooden track in town. We rode our bikes there to test our slots against the rest of the town’s early tweekers!
Great memories 😊
This kit is wonderful for the new age of tweekers!
Thanks for the rekindled memories.
To test against the rest of the towns early tweakers?? Lmao You kind of outed yourself there......... It’s cool when my buddies and I were teenagers we’d sniff speed and go skate. Oh the great times!
@@rambomacleod2927 i think you are the one who outed their self. He was referring to tweaking his slot cars, tuning them and upgrading them. He wasn't referring to tweaking on speed like you and your buddies use to do apparently.
That’s a cool toy for any kid big or little 😉👍
These look the absolute nuts, no bawl bags needed 😂😂
That red one goes as fast as my E-bike is legally allowed to go. 😲
Yeah definitely wish I had something like these when I was a kid.
Xmods from the early 2000s
Quality video! Engaging all the way. These look fun. Wish I had the space for an indoor track cause this beats Scalextric hands down for me.
My son would love these, but I fear he'd get them, put all the mods on, and it would get played with once in a while. Which is a shame, as, like you, I'd have loved something like this when I was a kid. 🤷🏻♂️
Yeah, I guess it depends on the attention span of todays kids. No computers or 100’s of channels on TV to watch when I (we) were kids.
@@TomleyRC only 3 when I was young!! 😳
this actually shows why my preference of car for race is not a short car, but neither too long, and preference of control and steering over speed. goes for RC, irl and videogame cars alike.
These remind of the Xmod RC.
Blown away with the intricacy of the car, clip together plug and play. Hours of fun wonder if the battery is changeable in the car? Well worth the £49 or the £89 for the bigger bundle deal.
Yeah, good price really when you look at how much toys cost nowadays!
Spettacolare... ciao dall'Italia
Get a couple of friends everybody buy one have a little fun
that's the theory behind the mini z....the issue though is room for a track. Where I live his shop would be $2500 CDN a month.
Pretty cool little kits to be fair 👍😀😀
yeah totally......now for a "kid" still kind of pricey but what isn't these days?
I was shocked when I looked at the price of model kits.....back when I was a kid, $2.00 for an ok one, $3.49 for a really good one. I'd shovel someone's walk in the winter for a dollar and do 2 or 3 and off I'd go to the department store.....
Reminds me of Zip-Zaps I loved as a kid. They were made by radio-shack back when they were THE electronic place to shop. Sadly you can’t find them much anymore.
These are fantastic! What a great little product line. An indoor Grand Prix challenge, with several of them, would be great fun.
Yeah, lots of different mods to do as well. Glad I realised you can make them 4wd 😅
@@TomleyRC Multiple cars, two different classes. That could spice things up!
Wow, that's pretty interesting.
This made me miss my x-mods lol
I like this video a lot, something about your accent, smooth tone and the fact that I love R/C's and I'm just in ahhh about these cars. Never thought an R/C could be changed so easy, even as a kid you could do it. I just had one with 4 body pins and interchangeable bodysuits, this has everything!
I started RC with zipzaps as a tween. I then upgraded to x-mods, and finally hobby grade. One thing I liked doing was testing all of the optional parts to find the best combination. It turned out stickiest tires, dual motor (hot glue) using the fastest (purple?) motors was the winningest combination. That was zipzaps, i did the same thing for x-modz.
Interesting, I already know their bug race tracks. Would you say these cars are more 1/18 or 1/24? As long Tamiya hasn't re-re the old Tam-Tech racing cars I'm searching for an on-road equivalent for my SCX24s
Carisma have the gt24 which is brushless and 1/24 scale if you're after something that size for on road.
When looking for an onroad equivalent for scx 24, I'm guessing you want scale look and driving and honestly you don't get anything near the details of the mini-z autoscale bodies so I suggest getting a chassis that fits these bodies (gl- racing GLR or GLA are very good for racing, GLD if you want scale RWD drifter) or just get an original mini z RTR.
Thank you boths so much for your quick response. Mini Z's a geat concept, but it's 1 by 28 (also the Hexmod car, which I found out in the meantime). So I'll go for your suggestion with the Carisma👍
Not sure on the exact scale. But very similar to Mini-z’s
Very cool learning tool indeed
Yes, get the kids off the Internet!
@@TomleyRC 💯%
I love this channel!!! I am so happy that it is nearly a 100k subs! Keep up the great work Phil!
Come on Phil men don't read instructions 😜
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Say no more imma order
It was this video a year ago that made me want one. I remember when these had licensed bodies. Found the Nighthawk and Vulture Hooniganish purple truck for $30 total US on eBay. I needed a smile. 🤓
Just like the x mods, the steering is junk!
Yeah, needs a little servo really
How do you get those awesome shots with the rc cars?
Little Insta360 Cam. Link in the description
Uh.. XMODS in the early 2000s. Just 2.4 now, really didn't even change the name and no carrying case... Not sure what your considering "a kid" lol 😂 ... I'm 51 and I'm still a kid 🤣 .. but not sure how old you are (and you're definitely still a kid) 👍
@TomleyRC Hexbug has been bought out, and/or something else major has happened or is happening. The Entertainer toy shops have been selling these for £36 for the big red set and £20 for the smaller yellow set, that's 60% off each. I went all in! I got them just too late for my son's birthday party, but we might get his mates back at Christmas and set up a race day in the village hall. I bought some Halfords foam floor mats to make a nice grippy track.
This should be a standard for beginners!
they were around... Called X-Mods by Radio shack, looks like they just bought the production rights to X-Mods... all those upgrade kits came as "extras" you could buy
i bought the 90 dollar one IT DIDNT EVEN WORK RIGHT! THE SCREWS TO ATTACH THE RIMS WNE TINTO THE CAR AND I DIDNT WANT TO DISSASBLE THE ENTIRE CAR SO I HAD TO RETURN IT BRUHHHHHH. im so dissapointed
Years ago we had these and they were called "X-mods" exactly the same kits.
Oh, look. It comes with different gears. Which car said it would go faster with a gear they didn't even make? Oh, ya. Traxxas Bandit VXL.
My long-lost English brother uploading constant fire content. Those things are friggin sweet!
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History of that car I think. First I used to own a xmod from radio shack. This is like almost exactly it's a little different same concept I think there is something to do with a little exchanging in companies. Like hexbugs bought that from probably radio shack. Actually the x mods I don't know who made them it's a China thing probably. But Xbox came out before kyosho on those exact cars. If it would be anybody that owned rights it was the x mods first. But these hex mods are you hearing what I'm saying.. I'm going off of memory so. If I got anything wrong I didn't Google it. But I know this is pretty much a Xmod
You can't be any older than me and I remember the Tamiya Tamtech 1/24th rc cars from the 80s. I could not afford one when they were new, but when they were discontinued my mom got me the store model from the hobby shop in the mall...
Tamtech’s were cool
If you are around 30-40 years old we had x mods way better then these probably they was real mini 1/24 scale hobby grade rc cars that you could buy tons of hop ups like faster motors and gearing rims tires body kits lights battery update ECT crazzy stuff and there was a bunch of different types of cars, I still got mine one is a charger, the mustang fastback, Toyota supra, Camaro And 2 more which I forgot what they are and I have every performance and option parts of each one as well I still bring them out once in a while and race them with friends on my mini z track
Looking to buy my littlen his first rc car. £100 to £120 he prefers his sports cars. Any good suggestions to buy in the uk. I have no idea what’s good or not. I am also no stretching his budget as he already has a steam deck. Which cost a bomb. Thanks in advance.
I still have 10 O.G. Xmods
Nice!
These existed about 15 years ago, they were called X Mods and had real licensed cars. I use to have the Yellow R34 Skyline and a 04 Cobra R Mustang, it came red but my dad and I painted it black.
xmods are what made me fall in love with rc. i still like 1/28 scale the most because you can use bodys off of typical model kits if you retrofit them. mini z is terribly overprices but they are great cars although ive never owned one.
Cheaper versions of the old Radio Shack Xmods. The aftermarket for xmods was insane. I had a full gpm aluminum awd little beast. Speeds could be damn near uncontrollable.
It's not identical to the X-Mods but defo an evolution and rebrand! Everything from lights body and drivetrain mods are very similar!
I won a HUGE lot of Radio Shack XMODS on ebay in the late 2000s and they were a blast.
Kyosho Mini-Z is still King in this class of rc-cars. With the
use of AAA Batteries you can drive round the clock. And the steering is really smooth with a real servo.. Ofcourse the price is also King...
What's the super flat carpet called ya threw down to create the track?
It’s just cheap ‘corded’ carpet.
@@TomleyRC thank you ☺️
Come on Tom back in the 80s I raced modified scalextric 94 ft circuit Chris red F I raced Williams and if I won he always said he's haven a bad day.
I've seen this in Target for years. And I never seem to be in there without the girlfriend. She already knows I'm a child...
I think the UK release was quite recent
Umm the xmods was the original one of these they was so much better way more parts to upgrade or customize. Very similar but I was getting my xmlds up to 35 mph which was fast and we had a top ten drag lost at school like street outlaws does but this was way before street outlaws and I was always 1st and 2nd on the list they was beasts and we would drag race them in the hallways during lunch for a dollar per race so if you win you get the other guys dollar. I might get one Ioce real rc race ars and race 1/10 scale at our local indoor carpet track and I have a huge mini z track in my shop so I might get a few of these to race as well looks fun and cheaper then mini z. Well they look way to twitchy for a cheaper mini rc car to buy a few of them to have races with friends since all ymmfeiends don't have mini z and those are expensive but if I make Emm AWD then it might be do able
Reminds you of X-Mods? I see a borderline carbon copy. Even the trigger on the controller looks identical to the old XMod controller trigger, and the controller was altered to look less.. weaponized?
Just like x mods.. have three laying around somewhere.. loved swapping stuff with friends
I just got one of the Pro Series Elite Raceway kits. Seriously, I wish this thing was out when I was a kid. Ah well, at least I'm an adult with disposable income now.
Lots of great micro RC cars coming out now, but still nothing that matches the incredible Dr!ft RC.
Has anyone tried putting a Tamiya Plasma Dash or Ultra Dash motors on these? lol
If you like the cars,you should check out the truck. It looks like a mid 70s Ford truck. I think it's called the vulture. I have the red car and the truck. I really like them.
They were around when I was a little guy, probably 10-12 years old I'm now 35, they were called X-mods in the states
I spent 265.00 on 1 car and it's upgrades...RiP Xmods and RadioShack
Almost at 100k. Ive been watching your videoa for a couple years and subbed very early, i beleive it was before 30k.
So dope!! But one major annoying thing. You can't race them because they share the same frequency! Kills the fun so much!
I found them on Amazon. I’m getting both, thanks for the cool products! Keep it up sir!
Think these were available when you were a kid they were xmods... judging by the name this is a straight knockoff
I genuinely hope that these become huge! Great price point, looks like decent quality, now we just need replacement or 3rd party parts. I really miss XMods, I had the copper 350z and the Transformers Police Mustang, loved them both, think they were stolen though, they just disappeared out of my stuff years ago.
unfortunately they are not good quality at all
We used to have xmods in like the 2000s looks like these are damn near identical even almost same name haha
Its X-Mods with ALL the mods in one package. Why couldn't we get this in the US?
please help. does anyone remember like 13 ish years ago they had a car at target that was a lot like this and similar in size? the one i bought was offroad and u could adjust the ride height slightly and it was awd. roughly around 50 bucks. also came in a black case to carry it around i think kinda like a xmod. this came out after the xmod and pretty sure it was a target exclusive thing. been trying to find one cause i used to love it and i dont know what happened to it
we did have cars like that they were called X-mods and were sold at Radio Shacks they even made the cars from transformers back then and you could buy new parts to upgrade them :D
There is another hexmod besides the two cars. A purple pickup truck called the Vulture. I picked mine up at a Target in the US.
About 15 years ago these were called xmods and I had to spend a ton of money to get different motors, gears, wheels, body’s oh and “crystals” lol
I wonder is there some way to Jimmy rig a 3wire servo into the steering and make it more hobby grade - won't like I'm quite interested just for the customise options and just fun in general