Can a WALMART Toy Grade RC ASCEND to Greatness?!? WHAT & WHY I did a Thing 🤔 

0:59 I got nearly 1M views with one of them puppies haha... right... I'll carry on watching now

I found myself in a delema like this just before Christmas. My Grandson wanted a Slash and being 5 years old, I was not eager to blow large money on a 5 year old. The RC Shop I do business with gave me a snow blower just before Christmas. I told them after I fixed and sold it, more than likely they would end up getting the money I made from selling it. Two days before Christmas the snowblower sold and I ended up buying him the 1/16 scale Slash. I enclosed a note from Santa telling him he was only allowed to run his Slash with Dad, mom, or Grandpa until he was older. He was elated and my daughter a bit miffed I spent that much on him. Hey, it was Christmas!

So my son got a Batmobile from Target for Christmas. Now I have a project. It's on!

Right out of the box it actually rips a lot better than I expected!

Wow actually seeing it run and going in the snow. That impressed me I'm really impressed.

I’m actually impressed with this toy for a Walmart rc. 2.4 it goes through grass n snow. Not bad for toy grade

You took it from awesome kids toy to rediculous man toy.. love it 😊

What was more impressive to me were your skills to rebuild that toy with actual hobby grade parts. You did an absolutely amazing job, im amazed.

In 2014 I took a newbright rc crawler and installed 2 axial xr10 motors an esc. futaba rx/tx used a mini hitec servo and was able to put proline flat irons on the stock wheels. Ended up being a fun truck for mud and creek bashing. Cool video I love seeing these builds

Things got bad for big box stores like Walmart and K-Mart when RC companies like Tyco disappeared. The grasshopper and Lobo were great cars from the 80's and 90's.

I have done the same thing to a toy grade RC from Kmart years ago , the process of making em faster with hobby grade electronics is fun but yep, they don't last long 😆

Honestly, that's probably the best toy grade I've seen! Looks like it has variable throttle and steering (which is better than 99% of toy grades) and has cool lights!

I still own my favourite childhood rc car. A Toyota Land cruiser FJ40 from 1981. It already had a 2-speed gearbox, lights, and a winch. I loved it. I have been thinking about upgrading it but I am afraid to ruin it.

damn RC toys have come a long way since I was a kid, back then they had no torque at all but this thing rips

Best rc intro ever.. ❤ These toys look like they come pre-broke. The one you got feels like it's related to HK/Wltoys.

The lights are cool. It actually preformed ok. I cant believe you actually broke it down and upgraded it. Amazing effort on your part. It still jams on 3 wheels. Great job.

Congrats on the success of this vid, well-deserved. Awesome job! You killed it!

I've done stuff like this to toy grade cars since I was a kid....now, they would strip gears, burn off tires you couldn't get replacements for, and all kinds of stuff, but it never stopped me! Now I've been building full sized stuff for 15 years. You have to start somewhere. 😌

That was crazy, man.

This video happen to come on my feed and ever since I've been into RC .....I'm 36 and never had this much fukin fun man thanks !!!!!

I remember as a kid we had cool rcs from Tyco like the rebound, fast Trax and Hovercraft! Ah those were the days!

If I was a kid & was given one of those I'd be bursting with joy.! That thing's awesome for a toy.!!! 👍 👍 👍 I remember being given a red Nikko buggy that looked like a Grasshopper & I was super happy... For 5 minutes, then the 8 AA batteries went dead... I ran in & grabbed another pack... The last pack... Aaaaannnd you can see where this is going. My parents went & got me some rechargeable batteries & a charger but as this was the mid 80's they took about 8 hours to charge & lasted about 3 minutes.! Sigh..... Then the gearbox went after a week or so & maybe 10 short runs.. We went back to Toys R us but they only had a couple of RCs in stock so I ended up with a Group C Le Mans style car that needed a perfectly smooth surface to run on... Our house was fully carpeted.!.. It couldn't even run on the driveway because my Dad put ripples in the concrete. The road was tar & gravel, the paths were wonky flagstones.... Siiiigghhhh... 😢 😢 I'm still traumatized... (maybe that's why I overcompensate nowadays by trying to cram 6 or 8S into every RC I own).?? I ended up taking it apart & pulled all the parts out... I made myself a little RC boat from a pop bottle, a pop can & BluTack which was far more durable & fun than anything Nikko made in the 80s.!

When I was a kid I had a Radio Shack Audi RC that I modified to fit a 540 motor. It was a rocket until the plastic diff exploded.

i love these type of videos. awesome seeing the minimal amount of money spent, even if it does kind of fail. subbed!

What a cool little project! Loved to do something like that back in the days too. 👍

That thing looked like fun stock.

Great vid and great upgrades! Come on people make sure you are subbed as the effort that goes into these vids is insane! Cheers Bro this was EPIC!

That was pretty crazy, more than doubled the top speed ha! New sub here, looking forward to watching more of your videos. Much love from Texas!

I remember when I was a kid niko made a half real rc it was 27mhz radio a 540 brushed moter and proportional steering that was almost shaped like a servo. I swapped most of it to real hobby grade parts

Hey, I know what went wrong. You went to Wally World to get an rc car. Just don't do that again and it'll get better. I promise.

I haven't seen the 24th scale big time muscle cars in years, we used to modify them buy wiring in a 4th battery and shaving out the steering for better angle. Good speed, good handling, enough power for jumps, love em.

My first official rc was from radio shack. It was a black 4x4 truck, my second was a giant f450 with swappable wheels to mat tracks also RS. Those were the best toy grade rc' I have ever seen. It got me into hobby grade. Thankfully they started making crawlers and then trail trucks when I was finally able to get my first new rc. My first new hobby grade was the AX10 kit.

You could have used 2 long(ish) screws to replace the plastic pins that broke on that back wheel! Lil thought for future fixes in other videos.. overall great video tho keep it up!

Appreciate the time you put in regardless bro!

This video was great! I loved the intro and all your commentary plus the added bonus of the random part working on it 🤣

I felt sad when that arm broke. That’s one thing I don’t miss about toy grade Rc cars

I randomly found this video and I found it interesting!! Thankfully I did because I just subscribed! I love the commentary!! 😂😂😂 keep up the great work! With that spirit, I can see you reach way more subscribers in no time!

Brilliant 👍👍

Always wanted to do something like this. I’m glad I watched this to see exactly how fast it would break😂. Little cars going stupid fast is one of my favorite things

I love the effort. Great video man!

That was absolutely hilarious. Rc life is good.

'gettin' it now!" - I see someone watches Kevin Talbot ;) (Also - congrats on your viral video! I bet that helps offset the frustration of this thing breaking in 30 seconds lol)

Oh man, that was so fun,I knew where it was going,,great video really enjoyed it!!!😊

It's fun to try n upgrade them to see how long they will pay. Surprise! Not long. Kind of miss messing around with these. Been awhile.

Man, I need to say, you are funny, your videos are pure joy... when you decided to go with 3 wheels.... LOL

Yea definitely a better rc for 60 bucks then i could get when I was a kid. And I’m only 20years old!! Love videos like this were a man completes a project. My dad has never been into projects so I have learned a lot on RU-vid. One day I’m going to get him hooked, as soon as I show him I can do it!!

Boy, you gave that thing some JUICE!

My first time coming to your channel but I have to say this was very interesting! You should do more of these. 💯💯 You got my sub!!

So funny and awesome that you did this. Kudos. Great content.

You put in just the right amount of effort to make it worthwhile. Body & lights are pretty cool .

Yep I got a green buggy from walmart recently, I bought some better and bigger tires for it, threw them on and the buggy was ripping and doing donuts....until the rear wheel broke off lol

That’s epic.

That was cool‼️👍👍🦾🦾

More upgradeable than I thought. That was really cool. Very disappointed it didn't last. Would have liked to see you get more fun out of it but it was awesome while it lasted

That thing is quick!!! Nice vid brotha 🤙🤙🤙

Man that was Awesome 😱👏👍

I had done a similar conversation on a car found at Goodwill. Had a broken stud on one of the wheel knuckles like what happened to your car when you crashed it. A well placed screw solved the problem. The screw replaced the stud.

This would be an awesome series!

For the 55 bucks, the Monster Jam Grave Digger is a good durable toy. No more New Bright junk. I bought one for my 3 year old grandson who already loves cars and this is his first RC. I thought he'd be a bit young, but I was wrong. He took right to it. It has a gyro in it so it can pull front and rear wheel stands and can run while in the wheelies. For 60 dollars? The whole family was playing with it and just loved it. Papa Dan was the hero yesterday. The Chinese are really giving Red Cat and Traxxas a run for their money.

Pretty entertaining stuff. I dig it. Nice work.

That's actually a pretty cool truck in vanilla form. The build looks pretty solid and looks like it could take some good off road abuse.

Man sounds like the next blipi

I notice hobby grade electronics ads slowly sneaking it’s way into toy grade stuff and it’s a good thing

Yea I've had a few of those exact same ones(without mods) and those plastic pins keeping the wheels straight break super easy

Awesome video, was watching and when you went for your second burn I noticed you were at beach grove school! Tsawwassen gang 🤙

Alternative for those watching getting ideas. You can get a Panda Tetra X1 from A Main hobbies from $80-100 depending on the color you want. 25 more dollars for a more common platform and more controls. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

As a kid i never had anreal "hobby" Rc car but i would take the motors out and swap them with high end hobby motors. The problem was the steering was not reponsive enough for the faster speeds.

The Monster Jam RC car with the super soft tires is actually really fun, faster than pretty much any of these other cars, and extremely lightweight and durable. My son and I have been playing with it for over year already. We drive it outside in the street, on grass and dirt. It is rechargeable and the battery holds a charge for a good amount of driving fun. Another really fun car is the RC Drifter at Costco. For $20, it is an awesome, super fun little car, but the plastic gear that meshes with the metal gear on the motor shaft doesn't last long. Still, it costs less than replacing the wheels on a Traxxas.

Great stuff! Keep it coming! Would love to see more of these projects. Subscribed.

Bro your a genius.. Subscribed.. Dude you made that thing amazing

Coolest rc vid I've seen in awhile. Awesome shit bro!

Cool project, after a while it's like what else can I buy, upgrade and break 😆 enjoyed the vid 😉👍

Nice job. It's actually a cool car for the price. I kind of like that big ass circuit board. Very enjoyable watching you upgrade and running on 3 wheels. Great job. 💯💯

Thanks for the video 🙂

Great video 👊

You should have sheared off all the studs and put a self tapping screw through the bottom to make it stronger

That looks really cool! I have the Power Craze Dune 24 and it’s a great little car for running around the house. Super fast for it’s size if you have the space to let it run (I take it on my street for that). I got a 2 year Walmart warranty on it for $3 in case it breaks.

Yea, that was cool. I've always wanted to try the same thing. looks like others have wanted to do it too.

Story of my life: Grown man buys cheap toys. Turns out to have a blast!

Loved it! A buddy of mine has a Walmart p.o.s he wants/thinks he can "fix" . I'll show him this....TY! 😂

Great video 👍👍

Can't wait until the next video like this one really cool.

So entertaining mate, thanks 👍🏻

That thing rips!

This was awesome had some laughs thx bro

Very entertaining!

I wonder what the 2 year protection plan, would’ve done for you 🤣 Awesome video and hilarious commentary🤘 Subscribed 👍👍

I bought those same cars for my niece and nephew this year and they love them. Glad to know that they are kinda decent :p

Great video 👍

Wow seems pretty neat for a Walmart score.

My son had the one at 0:44, I think I enjoyed bouncing that thing around the house more than he did. Little homie still isn’t allowed to touch my brushless rustler 4x4 build 😂

Man, that was the FUNNIEST video I've seen in years! HAHAH! Hours of work. Trashed in 3 minutes...AWESOME, LOL!!! That was basically the story of my entire childhood!!!

The moment we've all been waiting for

Oh my god I need more of this...

I love the ingenuity! I wondered if Walmart or Department store rc’s could be upgraded!

Great video. Love your enthusiasm. And love your ideas.

Nice upgrades

Man I have not received notifications about your videos for very long... Happy to see them showing up again! Even though your face looks weird.

damn dude great idea the video took off!

I'm actually impressed with the setup on that for what it is. If it wasn't for that suspension lol but for 50 bucks not bad. Usually they have a nice body and they're awful inside.