That may be the case but once again that doesnt mean they are off brands. We have no xray dealers in our country. Wr have kyosho, yokomo, serpent, snrc, vbc, arc and sakura. The only way to get xray kits and parts are via international online stores. But that doesn't give me the right to call the xray an off brand simply because it has no brand presence on this side of the world.