This ^^
And yes, Thunder Tiger is just pulling from the same playbook as Tamiya at this point. It is bordering on poor form, but, you can't blame them if we (I include myself here) keep buying them
As for the RC10 "brand", well, the 'Import Fighter' has now been an import for longer than it hasn't been, that is just the stark reality. Somehow we don't hold Gene and Roger culpable for that now do we. It is a nice color rose, our glasses, isn't it?
Lastly, Chinese/Taiwanese manufacturing being synonymous with poor quality is just patently untrue, and has been for like probably 20+ years now. Every country has excellent, good, and shitty manufacturing, it really boils down to what the customer is willing to pay for and what a company is willing to do to maximize their profits.
... this is the part where I *could* devolve into griping about how our country of corporations and government maximized profit and greed over maintaining manufacturing independence and sovereignty. But there is likely enough President's rolling in their graves at the moment, so I won't go any further
Happy President's Day!
