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Last I heard from an independent and unnamed source is they can't find chassis plates the rest of the kits are packed and ready to ship if it's true, I'm lmfao

GoMachV wrote: ↑Thu Mar 27, 2025 9:51 am Last I heard from an independent and unnamed source is they can't find chassis plates the rest of the kits are packed and ready to ship if it's true, I'm lmfao

Really?

Considering they have the same sources as Fan has, and he has no problem getting them, it doesn't make a lot of sense but maybe they are looking for a better price or can't get the quantities.

Xtra Speed has three different graphite chassis for the RC10, including a TQ copy.

Just saying.

I can see that happening. There is a difference in finding someone who can make 50 or 100 pieces and finding someone who can make 3,000 of them in a short timeframe at a price that is acceptable.

Also FanRC is selling retail or direct to the shops, so if a part costs FanRC $30 to buy in he can make a good profit selling it at $60. Due to the much longer supply chain involved, and that profit margins are usually based on percentages rather an actual amounts, for Associated to retail the same part at $60 their initial production costs could have to be down to $10-15 at most. If Thunder Tiger can't get them cheap enough you could end up with a $150-250 premium for the graphite version.

terry.sc wrote: ↑Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:37 pm you could end up with a $150-250 premium for the graphite version.

Yep, and if that happens only about 98.9% of the AE fanbase would pay it.

1911Colt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:24 pm

terry.sc wrote: ↑Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:37 pm you could end up with a $150-250 premium for the graphite version.

Yep, and if that happens only about 98.9% of the AE fanbase would pay it.

If they did a coffin car, I would consider it. I already have an original graphite, that is cooler than anything they'll offer.

juicedcoupe wrote: ↑Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:31 pm

1911Colt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 27, 2025 2:24 pm

terry.sc wrote: ↑Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:37 pm you could end up with a $150-250 premium for the graphite version.

Yep, and if that happens only about 98.9% of the AE fanbase would pay it.

If they did a coffin car, I would consider it. I already have an original graphite, that is cooler than anything they'll offer.

Yup, Fan pretty much has every other rc10 graphite chassis design covered and then some, except for the coffin shape.

I do have to say the FanRC FR01 really is pretty good if you don't care about it coming from a different source from the same region.

The Fan RC probably comes from Associated molds anyways so it's likely no different.... or better

juicedcoupe wrote: ↑Thu Mar 27, 2025 1:01 pm Xtra Speed has three different graphite chassis for the RC10, including a TQ copy.

Just saying.

Speaking of Xtra Speed, does anyone have the skinny on their stealth transmission, and also the plastic parts they're selling? I know Fan RC was available for a short time on RCMart, but seem to have been pulled around the time AE made a stink about IP or whatever. I wondered if they are a rebrand, since it seems odd that someone else would dive into injection moulding vintage RC10 parts.