Re: Intriguing ad in RC Car Action - RC10 re-release?
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2013 10:13 am
Speaking of motors, do you think they will include a brushed motor with the kit?
ca-rj wrote:I just purchased a brand new (in package) Trinity P2K Pro 27T motor for my car. Once the car arrives it will get paired with a Tekin G11 ESC. Buying electronics months before the car arrives is killing me.
Good question. The re-re kit will be my first one from AE so I'm interested to know whether they include a motor or not.Dirtdiver wrote:Speaking of motors, do you think they will include a brushed motor with the kit?
Lonestar wrote:If I may ask... why this choice?ca-rj wrote:I just purchased a brand new (in package) Trinity P2K Pro 27T motor for my car. will get paired with a Tekin G11 ESC.
Must've missed it, thanks.gomachv wrote:It was discussed before- no motor, no msc
Yep, but nowadays it's rare for a store-front hobby shop to be able to compete with online private sellers/r/c stores in terms of pricing nevermind the ridiculous convenience of pointing and clicking your way through the internet for any r/c part around the world to have it show up on your front door a week later...no brainer, IMHO. I'd pay more for that convenience alone and rarely visit my LHS anymore.Coelacanth wrote:Yep that's the only advantage of your LHS ordering it for you--if the price on the item(s) itself is right, then let them eat the shipping cost.marlo wrote:True, no need now to order anything from your LHS, but at mine at least I don't have to pay for shipping, but instead need to wait on the " next Tuesday order" that's fine.85Edinger wrote:"I don't have that in stock, but I can order it for you."
Thanks, so can I.
justinspeed79 wrote:I blame the manufacturers for the fact that nobody stocks parts anymore. A small shop just can't justify, or afford, thousands in replacement parts when they know darn well that most of them will never get sold. The manufacturers should have a supportsystem for the hobby shops where they will buy back old stock or exchange it for new stock as new models come out.
Wandy wrote:I think this is very, very true. While all of the speculation has been going on over the last month I did a bit of reading up about Thunder Tiger and it seems they are looking to become a big player with the likes of Tamiya & Kyosho in their sights. I am sure they will have watched Tamiya's re-releases doing well and thought they could gain some serious rep by doing something similar with their "own" classic. I'm sure that this project has been driven heavily by TT and without their funding this would never have got off the ground, but ultimately it is Tamiya's groundwork in opening up a new niche that has allowed this amazing re-release to happen.terry.sc wrote:So for all the talk in this thread earlier about Chinese companies, if Associated was still US owned we wouldn't have had the rerelease.wydraz wrote:Just met the man himself Roger Curtis. He signed 2 cards for me....says he has no idea why the buggy is so popular and he wouldn't have rereleased it!
I wonder what Kyosho make of it all?
When I got back into the hobby a couple of years ago I was shocked and dismayed that 90% of the cars/trucks available today are RTR. I always loved putting the kits together, so much so that I have built numerous kits that never even got electronics just for the joy of building them. It is sad that today's generation entering the hobby are likely starting with an RTR without much option for a kit. If Traxxas offered some stuff as a kit version of the RTR complete with electronics I would gladly buy more of their stuff. Too much instant gratification in today's world.R/Cat wrote: Couldn't agree more. I still love to assemble, run and tinker with all my models just the way I did back in the '80's. I emphasize assemble because that's half the fun for me so you'll never see a RTR kit in my collection.
joeman37 wrote:When I got back into the hobby a couple of years ago I was shocked and dismayed that 90% of the cars/trucks available today are RTR. I always loved putting the kits together, so much so that I have built numerous kits that never even got electronics just for the joy of building them. It is sad that today's generation entering the hobby are likely starting with an RTR without much option for a kit. If Traxxas offered some stuff as a kit version of the RTR complete with electronics I would gladly buy more of their stuff. Too much instant gratification in today's world.R/Cat wrote: Couldn't agree more. I still love to assemble, run and tinker with all my models just the way I did back in the '80's. I emphasize assemble because that's half the fun for me so you'll never see a RTR kit in my collection.
For me the kit made it easier to do repairs because you were intimately familiar with your car or truck. Oh well, that is another big reason why I will get a re-re. It's also a reason why I like some of the Tamiya re-releases as well.
-Joe
You've definitely done them a service by requiring that they assemble the cars they run....they'll appreciate them a lot more and acquire/hone skills they'll use for a lifetime in all aspects of life as most of us older enthusiasts know. My first car (a Hornet) and second car (a LB) were built by my LHS back in the 80's but after that I was determined to learn to do it myself so I didn't have to pay $30 for assembly. Like your son, I ended up fixing some of the neighborhood kid's cars as a teenager.CBR240 wrote:^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
joeman37- I "couldn't agree more" with you guys also. When my youngest wanted a RTR RC10B4,1, and me to help pay for it; I told both boys if they would assemble a kit, I would buy it. I got him a RC10B4.2 kit, and he did an excellent job assembling it. He now helps his friends fix their RC cars/trucks. And then my older son decided he wanted a SC10. Same deal, he is assembling it now, and learning so much. And both had much more fun building than they thought they would. And they "mistakenly learned a lot in the process".
I noticed inside the front cover of Radio Control Car Action (my boys like it), there is a 2 full page advertisement (the old one with Jay and the trophy girl, ...) it says "Factory and aftermarket spares readily available". Is that just text from the original ad or a promise about the rere? I'm really hoping for parts such as stealth outdrives and white ball cups.