03-09-2017, 02:38 PM | #61 | |
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| Re: Is it just me, or is axial overpriced? Quote:
Who ever said Fosters was ours as well.....it aint by ****ing choice, that's cockies piss in a can we export to the poms for shits and giggles | |
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03-09-2017, 04:44 PM | #62 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tri-cities, WA
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I've heard the same thing about fosters by the host of a show I listen to on sirius that is from Brisbane. | |
03-09-2017, 05:33 PM | #63 | |
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03-09-2017, 08:09 PM | #64 |
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| Re: Is it just me, or is axial overpriced? and at the time of them designing it there were a couple fantastic examples of how to pull off a fwd motor mount and tcase with their existing scx10 gears... all they woulda had to do was maybe throw gcm or dinky a bone and utilize their basic idea and then refine it for mass production.
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03-09-2017, 10:01 PM | #65 | ||
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03-09-2017, 10:55 PM | #66 |
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| Re: Is it just me, or is axial overpriced?
yeah i dont think we settle for sloppy rigs as much as immediately replace most the moving parts before the first run. |
03-09-2017, 11:07 PM | #67 |
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| Re: Is it just me, or is axial overpriced?
To go along on this line of their over priced product that needs upgraded right off, is the current lack of news coming from them. For anything crawler related late May for product to be available again is just shooting them selves in the foot. No SCX10II's or Kits, No Wraiths or Bombers of any type, still list Deadbolt on Tower as limited, and at the store where I work we can't even order them now since Hobbico is out of stock to supply to anyone else now. Glad I still have a couple of Deadbolts and a SCX 10 II in stock and the now discontinued Wraith Poison Spyder, and a Bomber. Glad that Vaterra/Horizon isn't having any issue at this time and they let it be known that they have theirs all in stock.
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03-10-2017, 06:24 AM | #68 | |
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Amen! Axial was lazy and took the easy and cheap way out with the SCX10 II. Like you said, the only real difference or benefit is the smaller axles. That's why I call it the SCX10 1.5. | |
03-10-2017, 08:12 AM | #69 | |
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03-10-2017, 08:54 AM | #70 |
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| Re: Is it just me, or is axial overpriced?
The general attitude I have seen and had myself for a while was that axial was the only good brand. In our groups of as much as 30 people everyone had axial. Without ever seeing a different brand I never thought anything of it. Now I drive a Redcat E10 and one friend couldn't get over why I switched brands, as if I just left the cult he was in. People need to get over the brand names and just build whatever they want.
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03-10-2017, 10:15 AM | #71 | |
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Later EddieO | |
03-10-2017, 11:19 AM | #72 | |
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03-10-2017, 05:18 PM | #73 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Melbourne Australia
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| Re: Is it just me, or is axial overpriced?
I bet that HPI\Traxxas and the like, are working around the clock to get their junk out, while Axial is farting around |
03-14-2017, 06:47 PM | #74 |
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| Re: Is it just me, or is axial overpriced?
Gotta pay to play. Every Niche brand in any hobby can push the envelope regarding cost. I race 1/10 touring cars and have been doing so for 12 years and find crawling not cheap, but not that expensive either. Its the unnecessary "scale" upgrades the will get you. a good set of tires is all you need.
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03-14-2017, 07:38 PM | #75 |
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| Re: Is it just me, or is axial overpriced?
When will Axial products be back on the shelves? It would be nice is they posted something about their current state.
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03-14-2017, 09:01 PM | #76 |
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| Re: Is it just me, or is axial overpriced?
They are posting how-to vids on Youtube.. but that could be a totally different department..
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03-15-2017, 11:59 AM | #77 |
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| Re: Is it just me, or is axial overpriced?
At least they are doing something, more vendors should post how to videos. |
03-15-2017, 12:23 PM | #78 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Christiansburg
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| Re: Is it just me, or is axial overpriced? The owner of my LHS (who stays up to date on all things hobby) informed me something about the Chinese .gov confiscating all of the tooling, machines, etc. from the Axial plant. I'll inquire more later. But if true... yikes!!!!
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03-15-2017, 07:14 PM | #79 |
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| Re: Is it just me, or is axial overpriced?
I guess so much for trying to Axial for a long time. |
03-15-2017, 07:30 PM | #80 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tri-cities, WA
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| Re: Is it just me, or is axial overpriced? So speculation and hearsay from the guy you buy parts from based on speculation and hearsay likely from someone else that sells parts. Yea I'll run right out and buy up every last axial kit, rtr and part I can find because the chinese raided a factory that makes toy truck parts. |
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