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crazyorigin · 07-01-2010, 11:38 AM

Tower hobbies is selling the HPI Crawler King w/ Defender body for $120. That's $125 off, got an e-mail from them today on their sales, figured I would pass the info along. I ordered one up, for that price I couldn't say no. If this is the wrong section, or not allowed, I am sorry, but thought I would pass the info along to the RCC comminity.

PhantomRS10 · 07-01-2010, 12:31 PM

I got tht too!!! i was like dang they must be either descontinuing the truck or over stocked lol> or maybe just wanna make a sale!!!!

wanantrdsc · 07-02-2010, 12:52 AM

Good truck to get the kids, or your other half involved. Hell, or just have another truck. You can always build it into something later. Darn cheap.

setecastronomy · 07-02-2010, 01:10 AM

Unfortunately USPS is unavailable for that item, at least for international customers, so if you add the shipping costs via UPS of the huge pack the final price is not so good.
I sent an e-mail to Tower praying to suggest a possible solution but my experience says they are like a big supermarket: you find better prices than at your LHS, but no special services.

Bye
Filippo

crazyorigin · 07-02-2010, 08:23 AM

One of my local hobby shops is a Tower Hobbies dealer, and he said he would beat the shipped price. You may want to see if any local places order thru Tower and willl do this also, shipping will likely be free and definetly much faster. I ordered mine online, found this out afterwards, but snail mail was only $10.

Does anyone know if the stock esc can handle 2s LiPo? I don't think it can but I can't find anything saying if it can or not.

constantmotion · 07-02-2010, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by crazyorigin

Does anyone know if the stock esc can handle 2s LiPo? I don't think it can but I can't find anything saying if it can or not.

It can handle it but it just don't have Lipo cutoff.

crazyorigin · 07-02-2010, 10:16 AM

Excellent, thanks for the info, I appreciate it. Now this will stay a cheap truck.......for a little while anyways, I can't generally leave anything stock for long.

docsrcrepair · 07-03-2010, 05:08 AM

I just ordered mine

,my son was wanting me to change his wheely king over but this was cheaper than ordering the conversion kit

. After I do some "testing" he can have it

crcoppens · 07-03-2010, 05:43 AM

Listed as discontinued now and out of stock.

PhantomRS10 · 07-03-2010, 08:32 AM

I called that one.... i was going to order one too

STEEL_CITY_CRAWLER · 07-03-2010, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by crcoppens

Listed as discontinued now and out of stock.

which sucks, cause that was the one with the actual cool looking body, too...

freemachinist · 07-05-2010, 04:21 AM

You know, I've noticed that about HPI. They come out with a vehicle and within months its been discontinued. The micro RS4's were bad ass micros and they just stopped. Right in the middle of "micro fever". The Savage is on its 5th version. and without O'hara, I doubt they'd have an onroad car

Personally, I never liked the CK. To cheap looking and need to many adjustments to get it not to bounce all over.

vtek · 07-05-2010, 05:43 AM

for the listed price of $245 for the rubicon version is Really not worth it now oh well at least temptation is gone! hehe

now i'll just have to wait for the XR10 with nothing new to muck around with in the meantime!!

07-01-2010, 11:38 AM	#1
crazyorigin Sometimes, I make things. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mt. Upton Posts: 1,043	Crawler King for $120 on Tower Hobbies Tower hobbies is selling the HPI Crawler King w/ Defender body for $120. That's $125 off, got an e-mail from them today on their sales, figured I would pass the info along. I ordered one up, for that price I couldn't say no. If this is the wrong section, or not allowed, I am sorry, but thought I would pass the info along to the RCC comminity.

07-05-2010, 05:43 AM	#13
vtek Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Gibraltar Posts: 124	for the listed price of $245 for the rubicon version is Really not worth it now oh well at least temptation is gone! hehenow i'll just have to wait for the XR10 with nothing new to muck around with in the meantime!!

07-01-2010, 12:31 PM	#2
PhantomRS10 RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: So. Charleston. Wv Posts: 1,221	I got tht too!!! i was like dang they must be either descontinuing the truck or over stocked lol> or maybe just wanna make a sale!!!!

07-02-2010, 12:52 AM	#3
wanantrdsc Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Peoples Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 240	Good truck to get the kids, or your other half involved. Hell, or just have another truck. You can always build it into something later. Darn cheap.

07-02-2010, 01:10 AM	#4
setecastronomy Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 297	Unfortunately USPS is unavailable for that item, at least for international customers, so if you add the shipping costs via UPS of the huge pack the final price is not so good. I sent an e-mail to Tower praying to suggest a possible solution but my experience says they are like a big supermarket: you find better prices than at your LHS, but no special services. Bye Filippo

07-02-2010, 08:23 AM	#5
crazyorigin Sometimes, I make things. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mt. Upton Posts: 1,043	One of my local hobby shops is a Tower Hobbies dealer, and he said he would beat the shipped price. You may want to see if any local places order thru Tower and willl do this also, shipping will likely be free and definetly much faster. I ordered mine online, found this out afterwards, but snail mail was only $10. Does anyone know if the stock esc can handle 2s LiPo? I don't think it can but I can't find anything saying if it can or not.

07-02-2010, 10:16 AM	#7
crazyorigin Sometimes, I make things. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Mt. Upton Posts: 1,043	Excellent, thanks for the info, I appreciate it. Now this will stay a cheap truck.......for a little while anyways, I can't generally leave anything stock for long.

07-03-2010, 05:08 AM	#8
docsrcrepair Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pontoon Beach Posts: 405	I just ordered mine ,my son was wanting me to change his wheely king over but this was cheaper than ordering the conversion kit . After I do some "testing" he can have it

07-03-2010, 05:43 AM	#9
crcoppens Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northeast Posts: 734	Listed as discontinued now and out of stock.

07-03-2010, 08:32 AM	#10
PhantomRS10 RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: So. Charleston. Wv Posts: 1,221	I called that one.... i was going to order one too

07-05-2010, 04:21 AM	#12
freemachinist Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Flat Orlando Posts: 149	You know, I've noticed that about HPI. They come out with a vehicle and within months its been discontinued. The micro RS4's were bad ass micros and they just stopped. Right in the middle of "micro fever". The Savage is on its 5th version. and without O'hara, I doubt they'd have an onroad car Personally, I never liked the CK. To cheap looking and need to many adjustments to get it not to bounce all over.

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