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03-31-2008, 03:18 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: SF Bay Area
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|  Plastic T-Rex? Anyone? We have been ask over and over again, when we will ever make some of our popular products in plastic. Well, the answer is here. Even one of our biggest specialties is working with metal. We decide to get a plastic version of T-Rex done, our goal is get it out by end of next month. Once its out, we expect to sell two (front & rear) complete set of T-Rex axle for around $100, thats with axle, spool gear, knuckles, drive shaft, wheel hex and bearings. Our Rock Rider and Copperhead crawler kits price will drop by $200. If this goes well, we will also be doing other stuff out of plastic. |
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03-31-2008, 03:27 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: nor-cal
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| will you offer upgrade parts in metal such as knuckles and diff covers?? |
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03-31-2008, 03:28 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nelson NewZealand Team RC4WD
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| awesome news!  |
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03-31-2008, 03:33 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Great Britain
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| At Last. It's great to see you makeing your'e axles a bit more affordable. I looks forward to getting a set. Have you got any planes to make you're toyota axles in plastic. |
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03-31-2008, 03:36 PM
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| Gold Star Baby!   Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
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| Thats a great idea and I'm sure you will find that price range will fit many budgets that might be tightening do to the economic slow down. I think it's a smart move and is sensitive to the high cost of this hobby in general, by offering a great product at a better price point.  |
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03-31-2008, 03:55 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: SF Bay Area
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| The problem is demand, our company dont move stuff nearly as fast and large amount compare to Traxxas or Tamiya or Axial. We are far off.. But we will take some risk and put in some money for T-Rex axle first (making the injection mold), hopefully sales pickup when its more affordable. crazy_crawler, yes. We will stop selling the alum version as soon as plastic version is available, but we will have all the upgrade parts for sale, such as knuckles, housing, chrome diff cover. Last edited by rc4wd; 03-31-2008 at 04:04 PM. |
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03-31-2008, 03:59 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: nor-cal
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| sweet looking foward to picking up a set with some upgrade parts!! |
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03-31-2008, 04:01 PM
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| ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
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| I'd like a plastic set of T-Rex's.. I love my Alumn ones... |
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03-31-2008, 04:13 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Kingston, Ontario
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| I'd be down for a set in plastic! |
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03-31-2008, 04:16 PM
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| ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ   Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gonzales,La
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| I would love to have a set of T-rex axles in plastic. I think you would sell alot more of them because 100.00 it's bad for a super sweet looking axle that's just my .02 cents. |
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03-31-2008, 04:18 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: l.C.
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| sounds like a good idea to me. i will buy a couple sets! |
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03-31-2008, 04:22 PM
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| Lekker hoor!   Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Holland
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| RC4WD Great idea. I'm sure these will sell. I would love to have a set. |
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03-31-2008, 04:26 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: Arlington, VA
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| I'll try a set of the mini T-rex's if or when you do them in plastic. That should put you more in the game being your products would be open to a much bigger market. |
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03-31-2008, 04:57 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: london
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| for that price i'll have a set or 2 |
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03-31-2008, 05:06 PM
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| Looking for scale goodies   Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In Cali.
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| I would be down for a couple sets. This is great news. Good luck on the investment. One question. Has all the internals been made bulletproof on the T-Rex axles? If so, these will sell very well. How is the width on these for the scale guys? Again, Good luck! |
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03-31-2008, 05:08 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: london
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| i forgot to ask, will the mini t-rex's be made in plastic aswell? if so |
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03-31-2008, 05:35 PM
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| [HOONIGAN]  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Grand Junction
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| Oh, hell yeah! I'm definitely down for a set! |
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03-31-2008, 05:40 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: woodpile aka HELL
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| ya, ill be interested if they will be cheap... a good 150 for both axles would be a kick in the pants... |
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03-31-2008, 05:41 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: canada
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| Thats great news... will be easier to convince the wife at the 100$ price range.... |
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03-31-2008, 05:44 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: orono,me
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| i'll be buying a set. will you be making anymore of the scale axles in plastic in the future? |
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