cartronicshn
I wanna be Dave
is it true it's going out of business as there add says?:shock:
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Hobby people??
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OTHGbronco82
RCC Addict
Most likely. There's a total of 8 stores left. There were 26.
That's what happens when you sell junk toys (DHK and the other crap) as hobby grade vehicles and don't offer competitive pricing on your other stuff.
This hobby seems to be in another downswing and if companies can't offer competitive prices and something to set them apart from the competition they simply aren't going to last.
This hobby seems to be in another downswing and if companies can't offer competitive prices and something to set them apart from the competition they simply aren't going to last.
STANG KILLA SS
~THE SCALE SHOP~
bought my rc F-16 from they. had the best deal and offered the airframe only so i could design my own power setup.
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Doesn't surprise me. There were a couple here in the Vegas area but they both closed within the past year.
The one close to me had hardly anything of value in there. Just toys, models, and a few RCs in boxes way up on a shelf where you couldn't see/touch them. Then in came a good manager who started turning the place around. He had started stocking lots of crawler stuff from Axial, Proline, RC4WD, and he was willing to work with us on prices. He even registered on here and all the local FB groups to see what kind of stuff he should carry...Then one day they told him they were closing for good that afternoon and they took all their stuff to CA. :x
The one close to me had hardly anything of value in there. Just toys, models, and a few RCs in boxes way up on a shelf where you couldn't see/touch them. Then in came a good manager who started turning the place around. He had started stocking lots of crawler stuff from Axial, Proline, RC4WD, and he was willing to work with us on prices. He even registered on here and all the local FB groups to see what kind of stuff he should carry...Then one day they told him they were closing for good that afternoon and they took all their stuff to CA. :x
Hobby People. They used to be pretty big. I remember ordering parts for my HPI Savage from their online store ages ago too (2003ish)
The Hobby Town here doesn't have much RC stuff either. Mostly dolls, railroad stuff, models, and paint.
The Hobby Town here doesn't have much RC stuff either. Mostly dolls, railroad stuff, models, and paint.
Shoei1
Rock Crawler
I think you are thinking of Hobby Lobby. Hobby Poeple was only in CA and I think one or two stores in Vegas.
allanon1965
I wanna be Dave
Although I hate to see another hobby store close- I did not like them. There's one by my house, I had been going ther since a kid, and only remember once out of maybe 100+ visits having good service. Aside from that, every visit was always horrible. Everyone was always rude, or made my wait ridiculous times even when there was no one else waiting. It was pretty well stocked too, but took way too long to ask anyone to find the part.
I've been going to Ultimate Hobbies, sometimes the wait is a little long. But every trip has been positive for me there. People are much more knowledgeable. Another hobby store I liked, was Hobby Warehouse. Always had great service- HOWEVER there were two brothers there that always got into a fight with one another right in front of customers. While entertaining to see one brother take a swing in a small workspace, to getting head locked shortly after, it was real unprofessional. Ultimate Hobbies has been the most consistent so far, very polite people and no fighting among employees.
Online market has definitely shut down a lot of businesses. Convenience of the internet will bite us in the ass one day, when we can't run to the store real quick for something and can't get to a computer or wait.
I've been going to Ultimate Hobbies, sometimes the wait is a little long. But every trip has been positive for me there. People are much more knowledgeable. Another hobby store I liked, was Hobby Warehouse. Always had great service- HOWEVER there were two brothers there that always got into a fight with one another right in front of customers. While entertaining to see one brother take a swing in a small workspace, to getting head locked shortly after, it was real unprofessional. Ultimate Hobbies has been the most consistent so far, very polite people and no fighting among employees.
Online market has definitely shut down a lot of businesses. Convenience of the internet will bite us in the ass one day, when we can't run to the store real quick for something and can't get to a computer or wait.
HobbyWing is a legit manufacturer that makes everything from top-tier, world-class products to budget basher stuff. But all of it is good and reliable.
Were you thinking HobbyKing? The funny thing is that HobbyKing makes great products these days that are not clones. There's a reason countless people in RC use their motors, LiPos, etc. And HobbyKing gives back to the RC industry more than the majority of LHS. They just focus more on the air segment of RC.
LHS are going out of business because most of them suck. I'm not sure why people can't just own up to that fact. The owners/workers in most stores don't know and don't care about RC and their prices are outrageous.
Novak failed because they sucked in the brushless era. They were amazing in the brushed era and I'm sad that they're gone. But the fact is that they couldn't keep up with the competition with their brushless products. If they had great products they'd still be here today. Don't blame the competition for the failure of Novak.
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mikemcE
I wanna be Dave
Could be your area .... I've traveled coast to coast and I've found shops in Jersey to Cali that rock and the staff kicks ass due to knowledge and participation.
Most here are airplane and boaters in RC, I get lots of good advice and get most stuff ordered out in 3 days
If we don't TALK to them they won't service us
Hang up and Drive
I use hobby king lipo's. they are just relabled smc batteries. and from what ive seen a hobbywing esc is a mix of horizon and castle. and a little bit of tekin.
im sorry if I offend anybody, but I only buy name brand stuff. nankin hobby racing team is actually used to test what smc sends us, and in return we give feedback to as weather he wants to sell them as is or not. we have had a lot of illegal roar batts come to us. its all fun when somebody on our team sets the best lap record out of all classes with a 4x4sct with an illegal battery.
im sorry if I offend anybody, but I only buy name brand stuff. nankin hobby racing team is actually used to test what smc sends us, and in return we give feedback to as weather he wants to sell them as is or not. we have had a lot of illegal roar batts come to us. its all fun when somebody on our team sets the best lap record out of all classes with a 4x4sct with an illegal battery.
calcagno45
RCC Addict
He must have cleaned the body with lacquer thinner to be more aerodynamic, not the battery's fault
I loved Ultimate Hobbies when I was out there. Never have seen the new location though. There website unfortunately has never been great.
I agree with the other sentiment that most LHS's suck. High prices, elitist attitudes with very little real knowledge.
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