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These are showing in-stock at A-Main today if anyone wants one.

I was never a big fan of the graphite but may not be able to resist getting one to admire. The best news here is that it has to be just a matter of time until we get a Team Car or Worlds car. Would also be super pumped to see a T2 or GT.

I agree. Really wish it wasn’t preassembled. Though it looks like a fair bit of dissection is necessary to fill the shocks and add the motor so some disassembly is required!

I feel this way exactly. I hate seeing the bigger YouTube names reviewing the junk brands too. I just picture some kid getting his/her parents to order them one of these off brand models and 3 months later they break a part and there aren’t parts available.

I hope not too limited. Well, at least I hope spares are made available. Worth noting that there is a bit of disassembly necessary to mount the motor so there is some building necessary 😉. Unfortunately for me they left the parts I hate, gluing tires and painting bodies.

Yeah, I was bummed to see that it is preassembled, though this is how it was originally. I have to say that the box presentation is absolutely fantastic, especially for a prebuilt.

The online manual was published in the last few days. Doesn’t look like much of a paper manual unfortunately.

Thanks for the advice! I used to visit there fairly frequently but more as a lurker, don’t think I ever had an ID. Sounds worth looking into though.

That was another reason that I was willing to accept the return. Seemed like someone with active sales wouldn’t try to scam like this. But, here we are. I really do hate selling on eBay, fees are outrageous but to be honest this is the only forum I frequent and there just isn’t enough US interest and shipping to Europe is just too pricey. I will say, I have sold a bunch in the 21 years I have been on eBay and this is my first time with a scammer so I guess it’s bound to happen sometime.

So I have been selling a few things as of late one being a RC10B7.4 kit. Sold it on 7/28 and it wasn’t until last Friday when the buyer reached out for a return. Claimed his kid used his credit card without his knowing. I went back and forth on even doing it but was concerned he would do a chargeback on his card that would ultimately end up with me losing the funds from the sale and him keeping the kit. Buyer confirmed that the seals were still intact so I said OK. Well it showed up today feeling much lighter than when I shipped it out and I was immediately suspicious. Found the seals were taped back up with clear packing tape. Immediately called eBay to see what to do. Ended up with still pics and a video of me opening the box to find……… 4 used tires, an empty servo case, and a bag of shock bodies and screws!! Needless to say I have filed a fraudulent return case. eBay support was actually decent once I got them on the phone. Apparently I have to wait 4 days for them to resolve but support made me feel like they see it as the open and shut case that it is. So in summary, do not do business with the user rcrabbi

Hey @moffman, steering for both the RC10 and 10T are in stock at Team Associated. If you need a US address PM me. I would be happy to forward on to you at the cost of shipping.

I would order a few!

@Saito2 Partially yes, partially no lol. They don’t appear to have the full gamut of parts listed yet. And what is listed is just starting to come into stock. I got a notice that the stealth gearboxes are in stock on Friday.

@Pintopower used to have one posted on Shapeways. Not sure where it is available now that Shapeways is bankrupt. Maybe he can chime in here!

Page is up! https://60years.associatedelectrics.com/rc10ds-classic-kit/

My personal guess is that the 40th will return without the numbered chassis as a broader release. The Associated website just calls them as out of stock and not discontinued so I do think there are more to come at some point.

These guys are killing me with the back to back to back rereleases. Luckily Tamiya’s recent releases are kits I am either not greatly interested in or already own. So I have funds available for these Associated kits.

What a nice surprise! I like what they did, interesting updates to an undeniable classic. Will definitely order one eventually.

Anyone have a working 15% coupon code? I have some store credit burning a hole in my pocket!

KBF, King Cab, Hilux Monster Racer, Hilux, Jugg 2. As excited as I am about the RC10 and RC10T rereleases, any of those Tamiya kits would steal the thunder right back in my eyes.

If you are in the US, AMain has these for almost $100 off ($379) today only. https://www.amainhobbies.com/yokomo-super-dog-fighter-1-10-4wd-offroad-electric-buggy-kit-yokyz-870c/p1531645

Put this in the RC10T thread but it probably belongs here too!

Mine came today! And more good news from Team Associated:

I think that Kyosho changed their inventory system as maybe a year or two years ago. I noticed a lot of the optima parts being shown as discontinued. In the end the parts came back with the same number and a letter at the end. In the case of the Turbo Scorpion, the number changed to 30616C, at least that is what is listed on the Kyosho site. Annoying for sure!

My latest order is out for delivery today. Guess I put it in just in time! Going to be a bummer in the future though. I had mainly switched from RCMart to PJ for my overseas orders, guess I will just cross shop them both in the future.