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  1. I wonder what is going on with this? I put in a backorder for one in like April or May if memory serves right and they still haven’t hit any retailers yet. I am used to a wait between announcement and release but I don’t see it listed on either the November or December release lists, so we are talking at least January at this point I guess?
  2. So my situation with this kit is as follows: I have a Classic kit, basically opened the box and did a few steps before realizing how few were actually being made. As a result I stopped and packed it all up afraid to touch it. To me, the clear car solves my problem. I can build the Classic and have the clear car as either a NIB or a shelf queen and then actually run the Classic. Growing up, my brother had a Fox and his buddy had a 6 gear RC10 that ran circles around it, so I have fond memories of both cars.
  3. Preorders are up at Amain. $469 and coupon eligible.
  4. I have my eyes on this to see what comes of it. I think their Facebook said they had 10 of these printed up? SEMA isn’t a cheap show to present at so I am really hoping they get back into the rerelease game.
  5. The axles are very close to the same. Both the TXT and Jugg 2 use the axles with “2000” molded into the top. I do believe the input pinion bearing is a different inner dimension though, getting slightly larger on the move to the TXT.
  6. I used to be a huge Tower fan but have been avoiding them as much as possible now-a-days. It amazes me that I can get small parts ordered and shipped from amain (even the CA warehouse) and they get here sooner than orders from Tower which is like an eight hour drive from me. Having said that, I just had to put an order with them today as they were the only ones who had a couple of parts I was looking for. Another chance for them to disappoint me I guess.
  7. With this announcement and the soon to come Super Sabre, does that complete the ‘shot series as far as re-release?
  8. FYI for any Americans, Kyosho America had these in stock yesterday, AMain is also currently showing stock. Picked mine up from my LHS yesterday!
  9. TLT is one of the ones I miss the most. Such a unique experience and I always thought so fun to drive in stock form. Prices can get wild, hope you got a decent deal!
  10. Ooh, I hope this isn’t too crazy expensive. I am in the same boat as @Rb4276, having an unbuilt Mid with all the hop-ups waiting, but I will still try to get one of these. Love these unique re-releases, really makes me wish Associated would see the light and rerelease some of their worlds cars.
  11. 267mm wheelbase would likely be able to use the Blackfoot and Brat bodies with a slightly better fit than the WT-01?
  12. I always liked the look of the Super Sabre, glad to see it making a comeback. Depending on price I will likely get one.
  13. Holy gears! I guess this will stand in as a kind of new Wild Dagger? Complex at least. Just how I like ‘em.
  14. Just worth pointing out @Juggular that at least for US orders it was long Tower’s policy that preorders were not charged until shipping (my experience is with credit card orders at least). They were the only major RC dealer that I am aware of that did it that way. Not sure if that has changed with the new system though. Thinking about this though, my frustration with Tower started well before the system upgrade fiasco. The free shipping offered for small orders always takes 4 or more business days to make it to me and I am about a 6-8 hour drive from Tower. Meanwhile Amain and RPP do free shipping considerably quicker from across the country.
  15. I cancelled all of my backorders for BBX hop ups with Tower (took like 5 days for customer support to actually contact me back after making the request). What put me over the edge was to see them selling those same parts through Omni Models on eBay when mine sat in preorder status. I can’t leave them completely as my LHS orders from them but I will take this as a sign that if I am ordering something myself to check everywhere else before using Tower/Horizon.
  16. I preordered the hop ups from Tower using some discounts but at this point I have asked them to cancel the order. My card expired from February to now, so I checked some weeks ago and was told to update the card on the site. Done. Nothing. Reached out again week before last and was told order was held for payment. Whatever they told me to do the first time didn’t work. This time a rep called and we verbally updated the card and she said it should process immediately, nothing. Meanwhile I can get the rest of the parts readily from Tamiya or eBay (where, it just so happens that Tower was selling the hop ups through Omni Models) so I will do that and avoid Tower until they get their stuff together.
  17. I wonder if the addition of the hardened lower deck has helped to alleviate the issue?
  18. One last thing you can try with the plastic caps is replace the self tappers with a machine screw bolted from the back. With the self tappers I found myself having to screw them back in on occasion as the self tappers wouldn’t stay tight.
  19. Try going into your account and then checking the listing of your recent orders. I had the same on some of my recent backorders where the check order status could not find my order, but they were listed under my recent orders.
  20. I have heard a similar story from my LHS regarding the system conversion at Horizon. Sounds like kind of a mess on their end for sure. I have all the hop ups on order at Horizon so hoping it gets ironed out soon. I did get the cvd shafts today. No shipping notice via email yet but I have the FedEx app and saw it there so watching that for the other items. Good news for me is that LHS called today and has my BBX so someone is shipping them. Not sure if it came from Tower or Tamiya. Will find out tomorrow I guess.
  21. Tower is running a sale that includes 20% off on a number of Kyosho items including the Optima Mid and Ultima. Thought it was worth spreading the word.
  22. Sooo……Dogfighter huh? I relayed the news to my LHS today, he was excited at the prospect. I hope this turns out to be true.
  23. These wheels are a great idea. Excited to see what folks do with them as being 1.9 will open them up to a ton of different tire options.
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