Hobbico dropping Thunder Tiger/ Ace RC...

[trickybit]

Originally Posted by Dennis P

HRP is the new distributor and they have all the TT E700V2 parts and kits listed and all are inbound. I was able to order all the parts and kits for stock in the shop already .I am glad to see the TT line back in good hands . They have the full line with the new quads ,cars and everything else. Nothing to worry about

Dennis, can reconcile your experience here with what Navyraptor described as the order process?

[Dennis P]

Originally Posted by trickybit

Dennis, can reconcile your experience here with what Navyraptor described as the order process?

I have been dealing with HRP for several years and yes I am a retailer in Canada . I am talking about buying as a dealer and as I mentioned all items are inbound to HRP for the heli and quad lines. They announced the line to there dealers a bit back and now have pre orders open . Items should be in near the 3rd week of Dec . As with anything it takes a bit to get fully stocked but HRP is a very large distributor that had Thunder Tiger before and it appears they are happy to have it back. They supply a very good piece of the pie in the US and Canada with 3 or 4 large warehouses in the US . They supply Align also along with Assurance to dealers . Sorry if you miss understood my post before.

[trickybit]

Originally Posted by Dennis P

I have been dealing with HRP for several years and yes I am a retailer in Canada . I am talking about buying as a dealer and as I mentioned all items are inbound to HRP for the heli and quad lines. They announced the line to there dealers a bit back and now have pre orders open . Items should be in near the 3rd week of Dec . As with anything it takes a bit to get fully stocked but HRP is a very large distributor that had Thunder Tiger before and it appears they are happy to have it back. They supply a very good piece of the pie in the US and Canada with 3 or 4 large warehouses in the US . They supply Align also along with Assurance to dealers . Sorry if you miss understood my post before.

Thanks for the clarification, Dennis.

[cd5]

sounds like it may be a change for the better. Thanx for clearing things up a bit.
Im so glad parts availibilty is going to be good cause the e700 is the best flying heli i have

[trickybit]

Dennis, did HRP do the Raptors back in the day?

I'm still concerned here, because I never know whether systemic parts shortages are due to the distributor or the manufacturer.

I got very mixed info on the G4... US distributor dropped it but they still make it, and then I hear it's still to be distributed in US but not elsewhere.

I'll look forward to hearing a straight story on the G4, and stuff like the availability of the V2 canopy as a spare. But for now, I'd fly easier knowing I could get a crash kit for the E700.

[Dennis P]

I can tell you the crash kits and the stock and green V2 canopy's are listed already . We shall see what all arrives shortly. I would assume that it was HRP distributing Raptors before but I did not deal with them back then so I am not sure .

[iheliflyer]

Not 100%. But i heard it was actually thunder tiger that was pushing to leave towerhobbies. Which i dont blame them. Tower sucks for heli stuff and always has.