Teachu2

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CrateCruncher

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This news is not surprising considering the acquisition strategy Mr. Anderson has been using since he started his company in 1981. It could be argued the TopFlite acquisition has resulted in a healthier brand with better consumer choice than remaining independent. My only concern is that as Anderson gains control of an increasingly larger share of the industry's established brands what will this do to prices? Newly introduced scale ARF prices are going up faster than inflation. Is Sig next?

Gray Beard

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I just hope the quality of the CGs stays the same or better. Wouldn't it be great if they went all Laser cut!!!

RCVFR

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Prices? have you checked Lanier pricing? Hobbico has demonstrated a superior knack of merchandising and pricing than Lanier has ever had. My bet is that Hobbico will want to actually sell Lanier products and will make that more feasable by bringing pricing down to real world levels. We'll just have to wait and see, but I think it is a vast improvement over the status quo. I just don't see much of Lanier products in use around here, but that's just me. I wouldn't be surprised if Lanier found themselves in the position of "sell or disappear". They are probably lucky to find a buyer is my guess.

rc-sport

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I just hope thay improve Lanier quality

bigtim

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I hope with the Goldberg purchase they would reintroduce some of the classic kits,Brodak allready has the Goldberg .049 control line kits that I used to fly when I was a kid I got a Lil Wizard for my sons from Brodak.
you could buy the older kits by individual parts to repackage the kits would be a bonus for builders

alfredbmor

I have built a Carl Goldberg Ultimate kit and even that it is a fun kit to build, many parts are poor in quality, and I also built, some years ago a Lanier Kit with very low quality parts. In the other hand I have built many Hobbico and Great Planes kits and I have had no problem with them in quality terms. In part I am glad to hear the notice because of people doing business trying to increase the quality of the products, but for the other part as someone has said this is becoming into a great monopoly company and then will be hard to make them to lower their prices. Let me share something funny that I’ve read somewhere at the RC Universe forums:

What would be of us Hobbyists if something happen in Illinois, the earth of the Hobby.

Thanks.
Alfred.

GAP-RCU

My bet is they'll just cherry pick the best selling items, and all the rest will fade away.

Gary

jollyroger

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Maybe the service will now, be a little better with Hobbico in command.
I spent a month and a half attempting to contact Goldberg without any success and then was told to call Lanier. Two weeks later I finally got through to a temporary receptionist. All I needed was a new canopy for my Tiger 2. The Goldberg site listed it for $6.95. Lanier charged me $12.95 and another $12.95 for shipping. I guess Bubba Spivey doesn't care wheather or not he has any business.... what with the poor quality of Lanier kits and the lack of customer service, I really doubted if they would remain in business much longer.

SitNFly

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Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated.

LSP972

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I take a six-month hiatus... and The Empire gets a bit larger...

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TFF

I think when Carl Goldberg was alive he told Tower to shove off. He is probably flipping in his grave now.