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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/12/2007 6:00:18 PM   
Andrew Smolnik


 

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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/15/2007 3:26:21 AM   
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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/17/2007 10:46:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		Kit versions of more RCs. Im tired of trying to get rid of the stock radios form everything I buy. I normally end up changing tires too.

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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/17/2007 10:51:43 PM   
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ORIGINAL: dustin7837

Kit versions of more RCs. Im tired of trying to get rid of the stock radios form everything I buy. I normally end up changing tires too.



Yeah! A kit version of the GST or Nemesis would be cool.


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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/18/2007 9:37:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		I personally like Kits myself. But unfortunately the RTR wave has really damaged the "Kit" scene. Some companies barely offer kits for their race versions now. Hence the "race roller". It seems to be how society has evolved through technology etc. We have become greedy with our time because of the technological advances we've made. Kind of contradictive if you ask me.

RTR is to Iphone as Kit is to analog phone.

Sad really.

Lets start a Kit revolution. haha.

< Message edited by Andrew Smolnik -- 12/18/2007 9:44:33 PM >


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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/18/2007 10:08:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well, I can understand that from a marketing standpoint, an RTR package will draw new customers, where a kit won't. But, why not produce both? The only cost is a little bit of time at the manufacturing plant to put a few RCs in a box without the radio/wheels/engine. The only new things that need to be done is to update the website/catalogs, and design a new box that says "KIT".

You are right though Andrew, its not a CEN specific thing, it's just the "New Wave".

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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/19/2007 12:03:06 AM   
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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/19/2007 12:03:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Dustin,

You are right. The labor isn't the problem. The problem is, will thousands of people buy a Genesis kit vs the RTR?

Its not cost effective / economical to produce limited quantities of a product.


I for one am all for Kits, but hobbyists that enjoy building kits are becoming a rare breed.




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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/19/2007 12:07:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		well if this new .28 version of the nemesis has a lighter driveline setup. how about a upgrade packadge with all the parts for the lighter driveline for those of us who already have a nemesis and are running .28

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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/19/2007 12:14:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		Very possible Black Rain. I will look into that for you.


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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/19/2007 12:18:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		thanks, i have done everything possible to make my nemesis lighter its only the drive train that holds a lot of weight still

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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/19/2007 5:46:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		yeah- that is good insight.... I think the R&D guy has been playin with some bones---- stay tuned

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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/29/2007 9:37:59 PM   
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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 12/29/2007 10:02:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		I'm not sure if its been mentioned but I would like to see the CNC towers included in the Matrix FRE kits rather than CF, which most racers replace. Also CNC knuckles, which almost ALL users replace.

On the TR I would like to see the buggys servo tray and braces used. They look much better, I haven't owned a TR yet though.

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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 1/2/2008 10:25:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		stronger drive cups (part#gs029) for gst and nemesis

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RE: CEN Racing Cares - 1/4/2008 3:58:52 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Andrew and team

Here's my 10 cents worth on the TR Arena (and please accept my apologies in adavnce if some of these will have been repeated ad nauseum) -

1. CNC upper bell crank as standard
2. Shorter front arms (yep I hear this one is on its way)
3. More durable wing mounts - I must have bent or broken half a dozen of one or other of the MX016 parts (albeit through tipping it on it's lid!) - reduce the number of wing angle options (reduce it to three or four) to create more of a gap (and subsequent strength) between the holes
4. Front and rear hub threaded hinge pins - preferably 3.5-4mm or titanium 3mm - I have already used the Genesis ones where possible (and while your at it, electrocute the **** who dreamt up the e-clip!)
5. Increase size of chassis hole beneath flywheel to allow for better fit with most starter boxes - only needs to be about 3-4mm to the right - or if you stick with the SH.28 pull start backplate which necessitates the use of engine mount spacers, then use a 38mm flywheel
6. Beef up the MX305 turnbuckle so we dont have to ram hinge pins into them (i now use Gene's upgrade of course)
7. Create some sort of 'spacer ring' options of say 5, 6 and 7mm to sit between the GS261 adjusting nut and the chassis to 'save' the preset servo saver gap
8. Lower body mounts (re-angle the MX308 and MX312 parts)
9. Don't recommend plastic diff cases! - change the cross pin design or planet gears so they don't need washers to fit the aluminium ones properly
10. 23mm wheel hexes are cool and beefy and I do appreciate them as a point of difference but are they actually required from an engineering point of view - if not then just run with the option of the 17mm to improve wheel choice - or, if you choose to keep the 23mm hexes, make the RTR wheels compatible with Proline Bowties, Crimefighters etc
11. Stiffer shock spring choice

That's prob enough from me and despite the fact that ther are 11 things listed above I do love the product and I thank you as a company for having the intestinal fortitude to make this thread available.

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