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RE: 1/5 scale redcats - 3/14/2008 3:30:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		Unfortunately I do not have a store just yet, so I don't have much weight to push with. lol Free dealer samples would be fantastic but discounted samples would sure help too. Like you said it really does make a world of difference to have a demo model for someone to test out. Just some food for thought for Darin.

You don't go buy a new car without a test drive right??

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RE: 1/5 scale redcats - 3/14/2008 3:32:03 AM   
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RE: 1/5 scale redcats - 3/14/2008 3:33:31 AM   
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thats not a cheap car

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RE: 1/5 scale redcats - 3/14/2008 3:36:57 AM   
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RE: 1/5 scale redcats - 3/14/2008 4:06:16 AM   
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RE: 1/5 scale redcats - 3/14/2008 4:15:07 AM   
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are you going to throw some dealers names in a hat and pick one to do some testing on them? I would be more than happy to test it on my track


That's funny you said that, I suggested the same thing a long while back when I was talking to Darin about them, lol. I like the throwing names into a hat thing though, it's alot more fair.

Honestly though, weather we get one or not, we will be demoing one, just like we do with the rest of the stuff, like you were saying about the helicopters. You have to be demoing something or one of them for them to sell good, people like to see this stuff run and how it sounds and moves before they buy them.



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RE: 1/5 scale redcats - 3/14/2008 4:49:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am probably going to change the name 10 times before we get them. lol.

I stress over names and like to put them out there before I pick one.

Regarding samples of them, we are getting 2. Yes only 2 and we will use them for pictures, video, testing etc at Redcat.

After that we will get our first shipment in May. At that point, we will start to sell them as there are about 20 dealers that have expressed interest in stocking them immediately when they arrive.


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RE: 1/5 scale redcats - 3/14/2008 5:59:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		Any plans for setting up a dealer sample program like we have been discussing?? Other companies I have worked with have programs where they will give a large discounts off dealer cost for demo models. Allowing a customer to get hands on with a product is a powerful tool in sales. When a customer comes in that is not sure if they want a truck or a buggy, 1/10th or 1/8th; it is nice to have demo models they can fire up and try out. Any thoughts on this Darin??

When I talk about a dealer sample program I am not talking about the 1/5th scale stuff specifically, I mean the entire Redcat line.

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RE: 1/5 scale redcats - 3/14/2008 6:04:31 AM   
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Thing is we have never had a dealer sample program before. I understand that the 1/5 scales cost a lot more and some dealers may not want to invest in something they have never seen before. I totally understand this and surely will not rule it out. I think that something like this can surely happen but lets wait until we get closer to actually having them in stock and I will come up with something.

Of course my goal is to get as many dealers to have one of these sitting on their shelves as possible.

Dont sweat it, but of course you guys understand that nobody will get free demos. We are not HPI or Traxxas. Its just me a and a few guys trying to make a name for ourselves. hehe

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RE: "Official" 1/5 scale redcats - 3/17/2008 7:56:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		A new 1/5 Scale video. Check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXhvrsqbRWo&eurl=http://www.redcatracing.com/15scale.asp

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RE: 1/5 scale redcats - 3/17/2008 8:04:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		Are the 1/5th gonna come with the same fm radios as the rest of redcats line? The one's people are having trouble with? I have AM on both of mine with no trouble at all. Just thought I'd ask. I'd hate to hit somebody with one of those monsters cuz the radio went crazy.

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RE: 1/5 scale redcats - 3/17/2008 8:50:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		We are currently testing different radios for the 1/5 and they will all most likely come with failsafes included.

We have shipped thousands of vehicles with the current FM Radio system and have had very few problems. There are some people on the forums that have experienced issues but when you look at how many we have shipped and how many issues have been reported, the number is far less than 1%. We have to also assume that some of the problems could have been due to normal interference, loose batteries, dead batteries, loose connections or otherwise. When you put that in there, the rate of issues is even lower. There is a chance that in our first shipments of FM radios, there could have been an issue but those have been fixed over time as the factory is always making revisions and changes based on what they find.

Lastly, we are changing all FM Digial Radios on the 1/8 scale models to non digital and that will happen in the next week. We decided to do this about 45 days ago when we ordered our shipment from the factory solely due to the confusion eveyone was having with figuring out all the options on the digital. We also saw some recommendations from some of you that said, get rid of the digital and just go FM non digital. So those of you that made that recommendation we appreciate it as it should clear up a lot of confusion on how to use them.

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RE: 1/5 scale redcats - 3/17/2008 8:54:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		hopefully the fivers are gettin digital, and maybe 75 mhz so more than 6 can run at once. It'd be one nice luxury, and fewer people would upgrade to a different radio. which one has better features: TR80127 or TR80128?

Now speaking of batteries...

what packs will come with the fivers? Normal packs assembled for these are with 5 sub c cells assembled in hump pack form. 3000 mAh packs would be great, smaller packs would just drain way too fast.

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RE: 1/5 scale redcats - 3/18/2008 3:06:21 AM   
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