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Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/12/2008 2:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hasbro XRC or somthing like that, it was set in like a parking lot with alot of vans tht had their logo and jumps with their logo. The cars were going off the jumps doing backflips while the commercial voice talked about how hasbro radio control R and D has finally been able to harness the ultimate power of nitromethane. Then it showed their website. Has anyone else seen this commercial? I saw it while I was watching a show on Discovery.

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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/12/2008 5:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yea there was a whole discussion here on RCU it is in the very section maybe on this page o a page back, it's titled "So, it looks like Walmart is getting into nitro.." or something like that.

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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/12/2008 6:59 AM   
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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/12/2008 8:35 AM   
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That threads really not worth the time it takes to read it... 100% speculation and assumptions, no one thats posted there has one or has even seen one run in person....



Indeed, I feel like these things have been rumored to come out for a looooong time now.

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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/12/2008 7:06 PM   
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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/13/2008 5:31 AM   
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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/13/2008 9:36 PM   
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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/13/2008 10:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		I saw one at walmart about 2 weeks ago, the thing is priced at 199! Thats pretty high for a non-hobby grade as you can get something good for $50 more. I doubt they're going to sell many at all. They're pretty cheesy looking too.

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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/13/2008 11:21 PM   
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I saw one at walmart about 2 weeks ago, the thing is priced at 199! Thats pretty high for a non-hobby grade as you can get something good for $50 more. I doubt they're going to sell many at all. They're pretty cheesy looking too.


Wow. Talk about a rip off. I feel bad for the few people who get suckered into buying that.

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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/13/2008 11:40 PM   
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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/13/2008 11:40 PM   
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jumps doing backflips while the commercial voice talked about how hasbro radio control R and D has finally been able to harness the ultimate power of nitromethane. Then it showed their website. Has anyone else seen this commercial? I saw it while I was watching a show on Discovery.

Only what... 30+ years behind the rest-of-world... it's as if a major computer manufacturer today came out and said they've just made a marvelous discovery of... the transistor (or something similar).

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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/14/2008 1:17 AM   
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Will Wllmart also be selling nitro????



Yes, its some brand called Wildcat fuel. Never tried it, but I have heard its not that great and has a really high oil content. The website about these cars, (Posted in the other thread) also said however, that only Walmart stores in the Phoenix, Arizona area will be selling those cars. I thought about that too, cheap fuel would be great, but as of now you seem better off just sticking with your usual stuff, whatever brand it may be.

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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/14/2008 2:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		Wildcat fuel is not that much cheaper, even when the hobby grade RC stores were carrying them. For example, at the time when O'Donnels was going for $25 per gal for 20% nitro, Wildcat 20% cost $20. I do not see Wally World haggling down the price any much cheaper. Maybe Sammy Walton (or his ghost) might be able to get Wildcat fuel so cheap such that it is maybe $18 on the shelf, but I doubt it would be much cheaper.

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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/15/2008 5:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		No replacement parts or support ? This alone will turn off anyone who buys one from really getting into the hobby, it will be their first and last RC model. The CEN MG16 is $199 and while not perfect it's fun and runs excellent. In my opinion electrics are the way to get into RC, especially the new generation of electrics. Traxxas actually does a great job of getting people into nitro by making it easy and providing great support, manuals, and DVDs.

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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/15/2008 6:10 AM   
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I saw one at walmart about 2 weeks ago, the thing is priced at 199! Thats pretty high for a non-hobby grade as you can get something good for $50 more. I doubt they're going to sell many at all. They're pretty cheesy looking too.



Knowing the type of most people that shop there, Wal-Mart will sell a bunch to people that dont know any better. Those that arent into the hobby know walmart has low prices so they will think $200 is a good deal for nitro rc's. Hopefully they will do some homework and get a real RC.

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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/15/2008 6:16 AM   
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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/15/2008 6:56 AM   
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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/15/2008 7:25 AM   
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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/15/2008 5:50 PM   
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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/16/2008 12:14 AM   
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I started nitro RC cold turkey, but I was nowhere near a teenager when I bought my first hobby grade RC. And as I think about it, if I had an RC at 16, I would have done some awefully stupid and destructive things with it, including chasing the neighborhood kids I didnt like. I seriously belive RCs as a hobby should be supervised by more experienced and responsible poeple teaching the younger ones. Not this WalMart metality where the parents buy one for the child just to shut him up and even the parents do not understand the responsibilities that MUST be given to these RCs to prevent damage or injury to people, including the child running the rC.

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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/16/2008 12:17 AM   
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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/16/2008 12:22 AM   
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that's the problem with these companies is they put out junk (and there are few out there ) new people to the sport think that these cars are the standard and get dissapointed and lose interest


I agree. WalMart should have been FORCED to water these things down seriously so that they dont go much faster tahn like 15MPH and put all sorts of guards around teh engine and pipe to prevent careless hands from being burnt. In the vid whre these RCs were running and jumping on the ramps they had, those ramps look to make the RC jump at a perfect height such that if someone were standing near by, he/she would be smacked squarely on the head. Granted, we jump our hobby grade RCs much greater distacnes when doing some hardcore bashing, but we know how to handle the RCs in midflight and land them on all 4 wheels safely. A child will not have such skills when he pulls it striaght out of teh Wally World box. Moreover, the child will not know to abort a jump if someone goes to dangerously near the ramp or is in the flight path of the RC.

WalMart should be forced to water these RCs down way furtehr to be much more child friendly and not only that, WalMart should be forced to emphasize these are TOYS, and as such, make them safer for toy use. Hobby grade RCs are far from toys as the amount of responsibility to safeguard all those around the user is much more onerous.



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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/16/2008 12:27 AM   
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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/16/2008 12:31 AM   
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I saw one at walmart about 2 weeks ago, the thing is priced at 199! Thats pretty high for a non-hobby grade as you can get something good for $50 more. I doubt they're going to sell many at all. They're pretty cheesy looking too.



Knowing the type of most people that shop there, Wal-Mart will sell a bunch to people that dont know any better. Those that arent into the hobby know walmart has low prices so they will think $200 is a good deal for nitro rc's. Hopefully they will do some homework and get a real RC.


I know what you're trying to say but the average joe goes to walmart and wants to buy cheap, say they want to buy their son an rc for christmas, he's going to look at the one that's $200 and one thats $20, what one's he gonna buy unless he's got money to burn? (which in this economy not many people want to spend money). Alot of parents that don't know a thing about rc's are probably not going to buy their kid something that expensive.

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RE: Just saw the walmart nitro rc commercial..... - 11/16/2008 12:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes, I agree. Wally World should have stayed with electric. They offer many cheap-o elctric toy-grade RCs, if they wanted to try a foray into hobby grade RCs, thsy should have stuck with electrics. There are many companies that sell and resll cheap electric RCs that are considered hobby grade: Academy/MRC, HSP, and some of the otehr cheap chinese RC makers could have made electric RCs for WalMart to sell. I have absolutely no clue why Wally World didnt approach these guys at all.

I heard rumors that WalMart approached Traxxas at one time to try to supply them with hobby grade RCs to sell. And honestly, I wish they did choose Traxxas, Traxxas does not skimp on RC making and WalMart would have had a well known brand that everyone is familiar with and known for good customer support, parts support, and reliability. The Hasbro RC has yet to even prove itself as hobby grade. There is absolutely no info on their strengths and weaknesses. Worse, no parts support as of yet nor even if they have a customer support infrastructure (service centers, CS calling centers, replacement parts distibution and warehousing, etc) in place yet.

Why the Traxxas-Walmart venture fell through? These following are only my speculations, but some or all of them must be true: Walmart insisted on much cheaper prices and Traxxas refused to back down on cutting corners in quality. Traxxas wanted to keep contol of their own customer service and not force the customers to have to go through WalMart CS. Traxxas wanted to have say on how the RCs were delivered, distributed, etc, and not necessarily rely on WalMart's distribution (actually, WallyWorld has a very good distribution infrastructure). The RC fans thew such a fit that Traxxas did not want to deal with the bad press.

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