have now lodged a post in the hobbyking complaints forum requesting it be escalated to their senior management for resolution.
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/f....asp?TID=32359
Interesting this is that under Australian consumer legislation and as the item was disptched from Australia it is therefore covered the seller must bare the cost of any returns for warranty or refund.
they will soon be talking to Dept of Fair trading and ACCC unless they resolve this quick smart!