RCU Forums - View Single Post - Where have all the builders gone

02-08-2015 | 09:23 AM

#469

HoundDog

My Feedback: (49)

Joined: Oct 2003

Posts: 4,501

Likes: 1

Received 1 Like on 1 Post

From: Apache Junction AZ. WI 0WI8

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCalgarian

I think there are two separate arguments here. Hobby shop support has been greatly undermined by the internet: people buy stuff online, and lots of it. I think more than anything that's what has led to the loss of so many hobby shops. There were more around when kits were the norm, so by a simple correlation you could say that the rise of the ARF/RTF is responsible for the loss of hobby shops. But I don't think it's that simple.

I don't think many people EVER built their own radios, retracts, or other accessories to any great extent so I'm not sure hat the argument is there.

To my way of thinking a good hobby shop not only sells items but provides advice and expertise, which is my opinion were just as needed (maybe more so?) back in the days of kit building. I think with everything done there just isn't the requirement for a center of expertise as there was in the past. That seems to be more and more passed down through tribal knowledge, although that's always been how it's happened to some degree.

That's what I mean there aren't enough builders to support Manufactures so with out ARF/RTF's U could not afford the parts u can't make. They may have helped U for a while but in a year after I started in R/C I knew more than any one working in the OLD Hobby Shops about PLANE stuff all these Kids know is Cars. And NO O'l or New carries Giant Scale anything..
I always *Except on Lipos) I go to the O"L Hobby shop and ask can U get this for me most of the time T cn't/Handle or they don't carry that. Try and buy a 22=10-6 Prop. Or a Composite prop. or a giant scale Kit Tower sells them and the O'L HS could get it but I can't buy and never could get the Metal Gear Digital servos 80 cc twin or the Big LIPOS and big motor and speed contron if i go "Lectric" Al they want to sell is the quick sail stuff. and there is no GOOD advice anymore/ever ...OR they wouldn't sell a Newbe a P-51 ect ... It's all about the SALE they go out and crash in 15 seconds and never come back ... They also don't tell the NEWBE know that after spending $300+ dollar they should spend another $68 on the AMA and another $50 to $135 to jouin a club and at least maybe save the plane sor a while, If they made sure the NEWBE had a GOOD experience they have a costermor for LIFE. At least till he listened to all the O'l SOB that saved 50 cents cause they went down to the GOOD Hobby Shop and the Kid didn't know what the guy was talking about or the O'l Cheepo checked it out and went to Hobby King anyway,
But the title of this is Where have all the builders gone. Most of the really good ones have died. that's where all the Builders have gone Pretty soon there won't be any more ...Where have all the WOOD boat makers gone to pushing Daisies every one.

Reply Like