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BoatsNDrones wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:33 pm Arrived today

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Awesome, Where did you order from?

JosephS wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:52 pm

BoatsNDrones wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:33 pm Arrived today

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Awesome, Where did you order from?

Ordered directly from Associated, got same email everyone else did. Just happened to be awake.

Interesting how the car in the back of the new manual isn't clear

BoatsNDrones wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:33 pm Arrived today

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That box cover is awesome!

I am getting happier and happier that AE kicked me out of the queue. Saved a few bucks.

edit: and I wish I lived closer to this HS. I could use a DR10M for $150!

those DR10 for 99 are a crazy good deal too, just for the trans!

BoatsNDrones wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:58 pm

JosephS wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:52 pm

BoatsNDrones wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 7:33 pm Arrived today

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Awesome, Where did you order from?

Ordered directly from Associated, got same email everyone else did. Just happened to be awake.

I just got the email 24 hours ago... I also looked at it more in-depth, and it says "Due to high demand, we have reserved you one of these items. You have until Sat, December 2nd, 2023 at 1:53am PST to complete your purchase on this item, otherwise it will be offered to the next person on the wait list." Yet I wasn't reserved anything as they're now gone. If I was legitimately waiting with money in hand that would be really upsetting.

Lowgear wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:00 pm I missed out on it as well. By the time I got the email it said they were sold-out. I didn't have the money any longer to buy one anyway so no big deal.

GoMachV wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 2:57 pm Too many smileys what is @Lowgear trying to do to us! You can't silence the smileys!

This is the first time anyone has brought up that they exceeded it. I can always bump it up but how many is too many? My concern was for those on mobile devices.

I just got a good laugh out of the message, I thought it was funny. I don't think we need to bump up the smiley limit however

Someone (not sure if they are member here or not) posted an unboxing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw3Kwiru5pc

Initial thoughts:

Pros:
Stamped "AE" logo on front nose plate like original
Ball cups actually look like a nice shade of white, not radioactive green

Cons:
One battery cup, seriously?
Two sets of servo mounts would have been nice too.

Observations:
Felt seals for outdrives are different color and material.
Nickel plated 1/8" E-clips.
Shock ends are nylon not clear, likely needed for flex.
Bushings almost look like they are brass?
Would have been a nice touch to include both bushings and bearings as a build option.

also clear shock caps, unlike the classic rere with aluminum caps. Both cool and not cool at the same time.

Reminds me of the Hammad VLT shocks, very cool until the shock shafts punched the cap off.

Who's gonna LED one of these up first?

RC10th wrote: ↑Fri Dec 01, 2023 8:16 pm Interesting how the car in the back of the new manual isn't clear

I wonder if they fixed the build errors from the 2013 re-release manual? We'll find out soon enough.

With the chassis having holes for a stealth, I’m hoping to see a CE car.

brn2fly wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 7:32 am With the chassis having holes for a stealth, I’m hoping to see a CE car.

That's what I was hoping AE would release, a stealth CE car to fill the gap of what has already been released.