What did the postie bring you today?

[steephill]

@Stormbringer  

 

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[Stormbringer]

Cheers mate be handy if any one wants to try these shells 

[Partydaz]

New foam's & tyres for the crawler plus new brushless motor 😄 , I hope it doesn't blow diffs up as my dad likes to give it some juice from time to time. Really impressed with the injora tyres and dual stage foams for the money you cannot grumble 🙂 tyres feel nice and sticky.

 

 

Edited June 12, 2024 by Partydaz
Words be ard me for

[steephill]

Some Jconcepts ruptures and some Rhino carbon and aluminium wheels and hubs. 

Really well finished products from Rhino again. 

 

[Stormbringer]

Those wheels look really interesting 

[steephill]

4 minutes ago, Stormbringer said:

Those wheels look really interesting 

Thanks mate, they're 2.2s, but I might try the 1.9 ruptures. 

[TommyC]

my brand new second hand hyper vse roller from @53HRA in double quick time, complete with sweeties! Cheers. This thing looks like a serious bit of kit.

 

 

Electrical bits should be here tomorrow and I’ll be off down the LHS to pick up some paint.

[Stormbringer]

Nowt wrong with VSe's mate they are solid 

[SimplyChunk]

1 hour ago, Stormbringer said:

Nowt wrong with VSe's mate they are solid 

Something I've always wondered cause i know i dribbled over it for a while back in the day.  The Hyper 'Cage'?  Was that as tough as the other HoBao stuff?

[Stormbringer]

Dunno mate i only ever had the Hyper 7 converted leccy , Hyper ST rtr converted leccy and the VSe and have found them robust never had a cage so cant comment on it 

Ohh and had the Mini ST and the TT (basically mini st with bigger wheels and dif body)

[SimplyChunk]

8 hours ago, Stormbringer said:

Dunno mate i only ever had the Hyper 7 converted leccy , Hyper ST rtr converted leccy and the VSe and have found them robust never had a cage so cant comment on it 

Ohh and had the Mini ST and the TT (basically mini st with bigger wheels and dif body)

and they're all as tough as the proverbial brick out building? 

[Stormbringer]

The 7 the ST and VSe seem to be tough

Heres a vid of our VSe's at the quarry

 

[SimplyChunk]

42 minutes ago, Stormbringer said:

The 7 the ST and VSe seem to be tough

Heres a vid of our VSe's at the quarry

 

Right in the eyeballlsss!!!! 😄🤣

[Kpowell911]

15 hours ago, SimplyChunk said:

Something I've always wondered cause i know i dribbled over it for a while back in the day.  The Hyper 'Cage'?  Was that as tough as the other HoBao stuff?

The Cage and SS I think it was called was terrible, not as good as the Hyper 7/7/VSE

[TommyC]

What DIDN’T the postie bring me today? My order from modelsport. This is the 3rd time I have had issues with modelsport  deliveries through both DPD and UPS. DPD have now left it a collection point that is in the middle of town, rather than the one just around the corner from me, and closes at 5pm. This is in spite of the fact I had my preferences set to deliver to a neighbour and NOT to take to a collection point.

 

I asked modelsport to cancel my order and refund me. Now have to wait for 5-7 days to get my £250+ back so I can buy elsewhere.

 

thanks for nothing modelsport! They may be cheaper than most but I won’t be buying another thing from them again.

[MrMcG]

3 minutes ago, TommyC said:

What DIDN’T the postie bring me today? My order from modelsport. This is the 3rd time I have had issues with modelsport  deliveries through both DPD and UPS. DPD have now left it a collection point that is in the middle of town, rather than the one just around the corner from me, and closes at 5pm. This is in spite of the fact I had my preferences set to deliver to a neighbour and NOT to take to a collection point.

 

I asked modelsport to cancel my order and refund me. Now have to wait for 5-7 days to get my £250+ back so I can buy elsewhere.

 

thanks for nothing modelsport! They may be cheaper than most but I won’t be buying another thing from them again.

 

Devil's advocate here. 

 

If Modelsport have shipped your order when stated then what happens after that is out of their control. It is DPD you should be taking your gripe too not Modelsport. 

 

By your own admission you say DPD, they are separate to Modelsport. 

 

This is the trouble for retailers they are at the mercy of delivery companies, I have an eBay shop and I have had to change how I ship items a few times now to ensure I stay protected whilst allowing for the irregularities of the delivery companies. 

[TommyC]

3 minutes ago, MrMcG said:

 

Devil's advocate here. 

 

If Modelsport have shipped your order when stated then what happens after that is out of their control. It is DPD you should be taking your gripe too not Modelsport. 

 

By your own admission you say DPD, they are separate to Modelsport. 

 

This is the trouble for retailers they are at the mercy of delivery companies, I have an eBay shop and I have had to change how I ship items a few times now to ensure I stay protected whilst allowing for the irregularities of the delivery companies. 

That may be. But modelsport continue to ship out goods with unreliable couriers. Last time I had to do a 1.5hr round trip and spend £10 on diesel to go collect my parcel. Never have a problem with Royal Mail. 

 

the least they could do is give me money back straight away so I can buy at my LHS this weekend. But now it could possibly be week after next before I get my hard earned money back and can finish my build.
 

I’m fed up with companies telling me ‘there’s nothing we can do’ about speeding up refunds and waiting on the bank to issue a card refund. I run my own company. There are ways and means of moving money around instantly. What they mean is ‘there’s nothing we can be bothered to do’

 

 

[SimplyChunk]

44 minutes ago, TommyC said:

That may be. But modelsport continue to ship out goods with unreliable couriers. Last time I had to do a 1.5hr round trip and spend £10 on diesel to go collect my parcel. Never have a problem with Royal Mail.

See it's the other way around here.  Never had a problem with DPD deliveries.  Had an issue on a pickup once but that's it.  It's Royal Joke that's the issue around here.  It's gone to dog****e since it was sold

Edited June 13, 2024 by SimplyChunk

[James.S]

Same here. Never had an issue with Modelsport. They're a very well run company with great customer service.

Not had any problems with DPD either. I'd say they're one of the most reliable couriers. 

 

It's a shame you've had a bad experience but these things happen. 

[Kpowell911]

1 hour ago, TommyC said:

That may be. But modelsport continue to ship out goods with unreliable couriers. Last time I had to do a 1.5hr round trip and spend £10 on diesel to go collect my parcel. Never have a problem with Royal Mail. 

 

the least they could do is give me money back straight away so I can buy at my LHS this weekend. But now it could possibly be week after next before I get my hard earned money back and can finish my build.
 

I’m fed up with companies telling me ‘there’s nothing we can do’ about speeding up refunds and waiting on the bank to issue a card refund. I run my own company. There are ways and means of moving money around instantly. What they mean is ‘there’s nothing we can be bothered to do’

 

 

Not sticking up for Modelsport here, but your issue is DPD's fault. I find DPD the best and most reliable courier service, although I believer its regional.

 

It IS bankings fault regarding the slow refund process. I agree, it shouldn't be like this in 2024, but it is, and thats in the entirity of retail. What way would you suggest Modelsport Refund you?

 

Its a rubbish situation, but its toy car parts at the end of the day, not life or death. It'll get sorted mate!

Edited June 13, 2024 by Kpowell911

[Skyesgaming]

Welcome To:

 

A new series I would like to call:

 

What Did The Postie Actually Bring Me For A Change (featuring what did the postie bring @SimplyChunk... sigh)

 

Today (well actually more like Saturday but who's counting), the postie brought me a new Deepcool AK400 Digital CPU Cooler. A couple weeks ago (slacking again) the postie brought Simplychunk some Tamiya Polycarbonate Cleaner, and on Monday they brought my new (used) HBX 16889A-Pro (Ravage) that I bought of @slackman99 via proxy through Simplychunk. (Thank you Slackman!) 

 

Here is my new Deepcool AK400 CPU Cooler, my computer has been a lot cooler since I got it installed. 

 

 

I can't believe that I actually have an episode partly dedicated to me. 

Now onto that Simplychunk character. 

 

Here is that Tamiya Polycarbonate Cleaner (I've been told it smells wonderful/had to convince him not to take to work in case he broke it because he wanted all his coworkers to smell it.) Fun Fact, it came all the way from Thailand (and was still cheaper than a domestic bottle. 

 

And here is the HBX Ravage with Simplychunks bodyshell on it, because I'm waiting for mine to come (its the same colour, just different stickers): 

 

Thank you for tuning into the Simplychunk show (featuring a cooler)! 

 

See you next time. 😄 

[TommyC]

2 hours ago, Kpowell911 said:

Not sticking up for Modelsport here, but your issue is DPD's fault. I find DPD the best and most reliable courier service, although I believer its regional.

Perhaps I should have been clearer. I have no problem with DPD deliveries from elsewhere. I log into my DPD account and change things when required. But when I get a modelsport order I get a link where I can change things but not everything. It does not correspond to the changes I make on my account. It also only gives me alternate addresses in a street I lived in 10 years ago. Funnily enough when I would have placed my first order with modelsport when I had my baja 5b. The issue is something to do with modelsport.

 

A card payment is just a bank transaction. I just want my money back. That doesn’t have to be a reversed visa transaction. They could get that money to me any which way they choose and reconcile it on their accounts. But that would mean someone actually doing some work rather than it just going through the automated visa system.

Edited June 13, 2024 by TommyC

[James.S]

Have you stopped for a second to consider the fact that they may want their model back first before refunding you? 

Cancelling an order after it's been shipped is a pretty shameful act to begin with. Have some patience man. This is such a first world problem

[TommyC]

Want it back? I never got it in the first place. They’ll have it back tomorrow. So why 5-7 days for refund? Just bull**** ‘company procedure’. I’m perfectly within my rights to cancel an order. Especially one that’s been sent to the wrong place against my specific request. Not sure how you consider that shameful? As I’ve said, this is the third time I’ve been messed about with a modelsport order.

[wolfie1]

Why not just go and pick it up on saturday morning if you cannot mon-fri due to work commitments i am assuming? Its what i would do