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If I remember correctly Traxxas have a patent on waterproof receiver boxes? I seem to recall they sued Axial for shipping one with their cars. Might explain why they're hard to find! 

L&L will never give a refund. I'm surprised you even had a response from them. Made an order for a few shells a while back and only received half of what I bought. I sent multiple emails and gave them two weeks to respond but in the end had to do a PayPal dispute. If you really really need something from them use their eBay shop. It'll cost a little more but they seem to behave a bit better on there to avoid bad feedback.

So I opened up a PayPal dispute and they accepted the refund terms pretty much immediately. I gave them more than enough time to respond beforehand but it seems they actively chose to ignore the problem instead of just explaining what happened. I still don't even know what happened to the second shell, presumably they mis-read the order and only sent one, but they still haven't contacted me directly so that's just speculation. They read the Facebook message I sent and still didn't reply. All in all I don't know what to think. The stuff I did receive was fine, but being ignored and hoping they could get away with it seems super shady.

I sent them a Facebook message yesterday and they have still refused to reply. Yet they have made a new post since I sent the message, so I’m certain they’ve seen it. Im just going open a PayPal dispute and hopefully be done with it. Definitely avoiding from now on

Seems like it may be a common occurrence then. I've just sent them  a FB message, cheers for the tip AndyMB 

This stuff https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/core-rc-silicone-ball-diff-grease-10ml-1333227 

Oh dear 🤣. I'm pretty sure he's just joking at this point right? No one is dumb enough to suggest we need to make our cars weigh 160kg to be able to enjoy them. It's got to be satire.  Oh god I hope it's satire 

I think we need to fly this guy over here and get him doing some live commentary on actual races. Would certainly spice things up a bit 😆 

I remember back about 10-12 years ago RWD drifting was not even a thing. If someone asked whether it could be done the answer was  basically no it's impossible and it was considered a stupid question to even ask. Now it's the complete opposite lol. 

Every hobby has its bad eggs. But one group I always found had a disproportionately toxic user base was the super large scale plane guys. I think Kev touched on it in his video, maybe they couldn't cut it as real pilots and so became super angry. But they love to hate on everyone else. Here's a good example

I'm not saying everyone who flys them is bad, there are some super nice people out there, but a way higher percentage of them exist in that user base. I just don't get it, it's already a super niche hobby. Why would you try to push people out?

It arrived this morning! Didn't have time to open it up before work but it has definitely arrived. So all good 👍

Those were the best days for this hobby imo. Cars could be built at a fairly reasonable price, and they were easy to repair, no one was afraid to do a little damage. Since then cars got bigger and heavier and more powerful, but also a lot more expensive. Repair bills have skyrocketed and no one wants to send their £600-1000 car over the big jumps any more.

I must be getting old thinking back to the good ol' days like this lol.

It just got posted out lol. Maybe they are on here with us 😳. Oh well, as long as it's on its way I'm happy!

Hmmm, I was fearing that. Ordered a Savox servo off them Wednesday last week but the order hasn't moved since that. It has now gone out of stock on the website but was definitely listed in stock when I ordered it. I'll give them till Wednesday this week to see what happens. It seems like a week should be plenty of time to dispatch an item, especially when I paid for next day postage.

Quickly to add to what to what BashingBrian said. I was watching a video from a very knowledgeable guy on YouTube (can't remember who now, was a while a go). But basically the industry method for deciding C rating was to look what your competitor was claiming, and then adding 10 to it. It's basically the reason why C rating for LiPo's has skyrocketed in the last few years. CNHL is apparently one of the worst for this. I'm not claiming CNHL are bad. I'm 90% percent convinced they are just re-branded Turningy batteries, which I always found excellent.

My batteries arrived today. These seem to be re-branded Turnigy lipos. They are exactly the same size and weight and even have the same moulding error in the plastic case. Not complaining about that because my Turnigy packs have always been excellent 👍

Was just looking for some new packs for my race buggy, perfect timing! I pressed the button 6 times and got 6 coupons. Used one to make an order and apparently the rest are still valid until 2023 lol. Wonder if that will actually work.

They can't ship from the EU to the UK anymore @QRC. The only option that remains is the international warehouse. Shipping costs from there are usually more than the items you are buying.

Now that's a good price

They will not replace the drill bit 😞. Not surprised, but slightly annoying

As AJ mentioned, I bought mine from Banggood for sub £150. A very good deal and absolutely worth every penny @shaunm

Fully agreed. I've been racing with one for a few weeks now. It simply blows other mid tier radios out of the water. Hell it's even better than most £300-£400 plus sets. The feature set is better than my older Futaba radio, and pair that with the low response time setting there is no need to even consider anything else. Plus it has the nice little bonus of being left hand friendly, and the fgr4s receiver is the tiniest little thing, makes it so easy to put in any space. I honestly think this is the perfect radio set.

Just been poking around the HobbyKing Facebook page. It looks like they want to ship to the UK from the EU warehouse, but they cannot acquire the correct paperwork to do so due to Brexit (they say they can't get an EORI number. Full disclosure, I have no idea what that is). Hopefully this is something they can sort out and EU warehouse order may become possible again. 🤞

Thank you everyone one, I'll keep an eye on Amazon. Honestly @James.S for a second there I thought those brand names were something you had just made up lol, but no they really do exist 🤣.

@GMballistic Do you get charged import on the stuff you get from HK? The postage prices seem crazy, more than the actual batteries I'm buying, but I suppose if I got a few it might make sense.

That's all I need. Thanks guys. I'll give them a go!