Selecting a New Radio, HELP!!!

[Bsorenson79]

Originally Posted by CustomRCmodels

Now this is a thing you need to remember ,
and I am sure every “old-timer” in this hobby will agree with me ,
these types of models are not the regular hobby-store items ,
since they are in a price-range which is to high for the average –Joe ,
therefore hobby-stores in general do not carry these kits nor the accessories ,
nor have the knowledge about this stuff .

Tamiya’s King Hauler was released in 1993 ( if memory serves me right ) ,
it had good responds in Europe , as competition to the already established Wedico line , which at that time was almost unheard of in the US .
It took several years before the semi-trucking hobby found ground in the US .
And even these days , it’s still a new chapter in the R/C car world and with just very few “members” compared to the regular R/C racing which has been around since the late 70’s / early 80’s .
Semi-trucks , tanks and construction-vehicles is a hobby in the US for just a very few selected people they chose to do this .
Therefore , not an everyday’s item , forget the regular hobby-stores .

Thanks to cyberspace these days , this hobby has expanded in just the past 10 years dramatically , but still not even close to the everyday’s R/C items .
Forums like this are your best choice for the “how-to’s” and “where to get it” .
Unfortunately this cyberspace deal has killed a lot of smaller hobby-stores over the years ,that’s why you should use the internet ( forums like this ) to collect the needed info’s and then go to your local hobby-store and tell them what you want.
That a way you support your local business’s , but also get what you want , not what somebody , without the proper knowledge , try’s to sell you .

I deffenitly understand what your saying, this guy owns four 1/14 semis.
I feel if he was a good business man,and if he doesn't have the proper knowledge for a question, then he should do the research or just be honest and tell me he is not sure. But the fact that owns several if these trucks just bothers me.