66LikesHot Bodies D413 1/10 4WD Buggy
03-13-2015, 02:02 PM
#8372
wild what I discovered last night! the 2014 Proline Cactus Classic video on youtube narrated by drake shows Gord Tessman trying to undo Ty's spring perches and he says "dang you dont have to use this much glue"! SO apparently it is a known problem and even Ty super glues his spring perches down!
03-13-2015, 02:56 PM
#8374
When there arent labor issues at te dock the shipping is normally very predictable and fairly smooth. The place I work imports alot of stuff from overseas and 90% of the time when there is shipping a problem it a labor/union issue thats causing it.
Last edited by jhautz; 03-13-2015 at 04:39 PM. Reason: Typo
03-13-2015, 03:26 PM
#8376
Tech Regular
I doubt that hpi hb runs production of this kit everyday. They probably have a companies that make each component of this kit then it all the parts get picked and put in kits. Problem is they might only make parts for this buggy once a month or maybe even less then has to be shipped from China to North America.
03-13-2015, 04:19 PM
#8377
Tech Adept
It not where the ship is or where the container is located. Knowing that is the problem. Its when will it be unloaded by the union that doesnt want to work and when will it clear customs when the union slowdown log jam finally breaks and everything comes pouring into customs at once.
When there arent labor issues at te dock the shipping is normally very predictable and fairly smooth. The place I work imports alot of stuff from overseas and 90% of the time when there is shipping a problem it a labor/union issue thats causing it.
When there arent labor issues at te dock the shipping is normally very predictable and fairly smooth. The place I work imports alot of stuff from overseas and 90% of the time when there is shipping a problem it a labor/union issue thats causing it.
03-13-2015, 04:21 PM
#8378
Tech Adept
Strike was settled they just have to catch up not a slow process but in the day and age we live in containers have to be searched and checked out not like the days before 9-11 where they were put right on the truck and shipped out
03-13-2015, 04:31 PM
#8379
Union wants to work ceo doesn't want to part with bigger profit margins. If these companies didn't export all of the production of their products to countries that treat the environment and people like crap for larger profit margins there wouldn't be the need to worry where a boat is. everyone want to blame the worker who wants a good wage but not the companies who don't want to pay them nor the companies who shipped the production overseas.
Blame whoever you want. I personally don't care but you probably wouldn't buy a domestically manufactured product for twice as much as the imported one either. It's not that companies are sending the manufacturing overseas to make more money. They are doing it just to compete with the foreign companies importing into the US. Without going overseas to manufacture they would flat out sease to exist as people are buying the low cost item. If you want to blame someone, blame the US consumer.
Last edited by jhautz; 03-13-2015 at 04:42 PM.
03-13-2015, 04:48 PM
#8380
Tech Adept
They do make more money that kit costs probably $25 tops to make electronics are different these are molded plastic and machined aluminum and carbon parts very cheap to produce there and not double here if not such high profit margins weren't sought. but you did say they don't want to work just pointing that out. I buy them and would either way but the whole double the cost thing is a myth created to help the consumer accept that his product is made in a factory that pollutes the atmosphere and treats their workers horribly so that they can recieve higher profits.
03-13-2015, 04:52 PM
#8381
Tech Adept
Also the competition in price is irrelevant with overseas products kyosho is and always was a foreign company as well as xray and both are more expensive
03-13-2015, 04:58 PM
#8382
ok. sounds good.
03-13-2015, 06:29 PM
#8384
Tech Adept
Sorry as well