Back in the Seat

Sorry for the long delay in posting but I promise you I have been busy. I attended both the Nuremberg Toy Fair and the New York Toy Fair during February, as well as got hit with a terrible flu bug which I rocked my world. Traveling is both exciting and tiring, and traveling while sick is just terrible. I am finally back healthy and feeling really great.

On the show front, I can honestly say that the Toy RC has come a long way. Spinmaster showed some really fantastic product, in fact, I would vote that they are the most progressive in the toy category. Keep an eye out, as I’ll be buying some of the stuff, as I think its really hot.

As far as radio control hobbies, 2.4g radios are where its at, as every major radio company is pushing hard to release new radios in the new format. I think it is exciting and will make the hobby better for all. In cars, Traxxas is again leading the way with very affordable brushless systems in their line of trucks, and they are blistering fast. Congrats to Traxxas as it is nice to see a company taking a leading role, and they pushing the pace to be even better. XTM has just released a very cool 1/18th scale truck called the Rage, which is a winner. Very durable, fast and fun, a perfect park and backyard racer. Take a look, as the Rage rocks.

Thanks for reading, I will post again real soon.

RDS 8000

Great News.   We have received our 1st shipment of the RDS8000 2.4g radios and have begun shipping.   FCC approval took an extra week which delayed the release, but we will get them out as quickly as possible.   For those of you who ordered early, enjoy, as the radio is really supert.   Jeff Fassbinder flew it in his heli at the AMA show with great success, as did Larry Miller at an airshow in AZ with the ASM A26 and Mosquito.   Please know that we are very much oversold as Airtronics is having a great challenge in producing radios as fast as our customers are ordering them.   For those still on backorder, we will receive another order in 3 weeks.

On the Helicopter front, we will be receiving our EF Cypher 3D heli in about 14 days.   This will be one of the must have helis for serious pilots, and we are excited to get them to you as soon as possible.  I had a friend come by the office to look at our show sample, and he placed an order on the spot.   He is a pretty serious pilot who has been flying for 25 years +, so I take his comments and appreciation very highly.

Thanks for all the great comments.   Great modelling to you all!