[JERRY2KONE]

Hey there monarchmt it looks like you are pretty new to the R/C community. I was looking at your RCM info and noticed that you only have a few posts. Welcome to the gang here. I do not know Robin personally nor have I ever met him, but I have had a few discussions with Robin about making more of their stuff for us. In fact I have been talking with him for two years now, but he is very garded about doing anything these days. The problem with Robin is that he is paranoid that everyone wants to steal his ideas and make fake UE parts. So he refuses to discuss anything to do with his company and/or plans on what UE will manufacture now or in the future.

Things have been very shakey at best for UE and he is very tight lipped about anything to do with UE parts. His complaints are to the effect that making these parts have become very expensive, and not profitable for him anymore unless he raises his prices to a level that he is affraid will make his porducts out of reach for most of us money wise. Life would be much better for us if he would just fill up his shelves and get over his paranoia, but we also have to respect his position as a business owner.

Once he began making his notorious gas tank for the Harley V-Rod bike he kind of abandoned the R/C community as a whole. He is still there, but much more like a recluse these days. It is a shame the way he has treated all of us, but I am sure that there are things going on behind the scenes that we are just not privy to. It is my feeling that he is at that stage in life where being groutchy is the norm. If you try to talk with him about acquirng parts that are not in the UE stock listings he gets kind of weird. Still it never hurts to try, and if you really wnat something contact him by phone directly as well as sending him email. You can go onto the UE stie and email with him directly or his assistant Sam for help. If what you want is not in stock he will just tell you no, but there are some things that they will come up with from time to time, because they still have some stuff lying around the shop. Something as complex as the Racer-X kit is just too much for him to just whip up off the cuff. He has to make things like that as a limited/numbered run, and he has to feel confident that they will sell before he is willing to invest any of his own money into production for fear of losing money. So it can be kind of tricky.

I to have been wanting a Racer-X setup since I learned of UE three years ago, but at that price level it was out of reach for me. Until now. I was actually contacted two weeks ago by a couple of guys who are on both RCM and the UE forums. I have already received on set, but he had lost the knuckles that go with the kit, so he is refunding half of my money for the mistake. SO the kit is pretty much useless without them. I now have another guy holding a full unused set just for me. I plan on purchasing that set next month after I receive my retirement check for Feb/09. I also have a communication going with Dace owner to acquire some of his stuff. He has a post up on UE right now because he is cleaning out all of his hobby stuff and getting rid of 90% of his stuff cheap. SO I am trying to get in on some of that gear as well. You just have to keep your eyes open and jump on opportunites when they apear. This hobby sure is an exspensive adventure. Have a good day Sir.