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Nitronaught · 12.20.2011, 02:26 PM

Yup,,,, still down... How long has it been down for this time? I don't remember it being down this long.....

JERRY2KONE · **Two weeks -** 12.20.2011, 02:49 PM

It been ovr two weeks now. Robin is still shipping orders, and said that he has a friend working on the forum issue, but that there were some unexpected technical difficulties to deal with. His response was that of confidence that it would be back up soon. We shall see. I feel your pain as well Joe. Life just seems really strange without being able to visit the UE forum and check in with the guys on there. I do have a $200 shipment coming in from the store. Just spare parts that will soon more than likely be impossible to buy anywhere. I also picked up a couple of spyder 8 diffs in an R/C sale from one of our UE brothers. I am gearing up for a total black out on UE items. Once the store closes up that will be it. I have been snatching up what I can find to build up my stocks so no matter what happens I can always play with my SuperMaxx toys, and keep them running for years to come.

Lipo · 12.22.2011, 09:08 PM

I dont think its comming back but yeah every one ahould stock up on what u can with out the site prices are going to sky rocket

texazbadboy · 12.26.2011, 06:22 PM

Man it seems as if things are not looking so good on the UE forums.I just got done doing my civil duties with the great city i live in.

Now that i have that business out of the way i was really looking to catch back up on the forums but they seem to be down.

JERRY2KONE · **Still down -** 12.27.2011, 02:10 AM

Yey it is still down after about three weeks or more. I have exchanged a few emails with Robin and he seemed confident that it would be up soon, but now I am getting worried that it will be much longer if at all. There are quite a few guys in here, but still many who have not managed to come over here. I missed out on wishing them a Merry Christmas, and now new year is approaching. I do hope that it comes up at some point.

George16 · 12.27.2011, 09:34 PM

Well, let me greet you all with a Happy New Year now!!!!!!

texazbadboy · 12.27.2011, 11:50 PM

It sure is a bummer that the forums are down.I found myself checking them a couple time to see if they were up today.LOL..So is there anybody else lurking around here on monster from the UE forums?

George16 · 12.28.2011, 09:35 AM

I think there a a few of us here.

8 more hours of driving and we'll be home again.

sweetride4me · 12.28.2011, 11:52 AM

I'm here once every two to three weeks

JERRY2KONE · **Whats uuuuppp?? -** 12.28.2011, 12:50 PM

Hey Chris wats up? So give your uncle Robin a call and see why UE has been down for so long. ha ha ha ha. Good to see you here with the rest of us. I actually though with UE down that I would be able to save some money, but a few of our members from over there have been selling off some of their gear here since they cannot do it over there.

respirologyrc · 12.29.2011, 12:23 AM

hi guys i'm still here haha

Nitronaught · 12.29.2011, 05:51 PM

Well Happy Christmas and New Years to my fellow UEphites....

I think the UE forum has been stolen by the Grinch, thinking the UEphites will not have a happy Christmas without it....

I don't know who is supposedly helping Robin with this problem, but I wish I did. That way I could ensure he never works for me....

Holy Moses I could have built an entire Network Operations Center in the time it's taking to bring this back up.

I could have written all the code for the sql database without a compiler for the entire forum in the time..... And I'm terrible at that!!!!

Hey Robin,,,, if you are watching these posts,,,, we want to come back home!!!!

Jerry, Lito, Chris, everyone,,, Happy Holidays....

Goodbye 2011 please do not return!!!!!

JERRY2KONE · **It geeks unite -** 12.30.2011, 08:29 AM

I am not one of the IT geeks around here, but maybe there is more to this than just a simple IT problem. Maybe he finally reached his point of no return where money is concerned for keeping the UE forum viable. I have no idea what it is costing him to keep the forum up and running even without IT problems, but I doubt that anyone could keep one up for very long without having some source of income to maintain it. Maybe someone else from our forum who might be able to lend some technical assistance should reach out to him and offer some level of IT support. Robin has not answered my last two emails, but he did ship off my last UE store order so we know he is in there doing something. I just figured it might be tie to gather up what is still left that I can use, and at the same time infuse his company with a little cash flow in case it might help in some way.

It is sad to think that the UE forum may never come back up, but only he knows for sure whats in store for us UE fans. If the doors are closed for good all of our UE gear has become worthless to some, but priceless to others. I can see how it would be difficult to invest in any product when there is no support left to give one a good feeling, but at the same time it is pretty cool to own custom engineered R/C hardware that just cannot be found anywhere else. Kind of like restoring an old 1:1Baracuda, or an old Corvette Stingray. One has to admire the shear artwork, design, & engineering thought put into these items. Plus they look better than anything else on the market in quality hands down. I have lots of RCM gear as well and it works great & holds up just fine to the riggeres of our hobby. For the cost in comparison it is simply a better choice for the average hobbiest as well. But to own rigs made up of mostly UE parts is quickly becoming a real R/C collectors dream. Even after UE is long gone these trucks will live on with great respect within our hobby. I plan to play with my trucks well into my twilight years, and I am sure that my boys will love having them as a memory to all of the time we spent builiding the together.

texazbadboy · 12.31.2011, 12:09 AM

If that is Robins intentions to keep the forums down for whatever reason.I think we should see if he would let us take over the forums pages while he maintains the store pages.I would be willing to shell out a few buck a month to help cover the expense.

JERRY2KONE · **Good idea -** 12.31.2011, 01:31 AM

This sounds like a good idea, but like I said unless someone reaches out to him and one finds out what the problem is, and two offers to help overcome the problem then we are going to get nowhere. I know there are quite a few people who would love to see this matter fixed so we can get back to our daily routine of communicating with each other on the UE forum. It does not do much good for us to talk about it on here without communicating with him. I sure hope that someone does something soon.