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For years now, a group of RC modders have diverged on a site called Rockcrawler.com with New Bright models. Rockcrawler sponsored many of the builds we modified. Unfortunately, due to money problems with Rockcrawler.com and forum hosting software issues, our forum has been shut down. We have started an enclave in the Unusual RC subforum, but many members have stated our RCs do not warrant being there. Points of contention have been raised in our posts and in an online poll.
Those of us who have shifted from Rockcrawler are beginning to feel heat from forum members who are seeing their threads move down in the subforum due to their inactivity and our superactivity. To help mitigate continual call-outs that New Bright rigs are not "Unusual" in nature, we, as a group, humbly request a subforum be made specifically for these toy-grade models. Due to our world's economy going into the toilet, I feel there is a great demand for these sub-$100 models that your site is not fully taking advantage of.
New Bright and several other RC toy manufacturers are now mimicking other hobby-grade companies in terms of product design, electronics support, and overall functionality. We, the former members of Rockcrawler.com, have exploited many of these traits and have taken these toy-grade models to new heights. Whether it be simple upgrades from spring to oil shocks, tricking out the lights with LED bulbs, or just finding new ways to make things better than out of the box, we feel there's no true place in RCUni for these models except the "Unusual" category at the present time. Other posters, who are native to your site, have found deficiencies in this area as well. A toy-grade area would be much welcomed.
So, therefore, I humbly ask the moderators of this forum to have a bit of mercy on us, forgive us if we've overlooked other areas to post in, and seek your respect and admiration as we attempt to build a subforum specific to toy-grade models.
Thank you,
Don Hansen
For years now, a group of RC modders have diverged on a site called Rockcrawler.com with New Bright models. Rockcrawler sponsored many of the builds we modified. Unfortunately, due to money problems with Rockcrawler.com and forum hosting software issues, our forum has been shut down. We have started an enclave in the Unusual RC subforum, but many members have stated our RCs do not warrant being there. Points of contention have been raised in our posts and in an online poll.
Those of us who have shifted from Rockcrawler are beginning to feel heat from forum members who are seeing their threads move down in the subforum due to their inactivity and our superactivity. To help mitigate continual call-outs that New Bright rigs are not "Unusual" in nature, we, as a group, humbly request a subforum be made specifically for these toy-grade models. Due to our world's economy going into the toilet, I feel there is a great demand for these sub-$100 models that your site is not fully taking advantage of.
New Bright and several other RC toy manufacturers are now mimicking other hobby-grade companies in terms of product design, electronics support, and overall functionality. We, the former members of Rockcrawler.com, have exploited many of these traits and have taken these toy-grade models to new heights. Whether it be simple upgrades from spring to oil shocks, tricking out the lights with LED bulbs, or just finding new ways to make things better than out of the box, we feel there's no true place in RCUni for these models except the "Unusual" category at the present time. Other posters, who are native to your site, have found deficiencies in this area as well. A toy-grade area would be much welcomed.
So, therefore, I humbly ask the moderators of this forum to have a bit of mercy on us, forgive us if we've overlooked other areas to post in, and seek your respect and admiration as we attempt to build a subforum specific to toy-grade models.
Thank you,
Don Hansen
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RE: New Bright/Toy-grade RC Models
Don,
Thanks for bringing this up to our attention. RCU definitely wants to help serve all in this great hobby of ours. This issue will need to be addressed by our owner and/or administrator. I'll send a message to both of them to bring their attention to you post here, you sould hear something today or tomorrow from them. I know that our owner is traveling today so it may be later on today or tomorrow before you hear from him.
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Thanks for bringing this up to our attention. RCU definitely wants to help serve all in this great hobby of ours. This issue will need to be addressed by our owner and/or administrator. I'll send a message to both of them to bring their attention to you post here, you sould hear something today or tomorrow from them. I know that our owner is traveling today so it may be later on today or tomorrow before you hear from him.
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Ken:
Thank you for your quick response. We greatly appreciate your attention to this matter. Should you need someone to be a moderator for the new subdivision, I would be more than happy.
-Don
Thank you for your quick response. We greatly appreciate your attention to this matter. Should you need someone to be a moderator for the new subdivision, I would be more than happy.
-Don
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RE: New Bright/Toy-grade RC Models
thank you don for bringing this up it has been of much concern to all members involved . it would also imo be great to see you ..keep this forum under your wing so to speak as all the guys trust you and admirrie you for your work .. on these r/c .. also would like to thank the site admin for all there help in this matter . nathan ..and ken ... thanks guys ... you do a great job here ..
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RE: New Bright/Toy-grade RC Models
Is the Rock Crawler forum here on RCU not an appropriate place to discuss what you're doing with these models?
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_277/tt.htm
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_277/tt.htm
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RE: New Bright/Toy-grade RC Models
so would we be doing two forums then to fill the voide?
rock crawlers and another one for toy grade rc models?
we will certainly cosider a dedicated forum as long as there is some reasonable amount of activity in it or no other place where such topics might fit well.
rock crawlers and another one for toy grade rc models?
we will certainly cosider a dedicated forum as long as there is some reasonable amount of activity in it or no other place where such topics might fit well.
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Is the Rock Crawler forum here on RCU not an appropriate place to discuss what you're doing with these models?
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_277/tt.htm
Is the Rock Crawler forum here on RCU not an appropriate place to discuss what you're doing with these models?
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/forumid_277/tt.htm
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I have recommended to nathan that we try this and start a dedicated toy grade rc model forumhere and see how it goes
I have recommended to nathan that we try this and start a dedicated toy grade rc model forumhere and see how it goes
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RE: New Bright/Toy-grade RC Models
i agree don 100% . ken and nathan thanks for your paitance on this matter for so long now we had our own dedicated forum a little place of cyber space to call home that has now been taken away from us were left with nothing to call our own . and it is a great pitty for these guys love r/c so much but we are not in the clodbuster or ax10 leauge .. if you understand . ..but still love to work on these models some might say there rubbish and often have .. but we think no less of them for this ..we understand there thougts but for us who are on a very tight budget it is our only way into r/c thanks guys ..
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RE: New Bright/Toy-grade RC Models
Thanks for the clarification, Ken. We just want to make sure we have things covered in the event we get questioned about it later.
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thanks guys for the input .. here is a screen shot of the old forum provided buy texx . .. i think it says it all........
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Would one toy grade model forum suffice for this? Is it necessary to do "New Bright" or can we just have the Toy Grade forum and for posts having to do with New Bright the poster can note that in the thread title.
also I will be working on thread category tags so you can apply tags to threads which will be contextual in each forum
also I will be working on thread category tags so you can apply tags to threads which will be contextual in each forum
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Would one toy grade model forum suffice for this? Is it necessary to do "New Bright" or can we just have the Toy Grade forum and for posts having to do with New Bright the poster can note that in the thread title.
also I will be working on thread category tags so you can apply tags to threads which will be contextual in each forum
Would one toy grade model forum suffice for this? Is it necessary to do "New Bright" or can we just have the Toy Grade forum and for posts having to do with New Bright the poster can note that in the thread title.
also I will be working on thread category tags so you can apply tags to threads which will be contextual in each forum