Cat SX3

[Chris Ashton]

The kits all have Red sealed bearings, a change from our previous Off Roaders kits, to prevent dirt getting in. Should prolong the life a lot.

Carl must me colour blind

[bigred5765]

lol at chris, they may be red

[MikePimlott]

Originally Posted by bigred5765

lol at chris, they may be red

Matthew was going that fast at weekend the colour came off eh Carl ?

[moth898]

Originally Posted by The Chef

Thank you for that. Surly the clay dust and grease would turn into a grinding paste. Or are they completely sealed?

No bearing can be completly sealed, the best seal is offered from rubber shielded bearing. The kit comes with rubber shielded bearing, doesn't get much better than that.

[bigred5765]

Originally Posted by MikePimlott

Matthew was going that fast at weekend the colour came off eh Carl ?

lol think the SUN has faded them

[The Chef]

Had a really good look at the SX3 of Trish's this evening. And I does look like a well engineered car and looks so well balanced. Roll on friday.

[The Chef]

Any news???

[martin so16]

schumacher website says sx3 pro cf in stock but no option to buy does this meen it will be here friday ?

[The Chef]

GOD I hope so. I've put the 44 up for sale in anticipation.

[cmgreen]

They have them instock

[simoncrabb]

We've got some arriving in stock tomorrow, Friday. We can Special Delivery them out to you for Saturday morning. Get in touch!

[The Chef]

I'm off to go and get one then

[Soo]

I ordered one 3 months ago and now my local dealer said that first patch is sold out. =((((. Schumacher have huge problems in with their supply chain imo. And they lose a lot of customers with that kind of delays and problems.

[The Chef]

i'LL KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED.

[mikeyscott]

Originally Posted by Soo

I ordered one 3 months ago and now my local dealer said that first patch is sold out. =((((. Schumacher have huge problems in with their supply chain imo. And they lose a lot of customers with that kind of delays and problems.

Could that not be at the fault of the LHS for not actually passing your order onto Schumacher, thus missing the first batch?

[MattW]

Got to admit I was thinking that. I'm fairly confident that if a retailer placed an order 3 months ago, then they'd be getting one tomorrow. I could be wrong, but I doubt it. However, if they tried to order one this morning, then maybe it's not a huge shock if there weren't any available.

It's a problem throughout the RC industry. Cars need testing, so they get seen by the public eventually. As soon as something has been seen, the public wants to know when they can have one - so the manufacture takes their best guess. It's not until lots of things have been signed off that you can place orders for manufacture. The vast majority of RC companies has at least some parts made in the Far East as customers demand their products as possible, and this ultimately gives potential for some delays. Remember it only needs one part to be delayed (no matter how small), and you can't sell kits to the general public.

The team sometimes get their kits early, and sometimes these kits aren't quite right / have something missing / not quite right. I've had a few kits over the years that have something that isn't good enough to sell to the general public, but is ok for a team driver than can "make do" until the correct parts arrive. I have no idea if this happened with the SX3, it's just a point that might be worth noting for anyone who is wondering why the team can sometimes have kits a few weeks in advance of general release.

[The Chef]

The happiest man on oople.

Massive thank you to Marc At MK racing what a guy.

I have beer and a new toy to build

[Gonky]

Sounds like you've got a great evening ahead of you!

[simoncrabb]

Isn't it bad luck to put shoes on the table?

[The Chef]

Especially if you don't have any legs