| HobbyKing.com warehouse & office back in action! | 2/17/2010 |
| The Chinese New Year Holidays are over and our staff are now working overtime to respond to email requests and fill your orders as quickly as possible. We thank you for being patient during this busy period. We will endevour to respond to all emails as quickly as possible and our warehouse is working feverishly to fill orders as quickly as they can. |
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| Chinese New Year office closed February 13~16th | 2/11/2010 |
It's that time of year again; when the whole of Asia disappears for 2 weeks. Luckily for you the owner of HobbyKing.com isn't Chinese and therefore our office will only be closed from Feb-13~Feb16.
However, during the Chinese New Year period factories are closed, which results in stock shortages. For this reason we suggest you make your orders sooner to avoid disappointment.
We will be back in full force on the 17th but do expect email and order delays during the later part of this month.
We apologise in advance for any frustration that may be caused by the holiday period. |
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| Accucel 6 50W now only $19.99! | 2/7/2010 |
We have dropped the price of our Accucel 6 Charger yet again! You can now pick up the worlds favourite charger for only $19.99 ($24.99 with $5.00 instant store credit). You don't need to do anything after purchase we will instantly credit your account with $5.00!
The Accucel-6 has become synonymous with quality and accuracy in charging and cycling your expensive lipo batteries. There is no better cost/quality ratio charger on the market today than the TURNIGY» Accucel-6. |
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| HobbyKing.com expands German warehousing capacity. | 2/4/2010 |
Hobbyking.com's wholly owned German subsidiary Hextronik Europe, is expanding into a new 20,000SqFt warehouse and will accommodate almost 70% of HobbyKing.com's stock range by the end of 2010.
Our new warehouse will soon be receiving a shipment of planes and accessories in late April.
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| Many new products arriving. Check back frequently. | 1/28/2010 |
| A huge variety of new stock will be arriving over the next 3-4 months. We have 7 new custom-built foamies, motors, engines, batteries, in-house built ESC's and radio systems plus much, much more. All at incredibly low prices! |
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| Boxing day(s) Super-Sale, HUGE SAVINGS | 12/26/2009 |
Our Boxing Day(s) Super Sales are under way and will continue up until the end of this month.
Check it out here: Boxing Day(s) Super Sales |
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| Shipping as low as $2.99 | 12/18/2009 |
Our lowest shipping rate ever, and it's just been downgraded to $2.99USD!
There has never been a better time to stock up on small parts and accessories! |
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| 600GT, 450Pro & 700GT Heli's too arrive soon. | 12/11/2009 |
Our HK-600GT all alloy/CF helicopter will be arriving at around the 10th of January. The 450Pro is based on the Align 450 Pro and will be available mid January. Also we have a 700GT helicopter in production now and the expected release date is around April 2010.
We will be introducing a new range of high performance heli motors specifically designed for our 450, 500 and 600 size heli's. Thes have an estimated release date of late February. |
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| New bulk express mail can save you up to 30% | 12/7/2009 |
| We are now installing and testing a new Express mail service that can save up to 30% in costs on EMS Express shipping. We are currently piloting this service for Italy and may include this new service in the following countries; Germany, Guam, Japan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA and Venezuela within 2-3 months. |
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| Black Friday, CYBER MONDAY Sale begins! | 11/30/2009 |
| Our Cyber Monday sale has begun. Click here to check out our heavily discounted post Black-Friday sale items. Sale will last until December 3rd. Don't miss out! |
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| More heli's and parts arriving every week! | 11/23/2009 |
We're increasing our helicopter selection constantly! The latest additions to our stock are the new Nitro 50 and 90 size helis.
Stick around as we improve our heli product selection every week with new kits, parts and more!! |
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| HobbyKing welcomes its newest Electrical Engineer! | 11/15/2009 |
| The hobbyking team has just added a new member to it's R&D department. Ivan has been hired as an Electrical Engineer and is the latest member to our team. Ivan specialises in MCU programming, Circuit Design and Project management. Ivans role will be to improve and increase our range of electrical products and further increasing our own in-house production. This will further strengthen our vertical integration business model and help drive costs lower. Ultimately leading to lower retail prices. |
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| LiFePo4 packs have arrived. | 11/9/2009 |
| We have begun stocking LiFePo4 battery packs. You can find a list of our growing range here |
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| HK401B Gyro has arrived! Only $16.99 | 11/7/2009 |
| The much awaited Hk401B Gyro has arrived. Said to be just as capable as the GY401 from Futaba; the HK401B is a rock solid gyro with performance only found in $100 or more gyros. Check it out here. |
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| See the ad Euro distributors dont want you to see! | 9/29/2009 |
See the ad the European distributors wanted banned from the magazines!
European R/C distributors lobbied several magazine companies this September, requesting that HobbyKing.com's ad be pulled from going to print. Why? Because the prices we just too hot for the European distributors to handle.
See the ad that they didnt want you to see! |
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| HK-T250 Sport version has arrived, only $29.99USD | 9/26/2009 |
After alot of waiting the HK-T250 has finally arrived and is on sale right now! The new sport version is very competitively priced and includes spare blades.
There has never been a more economical 250 sized heli on the market to date! |
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| $14.99 Shipping on HK-450! (A serious saving!) | 9/7/2009 |
| You can now make huge savings on the HK-450 helicopter kit. We have had the factory modify the packaging material and size so that we can now ship the helicopter in the 750g Registered Air Mail category! That means a shipping cost of only $14.99 to ANY COUNTRY! Search for HK-450 in our search box now to see just how cheap this is getting! |
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| INO-LAB R/C Servo's back in stock, and they rock! | 8/11/2009 |
INO-LAB's much loved servo range is back in stock, including the famous 250MG.
We're very happy to have these products back in stock and we're sure you will love them just as much as we do! |
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| HobbyKing DE (Europe) soon to be ONLINE | 8/6/2009 |
Hobbyking Europe located in Hamburg, Germany will be resuming service within 14 days.
Our German distribution point was suspended for 2 months while we registered environmental and legal requirements.
Our German customers will be glad to know that we're resuming service very soon and will be announcing more developments and the proposed DE product line in the coming weeks. |
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| France Toll Free phone number update. | 7/18/2009 |
We have updated our phone number for customers in France. It is now a toll free number and is free to call from within France.
Please visit our contact page for more details. |
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| New propeller configuration page. | 6/29/2009 |
Our new propeller page makes it much easier to find the propeller you need from the thousands we have in stock. Try it out now!
CLICK HERE TO TRY |
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| New stock arriving every week. | 5/11/2009 |
| Check back frequently to avoid missing out of new stock! To quickly see whats new, click on the 'New Products' link in the above menu. |
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| Labour Day long weekend May 1st Holiday Break | 5/1/2009 |
Our office will be closed on Friday May 1st. However our warehouse will continue to operate during this period.
Our office will recommence work on Monday, May the 4th. |
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| Postage weight class update. | 4/29/2009 |
Due to customer demand we have installed more weight classes for Air Parcel. This will mean a lower shipping cost for some countries, Including Lithuania and Brazil.
We will continue to investigate shipping methods and try to reduce the cost whenever possible. |
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| Partial website upgrade complete. | 4/23/2009 |
We thank all of our customers for their patience and understanding as we upgraded our server and database last night 22/April.
We will be implementing further changes in the coming weeks to increase website speed and thank you for your continued support and understanding during periods of reduced usability. |
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| HobbyKing aims for 24hr warehouse operation! | 4/17/2009 |
In an effort to get your orders out the door faster HobbyKing has extended its warehouse operating hours to 10pm every night.
This brings the daily warehouse work time to 14hrs per day, with the aim of eventually becoming 24hrs.
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| Easter Holiday Office Hours | 4/10/2009 |
Our office will be closed on the following days;
10,11,12 and 13th of April.
Our warehouse will be operating normally during this period, however parcels will not be shipped until the 14th and 15th of April.
We apologise for any delays caused. |
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| Office Holiday April 4,5 & 6 (Tomb Sweeping Day) | 4/4/2009 |
Public Holiday April 4,5 & 6
Our Office will be closed during this period. However our warehouse & it's staff will be operating throughout the entire holiday period.
Celebrated two weeks after the vernal equinox, "Tomb Sweeping Day" is one of the few traditional Chinese holidays that follows the solar calendar-- typically falling on April 4, 5, or 6. Its Chinese name "Qing Ming" literally means "Clear Brightness," hinting at its importance as a celebration of Spring. Similar to the spring festivals of other cultures, Tomb Sweeping Day celebrates the rebirth of nature, while marking the beginning of the planting season and other outdoor activities. |
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| New Lipoly battery sizes for Flightmax! | 3/28/2009 |
Our Flightmax battery range will be increasing yet again!
This week we will be introducing an all new capacity, the 2650mAh, in 2,3,4,5 and 6S configurations!
We will also be increasing our 3000mAh configuration range. |
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| Database upgrade complete. | 3/26/2009 |
The upgrade to our orders and website database was completed today at 11:32 (+8 GMT). We apologize for the slow server response experienced.
Our website and server are operating at full potential again. |
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| Review system upgraded. | 3/16/2009 |
To help ensure the integrity of our reviews, we have upgraded our review system so that only logged in users with a transaction history for the product being reviewed will be able to create a review.
If you have not purchased the product from us, you will not be able to make a review.
We hope this modification will help raise the quality and relevance of our product reviews. |
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| Dealer accounts now available. | 2/13/2009 |
We are please to announce the activation of our HobbyKing.com dealer account program.
To be eligible for a dealer account you must;
(1) be a registered 'bricks and mortar' hobby store or a non-english based e-store, (2) order more than $2,000USD per order, (3) make payment via Wire TT (bank transfer), (4) have an existing HobbyKing.com account.
To apply, please email cs@hobbyking.com with images & details of your business. |
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| BACK IN FULL SWING | 1/28/2009 |
Our office and warehouse are now 'Back in full swing' after the Chinese New Year Holiday break.
Our warehouse will be working extended hours to fill orders and have your goods shipped to you as quickly as possible.
If you're experiencing a delay in having your item shipped out, please do not be concerned, we are working as quickly as possible to have all outstanding orders filled within the next 7 days. |
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| Chinese New Year Holiday Announcement | 1/19/2009 |
Due to Chinese New Year holidays our office and warehouse will be closed from the 25th through to the 28th of January. Postal services out of Asia will also be stopped during this period. Our office will reopen from January 29.
Our warehouse will be running an extended schedule to help ship out your orders before the 25th. |
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| EMS Express Service to Germany Suspended. | 1/17/2009 |
Until further notice we will not be offering EMS Express service to Germany.
This is due to the customs delays currently experienced by Deutsche Post.
Registered Post and Air Parcel are still available. |
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| HobbyKing now welcomes visitors! | 1/13/2009 |
The HobbyKing.com sales & support office has just been relocated to a new premisis. Due to an expansion in our customer service capabilities, any customer visiting Hong Kong can now drop in to collect their order.
Please be sure to call prior to arriving.
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| Christmas Holiday notice. | 12/25/2008 |
Our office will be close during the following national holidays;
26, 27 and 28th of December.
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a fun and safe New Year.
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| Merry Christmas to all our customers. | 12/20/2008 |
We wish all our customers a Merry Christmas and an exciting and happy New Year.
We would like to thank all of our customers for placing orders with us in 2008 and we look forward to bringing you many new products and even lower prices in 2009. |
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| POLYQUEST 20% OFF SALE. STARTS NOW! | 12/15/2008 |
All Polyquest batteries have been marked down 30% from standard retail price.
Offer until stocks last.
VIEW POLYQUEST ITEMS |
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| Cyber Monday ~ Flash Sales! | 12/1/2008 |
| Starting from today we have increased our Flash Sale items, all marked down to incredibly low and often cost prices! |
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| ZIPPY Flightmax Video. 20C rated, delivering 25C | 11/29/2008 |
Our Zippy batteries deliver full capacity, full C rating and a long cycle life.
Take a look at our youtube video of the 2200mAh 20-30C Flightmax (ZIPPY) battery delivering more than 25C constant!
ZIPPY on YouTube
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| Flightmax, Zippy's new brand. | 11/24/2008 |
| To better help customers recognise our Zippy products in the ever growing R/C marketplace, we have started stocking the new model name Flightmax. Flightmax batteries are ZIPPY batteries, delivering the same performance at the same price. Only now they're easier to remember and come with a pretty sticker! |
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| Better Shipping weights & costs | 11/3/2008 |
To better serve our customers we have begun reviewing and adjusting weights on many of our products in conjunction with our new large-product weight adjustment system.
Beginning with propellers, we're reviewing all weights and including a 1-off 'box weight' for these purchases. Allowing customers to save even more when purchasing more than 5 to 10 propellers per order.
We believe this system to be much fairer and more economical than other traditional postage calculation systems.
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| Plenty of new stock arriving each week. | 10/31/2008 |
We're constantly increasing our inventory with new and fresh products.
Take a look at our NEW ITEMS section by clicking the link at the top of this page! |
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| Slow website response. | 10/31/2008 |
Dear customers.
We apologize for the current website delays which have been caused by an increase in traffic recently.
We are now doing our best to increase performance.
We thank you for your patience. |
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| Server Upgrade Completed | 10/13/2008 |
We thank all our customers who have persivered with us for the last few days as we upgraded our website.
The Hobbyking.com store should now be runing much smoother and with less interruptions than before.
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| Search Functionality Upgraded! | 10/11/2008 |
We have increased our search functions features to allow better filtering and faster searching by category.
Try out our new search function and see the difference!
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| October 7th 2008 Public Holiday. | 10/7/2008 |
Our office and warehouse will be closed on the 7th of October due to a national public holiday.
Business will continue as normal from the 8th. |
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| October 1st, National Holiday. Office Closed. | 10/1/2008 |
The 1st of October is a national holiday in Hong Kong. During which our office will be closed.
We will commence normal operations on the 2nd of October. |
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| Polyquest SALE! 2200XP 3S only $47.53 | 9/16/2008 |
Polyquest, the worlds best battery, is now on sale in the 2200mAh Range.
Take a look at these great prices;
2200XP 2S Only $34.30
2200XP 3S Only $47.53
2200XP 4S Only $67.13
These packs have never been so cheap! So get it quickly to avoid dissapointment. |
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| 15/9/2008 National Public Holiday | 9/15/2008 |
Today, Monday the 15th of September is a National Holiday in Hong Kong.
Our office and warehouse are closed until tomorrow.
Thank you. |
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| Alot of new stock arriving. Check it out! | 8/30/2008 |
| Take a look at our new stock section to see all the latest items, which have only just arrived. We have an increased range of Lipoly's (as if we didnt have enough already!), more foam planes, electric gadgets and hardware. Take a look here |
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| Office open, all orders being processed. | 8/25/2008 |
| As the recent Typhoon has passed our office is now back to normal operations and orders are being processed and shipped as of today! |
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| Typhoon Warning. Office closed: 22/8/2008 | 8/22/2008 |
Due to the Typhoon warning issued by the Hong Kong government, our office will be closed on the 22/8.
We will begin normal business again on the 23rd.
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| New ultra-light 3D planes being listed right now! | 8/19/2008 |
We are very excited to being listing our new ultra-light 3D indoor and park flyers.
Check them our here: Ultra-light |
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| Notice related to Art-tech warranty. | 7/31/2008 |
As we are no longer able to communicate with Art-Tech we are unable to assist with warranty claims for Art-Tech products.
Should you have a warranty concern with Art-Tech, you will be required to speak with Art-Tech directly or contact the Art-Tech dealer/agent in your local region.
You may email: yanbaochao2002@yahoo.com.cn at Art-Tech for further clarification. |
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| Olympic games will have no affect to our service. | 7/20/2008 |
During the 2008 China Olympic games our warehouse and HK postal and customs system will be operating as normal.
We have been assured by the Hong Kong Postmaster that there will be no interruption or issue in deliveries caused by the Olympic games during this period. |
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| The YAK is BACK! | 7/4/2008 |
Due to popular demand the YAK54 .25e is back in stock. One of our all time favourites and we're sure it's going to be an exciting new addition to your hangar.
Take a look at the all time favourite YAK at YAK54 .25e page.
We also have the much loved CAP232 .60e in stock again. See details here |
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| Software & hardware versions of products. | 7/2/2008 |
We would like our customers to be aware that we only carry the latest software or hardware version for any of our products. Because of our close links with factories and distributors and our rapid to-market time frames, our products are rarely older than 30 days, making them naturally the latest version available currently in the market.
As always, should you have a problem with any of our products, please email or contact support with your concern. |
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| The DL-50 is back in stock! | 7/2/2008 |
Our DL-50 is now back in stock and selling out fast. Get in now to order the hottest gas engine in R/C today!
DL-50 Page |
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| July 1st, national holiday. office closed. | 7/1/2008 |
| Our office will be closed on the 1st of July. Our warehouse will continue to process orders during this time. |
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| HobbyKing CA Glue has arrived. | 6/29/2008 |
Our new CA glue has finally arrived and is in stock.
Right now we only offer a range of 3 types of CA, though will be expanding that range to include Foam Safe CA's and accelerators.
It's common knowledge that most CA's are made in China and rebottled in USA or Europe. So when buying your HobbyKing CA keep in mind it's every bit as good as the brand names! |
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| Typhoon Warning / Office closed 25-6-2008 | 6/25/2008 |
Due to a severe Tropical Cyclone Warning issued by the Hong Kong observatory, all staff are required to stay indoors and are unable to commute to work. Public transport has also been shut down until further notice.
Unfortunately this means we are unable to provide customer service today (25-5-2008).
Normal operations should begin tomorrow morning.
To view updates on HK's weather, click here: HK Observatory |
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| Blog award winners Total given out: $630.00USD | 6/20/2008 |
The results are in and the prizes have been given out.
Each member listed below recieved a $30.00 gift voucher for their blog posts.
If you haven't already begun blogging your latest plane or product then nows the time to start! We're giving away $30.00 coupons to the best blogs. Log in to MyHobbycity.com to find out more.
The most recent winners are;
krist Kristjan C.
Shotgun06 Alain F.
Didi Dietmar H.
bray Vlado B.
orionRider Laurent S.
Shotgun06 Alain F.
Ken T. kctrading
Rudi V. u4eake
Mitja S. Mitja
Alain F. shotgun06
Vitaliy Z. rcmodels
Pisaneli - Gorazd P.
Hr.Jensen - Torben J.
Gadgetman - Andy H.
Mark - Mark D.
mRqs - Marek S.
Time Wheel - Alexander S.
Trashbug - Jim B.
Jan - J.
Maniac20 - Thomas N. |
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| Notice of brand name change: TowerPro -> TowardPro | 6/16/2008 |
TowerPro have changed their name to TowardPro for certain legal reasons. Please be aware that all TowerPro products will now be called TowardPro and labeled accordingly.
We will update product listings soon. |
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| New Multi-transmitter pack is here! | 6/15/2008 |
Our new transmitter pack has arrived. With 2500mAh capacity and support for Futaba and JR radio plugs, it's sure to be a real winner.
Give your old NiCad or NiMH pack the flick, and get a high energy density longer lasting lipoly transmitter pack.
Click here for details |
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| ZIPPY Lithium Polymer packs arriving! | 6/12/2008 |
The wait is over.
More than 18,000 zippy packs will be arriving in stock within the next 3 days, filling all backorders.
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| Zippy-R range discontinued & to be updated. | 6/10/2008 |
Our Zippy-R range is extremely popular with customers wanting a high performance battery made in Korea. However supplies will be suspended for 3 weeks while we restructure and update our Zippy-R range to include more capacities and better stock quantities.
If you have backordered a Zippy-R please do not worry, you will be sent one of the new packs as soon as they arrive.
The new Zippy-R will have an improved capacity and discharge rate; however, the price will remain the same. |
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| Spitfire .25e is arriving.. | 5/29/2008 |
The Spitfire along with many other of our popular 3D and sport planes will be arriving today.
Listing will take place early tomorrow morning.
The every popular spitfire is estimated to be sold out within 24hrs, so be quick. The new Spitfire is an improvement on the previous model in that it has a new retract support system. We will uplaod photos when available! |
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| ClickDollar campaign close. | 5/29/2008 |
Unfortunately we have had to close our ClickDollar compaign due to excessive spamming in many of the online R/C community forums.
We will be reconsidering the program in the near future after eliminating the possibility of spam. |
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| Get discounts for doing... pretty much nothing! | 5/23/2008 |
That's right! With the magical powers of the internet, you can now get discounts on any product simply by showing links to our website!
Have you ever sent a link to a friend, or posted a link in a forum to one of our webpages? You probably were not even advertising our site, merely helping out a buddie. Well now you can get discounts for doing the exact same thing. Cool eh?!
After you login, each page will have a ClickDollar link at the bottom. Instead of just copying the address bar, copy the ClickDollar link. When someone clicks on the link, we will credit your account 2cents! "Pfft, two cents.." you say? Consider a busy forum or discussion group, and take into account that often thousands of people can and often do click on your link. 'pfft indeed' !
Enjoy! |
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| 960SR Back in stock! | 5/23/2008 |
Yeeeaaahaawwww, the popular 960SR Mega Power charger is now back in stock.
Be quick, as there are only a few hundred left and they wont last long!
Mega Power 960SR |
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| Increased range on CF rods and tubes! | 5/20/2008 |
You told us you love them, so we got more in. We now stock various sizes of Carbon Fiber tubing up to 14mm diameter.
Carbon Fiber items can be viewed here |
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| AXi Motors have arrived. | 5/20/2008 |
The ultra performance and amazing quality AXi motors has arrived at hobbycity.com.
We're very proud to announce that we will be listing the entire AXi motor range in the coming days. |
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| Up to 6kg now available for France! | 5/19/2008 |
We're currently upgrading postage weights for many country's. France can now enjoy purchases up to 6kg, which means big ARF planes are now on the menu for more locations.
Stay tuned for more country updates! |
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| New Carbon Fiber Rods & Covering Film | 5/18/2008 |
We have just recieved our first shipment of covering film and carbon fiber tubes/rods. These new items are being listed right now.
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| Security Alert. Password reset. | 5/17/2008 |
| Due to a recent security alert, all passwords have been reset. Please log into your account with the new password and click on Modify personal information to reset your password. |
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| Alfa Models has arrived | 5/16/2008 |
We're very pleased to announce that we have just recieved a 40Ft container of Alfa Models.
We will be listing them within 10 days. |
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| New Questions Section online! | 5/15/2008 |
You can now ask a product specific question within the product listing, or discuss with other members about this item directly on the item page.
It's a new and exciting way to get technical answers fast and find added information about the product right below the product listing. |
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| New planes have arrived | 5/14/2008 |
A container of new planes have just arrived. Balsar and fibreglass kits included.
We will be listing them throughout the week. |
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| Local Shipping from Within USA | 5/13/2008 |
Our Ohio based logistics centre is almost online and ready to accept orders.
USA customers will soon be able to order items from our store and have them delivered by overnight express or 3 day shipping from within USA at local rates!
Initially we will be offering a small selection of our inventory, however before the 3rd quarter of 2008 we should have 80% of our inventory available for local delivery from USA.
Our Belgium delivery centre should also be online by the 2nd quarter of 2008. |
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| Chinese New Year Holiday notice. 6-15th February | 5/12/2008 |
Chinese New Year Holiday Notice
Hong Kong will be taking a holiday from the 6th to the 15th of February to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Couriers, Postal system and our office will be closed during this time.
Factories in China are closed from the 20th of January through to the 15th of February. Which will leave us with a stock shortage up until the end of February.
We will do our best to pack and ship orders prior to the 6th. |
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| Lookout Chinese New Year Holidays are almost here. | 5/11/2008 |
Its that crazy time of year, again!
The time when all of Asia takes a holiday while the western world ask where their order is and why cant they contact support.
Couriers and warehouse staff will take a short break from February 7th to 12th, there will be no shipping during these periods. Chinese factories will be closed from the 20th of January through to the 12th of February which means a stock shortage in mide to late February. Our office staff will be unavailable from the 7th to the 11th of February.
So get your orders in, quick smart! |
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| Post Christmas Stock Arrivals (January 2008) | 5/10/2008 |
| We hope you all had a great Christmas and New Years holiday break. Due to the holiday period we are only now receiving a large majority of our orders from 2007 and will be updating the database and listings this week. Expect to see most items coming off backorder and being in stock during this period. |
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| Happy new year! New Products for January 2008 | 5/9/2008 |
Happy new year to all our customers and competitors checking our prices! :o)
New for 2008, and just arrived are more capacities for the Zippy-r range, the Watts-Up meter, DL-50 gas engine and a bunch of new ARF 10-25 size wood planes. |
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| Merry Christmas from all the hobbycity staff! | 5/8/2008 |
We wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas and look forward to serving you through 2008 and the many years to come.
Enjoy your holidays, dont drink and drive and make sure you have anough time to build your next project (or if you live in south) fly.
Merry Christmas! |
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| Blog your build, and get a $30.00 discount! | 5/7/2008 |
Would you like a store discount of up to $30.00?
Sharing your knowledge and experiences on products and documenting build processes is an extremely important tool in helping other fellow modellers determine what product is best for them.
That is why we're giving customers up to $30 in store credit for blogging the use of our products.
Write a http://myhobbycity.com and get up to $30.00 of on your next purchase!
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| Wooden Props, from 8 to 20inch arrived | 5/6/2008 |
We have just received a large shipment of high quality Lanyu props. In sizes from 8inch through to massive 20 inch.
Listings will start in several hours! |
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| Arriving soon. 26, 45, 50 & 60cc gas engines! | 5/5/2008 |
Yes, we are going gas crazy!
Arriving shortly will be a whole range of gas engines from 3 different manufacturers.
All come with a full range of spare parts.
We will also be stocking the larger props too!
Excited yet? |
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| Dualsky Xmotor w/ Hollow shaft arrived | 5/4/2008 |
Listed within the next few days will be the new Dualsky Xmotor with hollow shaft.
Both lighter, and allowing for adjustable pitch prop setups (4D) these motors are great for shock flyers and extreme 3D flight. |
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| Mid-Autum festival holiday 26/9/2007 | 5/3/2008 |
Our office and warehouse will be closed on the 26th of this month for the Chinese Mid-Autum festival.
Click here to learn about it |
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| Slight shipping delay on orders from 21/9/2007 | 5/2/2008 |
Due to a large number of backorders being sent and public holidays. Post out times will be delayed by 2-3 days.
We appologise for the delay. Orders will be back up to speed before the 28th. |
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| HXT D9 Gen2 2200mAh Arrived 19-Sep-2007 | 5/1/2008 |
The new generation D9 packs have arrived. With improved cell chemistry, and modified cell packing. These packs are far superior to the previous models.
We will be updating images as soon as possible to reflect the new packs colour and end tabs. The cells remain the same size. |
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| Yeaaaahaaawww D9 Gen2 arriving | 4/30/2008 |
The D9 gen2 is finally arriving in stock. We are seeing the first wave arrive over the coming days. With the 2200s arriving on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Strap yourselves in, buckle up and get your itchy mouse button fingers ready. These wont last long! |
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| Cheaper & faster! | 4/29/2008 |
| We have begun adding 500g options for EMS Express for most popular countries. Within weeks we should have this available to all customers. |
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| Slow email response times | 4/28/2008 |
Due to Taiwans recent earthquake we are experiencing intermittant internet (email and http) issues. Slowing email and customer service response times.
There is no news yet of when the internet issues will be resolved.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aN1zHq5nQF6c&refer=asia |
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| New postage rates. | 4/27/2008 |
We now have more than 5,000 postage rates included in our rate database. This means a much fairer and cheaper postage cost for all.
Try out our postage table, throw some items in your shopping cart and see the difference when you checkout.
Its a bargain!! |
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| New 2.4GHz is here!!! | 4/26/2008 |
It's about time the R/C plane world stepped into the 21st Century.
We now stock a good selection of 2.4GHZ radio systems and will be increasing our range each month. |
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| USA/Canada Warranty Agent | 4/25/2008 |
Our American and Canadian customers can now enjoy the security of knowing they do not need to send items back to Hong Kong should they wish to claim warranty.
Products can now be sent to our local agent in the USA.
Details on the warranty delivery location are supplied at the time of the claim and not before. |
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| New planes & stock arriving. | 4/24/2008 |
As always, we have a mountain of stock thats still not listed on our website.
Included in this mountain is 7 new planes, 3 new types of servo, a stack of new hardware items, some tiny motors for small planes and a new lipo size or two.
All should be listed within the next 21 days.
Stay tuned! |
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