Tosh McCaber Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Just went on to Hobbyking, experimenting. Chose to (theoretically) purchase an Orange 6ch Rx. It came up with "UK Warehouse", which I chose. Orange Rx £16.92. It then took me through to the payment page. I gave my post code, and £2.62 postage was added- Total-£19.54. Delivery 2- 4 days. WHIW!! Looks like the Uk Warehouse is back in business? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Davies 3 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 I don't need one, but I may buy an Orange RX just to celebrate! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Walsh Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Lots of stuff seems to be on backorder with an eta of the end of October, so perhaps they plan to have a uk warehouse operational by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 (edited) Was discussed here towards the end of last month. Why they do not announce their intentions, lord only knows... Who does their PR?!! Edited September 12, 2023 by MattyB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted September 12, 2023 Author Share Posted September 12, 2023 Not sure whether they mentioned UK Warehouse in last months discussion. I've sent a pm to them for clarification (I hope?!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Dewar 2 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Not good news for any surviving UK model businesses though.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Ian Dewar 2 said: Not good news for any surviving UK model businesses though.... There'll still be plenty of business for the remaining outfits, many of those that have fallen by the wayside were, in many cases, on their last legs anyway due to being crazily uncompetetive and unwilling to adapt to change. Some years ago when we were originally getting our knickers in a twist about the demon Hobbyking, I and several others said that within a decade, the UK modelling industry (as far as R/C aeromodelling is concerned anyway) will contract to a handful of outlets with a strong internet mail order presence. I think that particular guess has pretty much come to pass and I don't see that a new UK HK warehouse will affect them much at all - the likes of Sussex Model Centre, Leeds Models, Kings Lynn Models to name but a few will continue to give excellent service to us. Good to keep them on they're toes though. The old high street single fronted model emporium of our youth, has gone the way of the draper, motor factor, small chemist, tobacconist and most old style iron mongers. However....... if you're looking for a haircut or something to eat, it's a different story. I do agree that all change is far from being good though. Edited September 13, 2023 by Cuban8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Tosh McCaber said: Not sure whether they mentioned UK Warehouse in last months discussion. I've sent a pm to them for clarification (I hope?!) Post from that original thread showing what they posted on FB when questioned about the UK when they announced the new EU warehouse... The weird thing is that, given t is an open secret they are reopening in the UK and even shipping some stuff already, why do they not do an official announcement telling customers how it will work and when it is likely to open in full? Edited September 13, 2023 by MattyB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 Latest reply, earlier today, from Hobbyking Support lady: HobbyKing Support Center Sep 13, 2023, 05:47 EDT Hi, Good day! I hope you're doing well. We have no official announcement yet, but as we can see we are glad to inform you that we are not offering some products coming from our UK warehouse. We have very limited available stocks for now but rest assured that more stocks will be coming soon and it could be the reason why there is no official announcement yet for the reopening of the warehouse. We are very sorry that some internal process are not actually being disclosed to us, therefore it will be confidential also to our customers, but just so you know Hobbyking is going through a restructuring and things may not be brilliant lately, but as you can tell we are now working in progress, you just need to wait for now and hopefully in the next few weeks and months it will go well. Thank you. Customer Care Team HobbyKing.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 "...but as we can see we are glad to inform you that we are not offering some products coming from our UK warehouse." 🤦♂️😉😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Freudian typo 😁 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 I think that she was meaning that a lot of their advertised stuff is on "back-order" at present! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tosh McCaber Posted September 15, 2023 Author Share Posted September 15, 2023 They't back: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/uk-backorder-sale.html?highest_price_first=&dm_i=4SQP%2C9Q7R%2CC9447%2C14N48%2C1&___store=en_us#q=&dFR[warehouses][0]=UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrunner Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 38 minutes ago, Tosh McCaber said: They't back: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/uk-backorder-sale.html?highest_price_first=&dm_i=4SQP%2C9Q7R%2CC9447%2C14N48%2C1&___store=en_us#q=&dFR[warehouses][0]=UK But that stuff is on backorder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Mid to late October for main shipments coming in to stock the new UK Warehouse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 They will also have a stand at Old Warden this weekend and Stuart Warne will be able to answer your HK questions! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Colman Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Similar situation with the EU warehouse re stock too, only about half a dozen items actually available to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 They finally made the official announcement.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 No spare parts for their aeroplanes in stock at the UK Warehouse yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Taylor Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Well, for better or worse, I've ordered some LiPo's - sorry to UK suppliers, but the price they're on offer for is mental. Back order, due late October, paid by credit card as 1. I've got no money at the moment and 2. Security, should it all go wrong for any reason. Watch this space - hopefully it all goes well. 🤔 I'll report back as & when. Kim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Taylor Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Forgot to add - free shipping too. Very few UK shops or online traders will do that to here (IOW) for kits, etc. For LiPo's - forget it. Kim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 I'm quite tempted by the Gladiator and did a dummy purchase - it's free postage when it gets into UK stock. I also read the on-line manual. It's not a model you really want to strip down and reassemble at the field but at 1100mm was it should go into most cars in one piece (but take up more space for storage at home). I was amused by one of the fault-finding solutions- it recommends turning the prop round if the model goes backwards when the throttle is opened! Good luck with that! I'm pleased HK is returning and that they (or we) will be paying UK taxes to keep a level playing field with other UK based mail order businesses. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 I'm hoping they restock small, indoor, batteries at sensible prices..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futura57 Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Well I've back ordered four 3S 2200mAh lipos 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Carpenter Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Ditto ! One 4s lipo. See what happens in due course ???? Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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