axial parts where are they?

[2012Honcho]

so whas the deal lately with axial? everything is either discontinued or back ordered? i am very disapointed with the avaibility of stock axial parts. please inform me if you got any info....is axial going out of business or been bought out by another company??:roll: i like the products, just not this bs.

 

[Armistice]

My wheels won't be in until next week due to this problem

I was told that they were bought out, and the transition isn't going smoothly for some reason. Things should settle down once the transition is done, but it may be a few weeks I'd guess

 

[AX10wannabe]

at the beginning of december i ordered an ax10 rtc from my LHS and then 2 weeks later i got it. sweet...... my LHS ofter orders from TowerHobbies.com and right after i got mine the ax10 rtc on tower's website disappeared and it was discontinued... holy crap talk about cutting it close.. i am really surprised they discontinued the ax10.:shock:

if axial is really getting bought out then it would explain all this BS with discontinued RTR's and Kit's. maybe once everything is done they'll bring some stuff back..
right now from towerhobbies all you can get is the wraith rtr and wraith kit, dingo kit, XR10 kit and the new RTR honcho.

 

[FATBOYrs10]

they were bought out by hobbico-that's the word i got anyway-there's info bout it on scaletrailrunners.com-welcome/chit chat thread"thumbsup"

 

[eemmaaxxxx]

so whas the deal lately with axial? everything is either discontinued or back ordered? i am very disapointed with the avaibility of stock axial parts. please inform me if you got any info....is axial going out of business or been bought out by another company??:roll: i like the products, just not this bs.

Is that Halifax UK??

If so, welcome to the forum. Stock of Axial parts in the UK is never good and certainly not great. But, it's not just Axial. Proline TSL's were out of stock everywhere for weeks and weeks a while ago. I've been waiting for Axial bumpers for about 5 weeks. :mrgreen:

Just one of those things.

 

[northernerbill]

Is that Halifax UK??

If so, welcome to the forum. Stock of Axial parts in the UK is never good and certainly not great. But, it's not just Axial. Proline TSL's were out of stock everywhere for weeks and weeks a while ago. I've been waiting for Axial bumpers for about 5 weeks. :mrgreen:

Just one of those things.

Try Rcbitz on ebay he's normally got the most wanted bits, based in the uk, very helpful.

I've been waiting 8 weeks for 2 out of 4 aluminum shocks to come in, chased today and still on back order!!

 

[2012Honcho]

thank you for the info...i am in canada...just hoping for a speedy resolve to this issue...i got a 3 year old bashing a ax10, and he has been know to bash daddys rigs a bit too..so i WILL need parts, sooner or later? do you think the "new axial hobbyco" will sell direct?

 

[northernerbill]

Here you go just down a web search
HOBBICO ACQUIRES R/C CAR LINES:
AXIAL, TEAM DURANGO & ARRMA
Champaign, Illinois, January 9, 2012 - Hobbico, Inc. announced today that it has acquired several R/C car
product lines: Axial, Team Durango and ARRMA.
Founded in 2005, Axial offers industry-leading R/C vehicles, focused on rock crawling and rock racing
products. With excellent design features and a high level of detail, Axial specializes in highly realistic
ready-to-run vehicles.
Established in 2009, Team Durango is known for state-of-the-art race vehicles in 1/10 and 1/8 scale.
Team Durango holds world and national championship titles around the globe.
ARRMA is a new product line introduced in 2011, offering a selection of vehicles with advanced
features, unique designs and parts compatibility. Using a common chassis platform, ARRMA vehicles
allow retailers to give consumers a choice while maintaining a simplified parts inventory. The acquisition
also includes the dBoots brand of R/C tires which specializes in off-road tires for multi-surface indoor and
outdoor tracks.
Hobbico is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of model hobby products, including radio
controlled models, plastic model kits, rockets and other hobby products. The employee-owned company
manufactures and distributes many famous hobby brands such as Duratrax, TrakPower, O’Donnell
Racing Fuel, Revell, Estes, Great Planes, Flyzone, HeliMax, MonoKote, RealFlight, Top Flite,
SuperTigre, AquaCraft, and others. Hobbico also represents Futaba, O.S. Engines, ThunderTiger and
other product lines in the U.S. and other parts of America.
Axial will continue to operate as a Hobbico subsidiary from its facility in Irvine, California. Team
Durango and ARRMA will also continue from their current offices in Ashby, Leicestershire, UK as a
Hobbico subsidiary. The product lines will continue to be available through a worldwide network of
distributors.
“We’re proud to bring these strong product lines into the Hobbico family,” said Wayne Hemming,
President of Hobbico. “I’m particularly happy to welcome the teams of talented professionals at Axial,
Team Durango and ARRMA and look forward to the innovative products that they are developing.”
“I’m excited about this new affiliation with Hobbico,” said Jeff Johns, General Manager of Axial R/C
Inc. “This will give Axial additional resources to continue our rapid growth.”
“I look forward to working with Durango and ARRMA staff as well as those within Hobbico to continue
to introduce innovative and successful products. This is an exciting step which we are sure will help take
us to the next level,” said Jason Dearden, Managing Director of ARRMA Durango, Ltd