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Captain Jack

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Royal Yacht
« on: April 19, 2009, 05:04:04 am »
Does anyone have experience with this kit, or this company. It's the first time I've seen this kit advertised.http://www.rchobby.co.uk/rc_royal_yacht_britannia.htm
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Boy From the Bay

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Re: Royal Yacht
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2009, 07:10:51 am »
Captain Jack

WARNING WARNING WARNING
CAVEAT EMPTOR - BUYER BEWARE

Put rchobby in the search box on this site or any other site and you will see several threads like these, this is a small selection.

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4273.0

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7425.0

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=14337.0

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=1362.0

There are a lot of people who do not trust this website.
They are certainly overpriced.
There is also evidence that suggests you will not get your goods, and the company cannot be traced.

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cos918

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Re: Royal Yacht
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2009, 09:40:53 am »
Quote from: Captain Jack on April 19, 2009, 05:04:04 am
Does anyone have experience with this kit, or this company. It's the first time I've seen this kit advertised.http://www.rchobby.co.uk/rc_royal_yacht_britannia.htm


Hi there i have seen this kit built up and it makes a lovely boat. I have not built her but have done other deans kits and I think they are good kits .I have been on board the real Britannia and have a fair few photos ,she is now moored up in Edinburgh as a museum. If you have concerns about rchobby why not order direct from Deans marine.


John
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Re: Royal Yacht
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2009, 10:33:36 am »
Hi Capn Jack do as John says and order direct from Deans Marine, heard too many bad things about RCHobby.

http://www.deansmarine.co.uk/html/warships__uk__6.html
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Re: Royal Yacht
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2009, 11:03:46 am »
Doing a google chase for the telephone number came up with

        Rchobby
    Royds Enterprise Park
    Future Fields
    Bradford
    West Yorkshire
        BD6 3EW

They claim to be "new", but why anybody would want to take over a trading name that has seemingly gathered a poor reputation beats me.
If a kit you like is sold direct by the manufacturer, it makes sense to deal direct - if it is also sold by your LHS, it also makes sense to deal with them, in person and over the counter.
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Re: Royal Yacht
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2009, 11:16:25 am »
In general, manufacturers prefer you to buy from their approved stockists rather than than direct as this helps to support the modelling trade generally. Order from a well established supplier like Westbourne and you will get independent advice and support if you need it. Although, at the end of the day, a sale is a sale.

Colin
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Re: Royal Yacht
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2009, 12:50:27 pm »
And if you try the telephone number it's disconnected, Isn't this an old advert? 2006 ref??

   Regards   Ian.
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Captain Jack

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Re: Royal Yacht
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2009, 12:29:49 am »
The kit being from Deans is what I was after. Thanks for that info. It was just one of those that I haven't run across before, and found it interesting. It's too bad that shipping from a UK vendor to the US, usually costs more than the kit. Loyalhanna Dockyard usually sells the UK produced kits here in the States, but unfortunately the shipping cost is of course passed along to us consumers.
 You Brits have all the really good stuff on your side of the pond. You lot are truly blessed when it comes to kits offered.
By the way, I'm on this forum so much lately, that I'm beginning to pick up your vernacular. Notice I said "you lot', vice "you guys"?
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Re: Royal Yacht
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2009, 12:10:35 pm »
Quote from: Captain Jack on April 20, 2009, 12:29:49 am
By the way, I'm on this forum so much lately, that I'm beginning to pick up your vernacular. Notice I said "you lot', vice "you guys"?

We'll learn you english proper like yet innit.   :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed:
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Captain Jack

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Re: Royal Yacht
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2009, 05:59:04 pm »
"We'll learn you english proper like yet innit."
Aye, that you will. :-))
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Roger in France

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Re: Royal Yacht
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2009, 06:05:15 pm »
Yer, dawn e' be makun dafties of uz now, me bouty. Uz do ave a drawl long afer they Texans.

Roger in France (whose heavily rolled Devonian Rs adds great confusion to the French language!)
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Re: Royal Yacht
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2009, 06:30:11 pm »
You speak French from your Devonian R's??  %)

Barry M
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Roger in France

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Re: Royal Yacht
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2009, 06:54:59 am »
Oh, eeees me bouty!

Roger in France
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