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Post by krmckay "Bombs away" on Apr 28, 2019 20:52:15 GMT -4
Has anyone looked into what Glow Fuel is selling for this year? more importantly does Maritime Hobbies or MSC have any in stock? I have less than 1/2 gallon to start the season with and will need fuel soon.
Comments?
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Post by johnf on Apr 29, 2019 7:56:57 GMT -4
Kevin, I asked MSC’s, if they would sell fuel. The owner has no problem with selling fuel as long as you buy a case. You would need a few guys to go in together to split up the costs. MSC gets product delivered quickly if you get the order in on Saturday. The owner sends their order in on Sunday.
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ET
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Post by ET on Apr 30, 2019 9:30:16 GMT -4
I would join up to split the cost
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Post by krmckay "Bombs away" on Apr 30, 2019 14:38:36 GMT -4
What do you burn? 5-10 or 15%. I'm guessing a case has to be all the same percentage. I normally burn 5 or 10% but have received an offer for 15%
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ET
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Post by ET on May 1, 2019 6:09:08 GMT -4
I was burning 15 last year if you prefer 10 I'm good with it.
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Post by krmckay "Bombs away" on May 1, 2019 17:22:18 GMT -4
I dropped into MSC today on my way home from the Aviation Museum at Shearwater. I have a price quote for both 10% and 15% Cool Power fuel. This is all MSC carries.
The 10% for a Case of four would be $130 + tax
The 15% for a case of four would be $150 + tax
They can't even get 5% fuel. They put in a weekly general order every Sunday so if you want anything within a week you must submit it before 5pm on Saturday to get it the following week.
If anyone else wants to get in on this, post here and let us know. I won't use any more than 2 gallons per year and have already made a separate deal for one Gallon.
I have not checked Maritime Hobbies yet to see what if anything they have in stock. I might be able to run down there tomorrow and see what they have. If I do I'll post here prices and selection.
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Post by krmckay "Bombs away" on May 2, 2019 10:55:22 GMT -4
Well there is nothing but bad news for Glow Fuel flyers. I dropped down to Maritime Hobbies this morning and they had only 3 gallons of assorted left over old fuel in stock. I talked to them and due to the high cost of shipping they are not going to be ordering fuel any longer.
So with that said there are only three options for glow flyers in HRM:
1. Order by the case from Mighty Small Cars and wait a week;
2. order online from Great Hobbies or your mail order Hobby store and pay the shipping;
or 3. Find a hobby store outside HRM that stocks and sells Glow Fuel and drive to pick it up.
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Post by krmckay "Bombs away" on May 3, 2019 11:32:37 GMT -4
Well it is now official there is no Glow Fuel available for sale in Nova Scotia other than MSC. Mighty Small Cars is the only hobby shop that will even order it in (by the case only), see pricing above. I went down to Maritime Hobbies first thing this morning to pickup anything I could lay my hands on and all that was left was one gallon of 30% heli fuel that had been sitting there for two years. Greg confirmed they will no longer be ordering any Glow Fuel as no one was buying it.
The only options left is drive to PEI or go see MSC and buy a case.
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Post by bvmbandit on May 4, 2019 21:06:53 GMT -4
I’ll need at least3 gallons Kevin. 5-10%
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Post by krmckay "Bombs away" on May 5, 2019 6:57:20 GMT -4
Yesterday I checked Great Hobbies website to see what they have and they don't stock much for online purchase. 2-3 gallons per percentage type of fuel. the good thing is that they will ship it for free if you by a minimum order of ~3 gallons. (depends on price). Therefore the only solution will be to purchase from MSC this summer.
Let's talk about this at the field this morning.
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Post by jackdd on May 5, 2019 10:52:00 GMT -4
Guys I go to Moncton 3 times a week, if it’s available there I can pick up...what about great hobbies?
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Post by krmckay "Bombs away" on May 5, 2019 13:31:34 GMT -4
Checked Great Hobbies website , they only have a max of 3 gallons of each percentage fuel available online. and you have to purchase minimum of 3 gallons to get free shipping. The club members would need more than just 3 Gallons and everyone is looking for different % nitro in their fuel.
We are looking into this and may put in a bulk order with MSC for 10 and 15 % nitro, but we have to have exactly 4,8 or 12 gallons ordered as it is ordered by cases of 4 gallons each and no mixing of percent nitro.
Thanks for the offer and will keep it in mind if things go south on any order of fuel.
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Post by coyote on May 7, 2019 9:56:36 GMT -4
Typically 10% should be good for 5% or 15% flyers
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