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Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 5:53
by Caillin
Thanks for the update Jason. Waiting to see what the outcome of the talks with Amazon is.

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 20:01
by kverdon
I see that my Glad Pro is on the way :D :D :D :D . Do you have an update on when we should expect to see some new Warthog Adapters available?

thanks,

Kevin

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 23:56
by Caillin
No problem, thanks Jason. I think I'll stick with the Pro at this stage. Hopefully I got in in time.

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:10
by Caillin
Any further updates on when the Pro's might hit the Amazon DC Jason?

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 5:22
by Wowaegon
Just checked my Amazon order from August 23rd and the status has changed. It is expected to ship on 9/12. May check your order page to see if it's been updated.

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 8:21
by Caillin
My order date is August 28, but delivery is showing Sep 29 - Oct 04.

Might have just missed the only batch :(

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 2:46
by Caillin
Well, that's a good problem to have I suppose. I'm wondering if I should just cancel my order through Amazon, and try and deal direct through VKB if I've now missed the boat completely. I think Ilya said that they have another batch due in China/Russia in couple of weeks, and would make sense to have it shipped direct from China, rather than waiting for boat all the way to America, then flown at great expense back to Australia. We really just get several kinds of fucked when it comes to getting international goods here in Aus. :(

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:09
by Wowaegon
Caillin, wanted to let you know that mine shipped out today and Amazon looks to have more in stock on the 15th, so here's hoping they had one to fill your order.

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2016 2:22
by Caillin
Cheers for the heads up Wowaegon. Just checked, and ship date is still the 28th, however, as you said, it's showing stock availability on the 15th. However, based on Jason's comments, Amazon can be a bit loopy with those notifications, so I've hedged my bets this time and put myself in the queue for the next batch being assembled in China at the moment via Daisy at VKB direct. I'll keep both orders open until one ships, as I really, really don't want to miss the boat this time, as it'll likely mean a 6+month wait until the Gunfighter!

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:01
by Caillin
annnnnnd, it's back to saying "ships in 1 to 2 months" lol.

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 20:30
by Wowaegon
Yeah, saw that. Bummer. I won't pour salt on the wound by telling you that I received mine yesterday and it's a pretty awesome stick.. :) I had a little difficulty getting the grip attached but figured the issue out pretty quickly. Got to spend some more time with it but so far it's looking like a great replacement for my CH fighterstick..

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 2:26
by Caillin
Bastard, haha :) Congrats though, I'm sure you'll be enjoying it for a long time. I've always been a massive fan of the CH sticks and their gimbal, as I used an original CH Flightstick with Wing Commander 1 and various other games a long time ago. Also preferred the light, precise throw compared to the TM products at the time. The VKB products are what I imagine CH would evolve to if they never gave up on the consumer market.

I'll just bide my time patiently. At the very least, there will be another batch ready in China before too long.

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 11:33
by Caillin
The peripheral gods are smiling on me (well VKB/Jason anyway), just got notification that my Pro is shipping from Amazon.

/happydance.gif

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 16:21
by Wowaegon
Woohoo!! Good to hear.. Just curious, what kind of transit time are you looking at to get it in Australia?

Re: Gladiator and T-Rudder Pre-Orders Now Shipping!

Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 16:56
by Caillin
It's saying the 30th, so just over 2 weeks. However stuff from Amazon has arrived within 5 days sometimes, as long as it passes through customs quickly. Will just have to wait and see.

Been trying to work out a solution for roll axis now that I'm going with the Pro. Might try my T16k in left hand and go dual stick. I've been trying to get used to A and D on my Orbweaver for roll, but it gets a bit to crazy and no analogue control.