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Rbush
Key Veteran
Location: The sheep factory, Wales

I've been told by Model technics and other model shops that nitro fuel could and probably will double in price over the next few months, if you can get it at all !!

Basically the nitro eliment of fuel has become very hard to buy and all nitro based fuels will not be avaliable.

Has anybody got anything to add to this? Is it time to sell our glow models or go electric?

That was a silly place to put the ground !

07-02-2008 12:39 PM

Hamo
Senior Heliman
Location: Ireland

I bought 4 boxes of 15% green, that's 16 gallons only a month ago. hehehe this makes me happy.
Hamo

07-02-2008 12:44 PM

gyromaniac561
Heliman
Location: Boyton Beach Florida

Mix it

Buy some klotz or Pro synth oil from Weston UK, mail order Methanol, and Nitro methane and mix your own. I just went to a swap meet and sold 40 cans of nitro methane because it goes such a long way. I generally blend 30% in 4-8 gallon batches. You can saze cash, but you need to either buy flouronated bottles or save empth fuel bottles.

07-02-2008 12:47 PM

Rbush
Key Veteran
Location: The sheep factory, Wales

My point and the manufactures point is it's the 'Nitro' that's going to get VERY hard to get. So your not going to be able to buy neat nitro to mix yourself?

One Chinese factory has collapsed and one shut down because of terrorists for the games as its right by the games. There are a few places in the US that make it. But there is a BIG industrial 3rd party now buying nitro for cleaning use. All the stocks and manufacture is going to this 3rd party, not us.

This is what I've been told.

That was a silly place to put the ground !

07-02-2008 01:21 PM

TachyonDriver
Veteran
Location: Chipping, Lancs, UK

After the games - will nitro production begin again?

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07-02-2008 01:38 PM

rcadd1ct
Elite Veteran
Location: Richardson, Texas

yes, but there will be a back log.

-RCA .......... Making Cuisinarts Fly!!!!!!!

07-02-2008 01:49 PM

tchavei
rrProfessor
Location: Portugal

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After the games - will nitro production begin again?

Lets hope so or we'll be in deep sh**

I still have 52 gallons left but when thats over I'm not sure what will happen.

Tony

--------------------
"Perfection and patience usually walk side by side..."

07-02-2008 01:50 PM

HOMEPAGE

HeliPhil
Senior Heliman
Location: UK

AFAIK nitro fuels from Model Technics will still be available for the foreseeable future. The price has gone up ( but has not doubled!!!)

http://www.olsonracing.co.uk

07-02-2008 02:03 PM

HOMEPAGE

Rbush
Key Veteran
Location: The sheep factory, Wales

Your missing the point. There is a NEW industrial demand being placed on the remaining manufactures. We will be a very lowly second place in the quew. Model technics told me this 3rd party will be buying most of the nitro. The amount of nitro we use as modellers is very small. We will not be served very well at all. This is why there will soon be a fuel storage and it will continue and therefore cost more, supply and demand (legal theft)

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The price has gone up ( but has not doubled!!!)

Technics said it could easily double within the coming months. This is what THEY said.

That was a silly place to put the ground !

07-02-2008 02:06 PM

crazzyjoe
Senior Heliman
Location: NewLowell, Ontario, Canada

I was told the same thing here in Ontario, some of the LHS have no nitro fuel left and they don't know when they will be able to get more.

Good thing I have a gasser

07-02-2008 02:27 PM

shawmcky
Senior Heliman
Location: Isle of Wight,United Kingdom

Nitro Prices

Hi Rbush,i know exactly where you are coming from,i am afraid a lot of people cannot yet see the wider picture here,anything that can be used as a fuel is going to get VERY expensive.Its a worldwide issue that is not going to go away.This is something that could easily affect the whole Rc industry eventually in terms of sales.Money is going to become stretched for a lot of people over the next few years and how long can you keep on paying double the money for anything before it finally hits you personally.

07-02-2008 02:34 PM

PluckinPheasant
Heliman
Location: Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Storage

Hi

Is there a shelf life for fuel?

07-02-2008 02:53 PM

shawmcky
Senior Heliman
Location: Isle of Wight,United Kingdom

Storage

Depends on whether you let anyone know where you keep it.

07-02-2008 02:59 PM

naked painter
Senior Heliman
Location: Mid glamorgan uk

I'm very surprised the cost of fuel hasn't risen. The only thing that has risen is the carriage costs.

07-02-2008 03:06 PM

nivlek
rrProfessor
Location: Norfolk England

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Your missing the point.

I doubt that he is .

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Technics said it could easily double within the coming months. This is what THEY said.

I guess that you don't realise who HeliPhil is .

At the end of the day , it gets dark .

07-02-2008 03:21 PM

TachyonDriver
Veteran
Location: Chipping, Lancs, UK

OK who is this big 3rd party and what do you clean with nitromethane?

Tach.

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07-02-2008 03:22 PM

nivlek
rrProfessor
Location: Norfolk England

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitromethane

At the end of the day , it gets dark .

07-02-2008 03:26 PM

TachyonDriver
Veteran
Location: Chipping, Lancs, UK

Thanks nivlek - don't tell me... the big 3rd party is in ....CHINA....

Oh well the tree-huggers might be happy if no more nitro-using race cars can run...

Tach.

Little Spinning Bundle of Joy®

07-02-2008 03:32 PM

shawmcky
Senior Heliman
Location: Isle of Wight,United Kingdom

Treehuggers

For every gallon of fuel a treehugger wont use,there is somebody somewhere that will.Fact of life,im afraid.

07-02-2008 03:56 PM

nivlek
rrProfessor
Location: Norfolk England

They can have my tree if I can have their nitro .

At the end of the day , it gets dark .

07-02-2008 04:23 PM

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