Rumors of Future Releases

[SoCalBobS]

Well, SOMEBODY's gonna send me a Stuart!

I doubled my options, ordered one at Banggood and one at AliExpress. As of today, 5/16 here are the statuses: The order status at Banggood says it will ship no later than 6/2. I also tried to cancel the order, was unsuccessful and decided to let it ride. AliExpress order status says it will ship by 5/22, with a disclaimer that if it's delayed a refund will be issued. For me this is a no lose situation. If both come through, I'm confident I'll be able to sell the second one to someone!

[Milspec1]

I tried and gave up on the refund from banggood as well. You hit the refund key on the email it just takes you to your account and there's no refund option there. The option at the top right is deleted orders not delete order

[Max-U52]

I'm in the same place, got the email but selected "wait" and they say it will ship by 6-2. I've found banggood to better about this than aliexpress, A.E. usually ends up refunding the loot, but BG usually comes through and ships the item.

[SoCalBobS]

As they say in Las Vegas, never bet what you can't afford to lose! That's my philosophy when online ordering from untried sources. Only rarely have I had bad luck.

[tank_me]

Just lettin' it ride...no hurry to get my tanks. Already have tons of projects...I just wanted a Stuart dangit...

[RichJohnson]

I have yet to get a refund out of aliexpress. The Chicom crooks sent we the wrong items, I think intentionally, and even said in messages they would give a refund but I had to dispute with my credit card.
I will not spend high dollar amounts with those sites ever again. Only small orders at a time and not more than I expect to loose because it takes months for a dispute to run its course and hope you get your money back.

[SoCalBobS]

I just received a shipping notification from AliExpress, with an estimated delivery date of May 28. We'll see. My Banggood order hasn't changed, still claims shipping by June 2. If both show up, I may keep them both for a while in case something fails or breaks. I don't think Coolbank customer service will be at 100% right away. Someone in Australia posted on Facebook that he'd received his and liked it.

[Milspec1]

Just received this from banggood

[texasarmor]

I received mine yesterday from AliExpress 3 weeks shipping time…. All in all I like it my major complaint is no translation for manual….. lots of possibilities wish I had a 1/16 Stuart model to measure it with to see if it is scale

[keilau]

I received mine yesterday from AliExpress 3 weeks shipping time…. All in all I like it my major complaint is no translation for manual….. lots of possibilities wish I had a 1/16 Stuart model to measure it with to see if it is scale

Would you tell us which AliExpress seller did you buy from and when did you place your order? You are the first recipient of the Coolbank Stuart. Any take it out of box and first impressions of running the tank will be very welcome.

[Max-U52]

Just received this from banggood

I got the same email, with the same date. Click on "track your order" and you'll see a USPS tracking number but a google search gets no joy. However, I put it in 17track and got a page that said they're awaiting delivery of the item. I'm pretty sure it won't show up on usps tracking until right before or right after it goes through customs.

[keilau]

My order for a Coolbank Model M5A0 Stuart from BangGood.com was shipped on 5/24/2024:

• 2024-05-25 23:00:39
  In transit
  Carrier received.
• 2024-05-24 21:08:04
  Shipped
  Package has been sterilized and shipped out.
• 2024-05-24 04:42:
  Our warehouse has started packing your items.
• 2024-05-13 11:06:10
  Order submit.

Expected delivery date is June 13-23. It sounds like BangGood's express shipping. Excellent deal for US$126 plus tax.

[MrChef]

Package has been sterilized and shipped out.

Package has been sterilized?

[sclui56]

Just happened to come across this - landed in UK https://www.rctankwarfare.co.uk/foru...ic.php?t=36026

So it's real!

[tank_me]

Initial report from across the pond says the scale is close to where it should be.

[cmdrcody]

Package has been sterilized?

Don't want any more virus' from China!

[keilau]

Initial report from across the pond says the scale is close to where it should be.

No picture of the Coolbank Stuart inside yet! Initial report looks good.

BangGood had started shipping by standard shipping with tracking, 20-30 days shipping time.

[Rubicon99]

See ad in next post.

[Rubicon99]

Why you can't believe any Chinese ad claims. "Fastest" tank on the market. I think not! Guess they have not seen a Tamiya Abrams in action.

[Max-U52]

Yeah, but if you call 'em on it they'll just say they meant ready to run, or some other cheesy excuse.

But that does raise a question, I wonder what the fastest stock tank is? I mean right out of the box. I imagine it's an all plastic tank. It's probably one I would never expect, like the pantiger.