HPR Shut Down

[RayR]

Just saw this on Hanspeters web site.

[Xcesive8]

Wow this is very sad, only loosing the best Rc boat hull maker ever IMO !!

[Mike Caruso]

Sign of the times the Mom and Pop shops are squeezed by parts sold cheap from Other countries.

[Flying Scotsman]

Wow that is very sad.....now you lads who buy cheap knockoffs should stand in the corner and remember your job may also fade away

Douggie

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Hi there,
I would appreciate a suggestion regarding your preference on a fast, reliable and easy to set up and run boat among the Blackjack, Aquacraft and Miss Geico cat.
Any other suggestions would ge great.

[Rumdog]

Lol. Come in douggie. What's an HPR knockoff?

[Flying Scotsman]

Lol, I was referring to the demise of many original boat designers and manufactures

Douggie

Lol. Come in douggie. What's an HPR knockoff?

[bracka69]

Very sad yes In deed.

[Heaving Earth]

how many of people own an hpr?
lets face it, theyre costly. and i highly doubt most of us have ever financially supported hpr by buying one.
i know i cant afford one, so does make me partially responsible for the demise of this company?
it also states that he is discontinuing the product at the moment. its not like he said forever

[liteumup69]

Actually yes, He is closing. Received an email from him last nite, He will still be in the hobby, but as far as taking orders are concerned no more will be taken after February. So sad.. I love my HPR 135.. Was hoping to get a bigger one, one day...

[Heaving Earth]

well that is too bad i guess. not like i could ever afford one anyways

[Xcesive8]

how many of people own an hpr?
lets face it, theyre costly. and i highly doubt most of us have ever financially supported hpr by buying one.
i know i cant afford one, so does make me partially responsible for the demise of this company?
it also states that he is discontinuing the product at the moment. its not like he said forever

well that is too bad i guess. not like i could ever afford one anyways

Ok i think we understand you cant afford one nor ever wish to spend the money on one if you did.

Its not only the product, but the experience and ideas one gets from seeing in the build of a HPR.
Every owner always puts in maximum effort to ensure it s a first class build to match a first class hull.
If your not affected in anyway from the closure of this product, why even comment in this thread

[tlandauer]

It is too bad, even depressing to learn this news. I admired his builds and watched some amazing videos. I am also not in the league to have one, more because I recognize his products are for serious boaters, here I thought perhaps one day...
It is difficult to compete with mass produced cheaper products, but it is not fair to compare: How can you compare a Leica M-Series Range Finder camera with a cheap Point-and- Shoot?
We are not talking film vs. digital, BTW.
Too bad the current economy is not helping, the "consumer grade" product will always have a market advantage than the elite grade product.
Just my $.02

[carlcisneros]

Very bad news indeed.
I have only seen one of his hulls and believe me, it was a super boat.

[hanspeter]

hallo kollegen

ich wollte es wäre nicht so. alle hersteller in deutschland lassen billig in osteuropa fertigen. die arbeiten für 7 dollar die stunde.
so sehen die boote dann auch aus. ich lasse nicht in osteuropa fertigen. nur ein von mir gefertigter hpr ist ein echter hpr.
ich dachte dass sich qualität durchsetzt. da habe ich wohl falsch gedacht. und ramsch will ich nicht machen. von dem gibts schon
genug.

herzliche grüsse hanspeter


Hello colleaguesI wanted to it were not so. all manufacturers in Germany can be cheaply manufacture in Eastern Europe. the work for $7 that hour.so you can see boats then also. I do not manufacture in Eastern Europe. only a hpr from me is a real hpr.I thought that quality prevails. Since I thought probably wrong. and ramsch I will not do. already by the World enough.cordial greetings hanspeter