Thunder Tiger Subs on EBAY

[TuptubBuilder]

These prices seem crazy given the stated condition except for the Sea Wolf.

[Das Boot]

Yeah they’re bull**** crazy. People who have them want more money than they’re worth.

[RCSubGuy]

Theyre worth exactly what people pay for them. Last 2 I bought were $1000.

[Subculture]

Seems like mad money when you can pick up new subs with higher spec and good scale fidelity for similar money.

[Das Boot]

Theyre worth exactly what people pay for them. Last 2 I bought were $1000.

Each or together? I know a guy who bought a ton of parts for those subs, back when parts were available. He had extra rudders, seals, etc.

[tifosi12]

Theyre worth exactly what people pay for them. Last 2 I bought were $1000.

Fully agreed.

I bought two, each for about $ 1k and neither works.

[RCSubGuy]

Seems like mad money when you can pick up new subs with higher spec and good scale fidelity for similar money.

A brand new fully RTR sub for $1000. Pray tell where you find such things...

[Subculture]

From what I've seen of a lot of these secondhand Neptunes, a lot of hardware and electronics are shot and often need replacing along with the battery, not what I consider ready to run, unless RTR means "ready to refurbish". A brand new 212 from Engel is 995 euro, add on radio and batteries, maybe a couple hundred euro extra for a basic rig.

Brand new Delphin kit from Norbert Bruggen 148 euro add on the extra couple of hundred euro for electronics, 348 euro. Superb performing boat too.

A Delta kit from the same company is 385 euro, much more advanced than the Delphin but you'd still be well under a $1000 if you shop wisely for electronics.

Then there are the R&R conversion sets.

Any of these will require a bit of construction work on behalf of the builder, but it's not like some of the kits of old where you got a hull and a few sheets of plastic and a plan. You get cnc cut parts that go together like a Lego kit.

[RCSubGuy]

None of those subs referenced are RTR. Big difference between an economy kit and a fully assembled ready to run sub. The Thundertiger boats are (were) that. Honestly, at their initial pricing which was around $600 if I recall, it was way undervalued for how they were engineered. $1000 is reasonable, in my opinion. The Seawolves I got are upgraded versions of those boats. I picked them up for around $1300 each. A bit of work will see them wireless and worth every penny.