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We have the new Magic: The Gathering boosters, Avacyn Restored, on the shelf now. As always, they are priced at $3.29 per pack - the lowest price you can find locally!

Also, we have Mirrodin Besieged and Scars of Mirrodin boosters on clearance for only $2.75 per pack! Tell your friends, and stop in today. Once they're gone, they're gone!

We've begun carrying the Duratrax DE-10 Brushless Speed Control and a couple of their sensored brushless motors, a 10.5T and a 13.5T. The speed control is very programmable (with the optional programming module). The speed control runs $79.99, and the motors are $59.99 each. Right now, it's just a trial run, to see if this is a product we like. If so, we will be carrying these full time.

Only time will tell if this is a good move for us, but I kinda like the idea of a sensored brushless system, purchased à la carte, for only $140.

Horizon recently announced a new take on the venerable F4U Corsair. The new version, the F4U-1A, will be available in both Plug-N-Play ($199.99) and Bind-N-Fly ($269.99) formats. Both will feature a 15-size brushless motot and 30A speed control, bolt-on drop tanks, multiple decal sets, optional flaps, and optional 90° rotating retracts. The Bind-N-Fly will include a Spektrum AR600 receiver, 3S 2200mAh 25C LiPo battery and DC charger as well.

Look for these two warbirds to fly onto shelves in late July or early August.

Calling all Toyota fans! For the longest time, only Chevy and Ford had been represented in the short course body club, leaving both Dodge and Toyota on the outside looking in. but last week, Dodge just got lonelier, because Proline announced a new Toyota Tundra body for short course vehicles. It will retail at $41.95. No word on release date yet, but we'll have one as soon as they are available.

If Toyota isn't your thing, you can stop in and check out our other short course bodies on hand. We have a respectable selection from Proline, JConcepts, and HPI on the shelf. And if you don't find anything you're looking for, we can order one in for you at no additional cost! Stop in today!

It's Roger's birthday today! He wouldn't want me to tell you all how old he is, but I'm sure he'd appreciate some birthday wishes! You can leave a birthday message in the comments, or head over to our Facebook page and tell him there!

Happy Birthday, Roger! Great looking pic there - I didn't know pink was your favorite color! Heh heh heh. ::wink::

I got the pictures up from our trip to Toledo! You can check them out here. Some great products were at the show this year, and we snapped some pictures of most of them.

I will attempt to post my traditional Toledo Trip Wrap-Up Blog Post sometime in the next month. I really want to get my ideas sorted out to they make sense first. So look for that to be posted to our store blog soon.

There were a number of people that voiced their disappointment that the original Habu had been discontinued. So they will probably be thrilled to hear that the Habu 2 has been announced.

Like many of ParkZone's recent releases, the Habu 2 will support optional retracts and flaps, in addition to its standard 4-channel controls. It will be available in the Bind-N-Fly Basic format, requiring a Spektrum or JR DSM2/DSMX transmitter, a 4S LiPo battery, and charger for said battery. Look for the Habu 2 to be be priced at $299.99, and be on shelves mid-June 2012.

They say there are only two constants in life: death and taxes. I think we can add a third item to that list: a new Blade helicopter coming out every few months. Last week, Horizon announced the new Blade 130X collective-pitch helicopter. After seeing it at the Toledo Show, I am stoked for this to come out.

It features a brushless main motor, a shaft-driven tail with variable-pitch tail rotor, and a killer paint scheme. It's going to be available only in Bind-N-Fly mode, and will sell for $279.99. Look for this to hit shelves late June 2012.

Roger and I are headed down to Toledo for the Weak Signals Trade Show today! I'll be taking pictures and uploading them to our Twitter account, @rogershobbyshop. Make sure to follow us on Twitter for all of the cool new products and info about the show!