As taught by the one and only sensai Nakao............I would like to have just 10% of the $$ Boeing has spent with him. But, it has a made a huge difference in our ability to make more with far fewer people and much less space.

Some of the lean principles and Six Sigma can give me a real headache, but I studied the Kaizen methods a little bit when we were pushing some lean initiatives and found it a lot more doable in our atmosphere. The problem we had is that the company I worked for was more like a giant job shop than a widget manufacturing facility. Most of our standard product lines came out of our Chinese factories while the specials and high end products were made by our factory.

My father in law brought Kaisen to his new company and basically turned the whole place around. The owners love him now.

We're trying to implement it in the office environment now - makes the production floor look like a cake walk.

Back on topic...
Anyone else get their MMM installed and running yet?

Hoping mine arrives today but maybe tomorrow

got mine today....but due to Moms day no progress will be made.....:-)

I'd say it will arrive tomorrow or wednesday. Does you shipping info say it is in the country yet?

No, nothing as of yet
We do not currently have any tracking information for this shipment yet, please try back at a later time.

use the usps shipping tracker. It should say that it has left the country on friday would be my guess (that's where mine is at).

Ok, i was using the Endicia website
Your item is being processed by customs in AUSTRALIA. Information, if available, is updated every evening. Please check again later.
Doesn't really bother me when as still waiting on other gear to arrive before I can get the buggy going. I am on days off till Thursday so if everything arrives by then ill be stoked :party:

Yours is ahead of mine :no:. I really hope mine turns up tomorrow but i'm thinking it will be Wednesday going by the tracking.

Well day is ending some 95% chance it will be tomorrow. Did get a parcel today though from Jaycar which was a 1:28 Ferrari F50 which hopefully will keep me entertained on the Kitchen Floor until everything is going

http://www.jaycar.com.au/products_up...rge2_10970.jpg

Where is the id to use tracking information from usps tracking info?

In the sending mail from CC, is not a number :(

Titan

Woot mine is being processed by customs as well. That is a pretty good sign that it will be here tomorrow. That means my savage might be operational by tomorrow night :party:. I am so not going to sleep in anticipation tonight.

Did you go the express shipping option or the normal ones? Only the express and sometime priority have proper tracking.

I took the normal shipping fee (20$). OK, sometimes it recieved. (:
But today it is a free day :/ so no Post service is moving ....

Titan

Depends on what freight you choose. Not all freight have a tracking charge.

lol, not do what I did a few years ago. Bought a XXX-4 and Novak SS5800 (1st electric motor apart from the Tamiya Black Sport 540) and didn't finish setting it all up till nearly midnight and I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep until I gave it a quick drive. No much moon light that night and motor was alot faster than the previous motor :lol: well, lost control, hit the gutter and now had a broken buggy after 3 minutes :whistle: Next problem was that there was no parts that I required to fix it in the country and even Losi didn't have any so it took 3 - 4 months to get it all up and going :eyes:

Lol chances are it will end up going something like that but I will try to be careful atleast for the first few seconds. I'll probably solder all the plugs on at work tomorrow (if it comes of course) so I can have it running as soon as I get home so I at least have a little bit of light to play in.

looks like u guys will get yours before me.:cry: Mine is still leaving Chicago

Regards,
Joe Ling

So was mine until this afternoon. That info won't be updated until the receiving postal service updates that info so it may very well be close to your door.

Mine cleared Customs @ 10:39 PM on May 12 :party: Hopefully not long now

I wonder if Mike got his batch today? That would be great if he started shipping his out to us tomorrow :yes:

Mine is at the delivery post office :party:. Not long at all now. Can't wait.

Mine arrived :party:. Now I just have to wait until 5 so I can go home and play. These bullet connectors are huge.

Got mine today also:yipi:

I'll be running 4s :oops:until my 6s batts come in.:yipi:

lucky boy...im still waiting:mdr:i hope that mike receive early some mmm:yipi:

That thing is gonna be hard to control on 6s with the 1y. Better kick up that punch control! Anyway, I am slightly jealous, but hopefully mike will have all the first batch preorder of his out this week. :party:

those tires are going to be dinner plates...and you might as well order some aftermarket diffs now...:lol:

I am getting 6s so I can drop it in my E-Revo when it comes and I'll keep the 4s for the E-Maxx.

I have 1/8 diffs now.......

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Mine has arrived in Malaysia after midnight this morning. Will have to clear customs in KL & then fly to my place across the South China Sea, clear local customs then I will get it. :cry: I think this week is a possibility

Regards,
Joe Ling

Mine didn't arrive today, I don't really mind when it arrives as until they work out why those 1st ones died, it will just sit in the cupboard

I got a tracking number from mike this morning:yipi:
And I dont have any other orders with him besides the mamba monster:intello:

Install it. I ran mine just then and this thing is amazing. Bottom end power is insane and the MMM is so smooth it is incredible. Didn't get to see what the top end is like. The only thing on my truck that I am disappointed with is the steering. The lengthened chassis hasn't done my turn radius any favours.

ME TOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :party::party::party:

I have to wait, too :whistle:


Titan

Oh boy are they shipping...

I placed a pre-order with Tower back on April 17th when they were listed for $164.99 (got $15 off of that, so $149.99 shipped). Well, I never did cancel the backorder and they apparently have gotten some in stock...at least enough that they are packing mine up to ship right now.

This means by this time next week, I should have 3 MMM's. :gasp:

3 mmm :gasp:you can sell one off them:lol:im still waiting,, ive placed my order to mike 25/04/2008..

Tower billed my account today also. Never been so happy to get a bill. :yes:

Just put 1 buy-it-now on ebay for $500 and you'll have them paid off