Re: Re: So we have someone who sees F1D and thinks it is COOL...

From: Nick Ray <lasray_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 10:15:22 -0400

Art,

The elevated price is coming from the forms required to build the kit. Its
true that there is less than 70 dollars worth of materials in an F1D when
it flies (depending on covering and VP), but there are some significant
expenses in forming. A prop block is needed, a tailboom form, a motor stick
form, some scheme for attaching the boron and away to cut out the ribs and
spars. I'm probably leaving something out but you get the idea.

Regards,

Nick


On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 10:09 AM, upwind120_at_gmail.com [Indoor_Construction]
<Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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>
> So if there's maybe $50 worth of material in one model, where do these
> elevated projected prices for kits come from? To me, anyway, the function
> of the kit is to gather all the correct parts and materials together in one
> place, and divide them up into one-model quantities. This makes the
> purchase minimums moot, and divides to costs of all the S&H's among many
> kit buyers. Then add on a little something for the producer, so he's not
> running a charity.
>
> a.
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>
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Received on Sun May 11 2014 - 07:15:23 CEST