ORIGINAL: TexasSkyPilot
So, the regular Joe who just needs standard gas engine power is not who this brand of engine is intended for. This should be interesting. Starting a business that ignores a HUGE portion of the modeling population. What’s the percentage of guys doing 3-D? I’m going to venture a guess that right now 70% of them are using Chinese engines.
NOTHING sells itself. Even QUALITY has to be advertised just right. And even if some DO sell themselves, that doesn’t mean ENOUGH of them will sell to stay solvent. Especially when your target is a limited portion of an already limited industry. DOUBLE especially when the market is already flooded (and getting worse) with viable (and getting better) engines by your competitors. Arguing existing potential problems or even arguing against them does not make them disappear. Business is business, and sticking your head in the sand is a sure recipe for disaster.
Take care.
Jim
There is no gauruntee that the cheap stuff from china is always going to be cheap either
I guess you never saw what the boat guys pay for billet engines, that market is flooded with cheap crap too, what do they buy? not the $250 chinese zen copy, but the 800-1000 dollar billet engines. and that segment of the rc market is even smaller than the smallest segment of rc aircraft.
Or better yet, lets look at fly fishing, fly fishing is hobby whereby people with diposable income can find an easyway to dispose of it. Fly reels from taiwan,china etc are all over the place for $50 but what do people buy? the 300+ dollar units made in the USA and England. Why do they sell? features, different style etc.