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Still can't build one for what the ARF is running. Take this into account when you consider the cost of the wood, glue, sandpaper, cowl, canopy, spinner, etc., covering and finishing materials, and most notably ''TIME'' if you built it yourself, which is better anyway.
How can you say that $650 for an 85-ish inch warbird ARF is out of line? I think it is the catch 22 mentality of many in the USA: 'I don't want to buy from China, in order to support the USA economy, but I will buy it, because I expect it to sell cheap, because it is from China; BUT wait, it comes from China, but it ain't cheap....What a rip-off'. Oh, and of course, the usual complaints about ARF imperfections and quality in the process (cheap).
I am in the airline industry, and this argument is similar to those that complain about having to pay more than $99 to fly from MSP to Miami, for example. I mean, come on; you cannot even drive to WI and back for $99. Why is $250 or $350 for this travel considered out of line? I cannot even drive my truck back to Indiana for less than $350 at current gas prices. In air travel, you are paying for time and convenience. We can thank to low cost carriers for this air travel (cost) mentality.
Think about it.
Jeff
Jeff,
it's not $650.00, it's $750.00..... The new corsair and the FW190 are both $230.00 bucks more then the Mustang, why do you think that is?
Jimbo
Don't know Jim, I would guess they are trying to re-coup some production costs up front on initial sales (maybe passed on to supplier). That would be my guess, then as they sell of, the prices lower due to market fllod, poor sales, over-stock, most costs have been re-couped, or others....I really don't know. For all I know, Tower simply marks them up because they are new.
As for $750, that is still pretty descent considering what you get for the money. Of course, I am not factoring in any quality issues that may be present, just straight parts cost.
Now, don't get me wrong. In no way am I being negative towards these ARF's. As I said in the past, I don;t go there, I just don;t prefer them myself. You (all) do what you enjoy. All I am saying is, that, if you must buy an ARF, then the product cost you are getting is realtively cheap, or at least in line with the cost, if you bought all that stuff to build one yourself. Think about it (single engine):
Ziroli, etc. plans - $50 minimum
Purchased kit about $350 or better
Cowl, canopy and spinner, at least another $150
Hinges $20 minimum
Glues, let's say $50-75
Covering materials, let's go $100 (film more if glassed/painted due to resin and paints.
Plus, other oddities maybe contained in the ARF kit that I am over looking.
That's at least $700 bucks in parts tight there.
If I had to buy an ARF, then even $750 for an 85-86 ionch plane does not sound bad to me...that's all
Jeff
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