Originally Posted by
Waco
thats what is wrong today with old kits, people are paying outrages prices for them, the older kits that cost 50- 90 dollars new are now going for 2 hundred and up. some of these I have built and they are not that good of quality, wood is heavy, some is warped, instructions are sketchy and most times there was hardware missing. why would you pay 300 dollars for a low quality kit that worth only 70-100 dollars. Just because it is old don't make it worth having. I guess as long as there people willing to pay those prices people will ask for the price.
If you want an older vintage kit, there are a few guys that will laser cut a short kit for you at a fairly reasonable price. All you need is the online plan or instructions, and hardware with a few sticks and sheeting. They are often cut much better than the die crunching and actually fit. Some are modified to fly better, or be stronger than the old antiques too. Balsaworkbench comes to mind, there are many others.