"True" if i were just a "R/C Painter" then it would "Cost Me"[
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but since we paint everything, it kinda makes up for it...and since we'll sometimes blast out up 20 bodies a day, like the one we did for "Tree"
it makes up for it...cause right along side we might be doing a 32' rod or a 90,000 Harley....
and since the place right next door "Makes" the bodies, makes it a little better....
"myself" personaly i can do the one i did for "Tree" in about an "Hour" if i am farting around we even have it one one of the Video's we sell,
kind neat has a bunch of little tips we use and do i picked up over the years...
i think that one i did in about 45 mins? and no the Quality doesnt suffer...
heck that place next door sells the bodies too...there like 10.95? better than some of the pices i have seen for the bodies !!
WOW, in Sweeden there the Equivalant of $47.00 USD !!! for JUST THE BODY !!!! it's crazy !!
i just have a "God Given Talent" which i also help to teach our students, i have fun with it...we like to help
Oh i get blasted alot from it??...always have...?? kinda wierd?? we like to help and people rag.....LOL..
i guess one could say we do it in bulk? not like the big "Auto makers" now folding? like a Corvett that sells for 103,000 !! when a Honda or Toyota,etc. are better get better gas mileage,perfom better and safer for under 25,000 ....many will argue that point but fact is you'll see MORE japanese cars than corvett's....
same what we'll do..i mean if a kid comes to my shop and doesnt have 80.00 90.00 for a paint job? i am not going to turn him away??
for example, the pictures you see is one i'll do for 40.00 and we supply the body...
there basic, very limited....but alot of time we'll see the over all basic same design selling for over 80.00???
see for us, and my crew...painting is not a hobby? it's our "Job" so when someone needs it we paint it,then and there be a chopper,a dragster,helmets, really just about "Anything" even R/C cars..and Controlers....so with the Little r/c cars it's fun....i race too, and see all the time how frustrated some guys can get from a $100.00 paint job they got just got "Tore" up because someone stayed on the throttle while on there car? and sometimes, a 25.00 30.00 even a 40.00 job hurts a little less?
so when you do the "Math" if you were doing at our "Peak" we'll do 20 bodies a day....some magazine did a Artical on it about 5 years ago???
at 40.00 ....not counting the other stuff(stickers, masking kits,custom window masking etc.)..."Personaly i can do 15 a day if i put myself to it...it's not hard?? but the other guy with myself,thats some "Coin".....
heck a guy came in yesterday with a sedan? he just wanted a "Red" color nothing fancy? one color? so i told him no prob...he was going to go?? i told him hang on,
5 minutes later it was done?...he asked how much?....i told him no charge....did not want to bother with the paper work...LOL....
he came back bought me Lunch.....so it payed off....
i mean the paint cost me all about .10 cents? maybe less?
we dont pay for "Electricity" were off the grid....were all "Solar Powered" in fact funny "Edison pays me"!!.....tape we buy in huge bulk cause of the Automotive stuff we'll do
so cost are pretty low there....the R/C dept i think buys the Xacto blades in bulk for about it come to around 2.75 for a pkg. of 100....which rounds out to my .02 cents...LOL.
so no tricks no gimicks.....just some cool pricing
keeping it fun and simple....nothing serious.....