The price really is a bit unreal. Now, to be fair, Horizon does have a "list" price of $415.99 on the Saito .72, but that's no where near what anyone (Horizon included) sells them for. Is Tower selling OSes at list prices, and hoping that a percentage of customers will pay it? Of course they are. Tower provides regular discount codes for those that care to find them, bringing the products to "street" prices. Customers then feel as though they're "saving." How many times do we see that phrase here in the forums? It's akin to "winning" an auction. Marketing at work, eh? The really sobering thing about Tower is that they apply their discounts not to a given product or line, but across the board. Their pricing is 20% above street price on everything if you apply the discount coupon percentage. Isn't that comforting when placing a small order? "Oh, but you should buy in bulk..."

Between the increasing prices for the engines themselves and the cost of high-nitro glow fuel, I think we're beginning to see the end of glow. Electric is a real alternative, and for the price why not go gas? For me, a lack of physical space is the only reason I haven't gone gas.

One has to wonder if companies tied to glow, such as OS, are happy with the pricing provided by their US importers. The US importer doesn't care if their revenue comes from glow, electric, or gas modeling. OS sure must care about the future of glow, however. Their ducted fan business is largely done, they don't develop gas/electric/turbine products, and their only other business line is miniature steam locomotives.