For the record I did include a smiley, ":)" , and my post
was not meant to offend or cause harm to anyone.

Also, my company sells CD's with software on them and they
cost a lot more than the $.02, we pay for the blank CD's.

This will be my last post on the subject, maybe it should be
moved to OT for Jame's sake.

Regards,
Kevin

On Wed, 24 May 2006, Steve wrote:

> As is always the case, people looking in "after" the fact always make wrong assumptions. Custom antennas, custom video transmitter and receivers, custom metal work and motor / gear box upgrades with TONS of other stuff add up fast. This system has good quality parts that are very rugged.
>
>   I have had this argument before, it is always expected from people who have no concept of manufacturing and production. If you are only building 300 pieces a year, all that custom work is pretty expensive compared to the thousand piece runs. Instead of using the $20 servo from TRAXXAS imagine 5 servos that are around $150 per unit, just because the base system is $350, that means nothing. The control unit alone is around $2K, everything is military based. As it were, the cost is more like $8K in the large QTY.
>
>   Oh well, such is life..........
>
>
>
>
> Padu <padu@merlotti.com> wrote:
>   >I am in the wrong business. Take a $350 RC Truck add a few
> > cameras and sell it to the Army for "< $10,000", as per the
> > website. :)
> >
> > Kevin
>
>
> And if Steve is selling 300 units of spare things... do the math...
>
> Padu


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