>From "Steve"
> 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..........


See my other post. I know exactly what you are talking about... I have not 
nearly finished my project, already spent $4K and the E-Maxx was one of the 
cheapest acquisitions we made (and we don't have to buy military graded 
stuff).
That doesn't mean that you are not profiting, otherwise you would not (I 
would not) have embraced the project at a commercial level.

Cheers

Padu 

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