humblejohn asked:
Odds are that unless you hit the lottery, you can't afford it. The manufacturing end isn't cheap, even if you parcel every thing out. A set of dies including the master patterns will go well past a quarter of a million bucks for an injection molded kit, we're not talking low pressure molding or limited run. With communicatios the way they are today, you had better have your research down pat and inspection points well defined, or the word of mouth might kill your operation in it's first release. Be prepared to have the lack of quality of your lineage drug through the print and electronic media. Be prepared to be told that you don't know what you are doing, lack skill, knowledge, the parts are wrong, decals are terrible, paint schemes are inaccurate and the relief tube is omitted or out of scale. Knowing the above, you will then find out that aircraft are not the biggest sellers or have the necessary profit margins to sustain your operation. Then some dork in outer Slovencia will bootleg and undersell a cheap copy of your best kit(s). The current supply and assortment of availablekits is probably better than it has ever been in the past 50 years and they still can't produce what everyone wants "RIGHT NOW" for the cheap price. Such as the 1/72nd scale C-5 with operating landing gear or my 1/32nd scale RB-57A with operating election seats and droppable tip tanks.
Excuse me but I have to leave to get to the "Train Shop" to get my aircraft goodies and some basswood fo the masters that I need to carve this weekend. How come those guys don't stay open until midnight?
Not intended to be a rant, just thinking out loud.
Oxmoron1 MFE