Originally Posted by
Bishop
I question the idea the alloy is cheaper to produce than the plastics, theories or not, when a replacement plastic bulkhead is costing $12, and the alloy more like $45, where is that theory holding water then?.
Look at all the electric cars, switch to alloy and carbon and the prices went through the roof, we are seeing the nitro cars not do the same (if you ignore Capricorn), but you can't avoid that the prices of the newer alloy parts 'are' more expensive, so someone has it wrong somewhere.
The increased cost of the baulkhead is probably the manufacturer making more money off us
It doesn't cost anywhere near $45 for them to make that part, more like $5 at the most. Like MugenDrew said the parts are all extracted. we say "CNC'ed but this is wrong, you can see the cut marks on a CNC'ed part, whilst all RC alloy parts are smooth which implies they are extracted or made in a mould.
the reason car kits are more exxy now is that the consumer percieves a higher value in something that is filled with carbon fibre and bling alloy. It looks a million bucks, manufacturers know this, so they charge more.
We don't live in the dar ages, metal, especially common types like the ones used in RC aren't that exxy, we the consumers percieve it to be, so the manufacturers take advantage of this
Don't believe the hype.
for example look at the old T1 xrays or the corallys of 8 or 9 years ago. They had carbon fibre, 7075 diff outdrives, kevlar belts and alloy baulkheads, they were no where near as expensive as most electric kits now, and they had the same amterial as the kits of today.