I'm a little confused here. Can somebody put me straight?
If these Diamonds are for the F3B Worlds would it not have been better
preparation to have been making them 6 mths or more ago so that the pilots
could be at one with them?
I've seen lots of comps won with inferior models because the pilots knew
them well but far less the other way around. Yeah I know thumbs blah, blah
but the best will tell you there is little to chose between the best thumbs
so it doesn't hurt to look at the other parameters. Tell me I'm wrong (:-)
Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: Sal DeFrancesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Walter Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 05 August 1999 17:40
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Diamond
>At the risk of repeating myself, the Diamond is NOT FOR SALE! The moldes
are owned by Gordon Jennings and he makes a few per year
>for use of his team. I was simply making a comment on what they probably
would cost if he needed to compensate for the labor and
>materials to make these for sale. Actually the materials cost is not the
major factor..it is the labor. It is not saleman's hype
>because you cannot buy one! BTW...the stereo cable business is hype...very
large profits...I know because I was involved in the high
>end business. (Never cables!) The Diamond is a pain in ther butt to make in
competiton quality.
>
>Walter Lynch wrote:
>
>> Other than using some of the more costly composite materials in its
>> construction and being a little more careful about weight, etc. during
lay
>> up, I too cant see the justification of the super high cost. I guess
there
>> are people out there who will pay anything for a plane because some
slaesman
>> tells them it was manufactured by true artisans with the latest and
greatest
>> proprietary techniques that limit its production to 10 per year. Reminds
me
>> of the high end stereo kick I was on a few years back where you pay
>> 100.00/ft for the "clear hyperlitz
>> 6N pure copper bundled" speaker wire- "but it HAS to sound better, I paid
>> 1500.00 for these speaker cables!"
>> What is our HOBBY coming to? Walter
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Richard Dow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Thursday, August 05, 1999 2:35 AM
>> Subject: [RCSE] Diamond
>>
>> Sal
>> In an earlier post you said that the Diamond was a difficult plane to
>> manufacture. You also said that the cost would be $2000 to $2500 per
>> plane if they were sold to the general public. Since the molds already
>> exists, why would it be that much more difficult to manufacture than say
>> an Emerald? Also, having not seen a Diamond what would justify the high
>> price? Inquiring minds want to know!
>>
>> Regards Rich
>>
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