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Seems to me the Germans ran into trouble by opening the war on 2 fronts: those who do not learn from history etc... I sure wish everyone would stop yowling about stuff being "too expensive"! This hobby has been getting cheaper and cheaper for decades, and it is no different now with the amazing level of technologies we are offered. You think you are spending a lot of money now? Quit this ...

TLyttle ::I dissagree my bub,'multiply everything by x6 or so for today's dollars". ? money was worth 6 times more then too!! I live off 10.000$ a year, Are you say'in I should'in be in this hobby? I've been RC'in for 47 years and well remember the $$$$spent and the elitist way many RCer's were and sometimes still are,, We just got different ways of look'in at it I guess, your good bub, stevePS ...

Originally Posted by TLyttle Seems to me the Germans ran into trouble by opening the war on 2 fronts: those who do not learn from history etc... I sure wish everyone would stop yowling about stuff being "too expensive"! This hobby has been getting cheaper and cheaper for decades, and it is no different now with the amazing level of technologies we are ...

Its strange, the US Dollar might have gone down in value but I can assure you that the British Pound has gone down more - I haven't really seen massive price increases over here yet.

i work in a industry were we buy aftermarket parts, let me say something, this price increase stuff is all a scam put on by big buisness. sure some of it is real such as in commoditys like steel copper ect. but increase the manufacture gets compared to the increase the consumer sees are much different and this shouldnt be. for example i see a widget that used to cost 1.00 now costs 1.20, yet ...

$15 + $6 shipping for a brushless motor, 18A ESC, prop and mount is expensive ? I'm not complaining. When I was a kid, I remember seeing the cheapest RC planes for $200+ -- in 1980s dollars. When I first started into this hobby back in December, it was with a $30 Yellow Bee from Harbor Freight. My second and third planes (both RTFs) were $70 each with free shipping. And you can STILL get...

Wow, you can build a plane like that for $60.00? That's about what a new video gane costs. I do agree that all those parts for $15.00+$6.00 shipping is a great deal...but I just paid $12.00 for a set of blades and $8.00 for shipping via UPS. I get an e-mail confirming my order was shipped for a total cost of $21.00 and that my package would be coming via USPS. So even though I paid for UPS ground...

Originally Posted by Angler-Hi Wow, you can build a plane like that for $60.00? GWS Slow Stick Slope Glider kit = $19 + sales tax from LHS TP2408-21 combo + 2 9g servos from HobbyCity + $5.95 shipping = $26.13 Esky 72mhz 6-channel Receiver = $11.98 from DealExtreme.com (free shipping) Mystery 15C 900mah 2S LiPo = $7.98 from DealExtreme....

I agree friend. I'm starting to look at these helis now, and I don't know if prices on them have gone up or not, but WOW! Of course I'm looking at the T-Rex 600 .

I'm not sure I get your point, Steve. What I said was that you take the quoted prices, and multiply by AT LEAST 6 for today's prices. $33 for a gallon of fuel is the same, but nearly $3,000 for a 4-channel radio, or over $100 for a simple 15? I still say that the hobby was more expensive 40 years ago. And I would NEVER suggest that you shouldn't be in the hobby! I have had my down times, ...