Cape Byron
Rocket kits from the Land of Oz
There are many members on the forum who have spoken about plan packs in the past: What’s included?, What should be included?, Is it good value for money?, etc.
I’ve had discussions with people who want to sell plan packs and they ask for my advice. Which is a bit weird, ‘cause I have never sold a plan pack. Yet.
The idea behind this thread is to give people intending to sell or buy a plan pack a feeling for what you get, and even more importantly, what you don’t. From the past few months experience I can say that selling a plan pack is pretty much the same as selling a kit. You still have to do your design and testing, you still have to write and illustrate instructions. You still do the hard yards.
From a seller’s point of view you get to offer your design without committing hundreds, possibly thousands of dollars to inventory. You have the opportunity of getting your design in to more people’s hands (and airspace) because there is little or no shipping cost involved. This is especially important when you’re on the opposite side of the world to most people who want your designs and international postage is a kidney and change.
From a buyer’s point of view you get (hopefully) a well tested design that is (hopefully) something unique at a great price.
Win/Win, hey?
Well, I think it should be.
Enter the Brocket, stage left. A Gooney design based on a racing car. Some people said, “Great. When can I buy one?” Others said nothing.
The original Brocket design was bashed (severely) from an Estes Jetliner kit. Ah that elusive nose cone, so desired by scratch builders everywhere with a desirability slightly less than precious metals and free vintage motorcycles, but unobtainable without buying an Estes kit which contains said nosecone.
Lots of modellers already have said nosecone in their build pile. So... instead of buying Estes kits, gutting them, adding our own parts and then trying to sell our own kits (prolly at a loss by now) we decided to release the Brocket as a plan pack.
I’ve had discussions with people who want to sell plan packs and they ask for my advice. Which is a bit weird, ‘cause I have never sold a plan pack. Yet.
The idea behind this thread is to give people intending to sell or buy a plan pack a feeling for what you get, and even more importantly, what you don’t. From the past few months experience I can say that selling a plan pack is pretty much the same as selling a kit. You still have to do your design and testing, you still have to write and illustrate instructions. You still do the hard yards.
From a seller’s point of view you get to offer your design without committing hundreds, possibly thousands of dollars to inventory. You have the opportunity of getting your design in to more people’s hands (and airspace) because there is little or no shipping cost involved. This is especially important when you’re on the opposite side of the world to most people who want your designs and international postage is a kidney and change.
From a buyer’s point of view you get (hopefully) a well tested design that is (hopefully) something unique at a great price.
Win/Win, hey?
Well, I think it should be.
Enter the Brocket, stage left. A Gooney design based on a racing car. Some people said, “Great. When can I buy one?” Others said nothing.
The original Brocket design was bashed (severely) from an Estes Jetliner kit. Ah that elusive nose cone, so desired by scratch builders everywhere with a desirability slightly less than precious metals and free vintage motorcycles, but unobtainable without buying an Estes kit which contains said nosecone.
Lots of modellers already have said nosecone in their build pile. So... instead of buying Estes kits, gutting them, adding our own parts and then trying to sell our own kits (prolly at a loss by now) we decided to release the Brocket as a plan pack.
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