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Re: 2532 Passenger Jet: Your worst fears realized...
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Thu, 22 Apr 1999 13:26:09 GMT
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On Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:24:29 GMT, "Gene Rodriguez III" <gr3@superlink.net>
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> On a darker note, I think what it says is that thinwalls are still in
> production, while window walls are not. The difference in manufacturing costs
> CAN NOT be that much different. The only extra costs would that they would
> have to put window walls back into production.
Hmm. For the window-walls, they have to run two different molding
productions, one for the white wall, and another for the transparent
window. That would double the cost of producing window-walls. Then
there's also the cost of assembling the window-walls. I don't know how
automated that process is. Even so, it's an additional productional line,
with specialized equipment and materials. I don't remember with these
pieces if the windows snap in reliably, or if they must be glued. Seems
like I've got some of each (glued and snapped), but I could be
mis-remembering.
Here's a question I don't know the answer to at all: are there differences
in cost between molding opaque parts and molding transparent parts? The
plastic is slightly different.
Steve
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| (...) I would think not. When I worked in a plastic factory, we ran numerous plastics on the same machine, with different dies. The only cost increase would probably more scrap (More chance for error than solid parts) and the cost of the plastic (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: 2532 Passenger Jet: Your worst fears realized...
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| (...) The Walls are still in production. The big Adventurers set has one. No panes, though, so they might not be in production. (...) Those windows have *never* been pre-assembled. I have some from their first year's release, and I had to snap the (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: 2532 Passenger Jet: Your worst fears realized...
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| (...) Not really - look at the one Adv set that uses a thinwall with NO pane. IF they were doing it to save money, they'd leave off the windows, even if that means people asphyxiate on the flight ;-) (...) Um, any that have been released in the last (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Steve, If I had to guess which airline, I'd put my money on ValueJet... [insert rimshot here] On a darker note, I think what it says is that thinwalls are still in production, while window walls are not. The difference in manufacturing costs (...) (25 years ago, 22-Apr-99, to lugnet.general)
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