Looking at theCovered Hopper as the example kit, and pricing using some normal prices (taken from various sites) lets start:
First, the wheels and couplers. These, new from S@H cost: 3.50 for each (total of 7.00), but, since I live in Newfoundland, I have to pay 15% taxes on top of that, bringing them to 8.05.
6x10 base plates sell for $2.20
The end fences sell for x.xx each
Inverse 45 2x2 slopes sell for .30 each ($2.40)
1x6 red beams sell for .06 each (48 cents)
The yellow plates sell for .1 and .3 each (80 cents)
The roof slopes sell for .45 each ($1.80)
The top slopes sell for .19 each (38 cents)
The tiles on the roof sell for .70 each ($1.40)
Steering wheels-2 at .10 ($.20)
The headlamp bricks- 4 at .15 ($.60)
The 2 plates used in the underframe- $.50
So, we have as follows:
8.05+2.20+2.40+0.48+0.80+1.80+0.38+1.40+0.20+0.60+0.50
Giving a total cost per waggon _for the parts_ of: 18.81, without the end fences. This leaves me with 1.19 to pay for my time, the printing, the sorting, the cost of shipping to me of parts, bags etc.
So, if after this, you think you can make one of the kits cheaper, feel free to do so...remember that the designs are my own however, and are not released for your use without purchase of a kit.
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