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<p> I had been in the investment casting business and worked a lot with Chinese manufacturers - mainly for the reason of the cost of mold and pattern making. In China, they are able to make the molds for only a third of the price it would cost to have them made in Germany or the US. Mold and pattern makers there have already developed a high degree of skill and quality. Molds and patterns are by far the most expensive part of a loco model - that´s way the industry prefers to market models they think they have the biggest chance to market. A product policy, which caters for a niche market  with limited runs, is doomed right from the beginning, unless you are able to charge prices in the range of what we see here in Europe. But who´d be willing to pay up to $ 800 for a sound equipped plastic loco?<br></p>
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