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First Price Seen for 1/24 Mosquito - OUCH !

this one's gonna be a hard one to justify. I'm sure there will be
different prices but I doubt a whole lot lower than this. Oh well.
Craig
1/24 Scale Aircraft
Airfix 1/24 Scale Aircraft
ARX25001 Mosquito Fighter Verison (DUE Dec. 2009) Retail $245.00
PreOrder $189.99
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Musicman59
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Musicman59 wrote in news:7b721e15-1cb6-4c02-b0be- snipped-for-privacy@l12g2000yqo.googlegroups.com:
They are trying to compete with Trumpeter. They should be competeing with themselves. I was prepared to sell unbuilts to make room and money for it. But that is WAY to much.
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Gray Ghost
...I consider that the "opening shot across the bow". I held out and got both my 1/48 Tamiya Swordfish and 1/32 Tamiya Type 52 Zero kits for $40...off the shelf. So we'll see...
...OTOH, I'll also start saving. Maybe it'll keep me from buying another guitar.
Reply to
Rufus
That is extortion. I don't see how it is possible to justify it. For that price I can build half a dozen or more models
Reply to
Stadia
It may be a Trumpeter price but it's still only Airfix quality. Reviews of recent Airfix releases have been less than stellar. The 1/48th TSR2 for example could easily have been made in the 1960s. Also Airfix have raised the asking price for the Mossie by more than 50% since it was first announced.
(kim)
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kim
Big molds + high part count + lot of plastic + High engineering cost + limited market for product at any price = big big price tag
Reply to
R. Franklin
In my experience, Trumpeter quality isn't exactly something to shout about. The two Trumpeter kits that I've built - Gannet and Lightning F6 - have has shape issues. The Lightning's issues were quite serious, requiring the replacement of the rear fuselage and belly tank with resin items. Overpriced *and* inaccurate... :-( Sadly, the Lightning is pretty much the only game in town.
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Enzo Matrix
How about 40 quid for the forthcoming Hasegawa Ki-84 repop? That's ludicrous! And nearly three times as much as I would expect.
Reply to
Enzo Matrix
Aw man, ignorance was bliss. Know that you told me about this, it has the #1 spot on my "want" list. Aw, crap, Airfix also has a 1/24th scale Stuka divebomber!!
Reply to
jj
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i built that when it was an mpc kit. it's spartan and needs a lot to not look like a toy.
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someone
"Enzo Matrix" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mid.individual.net:
And the horror story I've had with getting tracks to glue together on 1/72 scale armor. Despite some nice kits and reasonable prices in this range I have been extremely hesitant to risk it again. I am even more skeptical og the high end kits goven some of the beefs I've heard.
Reply to
Gray Ghost
Got the Heller version of that one - the Stuka. Should build up into a pretty fine specimen.
Reply to
Rufus
I did the MPC Spit, Me 109E, and P-51. The P-51 was the best of them as far as parts/detail, with the Spitfire second.
Reply to
Rufus
I have the Airfix 1/24 Hurricane, which has been in my Deep Stash for about thirty years. Must get round to building that one sometime! :-D
Reply to
Enzo Matrix
Good luck with that when you finally do. I've heard of a Bf109 fuselage being found twisted through ninety degrees when the box was finally opened.
(kim)
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kim
Same kit, molded in what might be a slightly softer blue-gray plastic. Decals for the desert snake and a splinter scheme.
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Rufus

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