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Model Forum / General / Models / June 2009First 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 Musicman59 <cwestbrooke@gmail.com> wrote in news:7b721e15-1cb6-4c02-b0be- 2b1b49fe0d85@l12g2000yqo.googlegroups.com: > 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. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > ARX25001 Mosquito Fighter Verison (DUE Dec. 2009) Retail $245.00 > PreOrder $189.99 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.  SignatureAlways remember: Bull Connor was a Democrat! > Musicman59 <cwestbrooke@gmail.com> wrote in news:7b721e15-1cb6-4c02-b0be- > 2b1b49fe0d85@l12g2000yqo.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > themselves. I was prepared to sell unbuilts to make room and money for it. > But that is WAY to much. ...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. Signature- Rufus > Musicman59 <cwestbrooke@gmail.com> wrote in > news:7b721e15-1cb6-4c02-b0be- [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > They are trying to compete with Trumpeter. 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) >> Musicman59 <cwestbrooke@gmail.com> wrote in >> news:7b721e15-1cb6-4c02-b0be- [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > It may be a Trumpeter price but it's still only Airfix quality. 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. SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. >>> Musicman59 <cwestbrooke@gmail.com> wrote in >>> news:7b721e15-1cb6-4c02-b0be- [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > items. Overpriced *and* inaccurate... :-( Sadly, the Lightning is > pretty much the only game in town. 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. SignatureAlways remember: Bull Connor was a Democrat! 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 >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. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >ARX25001 Mosquito Fighter Verison (DUE Dec. 2009) Retail $245.00 >PreOrder $189.99 >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 Big molds + high part count + lot of plastic + High engineering cost + limited market for product at any price = big big price tag > 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. > > ARX25001 Mosquito Fighter Verison (DUE Dec. 2009) Retail $245.00 > PreOrder $189.99 How about 40 quid for the forthcoming Hasegawa Ki-84 repop? That's ludicrous! And nearly three times as much as I would expect. SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. >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. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >ARX25001 Mosquito Fighter Verison (DUE Dec. 2009) Retail $245.00 >PreOrder $189.99 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!! >>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. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >the #1 spot on my "want" list. Aw, crap, Airfix also has a 1/24th >scale Stuka divebomber!! i built that when it was an mpc kit. it's spartan and needs a lot to not look like a toy. > X-No-Archive: yes >>> this one's gonna be a hard one to justify. I'm sure there will be [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > i built that when it was an mpc kit. it's spartan and needs a lot to not look > like a toy. 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. Signature- Rufus >> X-No-Archive: yes >> In article <4a482598.165056046@news.flex.com>, [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >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. what's the heller kit like? of the stuka...? > X-No-Archive: yes >>> X-No-Archive: yes [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> > what's the heller kit like? of the stuka...? Same kit, molded in what might be a slightly softer blue-gray plastic. Decals for the desert snake and a splinter scheme. Signature- Rufus >> X-No-Archive: yes >>>> X-No-Archive: yes [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >Same kit, molded in what might be a slightly softer blue-gray plastic. >Decals for the desert snake and a splinter scheme. better decals than mpc. >> X-No-Archive: yes >>>> this one's gonna be a hard one to justify. I'm sure there will be [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > 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. 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 SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. >>> X-No-Archive: yes >>>>> this one's gonna be a hard one to justify. I'm sure there will be [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > 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! 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) >> 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. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > the #1 spot on my "want" list. Aw, crap, Airfix also has a 1/24th > scale Stuka divebomber!! Got the Heller version of that one - the Stuka. Should build up into a pretty fine specimen. Signature- Rufus |
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