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The price of kits.....
Topic Started: Aug 25 2013, 09:05 PM (508 Views)
Olde Farte
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Lt. Derek 'Smurfy' Reeve
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Aug 27 2013, 09:21 AM
Olde Farte
Aug 26 2013, 08:41 AM

Re cars, if it is between a Fiesta or a BMW give me my Honda Civic anyday.  :whistle

Seconded!!

You show me your's and I'll show you mine.
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Not quite my point as I said it could be between any car, but any way :rolleyes:
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Aug 27 2013, 01:52 PM
Not quite my point as I said it could be between any car, but any way :rolleyes:

Just larking about and hijacking the thread Shaun. :dead
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Yeah, I got that :rolleyes: :lol:
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Mark Marples
Aug 25 2013, 09:05 PM
Todays review of the Tamiya corsair has really got me thinking


how can Revell or airfix charge comapritvley cheap prices for kits when Tamiya charge £100+ for a 1/32 fighter

my thinking goes like this

Tamiya fighter £100 say very good detail but a averable amount of plastic, now say compare that to a revell 1/32 he111, loads of plastic very high detail ok no etch but for £10 for detail set and overall price of £60 you get soooo much more for your money

ok go again revell 1/32 me109, same size kit both have stunning detail for £20 max

what is the extra £80 for??? even trumpy can bang out a 109 for £25

a more direct comparison may be the HB spitfire to Tamiya spit ys the tamiya one is slightly better apparently but with a price of £100 more

im not in any way slagging of tamiya, hasse ect

i just cant understand the prices

It depends not just on manufacturing costs, import duties, and the accepted profit margins of the company, but also on branding and what they know customers are willing to pay.

If Tamiya knows that it has a customer base who will pay £100 for a kit, then Tamiya will charge £100 for a kit even if the kit is no better than an Airfix/Revell/other equivalent.

Airfix, I think, are currently in the process of testing its customer base regarding what pricing is acceptable.
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