For the absolutely most important/desirable model kit to you, what would you be willing to shell out?
Don't care if no one else thinks it is a "Holy Grail" kit or not, just if it's important to you.
100 kroner max.
I already sold my soul to rock and roll. So I'm out.
No, wait a minute, I sold it to John Molson !
Duh...how could I forget that !
In reality,tho, there are no kits out there I'm dying for. Anything plastic will do !
:cheers:
It all depends on what it is which would dictate how much you would pay. Prices were generally greatly inflated with 2nd Hand kit dealers but with ebay coming to the fore these days rarer items tend to appear more frequently.
Why what have you spotted or what is your Holy Grail kit ? as that might be the more relevant question with the worldwide coverage we have what maybe one persons grail may just be surplus loft insulation to another....
G
Quoteone persons grail may just be surplus loft insulation to another....
Well, if anyone has a 1/48 Bugatti Type 100 Racer in their loft, please let me know - I'll make it worth your while :D .
Regards,
Greg
I guess I'm a bit of a cheapskate with models, even though I buy a lot of them (I think anyway). It's pretty rare for me to pay full retail for something, no matter how much I want it. Once of the kits I really wanted is the Hase 1/48 F-104. My LHS has had several for years, but I've never been willing to shel out the $30 to get one. I finally broke down and did buy one with some Christmas mone that was allocated to models, but even then I shopped around until I found one for $24. A few days later I found another for $21 so I got it too.
I desperately wanted a TSR.2, but the only reason I have one is because of someone on here selling his extras for $25. There is no way I would have one if I had to pay $50-$100.
For me, a 3rd gen. frugal Kraut, the cost would have to be "Reasonable" for the kit in question. However, since there aint too many Holy Grails out there for me, I dont have to worry.
Shas B)
I go cheap. Apart of the empty wallet, Obatining a kit is an ordeal this days in my country. Of course, you might say "buy via Internet", but obtaining the currency for that in the current climate is mor or less difficult. So I kitbash and, of late, scratchbuild. Whoever said the world was fair?
Rafa
Cost is a big factor in what I can buy but there are several kits out there I would love to get if I hit the lottery or a jackpot in Wendover.
Revell 72nd USS Gato $70 at my LHS
Finemolds 72nd Millenium Falcon $200 or there abouts
Trumpeter 72nd Bear $100+
Plus some older kits that go for astronomical prices on evilbay.
Monogram Tom Daniels
Rommel's Rod
Dragon Wagon
Tijuana Taxi
Macross 72nd kits that fit the Mechwarrior universe
Marauder
Rifleman
Hammerhead
(these all have different names in the Macross universe)
All of the above usually go for $80+ with over $100 very common.
Even someones old glue bomb sells for $70+ and may not have all the pieces???
If I had known that, I would never have given away my old kits when I moved (Air Force Brat). Oh well...
I would hate to have a seriously nagging case of buyers remorse after dropping a bundle on a kit and then finding out I had built up my expectations too high.
I have yet to spend more than $35.00 on a single kit but don't think twice about buying several $20.00 kits all at once. I think I'd put about a $75.00 cap on a plastic kit and $200.00 for a nice Resin kit. Of course the only resin kits I have currently are very small and cost less than $25.00 :lol:
Please note that in a moment of weakness all of the above statements may become null and void :rolleyes:
QuoteWhy what have you spotted or what is your Holy Grail kit ?
No real "holy grail" kit out there for me but when I see stuff like the cool subjects Anigrand is putting out or the big Trumpeter kits which I normally pass on due to discomfort with the price, it got me thinking: "what are other people's comfort levels when it comes to our hobby?"
You see some of those *really* expensive kits advertised in Squadron's catalog (like $1200 US) or some of the winning bids on ebay and I always wonder "WHO buys this stuff?"
Then I thought how, if I really put my mind to it, I
could save up for as long as it might take for a particular item that was high-priced, not buying any other cheaper kits in the meanwhile. Then I realized it wouldn't be worth it for me, personally.
So I wondered how others felt about how far they'd go in the name of styrene.
I often see RC or model train guys in the hobby stores plunking down over a grand in one shot for their hobby (always point them out to my wife for beneficial comparison!) and I cringe just imagining it!
"How far?" I would go is easy: Dean's Model Shop in Flushing, MI. It's about an hour away, and has a looooot of stuff. Close second is Pastime Hobbies in Port Huron, but only because a) there's the potential to catch some Sarnians across the border and 2) it's on my way up the Thumb.
"How much?" is an altogether other matter. I spent about $45 on a Mach 2 AJ Savage at my LHS (and that's after getting the "Friends of Jeff" discount). I think I spent (with shipping) about the same on a Rareplanes AJ Savage off of eBay.
If it's just styrene, anymore than about $50 US, and the model is looking better on the shelf than in my stash. That includes the Polar Lights USS Enterprise (movie), which I can get at Great Lakes Hobby and Train for $43.
Now, RC cars, that's a whole other matter.
$30 is my top price for one kit, and since I build in 1/72 & 1/144 scales exclusively, it better be a multi-engined aircraft! I try not to spend more than $10 on any given kit as the bargain-bin cheapies are great raw material for the oddball stuff I turn them into.
Brian da Basher
The most I ever spent on a kit was about $60 Canadian on one of Classic Airframe's 1/48 F-5 kits.
I love the F-5, wanted one in 48 and was curious what CA kits were like. The resin looked great, but the styrene looked dissapointing. Its still sitting in a box unstarted at my mom's place in Canada.
I probably won't make a grab for another CA kit anytime soon.
One of my LHSs here has a great secondhand kit section that often has some real great stuff for next to nothing.
Good subject this, generally I look for a good bargin, and I'll wait for sales to see what stores are selling cheap (keeps the wife happier that way). But every now and then there's a model which becomes available, new or second hand, that I just want. This applies to my ever increasing collection of Canadian and RCAF/CAF aircraft in 1/72 scale, I picked up a CC-109 Cosmopolitian last year which was about US$130, a C-17 for US$130, DH 106 Comet 1A (RCAF) GBP54, recently a Vickers Vanguard, a very basic vacuform for US$40, and even more recently a Bristol Britannia, US$99.
My most expensive kit I've bought is the 1/72 scale C-5 Galaxy (which I never got [and the wife doesn't let me forget it either] but that might change soon after some emails from the owner very recently) which was GBP100 + GBP25 for shipping (about C$300+) Mind you the 1/72 747 I have was GBP78 with the A310 (CC-150) DC-10 (KC-10) running very close to that price.
Robert
Robert, those are some pretty big birds you've aquired, where the heck do you keep them? I keep seeing some larger models I want but have no where to display.
QuoteRobert, those are some pretty big birds you've aquired, where the heck do you keep them? I keep seeing some larger models I want but have no where to display.
Hi Jeff,
Yes, finding where to put them will be a challenge, they're not built yet although I have a large basement which is about 20 feet by 40 feet where I keep the models at the moment. I have aquired an old museum display cabinet which is quite large, I think it was use to display clothes on a maniquin one time. Once I get some shelves added it will hold all the models I've got built so far, 200+ including a E-3D, B-52, B-36 and a couple of flying wings (in 1/72 scale)
I got some 1/72 scale drawings of the C-5 from Dave T a few weeks ago and the drawing of the top view of the kit takes up one complete sheet of paper which is 3 feet by 4 feet, so I've a good idea how big a cabinet I will have to make for it and the 747.
As to where to put them, well we have just sold our house in Calgary here, and we're moving into the countryside. The plan is to buy some property which has an additional quonset on the property and convert it into my 'toybox' where I can keep all my models and bikes, motorhome etc. and a space to set up my office for work. My idea is to make a dividing wall between my office and model room as the display cabinet.
Robert
i would trade my sister for a TSR 2 B)
I've paid $300 for a 1/16 Leopard 2, but that is a BIG model, and what I think is a good value given the size & complexity.
If somone came out with a 1/35 ADATS, I'd pay $150 Cdn. Any more, and I'd build it myself.
yeah, $100-$150 is about the most (thinking 1/72 Convair 580 / Cosmo, DHC Buffalo)
Quotei would trade my sister for a TSR 2 B)
:o
Quotei would trade my sister for a TSR 2 B)
How old is she and what does she look like ? :D :D
I've found as far as kits go if you wait long enough you'll find one at the right price, thats how I ended up with 5 1/35 Scud launchers and a 1/48 DC-130 plus a 1/72 Space shuttle with boosters. ;) :)
Having been modelling now for quite some time I've learnt that most kits will eventually be re released even if its under a different brand. So I don't pay to high a price anymore... A couple of years ago however I paid $45 for teh 1/72 scale Airfix Canberra (the RAAF version can't think of te MK at the moment.) A few after that I heard from my hobby shop that Academy were thinking of putting out a series of Canberras! DOH!
QuoteHaving been modelling now for quite some time I've learnt that most kits will eventually be re released even if its under a different brand. So I don't pay to high a price anymore... A couple of years ago however I paid $45 for teh 1/72 scale Airfix Canberra (the RAAF version can't think of te MK at the moment.) A few after that I heard from my hobby shop that Academy were thinking of putting out a series of Canberras! DOH!
The High Planes Canberras are really quite good and well within that price range.
Due to a limited (and FIXED) income my modeling budget runs about $35.-$45. a month so I usually try to find kits on the Bargain end of things <_< :(
Quotei would trade my sister for a TSR 2 B)
I would trade my sister for a TSR.2. If I had a sister. You could have my brother, but I'm not sure he's worth it.
QuoteQuotei would trade my sister for a TSR 2 B)
How old is she and what does she look like ? :D :D
Beat me to the draw Steve :P
Most I've paid would be for the Anigrand B-46 and Seamasters I suppose.
Easiest way for good, cheap, new tool injection mouldings to come on the market is to get me to buy the expensive resin one :blink:
If you want it enough, you will find a way of aquiring it. If you don't want it enough you will walk away - like me from the Trumpeter HMS Hood - I didn't want it quite that much.
Chris
Theres a strong chance that the TSR2 may reappear in the next few months with the relaunch of Airfix as Hornby are tied to the restictions self impossed by Humbrol and the that the kit is ready to run as the mould s stayed with the producer in China (The Airfix restocks that some may have noted in europe recently have come from stock that Heller had embargoed and stuff they continued to produce untill the mould were sent back to Airfix at margate )
Therefore i wouldn't trade in any family members just yet as you will probably be able to get hold of one for the RRP in the near future. :D
G
Most I've paid was for a (heavily discounted) Tamiya 1:32 F-4J, I saved so much, that I was able to buy Cutting Edge 'winders, Verlinden seats and CAM decals and STILL spent less than a certain British east coast mail-order specialist have the kit listed for.
I love bargains, but unfortunately Mr Trumpy is now advertising a family of 1:32 P-47's and this aircraft in this scale has been top of my wish-list for a coupla years. So I guess I'll shell-out the £40.00 or so that it will cost when they finally arrive.... Better clear some shelf space, eh ???
Ian
Most i ever paid was 599.99 kr for the tamiya 1/350 Bismark (still building)
The most I ever spent was $250 US for anh Oz shop "Voyage to the Bottom Of The Sea" Seaview that is about 3ft long and made of resin. I have also found alot of good kits at fairly reasonable prices at a convention called Wonderfest that is held each year in Kentucky. When I go later this year it will be my 5th time going.
http://www.wonderfest.com/ (http://www.wonderfest.com/)
Would love the following in 1/72...
Hasegawa F-111G with special 6SQN Pig tail art
and
C-141 Starlifter.
I guess how far I would pay would depend on what company was manufacturing/releasing what.
Sidenote: Hope Hasegawa re-release F-111G when we retire it in 2010ish.
;)
DropBear:
Hasegawa reissued their 1/72 FB-111 as a RAAF G model in the late 90s or early 2000s it included the 6 Sqn pig artwork on the tail and the first RAAF G "Boneyard Wrangler" on the decal sheet.
I paid about $40 Canadian for mine in 2003.
I haven't been able to find one though.
:huh:
maybe $100 USD if:
1) it was the definitive 1/32 MiG-23MLD, and
2) I happen to have it at the time, and
3) I could buy it without the wife knowing how much I paid for it.
I drove 500 miles to rescue the Strategic Styrene Reserve, Chalmette, LA Branch, from my Katrina-ravaged home.
Does that count? :P
You managed to escape Chalmette and went back - voluntarily! You do love plastic! :P
I was surprised to see that my former house in Arabi escaped intact (well, from the outside).
QuoteI drove 500 miles to rescue the Strategic Styrene Reserve, Chalmette, LA Branch, from my Katrina-ravaged home.
Does that count? :P
Yes, that certainly counts. More than money does!
I top out at £30 per kit usually, but if Im at a show, I'll go up to £50ish, having said thatat Scale Model World 2005 I spend £325............suffice to say my wife capped my spending at £150 last year :huh:
QuoteI top out at £30 per kit usually, but if Im at a show, I'll go up to £50ish, having said thatat Scale Model World 2005 I spend £325............suffice to say my wife capped my spending at £150 last year :huh:
Gutsy, verrrrry gutsy!
Wow. I don't think all the kits in my stash combined would even come close to being worth $600. I must be the po' boy of the bunch here.
Brian da Basher
You Northern Hemisphere blokes don't know how lucky you are wrt cheapish model prices! ^_^
I paid $AUD83 for an Italeri 1/72 B-52H only a fortnight or so ago.
Most of my Italeri and Hasegawa stuff costs between $30-40 just for run of the mill F-18E/F, F-16, F-15s etc etc etc. <_<
Might add that here in Brissy, there are only two really good model stores. Hobbyrama on the northside and HobbyOne on the southside.
Pretty lame for a city of two million peeps! :angry:
I have spent $90+ shipping and handling for some unique models (resin):
1/48 SA-43 Hammerhead: Has been assembled
1/400 Lupo-class Frigate: Taking my time with it since it will require a lot of modifications to turn it into its final shape.
The key word being unique. Otherwise I would not spend all that much money. I also did spend $60 for a 1/72 resin kit of the F-86K. B)
Svaz, you were from Arabi?!?!? Dang, tiny world! Where are you now? I'm in Little Elm, TX (25 mi north of Dallas).
Yeah, guys, I went back a couple weeks ago to oversee the gutting of my house. Suffice to say, it was a VERY painful trip. The highlight was rescuing my kit collection. Once we move into the house next week, I'll get my mom to ship all 300 or so kits to me.
I'm NOT looking forward to that bill! :o
I was EXTREMELY pissed to see some SOB rifled through our house and actually stole my RC10GT, amongst other things. I was planning on replacing the bearings, and getting a new engine and radio, so I could get her running again. Thieving bastards. They (whoever they were) stole everything that wasn't nailed down, including about 50-60 CDs and several DVDs that I couldn't find. :angry: :angry: :angry:
Well, for a single kit that exists, there is the Iron Shipwright USS New Jersey, BB-16, which is $235US plus shipping.
For an entire model, though, it'll probably be the Trumpeter USS Saratoga, CV-3, with all the add-ons: wooden deck, PE (2 sets), extra aircraft, decals and PE for those aircraft, and a mounting base. The base will be cheap, since I'm good with wood and can make my own, but then I'll need an acrylic cover to protect the result from dust and cats. Probably over $300US once I'm done.
JoeP
QuoteYou Northern Hemisphere blokes don't know how lucky you are wrt cheapish model prices! ^_^
If taxes werent so high, 33% of the price yould be cut <_<
:cheers:
Most expensive kit I bought was clearly Heller concorde... mach 2 caravelle is not too far from it. But well, airliners are so rare in 1/72 scale...
B777LR
1- I would trade my mother for a 1/72 scale Vautour (found a shop which sell model of the plane in 1/72, but its 700 km away <_< ... and they don't send you the kit by mail :angry: )
2- Guys, there was some TSR-2 left in a shop in Paris! Euromaquette, near the Gare de Lyon.
Two or three left (but it was three month ago... I'll check next time I go to Paris , in February).
Someday, a 1/96th Essex carrier...yes, they have them out there, but if Shanlyn saw that charge...ooof.
Quotea 1/96th Essex carrier[CODE]
Hell! This model would be 4 meters long :o :blink: :blink:
grin...yeah, I know:
http://scaleshipyard.com/Catalog%20Pages/c....html#WHU-V%202 (http://scaleshipyard.com/Catalog%20Pages/carriers.html#WHU-V%202)
oh, but can you imagine...
QuotePrice $ 1171.00
:blink:
Wow! Surely the most expensive kit ever! :o :o :o
Quite logical, considering the huge size of the kit...
1/96 = museum scale...most ships are built in this scale, and most fittings, etc.