Spots on the Internet (2021)

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Saw this on the modeling news. At this rate the forum will be over run with these floaty things, Dave, Bob, and Chris should be thrilled.

[Dave Ward]

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Saw this on the modeling news. At this rate the forum will be over run with these floaty things, Dave, Bob, and Chris should be thrilled.

Never heard of Fore Hobby.................Scalemates says it's new tooling & has turned metal parts, as well as PE - sounds expensive!
Dave

[Steve Brodie]

Never heard of Fore Hobby.................Scalemates says it's new tooling & has turned metal parts, as well as PE - sounds expensive!
Dave

£44 plus shipping - https://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/gi...Y?t=1630933058

[Steve Brodie]

Now on sale at dolman's website - http://dolmanminiatures.com/home/128...-of-titin.html for 130 euros

[Lee W]

Now on sale at dolman's website - http://dolmanminiatures.com/home/128...-of-titin.html for 130 euros

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Is he the brother to T*tout? :tears-of-joy: :tears-of-joy: :tears-of-joy:

Lee

[Lee W]

Another on TMN

https://www.themodellingnews.com/2021/09/in-boxed-116th-scale-wiesel-mk-20-from.html?m=1#more

Lee

[adt70hk]

I like the look of that Italian Truck....
..... Can see myself ordering one of those !!

I've built a couple of their 1/72 kits and I liked them a lot.

[Steve Brodie]

Is he the brother to T*tout? :tears-of-joy: :tears-of-joy: :tears-of-joy:

Lee

lol, didnt spot the gaff in the link :smiling5:

[Dave Ward]

On the Zvezda Facebook page - coming soon one of their dinky little 1/100 wargaming models

Not bad detail for such a tiny model ( 56mm X 20 )
Dave

[Mini Me]

Wish they'd crank these out in 1-87 scale......only resin kits available presently. UGH!
Rick H.

[Dave Ward]

On the Zvezda Facebook page - boxart for their C-130J-30 in1/72 - Available soon...........

Dave

[Dave Ward]

From MiniArt - new kit coming soon.............

Dave

[Isitme]

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No Comment!
Dave
edit: OOps, sorry, Lee, missed your post!:rolling:

Where's the sign for 'Abandon arms and equipment here'......

[Isitme]

I’ve said it before, but I don’t see the sense this makes from the manufacturer’s point of view. They now have to have two sets of boxes, instructions and markings printed, do logistics for two kits, etc. while modellers — like you say — will simply buy two anyway if they want to build both.

All to do with $$$$$$$$$ - you get more for two kits than you do fpr one.

[Tim Marlow]

All to do with $$$$$$$$$ - you get more for two kits than you do fpr one.

Exactly that! The kit that does “both“ jobs has a higher production cost due to the included alternative parts and decals and in turn this reduces kit profit. This reduction may be marginal but it’s there..If a buyer wants to build both kits, they buy it twice, doubling this loss.
On the other hand, if the manufacturer produces two different kits and the buyer buys both the manufacturer gets full profit margin on both kits.
Yes, they need to produce two sets of box art and two sets of instructions, but those are one off costs that are subsumed in the kit production economics anyway.