| Das Boot - by retired, do we mean "those colour-schemes" OR "the moulds themselves; in general" ??????????
Would LOVE to know how you guys 'Stateside' are reacting to these "bargains" = are they being 'snapped-up' OR Ignored ???????
General concensus/vibe I've picked up over here in the UK, is that folks would rather tend to "Slag them off" than delve into any potential bargains - not helped by Franklin-Mint's lack of pictures of the model(s) themselves.
Understandably, folks over here are giving 'Orange-Hurricanes' & the (poor, I'm told ?) Mosquito's a very wide berth.........yet there are a few others - that are an absolute steal, pricewise & decent quality a/c...... probably being overlooked, because of the "F.M are crap" brigade, who, stupidly, tar ALL 'F.M's a/c with the same brush.
$30 USD for an SBD seems like a bargain over here...... curious to know what price they GENERALLY go for on "the other" side of the Atlantic (various outlets, rather than ONE), whilst this "Discounting" continues ???????? |
Retired means the schemes not the molds -- most of the bargains are the stuff that ain't selling, so I haven't got too excited about 'em, though there were a couple good 'uns I jumped on recently (a p-47 and Mig-17). The SBDs generally go anywhere from $45-90 (FM stuff is priced all over the map it seems, which is strange considering they are supposed to have the same price everywhwere I think... but hunting definitely pays off). There have been a few SBDs in the bargain bins lately, amazingly one of the best IMHO -- the Ace of Spades. I think $30-45 for any particulary FM model -- if you like it -- is a good deal.
I recently got a Dragon and His Tail Lib at a "going out of biz" sale for $75, less a trade I worked my "out of pocket" was $30 -- well worth it
Well worth it for the $75... at the MSRP of $120-165 I'm not so sure.