[planecrazy]

http://skyworkstoys.com/


Not sure if this is the right area to put this but check out the ME163 comet 1/18 scale !!!

[Cruver Collecter]

Great looking Me 163, and some pretty impressive models on that site.

[STARMAN 352ND]

Yes...These look pretty good...They make a few others too but their price are a little high too almost 350.00 for them..
He also has a Fw190A on their site i like but not for 499.00 to pricey for me....One must remember too is that they are custom made and alot of work and labor
go into each model and they turn out excellent too so the cost of one these is probability right.
They have a deal with Military toy shop because that's where you can get them at these prices...He is also a ebay seller too.
JP

[mikeb1958]

Originally Posted by planecrazy

http://skyworkstoys.com/


Not sure if this is the right area to put this but check out the ME163 comet 1/18 scale !!!

Nice looking 163...BUT they didn't paint one in all red. This one (PK+QL) was either a light grey or white.

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by mikeb1958

Nice looking 163...BUT they didn't paint one in all red. This one (PK+QL) was either a light grey or white.

Hey Mike look at it this way it's a Red Baron...
Not sure about that color either i have only seen 163's in a Black and white photos.
JP

[Oscar-II]

The story behind the Red Komet, was that it was painted in that scheme for a demo flight.

That color would make it more visible to the spectators on the ground during its gliding phase.

[Epapazian]

I often wonder when I come across these high priced custom made model companies about the size of their customer base. A Dutch company, called Bel-Air Models sells 1:48th scale aircraft models made from perspex, a form of acrylic resin, for $1000-3000, depending on the plane you select. I guess at those prices, they can turn a modest profit with only 200- 300 sales per year. Compared to that, it probably takes many thousands of sales---including multiple buys by the same customers---for a typical online vendor to make money with Corgi, Dragon, Gemini, Hobby Master, etc and their "low priced" product. Yet, quite a few companies seem to be accomplishing this feat, despite all of the gloomy talk regarding the small size of the military diecast collector's market. Perhaps, it's not as small as we think.

[flyXwire]

Originally Posted by mikeb1958

Nice looking 163...BUT they didn't paint one in all red. This one (PK+QL) was either a light grey or white.

Here's your answer, mikeb.

[STARMAN 352ND]

There you go Mike....The Red Baron strikes again....
Joey came up with the color answer...Thanks
JP

[Oscar-II]

Now, I will have to get the Old Hasegawa 163.

So that I can have a red komet !