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[Luc Janssens]

You will never see them anywhere near $15 from a mail order place, that would be way below their cost to the distributors. None of the dealers that carried these kits ever stocked so many of them, that they would be left with a huge overstock. The stores that carried them in my area never had more than one or two of any version. They wouldn't order more until the ones in stock were sold. The high price was probably the reason for that.
I bought the stock hardtop (first variation issued), and was disappointed in it so I didn't get any of the others. These kits just didn't sell well enough; the high price combined with the shortcomings did them in. Had they been the same quality as a Revell or Moebius kit, the price might have been an irritant but they would have sold in spite of that. Had they been what they are, but priced in line with Revell or AMT, the accuracy issues would have bothered people but they would have done better. The accuracy issues and the price point together were too much to overcome.

After reading the first reviews, I decided to pass on them, even though the Falcon was high on my wish list.

What's worse is, that they probably killed the possibility of an all new kit (by the domestic kit makers), of this subject altogether..

Oh well....

[jbwelda]

>You will never see them anywhere near $15 from a mail order place

 

well never say never and i didnt really mean necessarily a mail order place more like a get em out of here discount house. really wishful thinking because i knew they were horribly overpriced but that was the point: if they are cheap i am in. kinda liked the box art 15 $ worth!

[Eshaver]

One could make a case of Trumiter being the "New " Palmer plastics company . Look at a 60's palmer kit and look at any Trumpiter automobile kit ........................

Edited by Eshaver, 25 February 2013 - 12:56 PM.