Harry P. Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 That's the stereotype, at least.So what is the most you have ever paid for a single kit? Not including paint, supplies, aftermarket stuff, etc... just the kit itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 $125 for a Revell AG Can Do wrecker, and that was in 2001 during the second release of the kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Mine is also $125, for a Revell K100 Aerodyne. I've also paid $75+ many times for Ertl Transtar 4070A kits, the Will Do reissue of the Can Do wrecker, and a few other kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Only about $75.00, but my average kit price is $45- 50, not very often i get anything below $40. so this hobby is expensive here in Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 $50.00 to $60.00 for Tamiya Ferrari kits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Mine has to be that Missing Link Resin '73 Chevelle resin kit that cost about $80 if I remember correctly. Usually the kits I buy are in $20 to $50 range, depending on how rare it is or if it's unstarted or a glue bomb etc... But I try not to spend that much money on these right now, as my 1:1 cars are taking pretty much everything I have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 About $65 I think for an Opel Blitz. I prefer to pay about $15 for a kit...but it's not 1998 anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quick GMC Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) I only have 2 high dollar kits. One of them is a holy grail for me. $500 for a limited run of 1/8 GT40 super detail engine. The other was $250 for a long out of production Scale Motorsports Super Detail Porsche 956 set. All the rest of my kits were $30 or less Edited July 22, 2016 by Quick GMC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJ6 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Interesting question.....$65.00 for Tamiya Kit comes to mind I believe it would be the Lexus LFA Kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 36 bucks several years ago.MPC mid 70's Dodge LWB pickup.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 $120 for a mint Mpc '66 Bonneville.but if you're meaning a new release, $55 for the Meng Ford P/U and $75 for the Moebius International Pro-Star in Revell Germany wrapper.Anything I get in from the US, hovers around the $35 mark (mostly due to shipping costs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenrat Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Whatever the asking price was for the Modelhaus '70 Ford and '73 Chevy 4 door wagons I ordered as soon as I realised I couldn't put off buying them any longer as they were closing down.Didn't help that our dollar plummeted between placing the order and them charging my card.Worth it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Since you asked about kits, not specifying type, almost $900 for a Soar Art 1/35 scale Dora Railway gun. I bought it almost two years ago. I haven't even attempted to start it yet. This is what it will look like: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58 Impala Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) $75, for the 1/!2 Revell F2002 when it first came out. (Then I paid $150 for the Scalemotorsports detail set ) Edited July 22, 2016 by 58 Impala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bismarck Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Since you asked about kits, not specifying type, almost $900 for a Soar Art 1/35 scale Dora Railway gun. I bought it almost two years ago. I haven't even attempted to start it yet. This is what it will look like: THAT is an impressive model!!!!! I've seen them in 1/72, and they look huge, but 1/35.... whole nuther ball game. Most expensive kit kit i ever bought.....$175 for a mint sealed big scale Monogram Jag XKE coupe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Suburban Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 29,400 for the Model Factory Hiro Shelby Cobra Daytona 427 Super Coupe. Of course that is in Japanese Yen and worked out to be $245 shipped directly from MFH at that time. The dollar is still pretty strong against the Yen and when this kit first came out I could not get it for under $350. So yes I did take advantage of it and was being cheap. Currently it would be about $275 shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I paid around $400 for my 1966 Valiant Signet promo a few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I paid $40 for a built up Monogram Rattler kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 $130 for a mint unbuilt AMT '66 Barracuda, back in the early '90s.Four or five years ago I was making pretty good money and went on an ePay buying spree. In addition to a bunch of nice restorable glue bombs and "distressed" promos, I scored mint unbuilt annual AMT '66 Mustang HT/conv, '68 Firebird, '64 Olds Cutlass, and '64, '65, and '67 Corvette coupes, and paid somewhere in the $70s for each of them.Nowadays, using coupons, it's rare for me to pay over $20 for a new kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I am a cheapskate, most of my models are bought from Ebay, with store coupons, or at model shows, and the occasional flea market/yard sale. The most I have ever paid was around $50, including tax for the 1/8 Big Tub and that was using a HL 40% coupon. I eventually sold it for $65. If I were to bring home a model that cost as much as some mentioned, I would not be able to build it since my wife would break both my arms and legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) Lookin' 'round mine's in the lower range, $135 for a Formula Canada Porsche 917/10. Edited July 22, 2016 by Crazy Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Around $80 for a clean builtup Revell '57 Ford Country Squire, in the early 2000s. Has anyone tried fitting the back glass from the Del Rio kit into one of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ramfins59 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 The most I've ever paid for a sealed new kit is $37 for a '47 Chevy kit. I paid $125 for a Modelhaus resin '58 Ford convertible kit. The most I've ever paid on EBAY was $70 + shipping for a '58 Dodge promo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) Paid $500 for a factory sealed 1968 Color Me Gone Charger funnycarCame to my senses a few years later and sold it......for the same $500. But the past years I've been on a buying spree...and have bought a bunch of old annuals buitlups.....most were in the. $50 -75 range...but I do have a few go over $100 Edited July 22, 2016 by gtx6970 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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