bubbaman Posted September 28, 2018 Posted September 28, 2018 they have a porche [ plastic kit ] on sale for 700+ dollars who`s gonna buy that
Mike999 Posted September 28, 2018 Posted September 28, 2018 (edited) It's a Tamiya 1/12 scale Jagermeister Porsche that's partly assembled, and includes a mirrored wooden display base. Here's a link: https://www.hobbylinc.com/tamiya-porsche-turbo-rsr-934-semi-assembled-plastic-model-car-kit-1:12-scale-23208 I sure wouldn't pay that, but somebody might. FYI, HobbyLinc has a "clearance sale" every Friday. Get on their e-mail list and they'll send you a reminder every week. Sometimes they have some good deals, other weeks not. This is one of the "not" weeks for me. Edited September 28, 2018 by Mike999 omit1
niteowl7710 Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 FWIW I wouldn't buy a Tamiya kit from them, they charge MSRP for everything even when it's "On Sale"
Belugawrx Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 someone should test their coffee for hallucinogens....
Rider Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 What!? I guess that makes my original release untouched kit worth a ton, lol.
peteski Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 I just made my first ever purchase there last week and I thought the price and shipping costs were quite low. I bought couple of Dumas Products Chris-Craft wooden boat kits and their price was quite a bit lower than what the manufacturer charges on their website. Shipping cost was also refreshingly low. I actually went with Hobbylinc because of the low prices.
smhardesty Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 I've bought quite a bit of stuff from them, kits and supplies. Sometimes you have to watch closely because they'll have the same item listed 2 or 3 times with different prices. Seems that happens mostly with supply type stuff. I don't recall having run into that with the kits. The price of kits does change from time to time for what seems like no apparent reason. I keep a couple of lists going at all times. I can be ready to place an order on very short notice if need be. I like to try spreading the shipping charge across multiple items if I can.
Joe Handley Posted September 29, 2018 Posted September 29, 2018 Lol, that's cheap, and at least you get to finish the assembly yourself compared to this. https://jalopnik.com/today-in-model-cars-that-cost-more-than-a-year-of-colle-1829390270
Mike999 Posted September 30, 2018 Posted September 30, 2018 14 hours ago, smhardesty said: I've bought quite a bit of stuff from them, kits and supplies. Sometimes you have to watch closely because they'll have the same item listed 2 or 3 times with different prices. Seems that happens mostly with supply type stuff. I don't recall having run into that with the kits. The price of kits does change from time to time for what seems like no apparent reason. I keep a couple of lists going at all times. I can be ready to place an order on very short notice if need be. I like to try spreading the shipping charge across multiple items if I can. I've seen a couple of kits with a price difference. IIRC, one was the Heller Ford farm tractor. The price diff wasn't much, a couple of bucks. But it struck me as very weird. I think I ordered it using the lower-priced listing and that's what HobbyLinc charged me. So no real problem. That price of kits changing drives me crazy. Never figured that one out. A kit might be deep-discounted today, then back to regular price tomorrow. I also keep lists going and compare prices. Recently saw a 1/35 scale military item from one vendor at $24.99, which they claimed was 30% off MSRP. Sprue Brothers and HobbyLinc both had the same item for $19.99.
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