Meng f350

[jw78z28]

Does anyone know why meng won’t reissue the f350 kit

[peteski]

Good question.  Probably for the same (unknown to modelers) reasons all the other plastic model kit companies do not reissue kits, even if many modelers are pining for them.

[Jordan White]

I personally think the auto kits didn't sell as well as they had hoped, hence why we haven't had a new kit announced since the Jeep Wrangler.

[Plowboy]

I think the problem with Meng kits is they're overpriced and not done very well. The F-350's are commanding prices on ebay that rival the old annual kits. The last one I had on watch brought  $189.00 plus shipping and it was opened. 

[Erik Smith]

Most likely explanation? Meng doesn’t think it can make enough money.

[Jordan White]

1 hour ago, Plowboy said:

I think the problem with Meng kits is they're overpriced and not done very well. The F-350's are commanding prices on ebay that rival the old annual kits. The last one I had on watch brought  $189.00 plus shipping and it was opened. 

Overpriced, perhaps. Not done very well, disagree. I bought all three kits at their respective releases and while the prices were on the higher end for a 1/24 passenger vehicle kit, I would say overall that the price matched the content quality. I know that Meng had some discrepancies with the actual vehicles they were based on, but nothing that couldn't be easily corrected. I just wish they had continued making kits in this product line, since they were making kits that no one else had made yet.

[Plowboy]

23 hours ago, Jordan White said:

Overpriced, perhaps. Not done very well, disagree. I bought all three kits at their respective releases and while the prices were on the higher end for a 1/24 passenger vehicle kit, I would say overall that the price matched the content quality. I know that Meng had some discrepancies with the actual vehicles they were based on, but nothing that couldn't be easily corrected. I just wish they had continued making kits in this product line, since they were making kits that no one else had made yet.

Agree to disagree. I bought two of the F-350s when they came out. For the cost, I expected much better than what I got. 

[Justin Porter]

1/24th scale auto isn't nearly as lucrative as 1/35th scale armor which is Meng's primary focus. That said, their GT40 has been a good seller for my shop.