deuces wild Posted January 24 Posted January 24 I wish Revell would throw that much detail in their 1/12 scale kits....😟😞
jaymcminn Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Working on mine now. So far it's pretty typical modern Italeri... It's no Tamiya "shake and bake" kit and it needs some fettling in places but it's true to its subject and I think it will be a brilliant model. 1
Justin Porter Posted January 24 Posted January 24 I do genuinely love that Italeri has produced this kit. It's incredibly impressive and a great next step for their 1/12th scale range. The biggest thing I'm trying to determine at this point is if their MSRP of $379.99 (Stevens and Hobbytyme) is actually in line with the market or not. On one hand, it's considerably higher than Tamiya's current line of 1/12th scale kits with the exception of the Porsche Carrera GT or Fujimi's 1/12th scale R32 Skyline GT-R's. However, it's also considerably newer tooling than those. It's also more than Meng's McLaren MP4/4 by a good chunk, but hugely lower than Meng's 1/12th scale GT40.
jaymcminn Posted January 24 Posted January 24 2 hours ago, Justin Porter said: I do genuinely love that Italeri has produced this kit. It's incredibly impressive and a great next step for their 1/12th scale range. The biggest thing I'm trying to determine at this point is if their MSRP of $379.99 (Stevens and Hobbytyme) is actually in line with the market or not. On one hand, it's considerably higher than Tamiya's current line of 1/12th scale kits with the exception of the Porsche Carrera GT or Fujimi's 1/12th scale R32 Skyline GT-R's. However, it's also considerably newer tooling than those. It's also more than Meng's McLaren MP4/4 by a good chunk, but hugely lower than Meng's 1/12th scale GT40. From a retail standpoint, I think it could be a challenge to shift. $380 is a lot of money when you can get it shipped from European retailers for about $270 total, and the (probably limited) market for this kit has been drooling and chomping at the bit for two years waiting for it to come out. I know I put my order in the day I saw it was available! It's a big chunk of change to potentially leave sitting on the shelf. I can't speak to the market in your area but I don't know how many walk-in customers would impulse buy a $380 kit of a 50-year-old Italian rally car. It's a shame that the US MSRP is so high on this kit, as Italeri's MSRP on their site is €210, about $220. $300 would seem more reasonable.
niteowl7710 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Spotmodel in Spain will sell it to you for an even $200US before shipping. Not sure how much shipping would be, but it surely isn't $179!
niteowl7710 Posted January 24 Posted January 24 9 minutes ago, niteowl7710 said: Spotmodel in Spain will sell it to you for an even $200US before shipping. Not sure how much shipping would be, but it surely isn't $179! EDIT - So curiosity got the better of me. Using a dummy cart it would cost $113.96 to ship via UPS or a whopping $199.12 to go through the mail. So I stand corrected. EGADS!!
Chuck Kourouklis Posted January 24 Posted January 24 $195+ @60 shipping for me, 272 all in w/taxes. Just got it. Presents real nice out of the box. 1
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