slusher Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 What do you think models would cost if made in america,?? Would you buy them...?
Guest G Holding Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) union or non union ? New tool or old ? Edited October 4, 2012 by G Holding
SuperStockAndy Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) Comparing to a $17 Revell model, $40, maybe? I would buy one on occasion.. Edited October 4, 2012 by SuperStockAndy
moparmagiclives Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 union or non union ? New tool or old ? Ohhh good one, the old America vs union war!! I think it would be hard to find a manufacturing company of any size that wasn't union, and American owned. But to answer the question, more then most Americans would pay.
1930fordpickup Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 How could they be any more than they are now?
Ace-Garageguy Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 If the primary mission of management was to produce models HERE at the same cost as in China, or slightly higher, it could be done. It would take trimming fat and working a little harder, and smarter. I'd gladly pay as much as $5 more per 1/25 kit if it had 100% US content.
moparmagiclives Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 If the primary mission of management was to produce models HERE at the same cost as in China, or slightly higher, it could be done. It would take trimming fat and working a little harder, and smarter. I'd gladly pay as much as $5 more per 1/25 kit if it had 100% US content. How much fat do you think would need to be cut? And how hard would the fat that's left have to work? There is no way that an American company could ever touch the pay scale of an over seas market. So to keep that part equal, the work load for one American worker would go up by like what, 500% ? No one I know would take that much more work, for no more money, now your pay scale is off the charts again. Which = higher price tag
Pete J. Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 More than it costs the Japanese & less of a product... Quality/options/accuracy... Dan This may be a bit hard to belive but the Majors(Tamiya, Hasagawa etc.) Don't produce much of their stuff in Japan. They do the design work and cut the molds, but for the most part production occures elsewhere. Tamiya has plants in Brazil and either Singapore or the Phillipines. Having said that, it is likely that the US could do the same thing at a similar price. Labor prices in Japan are not cheap. This is why the small guys like MFH cost $125. Well, part of the reason.
mademan Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 cut the fat from the CEO"s paycheck haha, comments like this make me laugh.
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