AMT Kenworth k-123 discontinued

[Mr mopar]

AMT sure did't let this one last to long.

[Old Buckaroo]

I noticed last time I looked at them at Tower Hobbies they were limited stock - now they have none (unless I am not seeing them)

That is too bad - nice kit.

[slusher]

That's why we model guys end up with so many kits..

[Mr mopar]

Check out Omin hobbys.

[Casey]

It's been available for over three years, since January 2011, which I would say is typical for most Round2 tractor and trailer reissues.

[Art Anderson]

With most model kits, and certainly reissues, any production run is finite, just so many are put out by the injection molding press to be sent down the assembly (kit packaging) line; unlike mass producing real cars, where the production line just keeps on going, hour after hour, day after day until the market is full up.

A production run of model kits is based on expected sales at release/reissue time, and that might vary a bit. Just a bit of guessing here as I'm certainly not privvy to Round 2's planning, but it seems to me that if this reissue took three years to work through the pipeline from factory to retailer to hobbyist, that was a fairly long time, which suggests to me that the sales were considerably slower than expected--unless there was more than one production run.

So, how large is a production run, anyway? With a new kit, the factory may be called upon to run say, 25,000 kits to start with, as that's about what will fill a half-size shipping container, with smaller follow up runs as sales indicate. With a reissued kit, the initial run might be only say, 10,000 kits, given that reissues almost never sell nearly as quickly as the kit did when new. Not very often do reissued kits see more than one production run--particularly true with really old kits from years past--the market seldom dictates more than one followup production run, if that.

Art

[foosh]

Hey Art, Thanks for the info, sounds right. I always get at least two reissues when they are released. Just got two T866 little window Petes and ordered a 351 hood conversion from AITM for one of them.

[Bennyg]

Hey Art, Thanks for the info, sounds right. I always get at least two reissues when they are released. Just got two T866 little window Petes and ordered a 351 hood conversion from AITM for one of them.

I've looked at aitm for the 351 conversion. It's not on their main page. Is aitm releasing a 351 conversion? Would love to do one. Cheers.

Ben

[scummy]

Except for ebay they are scarce in the hobby shops here .

[foosh]

Ben, it's not listed on his web site but he said the he has them. They are HC-351. send him an email to confirm and tell him Lenny from Alpha sent you.

[Petetrucker07]

Im gonna get a print catalogue when i order the 386 conversion. Im really curious to see what all they have

[Bennyg]

Ben, it's not listed on his web site but he said the he has them. They are HC-351. send him an email to confirm and tell him Lenny from Alpha sent you.

Cheers mate.

Ben

[foosh]

Just received the HC-351 from AITM. Really nice casting and super service from Dave. Should have ordered more. Ben, it's not listed in his catalog, but I emailed him on July 1 asking if he planed on casting them and he replied that he already has them. He is on vacation until July 21.