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                        What is the most you would have paid or have paid for a kit?

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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        What is the most you would have paid or have paid for a kit?
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 7:44 AM
                        In another modeling site's forum there were posts regarding a Star Wars model that was on ebay. It was a kit from a 'garage' manufacturer who was told to stop production by Lucasfilms because he was not liscensed. The kit was avialable for a brief time and it originally went for $120.00. Earlier this year one was on ebay aropund tax return time. I remember because that's when I had the money to bid $350.00 for it. I lost. Someone got it for over $400.00.

                        Another of the same kit just recently went for $167.00 on ebay Sad [:(] I never even tried thinking the same price, if not more, would have been fetched.

                        So how bad have you wanted a model?

                         

                         

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 7:59 AM
                        Can you give a link to this kit? I would be very interested in seeing what it is.
                        There hasn't really been anything I've really wanted so far because I'm just getting into modeling. The most I've paid for a kit though is my Tamiya King Tiger for about $25 w/tax.
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 8:25 AM
                        Molina00,

                        Here's the link:

                        http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=49212&item=5929217552&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

                        The manufacurer is still in business but he no longer markets Star Wars items. I did manage to get a B-wing kit before he was ordered to stop. His kits are very, very good. Here's a link to his site:

                        http://smt.theshoppe.com/

                         

                         

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                        Foster7155
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Pensacola, FL
                        Posted by Foster7155 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 8:32 AM
                        The most I've paid for a single kit - not including AM stuff - is $120.00 for the Tamiya FAMO w/Trailer. At a close second is the Tamiya Dragon Wagon at $99.20. After that, it drops off quite dramatically.

                        Robert Foster

                        Pensacola Modeleers

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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 8:45 AM
                        I don't think I've ever paid more than £30 ($45 or so) for a kit. I've had a few great deals on e-Bay. Most expensive kit I recall buying from a shop was Special Hobby's X-15A-2, 1/48... Paid about £25 for it. I suppose with inflation, it would have to be Monogram's B-36 though. Back in the early '80s, I got it for about £20, or $30... It retails at £50 now ($75). But it was worth it!
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 9:02 AM
                        I guess it'd be a two-foot high vinyl kit of Godzilla (Bio-Goji) from Paradise, for which I paid $275 USD. That was before I moved to Japan...and found that the same kit retails here for about $100!! Oh well, what did I know...(I knew that it was super-cool!).
                        No worries, though; I had sold an 18" Kenner "Alien" figure for $250 to finance the Big G, so I actually invested only $25 in it!

                        As far as the highest price paid for an in-production kit in its normal market, it would have to be either my 1/16 Tamiya Tiger I or Tiger II static kits, both of which cost 23,000 yen (about $210 USD). Actually, the Aber detail-up set for the Tiger I cost more than the kit! It was 29,800 yen (about $270 USD). So, the Tiger I PLUS the Aber set was about...$480? Still cheaper than the RC version!
                        ~Brian
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                        rjkplasticmod
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: A Spartan in the Wolverine State
                        Posted by rjkplasticmod on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 9:27 AM
                        I can't tell cause my wife might read the post Smile [:)].

                        Regards, Rick
                        RICK At My Age, I've Seen It All, Done It All, But I Don't Remember It All...
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                        overkillphil
                        • Member since
                          October 2004
                        • From: Northern Indiana
                        Posted by overkillphil on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 9:47 AM
                        Given my skill level, I don't spend a too much on individual kits. I've bought a couple of $50 dollar kits, but they were on sale at the time. However I am waiting for the day that I have sufficient disposable income to cavalierly go to Hobbytown USA and say "I'll take that 1/48 AC-130 by Italeri. I doubt I'll ever bother buying anything more expensive than that.
                        my favorite headache/current project: 1/48 Panda F-35 "I love the fact that dumb people don't know who they are. I hope I'm not one of them" -Scott Adams
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                        ygmodeler4
                        • Member since
                          October 2004
                        • From: Northern Virginia
                        Posted by ygmodeler4 on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 10:00 AM
                        i dont have much skill so the most expensive ive bought is the revell black widow at about $18.

                        -Josiah

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                        tigerman
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
                        Posted by tigerman on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 9:38 PM
                        About $39 for Tamiya's early Sherman at my LHS. This was before the beauty of online ordering.

                        http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

                         Eric 

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                        Dwight Ta-ala
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Philippines
                        Posted by Dwight Ta-ala on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 9:46 PM
                        US$22 for a Tamiya King Tiger. I could go beyond that but I don't think that's necessary at this time with my skill level.

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 9:59 PM
                        Mine can't be more than $15 or $20. Most car kits stay at about $10, but I know I've gotten a few that were more than that.

                        Jon
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                        lizardqing
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Dahlonega, Georgia
                        Posted by lizardqing on Tuesday, November 2, 2004 10:59 PM
                        The most I have handed actual cash over for was $40 for a OOP kit. I have built the Dragon Wagon ( gave $35 for it) and the Dragon Morser gun ( gift certs got it) and a Accurate Minatures kit that I got for free. I'm just a cheap guy.
                        Chris The Scale Firehouse The Lizard's Workshop
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                        darson
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Melbourne, Australia
                        Posted by darson on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 12:04 AM
                        The most I’ve ever paid is about $78 AUD ($58 USD) for a Tamiya Ardennes Tiger II a while ago. It was the one that included the motorbike and rider and was a great kit by the way.

                        Biggest waste of money ever was a Verlinden Resin and Brass set that cost me $50 AUD ($37 USD) and was of questionable quality to say the least. I ended up ditching most of it Sad [:(]

                        Darren
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 1:32 AM
                        50 bucks singapore for a tamiya 1/350 new jersey. ironically the most expensive kit ive bought was a second hand one.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 2:07 AM
                        Whoa, crazy prices. I thought I spent a lot of money when I bought my Tamiya Leopard 2 A6...

                        Edit: Hrmm. Forgot to mention the price. 65€ here in Finland.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 2:11 AM
                        It is not unusual for me to splash out $50~120 or more for a Kit, there is one Kit I still want but it costs about $1.200 and is only made on order.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 8:37 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Aurora-7

                        Molina00,

                        Here's the link:

                        http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=49212&item=5929217552&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

                        The manufacurer is still in business but he no longer markets Star Wars items. I did manage to get a B-wing kit before he was ordered to stop. His kits are very, very good. Here's a link to his site:

                        http://smt.theshoppe.com/



                        I would have loved to have gotten a B-Wing. I have always had a slight obsession with B-Wings. lol.
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                        LemonJello
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Green Lantern Corps HQ on Oa
                        Posted by LemonJello on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 9:32 AM
                        I've spent around $90US for the Dragon Wagon and $60US for the CH-46. It has to be a kit I really want for me to justify spending that much money on one kit. Most of my purchases run in the $30's.

                        As much as I'd love to try one of Accurate Armor's HET kits, no way am I paying that much for one. So I'd say my high end limit for kit price would work out in the $100US range.
                        A day in the Corps is like a day on the farm; every meal is a banquet, every paycheck a fortune, every formation a parade... The Marine Corps is a department of the Navy? Yeah...The Men's Department.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 6:08 PM
                        the most expensive kit i built was the Revell 1/72 U-boat, but i think it was worth it. after that comes the hasegawa 1/48 apache longbow, which cost me just over $60 cdn with taxes.
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                        qmiester
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Central USA
                        Posted by qmiester on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 6:57 PM
                        I once paid 26 bucks for an Italarei M109A6 Paladin - and only because my Guard unit was the first Guard or Reserve unit to field them. I usually won't spend more than 25 dollars for a model (and do a bit of soul searching then). Having said that, I'm seriously considering getting a Revell 1/72 U-boat. Basic reasons - A. I like old subs, B. lots to work on and C. there probably won't be another kit like it for a very long time, if ever (maybe Revell of Germany will bring out a WW I German sub.....lol) So I'm willing to plunk down 50 dollars for it. But I flatly refuse to pay Revell 30 bucks for a 1/72 Fokker Dr 1!
                        Quincy
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                        tho9900
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: SETX. USA
                        Posted by tho9900 on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 7:43 PM
                        hmmm COULD have been most expensive was the HobbyCraft 1/24 Spitfire that retails for $120 or so... but I got it for 40 due to no one in my part of town being able to afford it so they had to get it off the shelf (Hobby Lobby)

                        Probably the B-36 I bought circa 1992 that was around $59.00 is the highest I have paid for a new kit... paid more for OOP kits but they were worth it for the sentimental value...
                        ---Tom--- O' brave new world, That has such people in it!
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                        lolok
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: On the way to AC+793888
                        Posted by lolok on Thursday, November 4, 2004 3:05 AM
                        200 Pounds for the 1/200th Yamato.!!!!!!!! My ex-wife went bug-eyed when it was delivered.No she is not my ex-wife because of it,thats another storyWink [;)] I did it waterline with my Black and Decker and a diamond tipped cutter.The finished ship was then mounted in a case on the wall.Funny how women are,she quite liked it then?
                        Jim Ryan Ex-Pat Limey in warsaw.Poland. " MENE,MENE,TEKEL U PHARSIN"
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                        Jeff Herne
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by Jeff Herne on Thursday, November 4, 2004 7:56 AM
                        Ahh jeez...this could be used against me in a court of law...but...

                        $3500 for an Andrea 1/35 U-boat.
                        $300 for an Amati 1/72 U-boat
                        $450 for a Nichimo Yamato
                        $365 for a 1/12 scale Ferrari 330P4
                        $400 HMS Hood in 1/350th scale.

                        Then there's a slew of $100-$300 kits, Tamiya F-4s, resin 350th ships, etc...

                        Jeff

                        Jeff
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                        rrmmodeler
                        • Member since
                          February 2004
                        • From: Humble
                        Posted by rrmmodeler on Thursday, November 4, 2004 8:12 AM
                        I have to say that I have never paid over $100 for one kit. I find it hard to spend that much on one kit. But that may change if I ever get into garage figure kits that peek my interest from time to time. Or if I ever go and get that Hind Helo. by Trumpter.. My fear about kits that cost 100 or more...what if you make a unrepairable mistake. That's $100 or more right down the drain. Ouch.....
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, November 4, 2004 8:14 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Jeff_Herne
                        [$3500 for an Andrea 1/35 U-boat.
                        Jeff


                        Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner!


                        I saw that big Andrea U-boat at the Shizuoka Hobby Show last year...amazing!
                        The LHS has one, too...and it's been there quite a while!
                        ~Brian
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                        Aurora-7
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Connecticut, USA
                        Posted by Aurora-7 on Thursday, November 4, 2004 8:25 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Jeff_Herne

                        $3500 for an Andrea 1/35 U-boat.
                        $300 for an Amati 1/72 U-boat
                        $450 for a Nichimo Yamato

                        Jeff


                        So, Jeff, you keep these things docked some where on the Jersey shore or do you use the Philly ship yards? Wink [;)]

                         

                         

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                        zokissima
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                        Posted by zokissima on Thursday, November 4, 2004 11:26 AM
                        The most I paid for any kit was the Trumpeter FAUN SLT transporter, at around $160CAD, but am now eyeing their Morser Karl, at the same price, plus taxes of course.
                        Ugh, enough of those taxes already *grumble, grumble*
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                        diggeraone
                        • Member since
                          July 2003
                        • From: Ozarks of Arkansas
                        Posted by diggeraone on Thursday, November 4, 2004 12:38 PM
                        I can say about $62.00 for a 350 scale ship model and that is about the highest I have paid so far for a kit.Digger
                        Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton
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                        kaleu
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Racing capital of the world- Indy
                        Posted by kaleu on Thursday, November 4, 2004 4:41 PM
                        I paid $140 for the 5 Star Models 1/35th 2S6 Tunguska. There are only about a hundred of these kits produce world wide, so I am quite ecstatic that I finally have one. The next most expensive kit is the Trumpeter TU-142 Bear J. I paid $110 for that kit.
                        Erik "Don't fruit the beer." Newest model buys: More than I care to think about. It's time for a support group.
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