Francois Verlinden Dios for sale!

Very nice, but not for that price! Manny, you have the potential to be a millionaire, you too, doog, and HeavyArty. And a large majority of the rest of the modelers here, also (I am definitely NOT including myself in your ranks, by any means). $3,600 for a tank transporter and load?? Whew! But if they were signed by Francois himself..... naww! Thanks anyway.

Did ya notice that in the Field Kitchen one, the one guy is pouring the bottle over the dirt? It's nowhere near the guy's cup!

For $2700.00, I'd want my cup/bottle to line up!

also, the cup that is extended is already full!

Accuracy is totally off.

 

 

A while back, FV had several individual figures listed on ebay.  Most of what I saw were in the $500 - $1000 range.  Anyone know if any of them sold?

This may be a silly question but here goes anyway: why are they so expensive?

There are some fantastic dio's on these pages, which kind of leads on to another question, what value do you guys place on your finished models and dio's. 

Mark 

mmc wrote:

This may be a silly question but here goes anyway: why are they so expensive?

They are expensive because it is Francois Verlinden's personal work. Considering his position in the modelling world (probably more so in the past than nowadays), it is a rare opportunity to own something fully custom by one of the biggest and most well known names in the industry.

Having said that, I wouldn't buy it.

 

   I would rather by the kits and build them myself. Much more satisfaction knowing that it was something I built. Also I would'nt put SS cammo on a Wehrmacht officer. 

I don't think model builders are this seller's target crowd, so isn't commenting that we wouldn't buy the pieces really only stating the obvious? As in any art form, there are those who can, and those who can't and collect.

God bless those people, IMO.

Steve

   

zokissima wrote:

mmc wrote: This may be a silly question but here goes anyway: why are they so expensive? They are expensive because it is Francois Verlinden's personal work. Considering his position in the modelling world (probably more so in the past than nowadays), it is a rare opportunity to own something fully custom by one of the biggest and most well known names in the industry. Having said that, I wouldn't buy it.

Thanks for clearing that up zokissima, I've seen examples of Verlindens work before and I can understand why the price premium is there.