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I just inherited an ancient Tamiya Hunting Tiger kit (MT121) and am wondering if it's worth building at all? I see them for sale on eBay, and this one is virtually mint (although out of its shrink-wrap). Motorized, motor and gear box intact -- so maybe that's what I should do with it ... but old plastic has a certain attraction.
I built one of these soon after it came out, probably in the early/mid 1970s. The kit has glaring inaccuracies, as you probably all know about ... but whaddaya think? Worth the effort to make it into a junker of some sort?
I would probably build it just to feel like a kig again since you said it came with the motor and gear box. I wouldn't put too much effort into accuratizing it though given its age.
BP Models
I've got an ancient one I bought from the clearance bin over 20 years ago. One thing I remember is that the gun tube looks like it would fire watermelons sideways. The tracks were smooth on the inside surface except for a token center guide tooth.
I remember buying the CMK Hot Barrels resin mantlet and aluminum gun tube for it and the old school Eduard PE set for it about 10+ years ago for it, but even then, it really wasn't worth the effort with better (and cheaper because of AM items) kits on the market.
You can use it as a test bed for paint and building techniques or even trying out applying Zimm.
Too many models to build, not enough time in a lifetime!!
Sell it on ebay, where those old motorized kits fetch a pretty sum, and then buy an updated Dragon with all the bells and whistles.
Eric
Ditto
tigerman Sell it on ebay, where those old motorized kits fetch a pretty sum, and then buy an updated Dragon with all the bells and whistles.
Excellent idea! I sold mine a while back for around $25 or $30. Get the Dragon one, it has excellent details.
plastickjunkie tigerman: Sell it on ebay, where those old motorized kits fetch a pretty sum, and then buy an updated Dragon with all the bells and whistles. Excellent idea! I sold mine a while back for around $25 or $30. Get the Dragon one, it has excellent details.
tigerman: Sell it on ebay, where those old motorized kits fetch a pretty sum, and then buy an updated Dragon with all the bells and whistles.
Out of curiosity, why would someone want the old motorized kits and pay such a high price for -essentially- a toy?
Are toy collectors buying them or former toy owners?
I put several old motorized tank kits up on eBay and Japanese collectors gobbled them up for several hundred dollars each. I stated in my auction that I would ship internationally and must have answered a half dozen questions from Japanese collectors if I would sell to Japan.
Yes, any old school Tamiya armor kit with motorization seems to go for two, three or even ten times what the same kit goes for unmotorized. I chucked a motorized M113 kit up once, and it went for $75. The original one with interior goes for $15-20, the most recent updated OIF one goes for $25-30, but motorized gets the big bucks. I guess they're just harder to find unbuilt.
I'm liking this idea a lot. What do you think I should list it at -- the reserve price or whatever they call it? $100 too much?
Goose
Mine wasn't motorized but it was from the 70's. The box was open but complete. I picked it up in a small lot purchase for basically peanuts and listed it on Ebay with a low starting price. I have no clue as for why someone will pay $30 for such an outdated and bad kit.
Brumbles I'm liking this idea a lot. What do you think I should list it at -- the reserve price or whatever they call it? $100 too much?
It will sell for what bidders are willing to pay. Reserve sales turn me off and are usually high priced. Don't scare the potential bidder away but lure them in with a reasonable starting price. Remember that you inherited this kit so all is profit.
plastickjunkie Brumbles: I'm liking this idea a lot. What do you think I should list it at -- the reserve price or whatever they call it? $100 too much? It will sell for what bidders are willing to pay. Reserve sales turn me off and are usually high priced. Don't scare the potential bidder away but lure them in with a reasonable starting price. Remember that you inherited this kit so all is profit.
Brumbles: I'm liking this idea a lot. What do you think I should list it at -- the reserve price or whatever they call it? $100 too much?
Yeah, the reserve will scare someone off. Start it out reasonably and let the system take care of itself.
Start the auction at $9.99, $10 puts the listing fee into the next bracket. Make sure you use terms like vintage, motorized, complete, unbuilt, etc. in your descriptions. I wouldn't use a reserve; if the folks there want it, they'll bid it up. A reserve makes you look too greedy and I rarely, if ever, bid on an auction with a reserve.
Most bidding takes place during the auction's final 20 seconds so do not be discouraged if you have just a handful of watchers (less than 10) and only a couple of bids (noobs) for 99% of the time the auction is running. Unless the noobs run the price up too high early on, most savvy bidders will place insanely high bids in the final dozen seconds.
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