The Trumpeter soviet KV-1 series is excellent ~$18-20.

Off of evil bay, you can probably get the Tamiya M4 or M4A3 or T-34s for ~$15.

Spring is the time for many model shows and the vendor rooms always have good deals.  Where do you live?

Not new and Cheap for sure,but try    www.dragonusaonline.com  for good sales and shop around Ebay for older kits.

I'm in Richmond VA.

Tojo72

Not new and Cheap for sure,but try    www.dragonusaonline.com  for good sales and shop around Ebay for older kits.

Even try things like flea markets - they often have cheap kits.  May not be pick of the litter but at least something to get back into the swing of things

Squadron daily specials are a good place to find some really great deals. I think armor specials are on Tuesday and it always seems 3 out of 5 of the kits are right around 25 bucks.

Sprue-ce Goose

Tojo72

Not new and Cheap for sure,but try    www.dragonusaonline.com  for good sales and shop around Ebay for older kits.

Wow...even 1/72 armor is over $30................

http://www.dragonusaonline.com/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=DRR60569

 If Richmond has model swap meets, you might try checking for kits.

I bought a 1/35 Panther Smart kit for half the Dragon website price at a recent swap meet; an older kit, but I only recently returned to the hobby and don't have it in my stash.

Unfortunately the latest, newest  "kit du Jour" armor was not  price reduced.

That's a finished painted model and not a kit, so that's the reason for the heftier price tag.

Thanks for the tips gang. They've (radically) changed this site since I was here last, and I can't find the links to the Squadron daily specials, help on this?

Have a look at Zvezda, the T-90 looks good and is quite well priced. Avoid the new Tiger they have just released as I haven't seen a review yet which is positive.

Phil

Just go to Squadron and click on the link at the top of the page that says specials. That will take you to their daily specials page. Also they have a Mystery deal that changes frequently that is usually a crazily discounted kit.

wbill76

Sprue-ce Goose

Tojo72

Not new and Cheap for sure,but try    www.dragonusaonline.com  for good sales and shop around Ebay for older kits.

Wow...even 1/72 armor is over $30................

http://www.dragonusaonline.com/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=DRR60569

That's a finished painted model and not a kit, so that's the reason for the heftier price tag.

Aside from shows, one of your best bets is some of the forums with buy/trade sites such as www.missing-lynx.com or www.armorama.com. I've found some great deals there, but you have to be fast. Ebay is also a good avenue to take.

Squadron.com. You should be able to find something on that page.

Gee, the big Richmond show was three weeks ago back on Feb 23rd! IPMS shows are one of the best places to pick up stuff at great prices. Our show in Roanoke VA is coming up in late summer but it's a bit of a drive for you.

I'll agree about Ebay, picked up an AFV Club M18 Hellcat with Squadron/Signal's 'US Tank Destroyers in Action' for twenty bucks, no one else even bid on it! Then there are some simply crazy over the top prices too, it pays to watch and wait. Sometimes DragonOnlineUSA has good deals going, they ran an excellent Black Friday sale last year. Squadron and Sprue Brothers are good too of course, again you have to watch and wait to get good discounts.

i agree with the squadron mystery deal. i picked up the hobby boss m1070 modern us tank transporter, to go wuth the russian, PLA and BRD ones, for $55 including shipping during one of these. should have bought 2. sometimes they change daily, sometimes after a couple of days.

That's a sweet deal Wayne! They had the new Academy Warspite premium up there a week or so ago with tons of etch, barrels, and a wooden deck for right at $90!! I paid at least $170 for the kit and the Pontos set a while back from Freetime at a local show.

Do you have a Face Book account? If you do look up (Dale Wood in Waldron Arkansas). I have more kits than I'll ever be able to build. We can work out some deals, maybe, and I have some not so old kits I would part with. Send me a private message and we can get you something you might like.

This goes for anyone on this site. I might have someting you want and can't find.

Lucky me I saved all my  getting hard to find kits in the 80's and 90's. I was thinking of putting my kits to Evil Bay but I realised that going back modelbuilding and joined this awesome site.

Wellcome back after your break :)

The Zvezda T90 mentioned here has taken a lot of criticism for being inaccurate, the main problem seems to be that it sits to high and the suspension and side skirts would need to be lowered by 3mm.

There are other issues as well, please follow this link to find out more detail, the Russian colleagues are going to town with this :)

Personally I think that the 2 piece barrel is perhaps the biggest problem since there is a lot of radial detail.

What you get in the box builds into a very impressive kit though.        

Very Best Regards
Johan