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Originally Posted by rallymaster
I dont' really believe that their former rally releases didn't make money
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They certainly did make money.
But they do not make money
now. Things have changed, and Tamiya cannot make a profit selling kits of rally cars now. So they do not make more.
It's very simple. If Tamiya could make money by selling car kits, they definitely would. They know very well that there are many many people who are very enthusiastic about buying kits of model cars. But they know how much it costs for them to make a model kit now. They also know about how much they can make in sales. And they know that there is a big difference in these amounts, and they would loose money if they tried.
Yes, many of us would happily buy a (insert your favorite car here) kit for $28USD. Many of us would still buy it for $38, or even $43. But few of us will buy it for $108. And if they know that's what they would have to charge for a kit to make a profit on it, they know it will not work.
Just because Tamiya used to be able to sell fantastic kits at a reasonable price does not mean that they can today.
The world has changed, and Tamiya has decided it is simply not possible. There is no money for them to be found in model car kits now- so they make no more model car kits.