Check out this upcoming S27 release

[flyonthewall]

Bound to please you Ferrari fanatics!

Details;
JST27-MH2422 1/24 250TR A (#19 & 22) LM 1958 25,000yen
JST27-MH2424 1/24 250TR B (#17 & 21) LM 1958 25,000yen

Release date Mid February

[Vyacheslav]

stunnning.

[Vric]

25,000yen ??? LOL :finger:

[Focus2000]

25,000 yen. So that's about ..... £130

Nice subjects for a kit but a bit too pricey for my wallet, unfortunately!

[Vyacheslav]

Originally posted by Vric
25,000yen ??? LOL :finger:

o ya , didnt notice this. :finger:
why so expensive?

[bigfrit]

Originally posted by Focus2000
25,000 yen. So that's about ..... £130

130 Pounds,that's about 195 € !!!
OMG !

WHY!

Olivier

[Focus2000]

Originally posted by Vyacheslav

o ya , didnt notice this. :finger:
why so expensive?

At a guess because they're resin kits. Low volume production and rare subject matter = mega pricey! But for serious modelers and collectors they'll be worth buying.

[Vyacheslav]

Originally posted by Focus2000


At a guess because they're resin kits. Low volume production and rare subject matter = mega pricey! But for serious modelers and collectors they'll be worth buying.

sorry never even touched resin material. WHat is that?

[hirofkd]

Originally posted by Vyacheslav

o ya , didnt notice this. :finger:
why so expensive?

Aside from high material cost, low volume production (typically 300 copies) makes the profit per kit very high.
BUT(!), another reason is that S27 has grown big, and they have to generate enough cash flow to feed their people, so profit per kit has to be even bigger than a typical resin kit company.

[clatescivicr]

Thats it! I'm going to make my own resin models and selll them!!! Special Deals for AF members lol

Are the "resin" models made out of fiberglass?

Originally posted by hirofkd


Aside from high material cost, low volume production (typically 300 copies) makes the profit per kit very high.
BUT(!), another reason is that S27 has grown big, and they have to generate enough cash flow to feed their people, so profit per kit has to be even bigger than a typical resin kit company.

[daggerlee]

No they're made out of resin

[Mulsanne]

This is amazing! I must have one!!!

[Veyron]

Eventhough I have the Renaissance '57 and '58 TR, I will most certainly have to have this because it is a full detail kit. Goodbye bank account!

[Ragnarok043]

Originally posted by Vyacheslav

sorry never even touched resin material. WHat is that?

ive worked with resins, in fact im phazing out of plamo(Plastic Models) and moving on to GKs(Resin\Garage Kits). resin is the prefered material to produce GKs because they dont require big expensive plastic injection mold machine. plus resin are more durable and flows much better which can capture details better than plastic. the other difference between GKs and plamo is that they use silicone molds instead of metal molds. since silicone is much more flexible it can capture finer detail than metal molds. what drives the price up is that its labor intensive to make GKs, theyre all done by hand no machines. also theres only a limited amount of castings you can get out of each mold before they tear up, since silicone isnt as durable as metal. with that in mind they have to sell them at much higher prices to turn a profit. unlike metals molds which can punch out thousands kits for years, so they can sell them cheap and make profit over time instead.

BTW the reason why they call them garage kits incase you dont know, thats how they all started, in someones garage.

it may seem a bit expensive at first, but when you start building GKs and notice the difference in quality youll know its all worth it.

[360spider]

Great news. I'll definitely need to get one of those! $200 is a bit expensive though, but I'm willing to pay this kind of money for this kind of kit! Chris, where did you got this info?