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[Rammit]

Hi there,

Today I visited tankfest down in Bovington Camp at the tank museum and there were several model traders there with some downright extortionate prices on some of the kits, not all, but some, for example one of the German Half-track family in 1/35th by Tamiya was asking for £115. I was wondering for future reference, is this common place for model traders at shows?

Many thanks, Rammit

[chief5437]

£115?! I hope it's not common! Leg lifting bar stewards! I hope you laughed in his face.

[Rammit]

Some of the other guys in there did give the teller a bit of an earful

[Daishi12]

The only kit that he could justify at that price is the Tamiya 1/35 Famo & SdaH116 Tank Transport # 35246 which emodels have on sale at £126 (down from £140)

Otherwise WOW

[modeller]

£115 for 1/35.... did it have lots of resin and PE parts?

I'd have to really love the subject to pay anything near that for a kit,

[SteelScooter]

As mentioned by Daishi it must have been the FAMO 35246 kit. This is a beast of a kit with nearly 800 parts and is 640cm long completed. This is reflected in the price and is worth it IMO. Nearly all of the other 1/35 Tamiya half tracks are old and basic by today's standard and are quite cheap if you hunt around or order from HK. They still build up nice though with some PE etc

[chief5437]

If it was that kit, he's still ripping you off. Without even trying to find a deal, the first result I got was £93 with free postage.