Hasegawa

The Wooksta! · March 09, 2011, 05:09:33 AM

And how many organs will you have to sell to be able to afford it?

pyro-manic · March 09, 2011, 05:48:06 AM

The link quotes 4,800 Yen, which works out at about £35 at the moment. So I'd guess just under the £50 mark in UK shops. They've re-popped their Tomcat as well, which is now priced at £40. Bloody ridiculous.

Though at least the Flanker comes with weapons, which is a slight improvement.

Green Dragon · March 09, 2011, 12:48:25 PM

Hannants says £44.99 but it could well go up before it's actually released the way things are going now.
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HAE35

Paul Harrison

Ian the Kiwi Herder · March 09, 2011, 01:22:36 PM

Quote from: pyro-manic on March 09, 2011, 05:48:06 AMThey've re-popped their Tomcat as well, which is now priced at £40. Bloody ridiculous.

Tell me that isn't for the 1:72 kit

Ian

Ian the Kiwi Herder · March 09, 2011, 01:36:11 PM

Bl**dy H*ll that's outrageous, and IIRC, the Fujimi Tomcat is a far better kit - certainly doesn't have some of the 'fit issues' that the Hasegawa one has. Thanks for the link, Chris, not thinking 'bout buying one anytime soon, tho.

Ian - (shaking head in disbelief)

jcf · March 09, 2011, 02:30:23 PM

Quote from: Falcon on March 09, 2011, 01:28:20 PM
Quote from: Ian the Hunter-Gatherer on March 09, 2011, 01:22:36 PM
Quote from: pyro-manic on March 09, 2011, 05:48:06 AMThey've re-popped their Tomcat as well, which is now priced at £40. Bloody ridiculous.

Tell me that isn't for the 1:72 kit

Ian

If it is you would be a lot better off buying the Fujimi kit which is better by far and a lot cheaper. The Fujimi kit also comes with weapons and engines and still weighs in at less than £20...... http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/FU280141 .

Hannants also have Hasegawa's standard production 1/72 F-14s for less than £20:
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HAE02
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HAE03

Buy a 'special release' and you'll pay a 'special' price.

pyro-manic · March 09, 2011, 02:53:02 PM

This is the one I'm talking about: http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HA01908

Completely unjustifiable in my opinion.

The Wooksta! · March 09, 2011, 02:55:30 PM

One or two cheapos from Hasegawa does not save them or their importers from justifiable accusations of profiteering.

Their recent release Ju 88G with the Berlin or Neptun radar is an eye watering £50. It isn't a brand new tooling, given that the 88G-1 and the moulds were done at least 5 years ago. Two or three new sprues and that warrants a price hike of over 100%? Had away and balderdash!

You ask any British modeller buying on the high street and they will tell you Hasegawa's prices are extortionate. Again, I call for a boycott.

ChernayaAkula · March 09, 2011, 04:24:05 PM

Quote from: joncarrfarrelly on March 09, 2011, 02:30:23 PM
Hannants also have Hasegawa's standard production 1/72 F-14s for less than £20:
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HAE02
http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HAE03

WAIT!

Those are the old moulds with raised panel lines! Nowhere near as nice as the "newer" moulds!

The Wooksta! · March 10, 2011, 01:10:25 AM

And that's if Hasegawa don't bung their old crap in new boxes and charge top whack. Their single seat fighters - Fw 190, Mustang, Zero etc - were about £9 a few years back so they rereleased their 1970 Spitfire Ia (long since superseded by the 1974 Airfix one) in a similar box and charged the same price as their newer Bf 109 etc. All for a new decal sheet.

That one release proved to me that they were a bunch of robbing turds and I've hated them with a passion ever since.

Weaver · March 25, 2011, 07:13:53 PM

Well people are obviously voting with their wallets, because Hannants have just put a load of Hase stuff into their special offers section at 30% off. Too much to list: go have a look.

The Wooksta! · March 25, 2011, 07:26:38 PM

I have and this one caught my eye:

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HA01902

Not particularly interestd in it - it's American and I have zero interest in US aircraft - it was the sale price that caught my attention and my wrath. £30 for a 40 year old tooling? Someone's having a giraffe!

People are seeing through the smoke and mirrors of Hasegawa. I hope they continue to vote with their wallets and prices may come down further.

PR19_Kit · March 26, 2011, 12:11:06 AM

Quote from: The Wooksta! on March 25, 2011, 07:26:38 PM
Not particularly interestd in it - it's American and I have zero interest in US aircraft - it was the sale price that caught my attention and my wrath. £30 for a 40 year old tooling? Someone's having a giraffe!

My Frog branded one, which must be over 30 years old now, says £7.75 on the box lid! The only difference between the two is the decals, which must make them THE most expensive decals in history!

NARSES2 · March 26, 2011, 02:55:09 AM

Must admit I don't look at the Hasegawa section in my local MZ anymore. They or the importers are really taking the proverbial on a lot of these old kits

Weaver · March 26, 2011, 06:44:34 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 26, 2011, 12:11:06 AM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on March 25, 2011, 07:26:38 PM
Not particularly interestd in it - it's American and I have zero interest in US aircraft - it was the sale price that caught my attention and my wrath. £30 for a 40 year old tooling? Someone's having a giraffe!

My Frog branded one, which must be over 30 years old now, says £7.75 on the box lid! The only difference between the two is the decals, which must make them THE most expensive decals in history!

I picked up a Revell one (ex FROG?) for £12.50 last year because the box was faded from it being in the window of an LHS for so long....