Hasegawa

McGreig · March 26, 2011, 06:50:06 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 26, 2011, 12:11:06 AM
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!

Or perhaps not - if you assume that your kit was bought in 1975 and go to the Bank of England Inflation Calculator, you will find that the equivalent 2010 price should be £50.70

At approx £46 full price, Hasegawa appear to be underpricing - I think they should be told - - -

PR19_Kit · March 27, 2011, 01:03:15 AM

Quote from: McGreig on March 26, 2011, 06:50:06 PM
Or perhaps not - if you assume that your kit was bought in 1975 and go to the Bank of England Inflation Calculator, you will find that the equivalent 2010 price should be £50.70

At approx £46 full price, Hasegawa appear to be underpricing - I think they should be told - - -

I don't think so. There has only been one set of moulds for this kit, Hasegawa/Frog/Revell Neptunes all came from the same moulds, which have already been paid for umteen times over. All Hase are forking out for now is the cost of the raw styrene and it hasn't gone up THAT much. Just look at comparitive prices for Airfix Spitfires then and now.......

NARSES2 · March 27, 2011, 02:25:14 AM

Quote from: McGreig on March 26, 2011, 06:50:06 PM
At approx £46 full price, Hasegawa appear to be underpricing - I think they should be told - - -

Now thats just plain silly

Green Dragon · April 12, 2011, 11:10:45 AM

Cybermodeler's look in the Su33 box. http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/has/kit_has_01565.shtml

Paul Harrison

The Wooksta! · April 12, 2011, 11:31:30 AM

Expect to pay £50 in the UK.

Radish · April 12, 2011, 12:15:41 PM

Hasegawa prices are a total disgrace....I know a number of traders who refuse to stock them now.

Gondor · April 12, 2011, 02:42:33 PM

I intend to buy one, and just one then use it as a guide for building other aircraft from the same family and I certainly intend to pay less the the fifty notes that Lee is suggesting the price will be.

Gondor

The Wooksta! · April 12, 2011, 02:49:11 PM

The problem isn't Hasegawa - Japanese kits are quite reasonably priced if you live in Japan as I had some brought back from there some years back and they were at least a third or more off the UK price. It's the importers who are lining their pockets at our expense.

Admittedly currency fluctuations and duty play a part but not to the tune of, in some cases, a 100% increase? The Hasegawa Ju 88G was £22 in 2007 it's now £50!

The Wooksta! · April 12, 2011, 02:54:09 PM

The price from a reputed mail order house.

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HAE35

I wasn't that far out.

rickshaw · April 12, 2011, 05:12:09 PM

Quote from: The Wooksta! on April 12, 2011, 02:54:09 PM
The price from a reputed mail order house.

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HAE35

I wasn't that far out.

"Reputed" or do you mean "reputable"?

chrisonord · April 12, 2011, 05:13:12 PM

Just had a look on Lucky model to see if they have it in yet, and to see how much they were doing the SU-33 for. It isn't in their new release page as yet, but I dare say it will be more than pocket change less than what Hannants are hoping to sell it for.
Chris.

ChernayaAkula · April 12, 2011, 07:22:32 PM

^ You can get the Idolmaster version from Hobby Link Japan shipped to the UK for just a little over 36 GBP. CLICKY! The regular boxing should be a little cheaper, if earlier releases of Idolmaster boxings are anything to go by.

Rolead · April 13, 2011, 05:13:57 AM

In fact get the this boxing http://www.hlj.com/product/HSGE35?r=spvehq89 and its even cheaper ! Just add a £10 for postage and hope the customs people do not get it.

Robert

The Wooksta! · April 13, 2011, 05:34:30 AM

Quote from: rickshaw on April 12, 2011, 05:12:09 PM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on April 12, 2011, 02:54:09 PM
The price from a reputed mail order house.

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HAE35

I wasn't that far out.

"Reputed" or do you mean "reputable"?

I could clarify that but a court order says that I mustn't.

Supertom · April 13, 2011, 06:04:07 AM

I would agree with The Wooksta(!) that currency fluctuations and duties have something to do with these prices, and from what I hear oil has something to do with it (though I'm not sure to what extent) in the raw materials department. What's really killing us consumers are the distributors. I've talked to several LHS operators and they all say that it's the local distributors that are killing them - if you compare prices closer to the source, eg Lucky Hobby in Hong Kong and HLJ/Rainbow10 in Japan, you'll notice a significant price difference. Of course shipping is more expensive which is why it pays to order larger quantities, but I've found that I've managed to pull off $100 purchases for what would retail in the US for well over $200.

That said I've been looking forward to this kit and I'll probably pick one up as soon as I can find one for a reasonable price. I'll probably wait until the one in regular markings since I like box art as well.