Interesting assessment, Rob. I imagine that demand was lower than expected, given the 'unknown quantity' aspect of Andrew entering the Kit/RTR market. Previously, we only known him as a 'trusted vendor', and ditto under his 'Ding Ding handle. Hmm...good thing he didn't opt for 'DingDong', as that would have brought to mind images of Leslie Phillips in lecherous mode.RobW wrote:The Lee is a nicely done piece of work, good quality casting and even the "kit" comes fully assembled. I don't think I even had to fill (m)any holes other than some fine detail on the hinges. The only real quibble is the resin gun in the turret: it's very fragile. I wonder if the price hike is due to lower sales or a higher failure rate than expected?
It may also be that he'd noticed the rapid inflation of prices across the board for more up market models from Taigen, Torro and Mato, as well as massive spike in Tamiya prices. At the same time, he can't have failed to notice
the eye-watering prices that 'used' and 'pre-loved' models can command these days. Someone wanted over £500 for a tatty old Tamiya KT lately on Ebay, minus radio and other bits, powered by clockwork and with a manual so old it was written by Buddha himself..
Here's Leslie. Would you buy a used Tank from this man?
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- Ding Dong!....Leslie's chat up lines for Tankers
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