1/18 Stuart. If They Build It Will They Come ?
Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 7:17 am
1 /18 is not dead it has slowed down , way down .
In the few years that I have been building 1/18th stuff interest and pocket books have done an about face.
Prices have doubled and tripled and prices for customs have always been high.
Debating of pricess will always be there . If takes 6 months to a year to build a prototype and put a price tag on a subject that cost hundreds of dollars . It may be cheaper for the collector to build his own . After just a week of building one's own collectable and realizing it will takes months more to build maybe a few hundred dollars may be worth it .
All that BS being said , The Stuart tank has always been popular with so many variations .
The running gear has basicly stayed the same with tiny minor changes and that goes with the lower hull as well.
The main changes have been with the upper hull and turret .
Bristling with many many .30 cals , 37 mm cannon to the open top short barreled howitzer there could be a Stuart for everyone's taste.
So is there interest in a Stuart ?
Est price around $200
Please post if you actually would intend on getting one . Or post not interested .
There was a lot of interest in the Jumbo but once it was made sells did not mimic the interest
Back in 2012 Grunt 1 ran a similar poll .
http://www.warbird-photos.com/gpxd/view ... tuart+tank
In the few years that I have been building 1/18th stuff interest and pocket books have done an about face.
Prices have doubled and tripled and prices for customs have always been high.
Debating of pricess will always be there . If takes 6 months to a year to build a prototype and put a price tag on a subject that cost hundreds of dollars . It may be cheaper for the collector to build his own . After just a week of building one's own collectable and realizing it will takes months more to build maybe a few hundred dollars may be worth it .
All that BS being said , The Stuart tank has always been popular with so many variations .
The running gear has basicly stayed the same with tiny minor changes and that goes with the lower hull as well.
The main changes have been with the upper hull and turret .
Bristling with many many .30 cals , 37 mm cannon to the open top short barreled howitzer there could be a Stuart for everyone's taste.
So is there interest in a Stuart ?
Est price around $200
Please post if you actually would intend on getting one . Or post not interested .
There was a lot of interest in the Jumbo but once it was made sells did not mimic the interest
Back in 2012 Grunt 1 ran a similar poll .
http://www.warbird-photos.com/gpxd/view ... tuart+tank