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21st's Molds

Post by ram04 » Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:32 am

With 21st out of business what will happen to all their molds?

It would seem that there would be a interest in aquiring these for someone, or is the 1:18 and 1:32 scale just not that profitable. I know on this forum everyone wants more, but was the market really there to keep a major player in business?

I have only been collecting the last few years and of course as soon as I find something I really enjoy it seems that the availability of models disappears. I know that there are other manufactures and their quality is great, but 21st was good and very affordable, just wondering.

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Post by vulgarvulture » Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:42 am

Anyone's guess. But industry intel in recent years seems to indicate that the Spitfire mold was 'broken', and the Thunderbolt molds were MIA due to non-payment by 21st.

Who knows, maybe JSI will get their hands on the P-47 mold somehow. Next release could be a P-47 Thunderspot.

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Post by ram04 » Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:54 am

I would love to have a Spitfire, but the prices that they are bringing are just amazing and when one is affordable I am always too late.

It would be great to see these produced again, I guess just wishful thinking.

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Post by AMERICAN_GRENADIER » Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:05 am

check out my other topic post on this subject
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Post by ram04 » Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:09 am

So, maybe their not dead and buried yet, very interesting.

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Post by Jericoeagle1 » Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:09 pm

Personally I always wonder what happened to their A-10 prototype or their, F-4, B-25, or Mig-21 prototype (snicker-snicker) for that matter.
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Post by Stug45 » Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:25 pm

Jericoeagle1 wrote:Personally I always wonder what happened to their A-10 prototype or their, F-4, B-25, or Mig-21 prototype (snicker-snicker) for that matter.
I wonder what happened to the KING TIGER prototype.
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Post by coreystinson » Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:35 pm

Stug45 wrote:
Jericoeagle1 wrote:Personally I always wonder what happened to their A-10 prototype or their, F-4, B-25, or Mig-21 prototype (snicker-snicker) for that matter.
I wonder what happened to the KING TIGER prototype.
I am sure that the A-10 and the King Tiger went home with employee(s). Hard to say if some of the others ever actually existed in 1:18 scale prototype form. Doubt it.
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Post by Teamski » Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:11 am

I forgot which molds broke. Wasn't it the Spitfire and the Razerback?

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Post by tko211 » Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:50 am

Teamski wrote:I forgot which molds broke. Wasn't it the Spitfire and the Razerback?

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Spitfire, Kubel, both P-47's There might have been more but those were the ones I remember 21C saying they didn't have anymore.

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