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MG-42 wrote:[+] > I'm going to wait and get the Nachtjäger when it goes on $ale or just when the Newness wears off and the price goes down on it.


Mitch v MG

digger wrote:I like getting stuff on sale as much as the next guy but if you will wait a year to save $25 on a plane then you really have no business being one of the guys who complains about delays or when we will see stuff.

Also, we lose credibility in what we want to see made. That is, we say we want this or that, but not really - we only want them on sale, not the MSRP the companies work so hard to keep down and use for figuring out which planes to make.

So many people wanted the 262 for so long and Admiral was good enough to come through. We shouldn't be too proud of saying how we waited a year to get in on clearance. Our hobby will NOT survive like that. Again, I love a good sale myself, but only buying planes at $30 and under is going to come back to bite us in the..

Buckyroo wrote:Digger, your point is a good one. I guess if the others who posted are like me, the 262 just didn't strike our fancy to make us buy it right away. The sale increased our interest. But I can add that I have preoders in for the Camo Zero and the Dauntless and can't wait to do the same for the F-4 and B-25. I do hope this hobby is able to support the manufactorers producing more an more (different types) of planes.

I have the first release P-51 and ME109 and it has been enjoyable to watch how the increased collectors support has driven the quality and detail that is in the new planes. I hope the big three (21st, BBI, and Admiral - for the 1/18 stuff) keep on their current pace to keep production low, keep quality high, and keep the collector interested in new items.

VMF115 wrote:I am with digger on his statement.

olifant wrote:
Sometimes I wonder what the purchasing power of this forum is. Between the active members and lurkers who view but don't post my guess is we are a large minority of toys sales. I bet those of us involved here are worth 10K+ figures and a thousand or so tanks.

...grunt1 said...
One of the online retailers posted their estimated statistics on this a while back. Our numbers were pretty low, less than 10% if I recall correctly. We aren't an influencer either of any real measure. Most of those folks don't ever visit this forum and read a review, much less become members.

That being said, while there are only a few of us compared to the massive amount of muggles out there, cool is cool. The majority here think 88 is cooler than the quad trailer trailer. When it comes out, we'll never see the real numbers but it's an easy bet that the 88 will far outsell and command higher ebay prices than the quad. Think you'll see a repaint of the quad? Who knows.. Think you'll see one if not two repaints of the 88. Hell yes..

21C pulled back on 1:18, the majority here said that scale wasn't done yet by a long shot. FoV got in the game and their stuff flew off the shelves, Pegasus popped into the game and their rocket sold out and so on..

I'm guessing if the Indiana Jones Russians are halfway decent that they will disappear as well. Again, we've been begging for Russians and there they go..

So what we are is a market indicator.

mediump wrote: I agree with digger too. ya know maybe thats why they don't take so seriously...

Fitzystigertank wrote:well getting back to the topic the pics on BCA site look great. the box looks very cool too. I'm eagerly waiting for UPS to tell me when it will be shipped to me. I'm never this excited for a plane. i hope I don't get dissapointed.