Hi again,
Thanks for the nice comments folks, I really appreciate them!
Some answers to the questions...
The second Ho229 is indeed a HpH model. The original HpH sales price for this model was years ago in the 2500-3000 usd range!!!
I spotted this one (coincidentally) in the german eBay - it was there for over a month or so...
The asking price started somewhere from the 2000'ish range, but nobody threw their bucks in.
At the end of the day the asking price had dropped substantially, and finally I made an offer... I got it for less than 1/3 of the original HpH price!
(But still it's the most expensive model in the collection.)
Well, what else can you do than collect 1/18 Luftwaffe??
However, the Ta152H is not a HpH model, it's just my own custom conversion piece (as many of you know).
Cheers,
Juha