Franklin Mint sale

scwarlord · Post by **scwarlord** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 4:58 pm

Franklin Mint is offering the M1A1 Abrams and the Humvee for 60% off. Would these be good deals? Or will the excess stock be sold off to Tuesday Morning and be available at a lower price?

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:58 am

I just ordered the Franklin Mint 1/24 scale Sherman M4, I've wanted one of these for a long time.

trex0770 · Post by **trex0770** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:18 pm

scwarlord wrote:Franklin Mint is offering the M1A1 Abrams and the Humvee for 60% off. Would these be good deals? Or will the excess stock be sold off to Tuesday Morning and be available at a lower price?

Awesome deal! Here's mine:

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:08 pm

That Abrams seems pretty bland looking, no? Even the rubber part on the road wheels is sand colored.

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 8:22 pm

Rowsdower wrote:That Abrams seems pretty bland looking, no? Even the rubber part on the road wheels is sand colored.

That was the main criticism about this piece when it first came out that FM couldn't paint the road wheels..

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:09 pm

hworth18 wrote:That was the main criticism about this piece when it first came out that FM couldn't paint the road wheels..

Looks like they didn't paint a lot of stuff. Does FM still use waterslide decals on it's aircraft? I had a FM P-38 and the decals were all flaking off. Even 21st used pad printing. Oh and the nose gear collapsed on it's own one night. I've had a few other FM models and considering the prices they ask, IMO the quality just doesn't measure up.

snake · Post by **snake** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:07 pm

scwarlord wrote:Franklin Mint is offering the M1A1 Abrams and the Humvee for 60% off. Would these be good deals? Or will the excess stock be sold off to Tuesday Morning and be available at a lower price?

Well 60% off is quite a bit.I am not an expert on Franklin Mint.
I do have about 10 of them.Mostly bought when I first started collecting.

Not sure if you would be able to get it cheaper than 60% off,even with a large clearout.

I say "Go for it!"

scwarlord · Post by **scwarlord** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 7:15 am

Thanks for the input. I went ahead and bought the vehicles. I also added the USS Missouri model. The 1/24 Sherman was not available for the discount, so I passed on it.

As a kid I recieved the pewter FM Civil War set and the FM pewter US Soldiers set with the display. I cringe to see how much they cost in the early 80s and how little they can recoup in current dollars. So much for "real collectibles" as investments.

I guess if I'm not happy with them I can always send them back.

trex0770 · Post by **trex0770** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:44 pm

scwarlord wrote:Thanks for the input. I went ahead and bought the vehicles. I also added the USS Missouri model. The 1/24 Sherman was not available for the discount, so I passed on it.

As a kid I recieved the pewter FM Civil War set and the FM pewter US Soldiers set with the display. I cringe to see how much they cost in the early 80s and how little they can recoup in current dollars. So much for "real collectibles" as investments.

I guess if I'm not happy with them I can always send them back.

I have the Mighty Mo from Danbury Mint and it's awesome! Post some photos when you FM model arrives please.

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