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Armor/AFV: 48th Scale
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Tamiya price increase
UncaBret
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 - 04:36 AM UTC
Just looked at the Tamiya web-site, all of the 1/48 armor kits have a price increase.
You might want to stock up now, before the dealers raise their prices.

(I didn't check the other scales)
Nito74
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 - 05:17 AM UTC
I noticed too on the 1:35 scale, more expensive than the Dragon kits with less extras...
At my LHS, the Char Bis is around 69 €, the new JS-2 is about 60 € just like the newest PIII...

GregCloseCombat
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Posted: Thursday, July 10, 2008 - 03:14 AM UTC
The Oil price crunch. Didn't skyrocketing prices happen in the 70's to plastic kits too? (So, I hear from my dad).
Sabot
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Posted: Thursday, July 10, 2008 - 03:43 AM UTC

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The Oil price crunch. Didn't skyrocketing prices happen in the 70's to plastic kits too? (So, I hear from my dad).
That's what killed many of the US model companies in the 70s.
Tojo72
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Posted: Thursday, July 10, 2008 - 03:49 AM UTC
So I guess this means if oil ever should drop again to $100.00 neighborhood,Tamiya will then lower the prices !!!

Yea-right
Tankleader
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Posted: Thursday, July 10, 2008 - 03:50 AM UTC
Personally for me the Cost benefit Ratio is leaning heavily towards DML and AFV these days.

Tanks
Andy
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