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Armor and ground forces of the Axis forces during World War II.
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Tristar kits on sale
tatbaqui
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Posted: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 - 04:30 AM UTC
For those interested, RZM.com is having a clearance sale on the above till midnight 8 Sep. I've ordered a couple of Flak 38s at 50%. No relation to the seller, just wanted to share.
acebatau
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Posted: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 - 06:55 AM UTC
Thanks mate for heads up
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Posted: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 - 07:52 AM UTC
You sure the kits are on sale?If that is %50 off,something isn't right?I'd email them and see if they have them in stock....I've ordered a few times and they didn't have a lot of the modelkasten stuff in stock.

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Posted: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 - 08:14 AM UTC
Could not find it on RZM site? All Tristar kits are still selling at normal price there. May be is finished already.
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Posted: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 - 09:35 AM UTC
They're primarily a book shop, not your traditional hobby store so I would not expect them carrying so much stock moreso brands. Why they sell Tristar and ModelKasten items has been a mystery to me in all these years that I have dealt with them. Nevertheless if there's something that interests me then I place orders -- never had issues.

Re Tristar sale, see here on what's currently left: http://www.rzm.com/main/tspage.cfm.

It also explains how they apply special discounts.



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Posted: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 - 01:33 PM UTC
I've just had a look and even at 50% off they're about a normal price. I really like Tristar stuff as the detail is nice and sharp. Their figures are probably the best on the market in terms of moulding and can never work out why they never made it big. The German officers sitting down with a map goes for silly money on ebay now as I saw it go for £30 a couple of weeks ago. I've got to say I wouldn't be keen on placing an order where the discount doesn't show up before I pay.
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Posted: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 - 07:00 PM UTC

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Re Tristar sale, see here on what's currently left:



Those prices certainly are not sale prices! Matter of fact, my LHS has better prices.
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Posted: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 - 07:34 PM UTC
Thanks for the update, Tat, don't let the carping discourage you, LOL.

Tristar figures didn't catch on IMO because they are under-scale (smaller than) in comparison to other makers. Tank are over-sized.
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Posted: Thursday, September 08, 2016 - 03:51 AM UTC
No worries Bill, thanks! Been looking for that specific kit, and getting two for the price of one was a good deal for me. Cheers, Tat
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