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Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 08:36 AM UTC
So are these "I love Kit" models just Trumpeter kits? The boxes look like trumpeter
https://store.spruebrothers.com/product_p/ilk63502-os.htm
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Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 10:54 AM UTC
Some of those kits used to have the Merit brand on them ....

The Atomic Annie is new.
jwest21
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Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 11:33 AM UTC
Merritt's kits are tied to trumpeter, aren't they?
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Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 01:55 PM UTC
Trumpeter injects them, Merit sells them.
jwest21
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Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 05:07 AM UTC
thanks
joepanzer
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Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 10:54 AM UTC
Why are they so expensive?
Bigred69
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Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 11:06 AM UTC
A new Company???????? I just looked at the prices, I had paid about the same amount a few years ago! I saw the price for the M65 Atomic Cannon, MSRP $276.00, sale price $220.99!Youch! I'll wait for a while to see if the price will change!
KurtLaughlin
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Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 12:14 PM UTC
"I love Lamp"

???

KL
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Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 12:19 PM UTC

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Why are they so expensive?


They are large kits for the most part, with big pieces that need big molds and big molds require more expensive machines and machine time.

Plus, they charge what the market will bear. Cutting the price to 1/4 of what they are currently is not likely to get them 4x the sales. These large, complex kits are pretty price inelastic.

KL
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Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 12:34 PM UTC

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"I love Lamp"

???

KL

It's from the movie Anchorman
https://youtu.be/gId6nrMDmUU
KurtLaughlin
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Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2020 - 03:48 PM UTC

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Quoted Text

"I love Lamp"

???

KL

It's from the movie Anchorman
https://youtu.be/gId6nrMDmUU


I can only take Will Farrell in very small amounts, like zero.

KL
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