Absolutely nuts!
Absolutely nuts!
Looking for a 1/48 Grumman HU-16A Albatross.....They are from 90 to 125 dollars! Uh, not gonna happen.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: Absolutely nuts!
Well, it is a big aircraft. And Trumpeter are not making cheap kits.
It could be worse, the RVHP kit can cost up to € 250,-.
http://www.aviationmegastore.com/grumma ... &art=92894
It could be worse, the RVHP kit can cost up to € 250,-.
http://www.aviationmegastore.com/grumma ... &art=92894
Re: Absolutely nuts!
yep. I was thinking about getting the Grumman seaplanes - Duck, Widgeon, Mallard, Goose, Albatross, etc. Maybe not, huh?
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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BlackSheep214
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Re: Absolutely nuts!
Ridiculous...
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Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: Absolutely nuts!
I just remembered that I have a 1958 boxing of the Monogram 1/72 Albatross. The one with the "goth" sized rivets.. Just saw it listed on OldModelKits.com for $95.00. Wow. I paid around 10, maybe? Sheesh. OH, it is VINTAGE.
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: Absolutely nuts!
I'm antique! Or, Chronologically challenged! or I forget. I've got a bid in on the Glencoe kit - the J2F-2 Duck. Waiting to hear if the seller of the CA Wideon will do a buy it now. The Duck got a pretty good review and the Widgeon wasn't too bad...
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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lawman56
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Re: Absolutely nuts!
The only problem with that, is if the wife isn't happy, you may not live at all.......JimD wrote:Well. You only live once. May as well live happy and treat yourself.
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Re: Absolutely nuts!
Lets see now, Revell/Monogram can put out a 1/48 PBY, a far larger aircraft, for less than half the price (probably closer to 1/3) of the Trumpeter Albatross. And I wont go into the peculiars of Chinese manufacturing (labor, ownership, & material costs, etc.). What's wrong with this picture? 
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Re: Absolutely nuts!
Women... can't live with them... can't kill 'em...lawman56 wrote:The only problem with that, is if the wife isn't happy, you may not live at all.......JimD wrote:Well. You only live once. May as well live happy and treat yourself.
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