Jan_G Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Eduard is going to release rebox of Hasegava P-40E as an activation model for their loyalty BFC club release date November 20th some funny markings included jan https://www.eduard.com/out/media/InfoEduard/archive/2019/info-eduard-2019-11en.pdf Out2gtcha, Tolga ULGUR, Trak-Tor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Good news. Clinger s aircraft was on my to do list in 1/32 Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I really like that fictional scheme. Don’t normally go for such things but that one is awesome. I think that would be a great one to throw on the old Revell kit. Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I guess this probably demonstrates the sales of the initial kit were too low to get rid of all the kits purchased from Hasegawa... Otherwise they would have released the K. Rick Griewski, GeeBee and nmayhew 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 A "bunny club" member? Why does one need this? Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 56 minutes ago, thierry laurent said: I guess this probably demonstrates the sales of the initial kit were too low to get rid of all the kits purchased from Hasegawa... Otherwise they would have released the K. I have three of the original kits. What more can I or anyone else do to help them "rid" themselves of the kits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 1 hour ago, thierry laurent said: I guess this probably demonstrates the sales of the initial kit were too low to get rid of all the kits purchased from Hasegawa... Otherwise they would have released the K. Eduard released the Hasegawa P-40E? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Howie Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 4 hours ago, Rick Griewski said: A "bunny club" member? Why does one need this? Well it gets you a significant discount if you can afford Eduards insane shipping prices. P-40E is widely available for not much ie 3200¥ so it better not be to mch. Love those Bunny markings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 5 hours ago, LSP_K2 said: Eduard released the Hasegawa P-40E? Nope, N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 6 hours ago, LSP_K2 said: Eduard released the Hasegawa P-40E? No, as Mike mentioned it was the N but with all the parts of the other Hasegawa releases except the K. So, you can easily build any E, M or N from that kit. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 6 hours ago, Rick Griewski said: I have three of the original kits. What more can I or anyone else do to help them "rid" themselves of the kits? Nothing because the kits were overpriced for people not interested in the gimmick add-ons. For such special editions by other companies, Hasegawa typically sell them a multiple of 500 bagged kits (quite often 1000,1500 or even 2000). Even if they are heavily discounted, this is an excellent operation for the molds owner: zero marketing cost and an immediate revenue for what is already an old kit. Obviously the situation is different for the other company as they must find a way to convince customers that they should pay more for a model they possibly have already purchased! However, as they do not have to invest in mold cutting, this is often seen as a win-win approach. I think the problem of that logic is the average cost of large scale kits. First, the customer base is far lower. Second, as the large scale kits are already among the most expensive ones, many modellers will look for good prices and avoid any additional cost. I think this explains why such special releases are less attractive in large scale. Marginally, the additional cost is heavier than the one for a 1/48th kit such as a special edition of the Me 109. Conclusion: if your special edition strategy is not that effective, you must find another way to get rid of such bagged kits in another way while spending a minimal amount of money and here emerges the 'Bunny club' solution... MikeMaben and Rick Griewski 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I would buy bagged kits. The P-40N comes to mind. There are plenty of aftermarket decals etc.. many of which I already have. Rick MikeMaben and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 13 minutes ago, Rick Griewski said: I would buy bagged kits. The P-40N comes to mind. There are plenty of aftermarket decals etc.. many of which I already have. Rick They sold overtrees of the N, sold out pretty quickly. Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 this new Bunny Fighter club entry model is quite welcome addition for local LSP modellers from Czech Republic and Slovakia. I personally will buy one even I don't care about funny markings. The 15 % permanent discount means that I dont have to look for better prices with LHS and during big events I will benefit form 25% discount online ( I really don't care about BFC tshirt or entry model for E-Day). Locally the shipping is cheap with Eduard, with free shipping over 100€ jan Rick Griewski and Trak-Tor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 always thought Eduard's rebox of both P-47 and P-40 ridiculously overpriced... Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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