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Airframes
Benevolens Magister
It's common practice these days with most manufacturers, with one of the reasons being to preserve the moulds for longer life. Also, it allows an inventory at the same level, allowing for new kits being introduced in the meantime.
Fortunately, Revell tend to be reasonable in the way they go about this, whereas some other well-known manufacturers will withdraw a kit, then re-release it a couple of years later, being the same kit, with a different decal sheet, but with a 200% or 300% price increase, which I think is pure banditry !
It also really annoys me that these same manufacturers can introduce a new kit, which might be excellent, but costs an arm, a leg and your first born, whereas Revell can release a bigger scale kit, exceptionally well detailed and produced, at a quarter the price. Come on, someone is taking the p**s!
Fortunately, Revell tend to be reasonable in the way they go about this, whereas some other well-known manufacturers will withdraw a kit, then re-release it a couple of years later, being the same kit, with a different decal sheet, but with a 200% or 300% price increase, which I think is pure banditry !
It also really annoys me that these same manufacturers can introduce a new kit, which might be excellent, but costs an arm, a leg and your first born, whereas Revell can release a bigger scale kit, exceptionally well detailed and produced, at a quarter the price. Come on, someone is taking the p**s!