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  • Guest

    #1

    Meng 1/35 panther a late

    This is my 2nd diorama completed,although I'm no pro modeler and I've only been modeling for about 7months I'm happy with the outcome,my first time building a tank and using modeling clay for the zimmerit,what would be a fair price for selling?
    The panther is a meng with metal parts and fruil metal tracks.
    hope u guys like and thanks
    Mac
  • JR
    • May 2015
    • 18273

    #2
    Paul.
    And well you should be. Nice layout, base is good. Nothing out of place to me.
    If you don't mind saying why are you wanting to sell ? After all that work It seems a shame to part with it.
    You ask what would be a fair price for selling.
    I've seen models on EBay for sale, and they didn't appear to me to be asking a decent price considering the amount of work .
    The whole problem of selling a product, and more so in the craft market is finding customers who are willing to pay a fair price for a one off.
    If you take in to account the cost of the materials, and your labour@ ยฃ ? Per hr plus a profit margin
    you would get good idea. On the other hand if you just enjoy doing them try to recoup the cost of the model and a bit for the base materials.
    I spent a long time in business and tend to see things from that perspective.
    See what the others thing, what had you in mind ?
    John

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    • stillp
      SMF Supporters
      • Nov 2016
      • 8086
      • Pete
      • Rugby

      #3
      Another way of looking at pricing something is to think about how much you'd be prepared to pay.

      Pete

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      • Guest

        #4
        Ok cheers mate,not into making a profit really just enjoy building and get back what it cost me to make to be honest

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        • Mr Bowcat
          SMF OG
          • Dec 2016
          • 4596
          • Bob
          • London

          #5
          Very nice job Paul, I really like the dio base.

          I'm building this kit myself at the moment, it goes together beautifully.
          Si vis pacem, para bellum.

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          • Guest

            #6
            Cheers mate it was nice to build,first tank I've done but will be making more as I did enjoy it,especially with the metal tracks

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            • Guest

              #7
              Cheers mate it's the first tank I've done but really enjoyed making it

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              • Mr Bowcat
                SMF OG
                • Dec 2016
                • 4596
                • Bob
                • London

                #8
                How many of the side armour hangers/brackets did you snap off? :tears-of-joy:

                I broke and re-glued at least 5.
                Si vis pacem, para bellum.

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                • Guest

                  #9
                  Yeah about 4 here bloody things,the fruil metal tracks look great but so fiddly,lots of drilling and blisters on the thumbs haha

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                  • Mr Bowcat
                    SMF OG
                    • Dec 2016
                    • 4596
                    • Bob
                    • London

                    #10
                    Agreed, I'm putting Fruil on mine too. I used dress making pins instead of the wire, but still a pain drilling the holes and cleaning up all the flash. :smiling3:

                    How many links did you use per side?
                    Si vis pacem, para bellum.

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                    • Guest

                      #11
                      I used staples for mine mat,lot easier than the wire

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                      • Guest

                        #12
                        And we're the staples ain't round there a nice guy with no bending or gluing required,also i found after completing one track that I don't need to drill all the holes just a few mate,just in case u ain't tried

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                        • Mr Bowcat
                          SMF OG
                          • Dec 2016
                          • 4596
                          • Bob
                          • London

                          #13
                          Thanks for that but I've already made the tracks up. I think I have 97 links in them, I went for a couple extra but can always remove one or two if needed.
                          Si vis pacem, para bellum.

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