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Who's building the Millennium Falcon model currently being advertised a lot then? |
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At first I was a bit surprised by the way they're saying that it's a "1:1 model of the Millennium Falcon".
What? When it's finished I'll have something that's 26m across and 8m tall? ![]() But then I paid a bit more attention and realised they were saying it's a 1:1 replica of a studio model of the Millennium Falcon. Bah!
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Probably cost less time and money to build the full size one for the new movie.
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They always did make obscene amounts of profit from the kits they made. Crazy!
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They always did make obscene amounts of profit from the kits they made. Crazy!
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What happens there then? Say it folded with 5 issues left?
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Suport Airfix a good old British Company.
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I wonder how many magazines and models they produce.
I reckon they think people will buy one or two mags and then give up. They must calculate it to make a profit. I remember they tried a buffy the vampire slayer series many years ago. i think it worked out something like £300 odd quid just to get a single season's worth of episodes
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You're left with an unfinished model, quite simple really.
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So there is a magazine that comes with it.
How on earth will they find enough content to fill 100 issues about the Millennium Falcon? Also, what is stopping them putting the price up for the last few issues - after someone has spunked around £850 and only needs a couple of bits - what would stop them making the final two copies £60 or something ridiculous? |
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Madness.
Not even the geekiest of geeks would pay this sort of money, for what is a blatant rip off. Any good Star Wars nerd already has the Falcon anyway
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So there is a magazine that comes with it.
How on earth will they find enough content to fill 100 issues about the Millennium Falcon? ![]() If you did, you wouldn't be asking a question like that.
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Will it be worth a few bob in twenty years though. Thats another thing i am wondering?
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Will it be worth a few bob in twenty years though. Thats another thing i am wondering?
Course, if you happen to have one of the original Falcons or X-Wings that went with the 12 original action-figures, that's probably a different story. |
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Apparently it came out last year for 4 issues but stopped.
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For £899 I want Princess Leia too. At least twice.
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For £899 I want Princess Leia too. At least twice.
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What happens there then? Say it folded with 5 issues left?
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While waiting for my iPhone to sync, i had a bored google and there's actually a website that offers collectors the chance to fill in the missing parts of their partwork collections
http://www.partworks.co.uk/ A good idea i suppose, if you've been collecting something and miss out on the odd issue here or there. |
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The Falcon is space junk.
![]() Oops, sorry, wrong ship! |
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Next year.. Build your own house in 146,000 parts. First issue only £5 (normally £37.46). Comes with a brick to start your own wall. Issues every 2 weeks.
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Apparently it came out last year for 4 issues but stopped.
Having said that, these models are a rip off. |
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[quote=wicksta;7627304Have you got a link to that? It seems unlikely a well known company like DeAgostini would do that without there being an uproar.
Having said that, these models are a rip off.[/QUOTE] It happens regularly. A lot of the part works are trialled in certain areas first and if they don't sell well enough are abandoned and never get a national roll out. I find it a bit of a dubious practice. I know no one wants to commit to a full national run if its losing money but from a collector point of view there should be some recompense, refund of purchase costs or something. I know it may be in the small print somewhere but it should be made extremely clear when something is a trial publication. |
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Have you got a link to that? It seems unlikely a well known company like DeAgostini would do that without there being an uproar.
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