Pontosmodel wrote:
Sorry not to reply for some days.
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The final retail price set to 90.00USD.
After seeing all the contents included and compare with our other detailup sets as Warspite or Dreadnought, you will find this price is quite lower price than other sets.
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Thank you
Kim
If you look in the aftermarket for comparable sets from several manufactures (regardless of which ship), the price of this set is ok. This set is an all inclusive set and as you know, the single items are in aftermarket for other ships as single sets available, i.g. brass masts, brass barrels, lasercut wooden deck etc. Even the price of the set compared with the sum of the individual sets is still OK.
I guess the price of 90.00 USD is being criticized in general for other reasons by some people and these are mostly:
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If such a set cost more than the kit itself, then for some people the personal limit is exceeded. My opinion is that beside quality, the content must also counted here ... but then we drop directly to point 2 of the criticism.
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Is the whole content even necessary?
The question can only be answered in person for oneself and not in general. For some modellers it is in total or in most parts necessary and for others a PE set for railing will be enough and they are satisfied ... because letting the rest of kit as it is given or make all other changes offered by the Pontos set scratch by their own (and here we have indeed people who make much scratch on their modells with great results!). If any sets of aftermarket are essentrial or not can never be answered in general, too much personal opinions ...
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Out of point 2 we have next issue with question "if such an all inclusive set is ok or if single sets are better".
Here we have again much personal opinion in any answer given. Some people like such all inclusive sets, means 1 complete set for their ship and no need to buy further things or to make anything / much things scratch by their own. Other people need only parts of such a set, no matter if seeing no need to replace for example the masts of kit at all or if making the masts scratch by their own.
My personal opinion and view is that such a complete set is good and price is ok. Only at point 3 I must say that the lasercut deck is for me without any need, becasue will never be used and goes straight into spare box for some exchange with colleagues or so.
But this is my personal opinion and view on this item and not in general valid or so, because I think that if plastic deck is good enough and correct made, there is in general no need for me to replace / overlay with such a lasercut thing and can be nice painted ... and deck of Sevastopol is awsome good made as plastic part in my opinion.
About price, it is for sure not cheap and higher as kit itself. On the other hand I will build several month or more on that ship until completion / launch from my workbench. So total price for that longer time of personal fun as hobby is for me ok.
Cheers,
Christian
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