Quote from: MikeDunn on January 02, 2015, 05:20:05 PM
From a purely cynical perspective...

Hmm... possibly, but as I stated above, for an equivalent movie prop replica, £900 actually isn't that bad. For sure there'll be compromises, and it's unlikely to have the quality of the original replica. But there's a market for 'Star Wars' collectibles out there, even if you can't understand it.

I don't get the hate in this thread. If you've bought 9-10 model trains in the last couple years, you could easily have spent £900 right there. For 'Star Wars' fans, spending that amount on a movie prop replica isn't out of line, especially over a couple years. Check out the prices on things like replica Stormtrooper helmets for example!

I don't drink much. Maybe a bottle or two of cider a month. So for me, watching people go to the pub to spend £10, £20 or more several times a week makes no sense at all (even as someone who used to mix drinks in high-end bars and hotels). Seems like a total waste, especially compared to a glass of tap water that does 100% of the biological necessity with 0% of the toxicity. But others enjoy a drink, and for them they'll value the social aspect, or the flavour, or this skill required in mixing a drink, or whatever.

In other words: each to their own. Value is where you see it. For people playing with toy trains that pull bits of plastic around overpriced toy-towns, we could be a lot less judgemental sometimes!

Cheers, NeMo

Quote from: Agrippa on January 02, 2015, 05:44:58 PM

Quote from: PaulCheffus on January 02, 2015, 01:19:24 PM

Quote from: Agrippa on January 02, 2015, 10:43:16 AM
Anyone signing up for that deal must be nuts ! No doubt the mag will be full of behind the scenes
director's cut guff and so on. Since the thing didn't exist in real life make your own from an old
hubcap and a can of silver spray paint saving £890 to spend on necessities like Old Speckled
Hen and Spitfire Ale.

Signed

Martin Lewis the money expert....

Hi

The same could be said of buying model trains. Just get yourself plastic sheet and cut the bits out. 

Cheers

Paul

The difference is that trains , planes and ships etc are modelled on original prototypes
and have to be accurate otherwise the wrath of modellers will be on them, eg if a
certain loco has a slight error in the tender or livery people are up in arms and
these only cost about £90  compared with £900. If you can tie a product into a
tv or movie series like Star Wars or Teenage Turtles you can make big bucks.
However selling a plastic pizza for £900 is a joke!

In the end you pays your money or not...

Hi

Sorry but the Star Wars fans would disagree (no I am not one) and claim it is real and they do want accurate models therefore there is no difference.

Cheers

Paul

'Plastic Pizza' - sounds rather too disrespectful to me!! Many people feel the same about model railways. I prefer to accept that we all have our hobbies and interests and they shoukdbe equally respected!!

i can assure you that thr wrath of the Star Wars fan concerning inaccuracies is just a scathing as the wrath of the rivet counter!!!

Rant over, happy new year dudes!!!

Simon

Set phasers to tickle !

 

Quote from: NeMo on January 02, 2015, 05:56:36 PM

Quote from: MikeDunn on January 02, 2015, 05:20:05 PM
From a purely cynical perspective...

Hmm... possibly, but as I stated above, for an equivalent movie prop replica

Ah, a prop replica ... sorry, I didn't realise the prop used in SW:TESB had a fully fitted interior ... ... ...

What ?  It didn't, you say ?  Oh ... then this isn't a prop replica then, is it ...

& I wouldn't say "hate" in this thread ... ... ... "realistic approach" maybe, but not hate ...

Quote from: Komata on January 02, 2015, 05:12:56 PM
Logic says that such a place just HAS to exist, but where on earth is it located?  Deepest, darkest Dorset perhaps; it would have to be 'Huge'.

In a far distant galaxy...............

Quote from: Agrippa on January 02, 2015, 09:44:31 PM
In a far distant galaxy...............

That is not the quote you are looking for. 

"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away"

(I had to look it up). 

Quote from: MikeDunn on January 02, 2015, 09:36:31 PM

Quote from: NeMo on January 02, 2015, 05:56:36 PM

Quote from: MikeDunn on January 02, 2015, 05:20:05 PM
From a purely cynical perspective...

Hmm... possibly, but as I stated above, for an equivalent movie prop replica

Ah, a prop replica ... sorry, I didn't realise the prop used in SW:TESB had a fully fitted interior ... ... ...

What ?  It didn't, you say ?  Oh ... then this isn't a prop replica then, is it ...

& I wouldn't say "hate" in this thread ... ... ... "realistic approach" maybe, but not hate ...

Coolness, folks... we're on the same side here.

George

Yeah, we're all Jedi knights here, anyone stepping out of line will
cop a light sabre round his/her napper....

Quote from: MalcolmAL on January 02, 2015, 02:26:40 PM
Speaking of old dinosaurs,

You know you are getting old when , ,
you dont have a clue what a millenium falcon is !

>> Crawls back into his cave >> > >

Don't worry about it Malcolm, I had to Google it myself.   

Kind regards

Geoff

Quote from: Chatty on January 02, 2015, 11:17:29 PM
Don't worry about it Malcolm, I had to Google it myself.   

Quote from: Agrippa on January 02, 2015, 05:44:58 PM
However selling a plastic pizza for £900 is a joke!

Me thinks you could get an early morning call from an army of Trekkies with a comment like that 

In my mind, each to their own but I wouldn't buy ANY of these magazines as apart from the cost too many have failed to complete in the past.

Confession time: In a similar vein I do however have the full set of 100 Del Prado models which look good in a couple of display cabinets. I didn't buy any of the magazines when they came out though, I didn't even know they existed.

Edit: Should the Trekkies read Star Warriors? Sorry but it's really not my thing and I'm forever getting the 2 confused. Same as I do with Eastenders, Chlorination Street, Enemadale etc

Quote from: Trainfish on January 03, 2015, 02:21:50 AM

Quote from: Agrippa on January 02, 2015, 05:44:58 PM
However selling a plastic pizza for £900 is a joke!

Me thinks you could get an early morning call from an army of Trekkies with a comment like that 

Send them in !  I'll blast them with my rectangular space cruiser which is
cunningly camouflaged as  a Domino box.

The next  scifi prop offering will be Mr Spock's ears, full collection achieved
after two issues, a bargain at £450 per lug....

I think that the only thing that would wind up Star Wars fans more than being derogatory about their passion is mixing them up with Trekkies.
So that's 2 for 2 guys - excellent work!