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I notice more and more some packs packs have less then 5 vehicles.
I’m not sure why? I do realize some models uses more material to make but it’s kinda a turn off for me.
I’m more of a collector so I always looking at quantity.
It’s a sickness that I’m working on....lol

Yes - some of the Microarmor packs have 3 or 4 items instead of 5 and yes - it's because some items are larger.

This isn't really that new, and Micronauts have been that way for years. 3 or 4 destroyers, or 1 cruiser or battleship is normal there.

If you were buying them by the pound, some of the recent modern models would be quite the bargain! Four T-15 Armatas are substantially more lead than 5 BMP's!

I'm just glad I don't have to figure the price point.

nashorn88 wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:04 am

I notice more and more some packs packs have less then 5 vehicles.
I’m not sure why? I do realize some models uses more material to make but it’s kinda a turn off for me.
I’m more of a collector so I always looking at quantity.
It’s a sickness that I’m working on....lol

It really is. Especially when they're in such quantities, that you have to buy odd quantities to build units out of them., The most recent example is the Bundeswehr LARS. 3 per package. They were always deployed in platoons of 4, which means in order to represent that, you'd have to buy 2 packages and have 2 vehicles to spare.

Also there are a few very recent models out there, that are almost exactly the same, but you get half the value out of them. The Leopard 2 bridge layer (1 per pack) and M104 Wolverine bridge layer (2 per pack) at the same price. Both are the same Leguan bridge, one mounted on a Leopad 2 chassis, one on an M1.

Nashorn, I am also a collector, so I look for ways to capitalize on it. A couple vehicles for the next unit... I need two AVLBs for an H series tank battalion, so that's two packs, but I use the CEV hulls to make blade tanks for my M60 units. It's a little discouraging to have to buy 4 packs of M88A2s to get the 7 I need for a J series tank battalion when that money would otherwise buy a company plus, but the extra one can go towards the next battalion or to an engineer or arty unit. I want two bridges to support my German panzerbattalion. A German tank company is 13 tanks, which leaves two hulls available. I'll buy 1 pack of US bridges and combine the bridges with the German hulls. It will leave me with two M1 hulls to find a use for, but I save the cost of 1 pack. A piece of plastic and a couple mechanical arms give me M1-based engineer vehicles that were proposed but never built.

Now, the British CRAARV and TITAN are a bit unreasonable, but I'll bet it has something to do with lower volume and therefore higher recovery costs. After all, for the six H series tank battalions in my division, I still only need 12 AVLBs, plus a few for the engineer battalion.

Though I do not play 40K, and I only get this from watching Youtube videos, I have heard that they use the same price structure that you are suggesting. For items that are purchased in fewer numbers, they raise the price up for them so they can recoup the cost in a more realistic amount of time.

Hoth_902 wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 16, 2020 2:03 am

Though I do not play 40K, and I only get this from watching Youtube videos, I have heard that they use the same price structure that you are suggesting. For items that are purchased in fewer numbers, they raise the price up for them so they can recoup the cost in a more realistic amount of time.

That is exactly correct. A master costs the same to have produced and the moulds cost the same to make, so for GHQ to produce engineer, recovery and miscellaneous vehicles they have to sell more packs to recoup the costs. When I look at the M88A2, I think it is a bargain to receive (2) highly accurate and detailed models for only $11.95

Pound for pound the new sculpts are just amazing in there detail.

Is it at all economical to custom order? I suspect not and have not tried that route before, but it could fill in gaps when needed.

I think it would be slightly more expensive to order individual vehicles. What I wish is that they would allow you to put together a custom pack. I know customizing things would be harder for them, but maybe add a buck to the cost of a custom pack.. then you could order two M1 SEP TUSK IIs and maybe an M88A1.. or some combination.. I always thought that the Company size packs should have been that way.

Before anyone says it, I know they are small and probably have a very small profit margin. But if there was a way to get there, it would be awesome.