A couple weeks ago we featured items that were priced low and perfect for the novice collector or someone with a casual interest to pick up.
This time we're focusing on some higher priced items. You may not need to be a trust fund kid to buy them, but it won't hurt!
Item #1 is the increasingly rare Dragon 1:35 scale Tunisia Tiger. It can certainly be argued that this piece is too dear at about $70. But based on limited availability, the fact that this is a first issue, the high degree of quality and detail, and that most of the few other places where you can order this item charge much more, I have to conclude that the $69.95 that you will spend at DieCast Direct for this piece is money well spent. You can find it in limited quantities here:
http://www.diecastdirect.com/asp_mod...ctCode=DW61001
Item #2 is not too much different in type from item #1, but it is not die cast at all. Instead it is a complete Tamiya model from their Masterworks Collection. At $78.57, this is the best price I have found on a 1:35 scale Masterworks AFV. This one is a Bradley and it is a buute! Check it out from Micro Macro Mundo here:
http://www.rocousa.com/DETAIL.ASP?PRODUCT_ID=ta21023
Item #3 will take us above the battlefield. In honor of our recent KG field trip to the US Air Force Museum, where we saw one of these babies and had our group picture taken in front of same, I have selected the
Ju-52. This 1:48 scale Crete Armour (Franklin Mint) version from 3000 Toys is offered for $97.90. It is rare to see one offered for less than a C note. See it for free here:
http://www.3000toys.com/catalog/item...=ARMOURB11B639
Item #4 and last is for international purchase from the good folks at Hobby Link Japan. It is a Marushin
1/48 Mitsubishi A6M5 Zero Type 52 offered for 4,908 yen or about $44.61. Marushin products are very hard to find in the US, and I have heard that they can also be hard to find even in Japan. They are excellent quality heavy metal planes. You can take a trip to Japan by clicking here:
http://www.hlj.com/product/MRSZ52