Ahoy Shipmates

The news desk is always hunting out the breaking kitset and accessories news from all around the world.

Here is the latest and greatest details on the new release from Academy.

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Sean

Hello Sean,
Thanks for the news. One question: The price is quoted at $20.00, That seems a little low for at 1/350 scale ship. Did I miss read the price?
Cheers,
Bruce

Sean's statement is a little off, I believe. The quoted price is actually 25,000 Won (South Korean Dollars, which according to XE.Com is $19.56 as of right now.

This does not reflect actual US retail price after importers add their overhead or a US customer buys from an asian distributor and pays for the the shipping.

Even if you add another $20 US on top, I'll bet it will still be cheaper that Trumpeter's offering.

At $40 Academy will still have a winner on their hands if the quality and accuracy are there.

US & UK importers of Trumpeter kits simply take the p$ss with their price gouging tactics.

Good luck to Academy on ths one.

Well, the OHP kit is listed in the $30 range +/- a couple fo dollars, so it is possible to get the Graf Spee for around $40.00. I just hope she is a decent kit.

I have a feeling there will be plenty of AM items to drees it up some.

I'm definitely looking forward to the Academy ship... Graf Spee is one of the two German ships I'm really interested in (the other being the ubiquitous Bismarck).

Hi Bruce

Thanks very much for seeking that clarification.

“Did I miss read the price?”

LOL No Bruce but a very fair question indeed.

I did not misread the price but I did go and double check again as we are of course all human even news writers.

To clarify for you the listed price supplied directly from Academy is 25,000 Won - Won being the South Korean currency.

As by way of background I advise as follows:

1. In order to save members the effort of trying to convert this amount I used the XE currency convertor to convert the amount at 10 am NZ time to US$19.86;

2. I elected to round this figure to the nearest dollar;

3. The final precise retail price landed in the US, the UK or in fact in New Zealand is unknown at present due to various variables.

What is known by way of established fact is that Academy have supplied a price of 25,000 Won.

At this point in time my statement that “the indicative price has been listed as approximately US$20.00!!” based on the current information to hand from Academy is in my opinion entirely accurate.

My intention was certainly not to mislead anyone hence my use of the terms “indicative price” and “approximately” and exclamation marks - something I don’t often use.

Thanks again for the question Bruce it is very much appreciated and as I stated in my story - “We will of course update you as and when more information comes to hand”.

Cheers

Sean

Postscript:
By way of update after looking around the websites of certain Far East establishments today I understand now that this kitset is being listed on preorder at a Japanese retail price of 3,800 Yen.

However again the final precise retail price of this kitset landed in the US, the UK or in fact in New Zealand is unknown at present due to various variables.