STARLINE 2400
Steve Cole reports (fourth of a series covering each product line): Starline 2400 miniatures will see their most innovative year in 2008, starting with the release of minis for new ships (including the Lyran NCA and Hydran Overlord), plus miniature fighters, drones, shuttles, plasmas, and gunboats. We expect much from the happy accident of finding Ninja Magic to produce the smaller minis for us.
The only bad news is that the skyrocketing price of tin means our costs for new ships are going up at least 70%. Since the ship itself is only part of the overall cost (packaging, shipping, sculpting, molds, etc.) the retail prices will go up by about 20% on the larger units, so the Romulan Shrike will be $12 compared to the larger Condor that has been on the market for $10 for many years. We won't raise prices on the older ships as we have recovered the sculpting costs from them. We always try to keep our miniatures affordable for our customers.
The only bad news is that the skyrocketing price of tin means our costs for new ships are going up at least 70%. Since the ship itself is only part of the overall cost (packaging, shipping, sculpting, molds, etc.) the retail prices will go up by about 20% on the larger units, so the Romulan Shrike will be $12 compared to the larger Condor that has been on the market for $10 for many years. We won't raise prices on the older ships as we have recovered the sculpting costs from them. We always try to keep our miniatures affordable for our customers.
posted by Federation Commander at 4:40 PM
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