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What is expensive ??? Handcrafted brassmodels or the prices here in Europe. Here in Europe a normal Märklin model locomotive will cost about 250 $ !!! The Bigboy near 700 $ !!!!! And the Märklin fans pay that price! In the news 2004 is a model of the type 120 electro of the former DB (German Railroad) The model was at the market also 20 years ago, now the model will have some technical features (electronics and DCC) It will cost 259 Euro. Euro to Dollar = 1:1. I have the old model! It´s a 16 years old one. Price: 149 DM or 75 Euro !!!!!!!!!!!! The same with Herpa: One of my oldest truckmodels is a Mercedes Truck in the darkblue / grey outfit of the here well known company TALKE. I buyed this in 1982 - price 9,95 DM = 5 Euro = 5 Dollar. Now Herpa made a relaunch: In some little details is a better printing but its the same model ! Price: 28 Euro. 28 Euro to 9,95 DM are near 7 (SEVEN) times more !!!!!!!!! But I understand also your question. I have a handfull brass models - My Overland DD40AX is the most expensive - 700 Dollars. This models (most of them brass) were the absolute perfect detailed models in the past and today! Ajin and the other manufactors, Overland and so place only orders, make models with each exact detail in place! And that details make the price! Modern technologies make it possible that a "normal" model is today near perfect. And modern casting technologies make small series possible! The prototypes of that expensives were often models that are unique, like the DD40AX, so versions are not possible. Some years ago it wasn´t possible to become a model of UP´s unique CA-3 / CA-4 caboose. I have three painted European brass models. Two of the unique Swiss Re 6/6 electros, each about 500 Euro, with three trucks and the German ETA 176 batterypowered railrar, 250 Euro. At this time, more than 15 years ago - a "normal" expensive model has a price of 150 Euro! Two years after I buyed the Re´s a small manufactor in Switzerland, HAG, bring a cheaper model, but with 250 Euro also expensive at the time. Today, Roco has the Re 6/6 in the catalogue. The ETA 176 is unique for my home town Limburg - its also called Limburger Zigarre because of the rounded ends it looks like a cigar. Only eight were built in the early 1950´s and all of them spend their whole life in Limburg. Until today, no big manufactor announced a series model! I think today most buyers of expensive brass locos like the details! In older times the brass locos look great and run very often baaaaaaaaaaaaaad!!!!! I have some Athearn´s and I agree that this 75 Dollar models are absolute okay!!!
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