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I don't believe that it is economical for a firm to produce a small number of kits, say 100 as suggested. Not only does the firm making them have to allot time on their very expensive molding machines, but boxes, instructions, packaging, shipping boxes, etc. all have to be ready for the kit. <br /> <br />The reason kits aren't more expensive than they already are is mass production - spread the cost of everything over 10,000 kits and they will cost a lot less than spreading the costs over 100 kits. Would you want to pay $200-300 for the tug boat kit? <br /> <br />I've read elsewhere that molds for a plastic kit can cost upwards of $250,000. to make. This is before any plastic is even melted. The economies of scale is the only reason we see many models out there - volume! <br /> <br />Bob Boudreau
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