Guy were are talking a small jet fighter smaller than a Fw-190 so it hardly a bargain , I would of been happier with no figures and cheaper plane to be honest ,better for the figure to be a add on set don't touch think ?
Morning Everyone!
People often come on this forum and say "Remember when you used to get a couple of figures with a vehicle and it was cheap as chips in the good old days?"
The figures may add cost to a product but they also add value to the overall package and for sure add another dimension to a vehicle or aircraft when put together. At the last show in London there were plenty of people commenting about the advertising shots we had put out, showing the 4 Luftwaffe figures with the HE162, for them the photos told a story and after all is this not what we are doing but in miniature?
For many customers it seems to be that getting the figures with the aircraft/vehicle is the deciding factor and then when you factor in what you get for your money, it works out at good value overall
The expensive part of the whole package, excuse the pun is the package! Most dealers will tell you that shipping vehicles and particularly aircraft is a prohibitive cost that most customers seem blissfully unaware of.
Not having the figures would not actually reduce the overall cost as much as you might think.
Neil (UK Subs) pointed out that the HE162 was a small jet fighter and yes he is correct in that the wingspan of the HE162 is smaller than a conventional fighter, however the length of the a HE162 was only a couple of inches shorter than an FW190 and was actually nearly 12 inches LONGER than a ME109! Its not that small an aircraft and I must say that as its all but sold out here in its first week of release then its not doing too badly!
I should have mentioned in The Messenger notes that the photos of the HE162 we put out, were a few months old and were of a pre-production sample. The nose paint rings were a little off in those shots I must admit, one of the reasons for the delay in its release was so that we could rectify these and a host of other minor faults that's you will invariably get when a sample is first shown to us.
A couple of collectors have mentioned the panel lines, some of you will love them and some of you will not love them. Its down to a matter of taste and we felt here as a team that the HE162 looked better with them. The panel lines are here to stay and only enhance the product IMO, I know some of you will disagree with me, but isn't that what makes the world such a wonderful and diverse place?!
The HE162 is a great model, it may not be perfect to some but its sure not going to be for sale for too long is all I will say!
I hope the above helps with your purchasing decisions and gives a little more insight into the design process here.
Best Wishes
Vicki Lucas
Marketing Manager TGM
