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Drewbacca

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VTOL prices
« on: 28 August 2018, 05:29:40 »
I was wondering if there is a production reason why the VTOLs are one per package and go for the same price as the two-for tank packages.

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Re: VTOL prices
« Reply #1 on: 28 August 2018, 10:10:40 »
Most of the two-for packs are older products. Many recent vehicles of all types have been released as web-exclusive items available as singles only. Sculpting costs are typically about the same regardless of vehicle type. Beyond that, I don't have hard numbers to back up anything more than speculation; I would posit that tanks (primarily heavy/assault tracks for firepower and hovers for fast strikes) generally sell better for ease of use and cool factor. Greater sales volume = lower cost per unit.

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Re: VTOL prices
« Reply #2 on: 28 August 2018, 10:16:48 »
I wonder if volume might also play a part. Even if they don't use much metal, VTOL minis tend to be much more spread out than a  relatively compact tank(especially the rotors). If IWM standardizes the sizes of their molds in some way, you can probably fit a lot less VTOL in a given molding volume than you can tank.

Disclaimer: I know next to nothing about the process, I could be completely wrong here.
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Re: VTOL prices
« Reply #3 on: 28 August 2018, 10:32:17 »
That does make sense, Psycho and Weirdo. I think the truth is probably all those things together.