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Drewstang

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I have been speaking with the sales/ marketing team at Motor Max about producing a scale diecast Mercury Marauder. So far, they have communicated they will need 6000 pieces to be purchased in order to begin production. These would be priced at $12-15 each and so far, would only be in black. I am unsure of scale right now, but for the price I'd go out on a limb and say 1:18. I need a fairly accurate number of how many units we can truly sell. I will make a simular thread on MCM and keep both threads updated. Once I figure out if we can pull this off or not, I will then look for funding and start taking pre-orders.

Here's the run down:
Blackened300a- 3
MM2004- 4?
Bruce Wayne- 1
ADE 1000- 2
Raudermaster- 3
Larryo340- 1
silcilianmarquis- 1
Zack- 4
Killjoy- 2
PSG- 6-12 depending on case size
Silver2004Marauder- 4
Billzstangin66- 1
96DiamondVIII- 2-4 depending on color
Mike- 1-4 depending on color
1stmerc- 1-4 depending on color
Phastphil- 2-5 depending on color
Lord Vader- 1-4 depending on color
Fairlane347- 1-4 depending on color
Duhtroll- 4
AZMarauder- 4
ctrlraven- 4-5 depending on color
Crouse- 2
1of328- 5
Jolly Roger- 2
John Velazquez- 1
High-C- 2
Local Boy- 1


Total so far: 64-91 depending on colors.
 
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There was a thread way back about Maisto making some. I was one of the first people to e-mail them about making one. They sent me back one e-mail and that was it :(. I'll take 3 please. Talk to them about making a Trilogy powered one, or it would be nice to have a replica of Trilogy #1. I'd definately buy one of that.
 
if there 1/18th scale and good detail I would be interested in a case
 
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It would be nice if it had opening doors hood and trunk, and not just a black paint job on the cop cars that are already out
 
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Drewstang said:
I have been speaking with the sales/ marketing team at Motor Max about producing a scale diecast Mercury Marauder. So far, they have communicated they will need 6000 pieces to be purchased in order to begin production. These would be priced at $12-15 each and so far, would only be in black. I am unsure of scale right now, but for the price I'd go out on a limb and say 1:18.
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The stated price of $12-15 seems pretty cheap for a 1:18 scale model diecast. The current rate at Maisto, Model Masters, Exoticcar, and others ranges from about $29.95 to $69.95. Of course, the higher the quality of the reproduction, the higher the price. Franklin Mint offers some excellent 1:24 scale at $120 each.

So, I am a just a little skeptical of what a $12-15 model would look like. Heck, my son was paying $19.95 for plain white 1:18 Crown Vics that he converted into custom police cruisers with all the local graphics, lightbars, and decals, etc.

I too vote for a mix of colors, if possible.
 
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The low price could be because your going right to the manufacturer, I've bought cases before and you usually get a real good deal that way
 
Yes, the low price is coming directly from the manufacturer and not going through a retail store or any middle man. I'll keep you guys updated on colors when I hear something. I do not believe these will be just black painted P71's. I pointed out the specific differences in my emails. He pointed out that the sheetmetal is pretty much the same, and that the nly tooling costs would be mods to the body for the fog lights and rear bumper. The other items would be new castings (wheels, possibly interior tub, grille, etc.)

I'll edit my first post with a total count so we can all see how things are going.
 
If they are any kind of decent quality--like something made by Action or the old Ertl models--they are going to cost forty or fifty bucks. And I'd be happy to pay that for a couple of well-made DTR Marauder models.
 
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