A bit like asking why first class seats LAX-LHR cost $10,000, isn't it? The answer is because that is what people are willing to pay for them

BTW, I use www.airplanesuperstore.com

They are mostly 1:400 and 1:200 die cast metal printed with ink running in the $24-$60 range.

I know Austxhiker has a plane from there as his Flyertalk Survivor contest prize ...as does Shack over the matter of last year's NCAA Division 1-A Football Championship

[This message has been edited by kokonutz (edited 10-16-2000).]