Bottom line is that we're talking entertainment items here...not exactly a priority in the grand scheme of things. On your side of the fence, it's a whole different matter - it's putting food on the table and we've spoken about the various methods used by traders in the past and what may or may not happen, and the morality behind it. BUT, it seems to me that an assumption is being made here Dave that the core product price cannot be dropped. Given that everybody down the chain suffers if Mr Modeller decides to stop playing toy jets, doesn't it make sense for everybody in that chain to take a bit of the pain...why is it just the consumer? The attitude of 'take it or leave it' that monopolies like the utilities providers have, cannot prevail in the modelling industry...it's easy for people to leave it...then no-one wins.

Cheers,

Dick

PS...things might well be on the change but, looking on the brigt side Dave, those of us who can scratch-build will still be jet flying! :-)