Understand where you are coming from Charles.
In the case of automotive kits, they seem to realize crazy prices without Studio Scale.
In the case of the Jag, JPS and a few others they are very popular with car modelers and are also huge kits in themselves; sort of like the big Bandai tanks, which also garner big dollars.
For many older car kits it is also the case that the molds themselves have changed year-to-year to replicate the latest model year for the real car/truck. This means that any reissue of the kit will not be possible for earlier models if the actual molds were retooled.
For the JPS and other Formula1 car kits many endured many years without a re-release because of tobacco labelling laws of all things !
Overall, I'm glad things are more open than the dark times both for kit information and photo references.
In the case of automotive kits, they seem to realize crazy prices without Studio Scale.
In the case of the Jag, JPS and a few others they are very popular with car modelers and are also huge kits in themselves; sort of like the big Bandai tanks, which also garner big dollars.
For many older car kits it is also the case that the molds themselves have changed year-to-year to replicate the latest model year for the real car/truck. This means that any reissue of the kit will not be possible for earlier models if the actual molds were retooled.
For the JPS and other Formula1 car kits many endured many years without a re-release because of tobacco labelling laws of all things !
Overall, I'm glad things are more open than the dark times both for kit information and photo references.