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Given the long subway drought recently, some of you might be interested in an alternative coming up in 2016.  If you like O-scale bus models to match your subways, you're probably familiar with the excellent Corgi models of GM transit buses over the past twenty years, which are no longer being produced.  Next year, however, the Saint Petersburg Tram Collection will begin selling O-scale models of the Flxible new look buses of the 1960s and 70s that competed head-to-head with GM.  Initial offerings will include buses from Chicago, Cleveland, and and three New York versions- TA green, TA blue, and Triboro.  SPTC's models are museum quality, but with prices to match- these buses will go for north of 500 apiece.  However, Flxible kits will be available at lower prices, so you can decorate them any way you want.

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That's good news, but with the current import ban of goods from Russia. There is a good chance we will not see them. The next thing is I find interesting is the price gouging that is accruing here. The Russian Ruble has been very weak against the dollar and the Euro, yet prices still not have reflected current exchange rates. Until people wake up to the fact that they are being taken advantage by the Russian based company. If it cost them 150.00 rubles to produce ($2.74)and they sell them at $500.00 Ea (27,411.00 rubles) that's a pretty good profit. Even if production cost and shipping is 1000.00 rubles, that's still a 26,411 profit per item. So do the math. with current exchange rates they are way over priced.

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