Creating models of ships - the art, craft, interest for collectors ...

[AlexB]

Minor adjustments:
At the site under discussion really are suvenirvy and not very good quality. Price of 500 to 3000 green.
Sotheby's and Christie's are selling different models (even collected from the box sets (with lots of money is not much different from those that are presented on the site). However, the Auction not just for junk. Sold models (antiques) from tens of thousands to hundreds. I saw a lot of 600.000 pounds (19 th century, the frigate, the scale of 1:48 (not a great model and an old woman ochent ...)). Novodels, top quality (yet небыло large lots) from 20.000 to 50.000 green.
Over 15 years of observations of these sales (called a sea objects of art), there is a progressive tendency to reduce the number of lots. The appearance on a decent model, trading is perceived as sensation. Masters becomes smaller, the new does not appear, here and sell almost, that there is nothing. Experts and do not know what they are dealing with when it comes evaluate the model, at best, exiled for participation in the championships of the model, the ktoroy already mentioned.
So to dispel speculation and rumors said that the current pricing for unique models ranging from 10.000 to 250.000 U.S. money, depending on the complexity of the model, style, and ave.