To obtain a different perspective on the price of the rails minks, take a look at the price of this 3D printed kit on Shapeways: GWR Gunpowder Van (E28NDXGSY) by cybertron1912 (shapeways.com)
Over £35 plus around £13 shipping, and add to that the cost of paints, transfers and wheels, not the mention the effort involved in soucing and applying them. And this is for a model printed in white natural versatile plastic, which has a very grainy finish is the of low resolution. This price is about average for similar 3D printed models on their site.
Judging from the photos that have been uploaded of the Rails minks, the quality of the printing is current state of the art for this method of production, and the price they are charging seems to me to be reasonable, at least in comparison with that of the Shapeways model.
Personally, I'm happy to stick with the Parkside/Ratio kits. I've just bought three of them, along with the Shire Scenes etched conversions for a gunpowder van conversion, wooden door version, and iron cattle wagon--all for less than the cost of either the Shapeways or rails models. Paints and transfers I already have. But if they weren't available or if I was pushed for time I'd happily buy the Rails model.
John
