FGN is a big unknown for me. I have read a lot about them and had several peoples asking me to post reviews of them, but I never had the pleasure to meet one.
We don't know the guitar you used pollo. So we can't really add anything, it may be.
but favour it enought to pay an extra £250? I don't think so. Especially if you factor in the resale hit you'll take if you want to move it on.
This is a point where a debate can be hold.
My Tokai LS196s (premium) costed me around 1'650 Euros new, 1900 if you count expedition from Japan and VAT. It's extremely cheap when compared to a Gibson RI60 that has less assembling care and worse wood quality.
Honestly, it would be ridiculous for me to sell it under 1'650 actual euros. This would make no sense at all in regard to instruments with the same fit and finish (navigator, momose, Gibson RI)... But yes, for the Tokais that are of the "vintage series", the price drop when bought new is surely a thing to look at.
Another example, a Tokai LS420 ordered over the internet costs 3'600 Euros.
Peoples in the future will DEFINITELY be ready to pay that price for this quality of instruments. I don't know exactly why, but there is a fascination about good Les Pauls... and good clones from Tokai are highly searched on the market. Last summer, a member of the Tokai Facebook group sold his 80's LS200 for 7'500 $. He sold it in three weeks.