October, 21st - The Main Event

What I really need another great kit to want my limited funds.

Hope it is not a really large scale ship as I don't think I have room for them.
 
Problem is that manufacturers are only going to produce what is going to sell well. and I would imagine that compared to plastic models that area is not very large
I come from plastic modelling and all manufacturers produce the well known planes i.e Spitfire, Mustang, Phantom etc.
I got shot down when I dared to say not another **** Spitfire when Kotare, founded by ex Wingnut Wings employees, announced their first model.
I was told that mark of Spit wasn't available in that scale etc.
I can't blame the makers of course but sometimes think one of them should grow a pair and produce something really unusual. You never know it might sell well because it's unusual!
I still have a stash of unbuilt kits but have really lost my mojo for building them, hence why I'm having a go a wooden ship modelling and so far I love it.
Still lets wait and see what they announce.
Regards 'n' all that, Mark
 
Smithy said:
Was that on a modelling forum known for a British flavour?
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No. It was actually on a YouTube video when it was announced. I can't remember who's video it was though. I felt that maybe they could of done a decent Hurricane in 1/32. I believe the Hurri actually accounted for more kills in the BoB but the more 'glamourous' Spit got all the credit.
I was just so annoyed for some reason that it was another Spitfire kit. After all you have the superb Tamiya Spits in 1/32 but I admit they are later marks.
 
Wouldn't it be better to make a unique model that no one else has, than to keep repeating the same thing ? For me it's strange because everyone writes "another" HMS Victory, and even if the manufacturer did a SIMPLE survey, people would still vote for it, except that none of them will buy it. It's strange.
 
Captain Cambo said:
No. It was actually on a YouTube video when it was announced. I can't remember who's video it was though. I felt that maybe they could of done a decent Hurricane in 1/32. I believe the Hurri actually accounted for more kills in the BoB but the more 'glamourous' Spit got all the credit.
I was just so annoyed for some reason that it was another Spitfire kit. After all you have the superb Tamiya Spits in 1/32 but I admit they are later marks.
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A Whirlwind would be nice. :)
 
When I joined this forum a few years ago the average cost for a good size model ship kit was $150 to $200. If you cought a good sale, under $150. Now the costs are sometimes over $700. I do not know about the rest of you. $200 was an affordable number, but I am being forced out of the model ship kit market at these costs. I know there are a few models in that $200 market but I have already did them. Am I thinking wrong????
 
kuba91nt said:
Wouldn't it be better to make a unique model that no one else has, than to keep repeating the same thing ? For me it's strange because everyone writes "another" HMS Victory, and even if the manufacturer did a SIMPLE survey, people would still vote for it, except that none of them will buy it. It's strange.
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I agree totally! There are enough HMS Victory ship kits out there. My vote would be for a ship without a lot of masts and complicated rigging. But that's because I can't do any of these because of a slight hand tremor. :). How about a 1920s- 30s tramp steamer, for example. They may not have been at Trafalgar or Jutland, but it was ships like these that traveled the world, delivering goods and passengers. And if you are looking for a historical connection, many were part of the convoys whose crews suffered terrible losses amid incredible hardships and bravery.
 
FrankL514 said:
When I joined this forum a few years ago the average cost for a good size model ship kit was $150 to $200. If you cought a good sale, under $150. Now the costs are sometimes over $700. I do not know about the rest of you. $200 was an affordable number, but I am being forced out of the model ship kit market at these costs. I know there are a few models in that $200 market but I have already did them. Am I thinking wrong????
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Hey Frank, Maybe part of the issue is that because of this forums, you are now looking for kits at a higher level. Be it more complex or more accurate or a combination of both or a larger size. There are still cheaper kits available out there (although like everything else they have had a significant price increase in the recent past).
 
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