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| Subject: | Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? |  |
| Date: | May 19, 2002 |
| From: | Charlie Murphy | |
I'm suprised a company hasn't come out and made high quality individual link
tracks with the quality of Frui or ModelKasten...
I know if they were only 20 bucks or so, I'd probably buy them for every kit
(those ones waiting on the shelf for me to have the time!)... I have yet to
try them (I'm close), but the price is the reason that I haven't... I would
think they're sales would go through the roof if they came down in price...
Speaking of low price 'workable' tracks, I see AFV is doing them. Does
anyone know how the quality is?
On the other side the at least Barrel's aren't prices out of the average
modeller's rang..
"Yuchung Wang" wrote in message
news:3ce7eb3f$1@dev.routehero.com...
> Hello,
>
> I for one am looking forward to "click-link" tracks. Anvil miniatures
> produced them before going out of production. I have not tried them, but
> from what I hear, they seem to be very easy assemble. How about having big
> companies like Tamiya/DML/Academy adopt "click-link" tracks and watch the
> smaller ones follow suit.
>
> I also would love to see some inexpensive simplified kits for newcomers. I
> am not talking about motorized toys, but rather kits that are simple
enough
> for a newbie to finish quickly (not snap together types) and have enough
> details to placate the old guards. These kits should have:
>
> 1. Rubber band tracks (for newbies).
> 2. Simplified assembly and smaller scale 1:48.
> 3. Simple paint schemes.
> 4. Enough variety to capture people's attention (modern vehicles perhaps?)
> 5. Masks for painting wheels and camo.
> 6. One piece gun barrels, no sanding needed.
> 7. They cannot be re-releases of old kits (ie.: Tamiya).
> 8. Inexpensive!
>
> Something like what Revell/Monogram is doing with their "beginner's"
> pre-painted airplane kits. Except these should not be pre-painted!
>
> Without newcomers, our hobby could be on decline. It is getting very
> expensive! How about some bait to get some new blood into the ranks? ;^)
>
> Don't mean to rant! Sorry.
>
> Cheers!
> -=Yc. Wang=-
>
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 | What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Tim Streeter - May 19, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Rick Young & Carol MacLennan-Young - May 19, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Yuchung Wang - May 19, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Charlie Murphy - May 19, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Charlie Murphy - May 19, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - C Bolick - May 19, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Charlie Murphy - May 19, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - of Panzermodeler.com - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Warrink - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Christophe Jacquemont - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Warrink - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Christophe Jacquemont - May 23, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Warrink - May 23, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Paul A. Owen - May 19, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Steve Frost - May 19, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Cloth texture? - roy chow - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Cloth texture? - Steve Frost - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Cloth texture? - MSW - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - MSW - May 20, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Alex Hodges - May 20, 2002 |
| . . . What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Neville Lord - May 20, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Christophe Jacquemont - May 20, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Jan-Willem de Boer - May 20, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Neville Lord - May 20, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Kim Voss - May 23, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Christophe Jacquemont - May 23, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Tim Streeter - May 23, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Ken Hartlen - May 20, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: What Should Be ...-"Master" and "Std" series releases - Christophe Jacquemont - May 20, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Tim Streeter - May 20, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Peter Ong - May 20, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? - Alex Hodges - May 21, 2002 |
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