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| Subject: | Re: What Should Be the Next BIG Innovation in AFV Modeling? |  |
| Date: | May 19, 2002 |
| From: | Charlie Murphy | |
Yikes Charlie use spell check and read what you post!
"Charlie Murphy" wrote in message
news:3ce7ef52$1@dev.routehero.com...
> 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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