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| Subject: | Re: The WOW factor is missing... |  |
| Date: | May 21, 2002 |
| From: | Ruben Kremer | |
Are you actually suggesting that we (or better: the movie industry) should
come up with a movie called: "Kursk", with a punchline like: "The Last of
the Great Armoured Battles". But I do agree that there's no real publicity
on tanks, except the Discovery Channel (Europe) then. But nothing which
would attract the kids of the age that we're talking about.
I started modelling AFV's not too long ago, a year or five I guess, I don't
even remember... I'm 18 now... so something must have drawn my interest
towards it. If only I knew what it was. Perhaps it was the models that I saw
back then in a model-shop, where they also sold a (very) cheap ESCI kit of
an T80 (still have that one, it's being used as an experimental vehicle,
weathering etc..) it included some figures, about 20 or so, I don't know
exactly. Before that I used to play with the smaller 1/72 figures from
Revell, big fun with big battles, and little soldiers. Now I'm in the 1/35
bussiness, to say so.
-Ruben
-PS- well, in fact I'm not doing a lot at the moment, since my compressor is
broken, so I can't use my airbrush...
"Yuchung Wang" schreef in bericht
news:3ceab5b7@dev.routehero.com...
> Hello,
>
> Like what Alex said, first of all, we need to generate interest in the
> subject matter. And this I mean the military (in general). Now, don't get
me
> wrong, the media does a splendid job portraying combat on the big screen.
> But it too often attaches some hokey anti-military or moralistic message,
> instead on focusing on telling a story AS IS.
>
> Gone are the days of "the Longest Day" or "Battle of the Bulge" or "A
Bridge
> too Far." I need to point out that "Battle of the Bulge", although it has
a
> fantasy storyline with make believe Tigers, but it really was trying to
show
> a titanic clash of armor! The show WAS about Tanks! Tanks fighting tanks!
> That being the main selling point, it was what attracted the (then)
> youngsters (my father for example) to go see the movie! "Come see the
> amazing spectacle of the invincible Nazi Tiger Tanks versus the US Army!
In
> Technicolor!" That was the slogan my father remembered the theater hung in
> big chinese letters off the ceiling!
>
> The closest modern media ever got was "Band of Brothers". But it was an
> exclusively cable event, and did not get as much attention as it needed. I
> love the show though!
>
> Anyway, kids from back then were fascinated by the world around them. The
> gleaming Sabre jets roaring to battle, the evil MiGs, the scary turtle
> shelled T-55, the invincible German Tiger Tank! Naturally, they sought an
> outlet for their military interest, and models were the high-tech toys
from
> back then. "Build your own M-48 American tank by Tamiya Mokei! Run it
> through the living room just like the real thing!"
>
> Nowadays, we have the internet and video games. These are so much easier
> than models to have fun with and offer instant gratification with
realistic
> graphics. What the older generation held in their hands, the modern kids
> play on their monitors. Also, the fantasy tanks and airplanes in video
games
> and even warhammer are just sooo much cooler than things in real life.Who
> wants to build an "ugly" looking squat shaped German Hetzer when you can
> have the Pulverizor 3400 Generation 50 mecha space tank?
>
> Don't get me going about how expensive the hobby is. I remember hearing
this
> in a model shop, "Daddy, can I get that nice looking M1 Abrams?" "Oh, 34
> dollars, too expensive boy, you can get either Pokemon silver or this." "I
> want Pokemon then daddy!" It may not be exactly what was said, but the
> troubling context is there.
>
> I love this hobby. I love history. I started modelling because my uncle
> makes model fighter planes. I am only a 20 something upstart college kid,
> but I chose this hobby because I grew up loving military stuff. I grew up
> loving the Tiger tank and I was blessed with having a German neighbor in
> Singapore. That really got me into loving WWII stuff. I cannot imagine, if
I
> actually got into Robotech or Gundam back then that I will still be here
> today. Sorry for the rant!
>
> Have fun modelling!
> Cheers!
> -=Yc. Wang=-
>
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 | What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - Tim Streeter - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - Alex Hodges - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - Adam Vukich - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - Tim Streeter - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - MSW - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - Landon Olson - May 23, 2002 |
| . . . The WOW factor is missing... - Yuchung Wang - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: The WOW factor is missing... - Ruben Kremer - May 21, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: The WOW factor is missing... - Alex Hodges - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: The WOW factor is missing... - Alan - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: The WOW factor is missing... - Yuchung Wang - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . SF - Peter Ong - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: SF - Yuchung Wang - May 23, 2002 |
| . . . Several things - Peter Ong - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: Several things - Alex Hodges - May 22, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: Several things - Yuchung Wang - May 23, 2002 |
| . . . . . . Re: Several things - Thorsten Wieking - Jul 3, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - john.williamson3 - May 24, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - john.williamson3 - May 24, 2002 |
| . . . Re: What Can We Do to Attract More Young Modelers? - john.williamson3 - May 24, 2002 |
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