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| Subject: | Self-Perpetuating Myth! |  |
| Date: | Nov 25, 2004 |
| From: | Yc. Wang | |
Hi,
German WWII superiority is a self-perpetuating myth! It is a myth that us history Geeks create, that big companies like Tamiya/DML read as "consumer demand", and that the media exploits as "truth".
Look at the history channel shows about the Tiger. Compare that with shows about the T-34 or Sherman. Notice that the show about the Tiger had almost nothing bad to say about the tank, and the interviews with Allied veterans build the case about the Tiger being a German wonder weapon. And then we have the "reenactment" of Michael Wittman's drive through Villers Bocage (which was presented as a historical fact by the History Channel but is currently under debate regarding historical accuracies).
People love to see shows about wonder weapons, and the History Channel provides that.
Imagine some thirteen year old kid seeing the show. Or how about some history ignorant individual. They will take what they see as "truth" and form opinions. I started modelling as an impressionable college kid, and my first fantasy was to model Wittman's ride through Villers Bocage.
Look at the shows about the Sherman, or T-34. Did the History Channel talk about how a Sherman Firefly knocked out Wittman's last ride? Or how about the incredible modular design of the Sherman with interchangeble suspension bogeys and all the multiple engines used by it over the entire production run?
How about the T-34's incredible combat debut against the Germans with the lone tank wandering through the German line on a rampage (like Villers Bocage) before a well aimed shot ended the carnage? How about the evolution from the T-34 to the well known T-55?
How about a show about the Centurion MBT? Tank commander Tzvika Greengold's lone ride in the Golan Heights and single handedly delaying the Syrian advance over the course of three (?) days?
Nope.
This myth of German superiority perpetuates in TV viewers and therefore the consumer who buy model kits demand more German stuff. When the Tiger and Panther and Panzer market gets saturated, the companies resort to producing obscure prototypes or even repeating the same subject with new features just to further exploit the market.
IF I own a mainstream model company, I would do the same. Hey, it means more profit for my company!
Okay, sorry for the long rant. But this thread is so interesting.
Cheers!
-=Yc. Wang=- |
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 | About the "German sells" thing - Herve Charbonneau - Nov 24, 2004 |
| . . . Re: About the "German sells" thing (reposted here by special request) - Damon Agretto - Nov 24, 2004 |
| . . . Re: About the "German sells" thing (reposted here by special request) - Tom Nelson - Nov 24, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: About the "German sells" thing (reposted here by special request) - Leo Lee - Nov 25, 2004 |
| . . . Re: About the "German sells" thing - Paul A. Owen - Nov 25, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: About the "German sells" thing - Sam Alderlieste - Nov 25, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: About the "German sells" thing - Eric Scurlock - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: About the "German sells" thing - Brian Bocchino - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . WWII count should of read 91 not 88 - Brian Bocchino - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . Re: About the "German sells" thing - Mike Bedard - Nov 25, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: About the "German sells" thing - Philippe - Nov 25, 2004 |
| . . . Self-Perpetuating Myth! - Yc. Wang - Nov 25, 2004 |
| . . . I say, you do. - Peter Ong - Nov 25, 2004 |
| . . . Re: About the "German sells" thing or talk about vocal minority!!!! - steve campbell - Nov 25, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Did you read my post? - Herve Charbonneau - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Did you read my post? - steve campbell - Nov 27, 2004 |
| . . . . . . But Think Non-AFV Modeling Too - Peter Ong - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . Not just AFV modelling! - Yc. Wang - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: But Think Non-AFV Modeling Too - Damon Agretto - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Pays to Ask and Look - Peter Ong - Nov 27, 2004 |
| . . . Re: About the "German sells" thing - Steve Carlson - Nov 25, 2004 |
| . . . If the "winning/best performing" side would sell... - Jussi Vehosalmi - Nov 25, 2004 |
| . . . . . . British IR systems... - Yc. Wang - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: British IR systems... - joe middleton - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . You two just made my day - Jussi Vehosalmi - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: You two just made my day - Paul A. Owen - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: British IR systems... - Paul A. Owen - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And Don't Forget the Jeep - Michael Karnowka - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: And Don't Forget the Jeep - Paul A. Owen - Nov 26, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: If the "winning/best performing" side would sell... - Skip - Nov 27, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: If the "winning/best performing" side would sell... - Philippe - Nov 27, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . German "super" equipent + German loss= drama? - Jussi Vehosalmi - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: German "super" equipent + German loss= drama? - steve campbell - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totally agree... - Jussi Vehosalmi - Nov 28, 2004 |
| . . . Re: About the "German sells" thing - Gary Reese - Nov 29, 2004 |
| . . . Re: About the "German sells" thing - Bob Wells - Nov 29, 2004 |
| . . . The biggest thing... - David Nickels - Nov 30, 2004 |
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