Coreyeagle48 wrote:Greetings
Let's all take a breath shall we.
This is the exact same thing that happened when a lot of the 21st and BBI products were out, people kept wanting more more more.....now now now. If I recall, part of the reason why the representatives of the companies have bailed out on this board is because people kept asking for more information and wanting more than could possibly be given.
JSI is set to rerelease several planes and build three new planes. An F-14 is awesome and I personally never thought I'd see one. The F-15E and SU-27 are also excellent examples of modern aircraft. I would like to see many aircraft in 1/18, but I know they will not happen. I accept that and will buy those in other scales. Everyone needs to take a step back here and be at least thankful that this company is willing to try 1/18. If I was a businessperson in this economy and other issues, I wouldn't be so excited to try it. They obiviously see a great market, let's keep that for them.
Now, for the A-10 folks. The A-10 is a great aircraft and I know it is a great aircraft. The PA ANG operates them very near where I live and they fly over my house daily. The A-10 I hope gets made, but if it doesn't, that's okay too. We already have several great 1/18 aircraft. Allow this company to make this group of aircraft and let's see where they go from there.
Corey
I'm glad to hear you like seeing the A-10s from the 111th. Enjoy them as much as you can because sadly, they won't be there for long. Their A-10s are being moved out to other bases as part of BRAC.
As far as mine and VMF's posts, it was a healthy conversation about which aircraft is a better Close Air Support platform.
As far as
what ran some of the manufacturers off of this board, it wasn't us telling them or letting them now
what we want to see in the way of subjects. What has disheartened them and ran some of them off is/was:
1. The costant complaining about what the subjects they have chosen to do lacked in the way of detail and trivial inaccuracies. I understand that people don't want a subject that has glaring inaccuracies, but rivet counting kills the morale of a manufacturer. This somewhat leads into to the next one.
2. The constant complaining about not getting a model within months of the official announcement that it is going to be made. Especially when that official announcement is made along with pictures of a prototype. This is compounded even more when a manufacturer takes the time to fix the trivial details or inaccuracies pointed out by collectors when they present the prototype of a nicely done subject that they are very close to putting into production. Especially when some of those trivial inaccuracies cause the majority of the subject to have to be re-designed. Don't forget that this causes additional unplanned costs on the manufacturer and pushes a release date further down the road. I can also imagine that the economy going bad during all of this isn't a postive for a manufacturer dealing with this issue either.
3. Your comment about wanting
more, more, more has truth to it, but not in the form of us letting them now what subjects we want or are interested in as you say. It's when we want more and more detail, but then complain about the price tag that accompanies the subject when/if that detail is added, that is what disheartens the manufacturer. I call it wanting something for nothing.
Now as far as anyone here voicing what subject they want JSI to make, that is something they should do. I know from personally talking to manufacturers that isn't an issue. Sometimes we can be a bit pushy
, but that isn't what runs them off. If anything it serves to let them know what we want to see and gives them a path to hopefully follow. When a collector asked Merit's representative at Comic Con last week what the possibilities of seeing a 1/18 A-10 from JSI were, the Merit representative asked the collector:
What would fans lke to see more from JSI a 1/18 A-10 or a 1/18 F-15E?
This was an inquiring question posed by the Merit representative, not an annoyed response. With the relationship between Merit and JSI, this to me is a good opportunity for us to let them know what we as fans want. They asked. This also signals to me that the other two proposed subjects might not be to far in development for schedule changes.
(With the F-15E I don't see how since we have seen photographic proof that the a well advanced prototype does exists.). If JSI is a new company to the playing field and for some reason isn't aware of the desire by many for a certain subject, we should make an attempt to voice it to them and hope to hear they have heard us.
For those of us that want a 1/18 A-10, the future is very very bright and more hopeful now than ever with the production of a 1/18 F-14 and a company that appears to be willing to tackle the 1/18 modern jets. A-10 fans can't help it if we want to make sure that JSI and Merit hear our voice. We are excited at the prospects. No one here knows what capabilities JSI truly has at this point. If the F-14 does well, they may have the ability to squeeze another modern jet into the line up for next year.
Bring on the F-15E and SU-27, I'll be purchasing a couple of each and hope they do very well. Just keep in mind that A-10 fans asking JSI for a 1/18 A-10 will become more prevalent if these two subjects make it to production.
Now again, let's get back on track with this thread about JSI's F-14...... 
