Jason of Admiral Toys wrote:I have been up with China today/…today. Between phone calls, I thought I might stop by the forums to see what was divulged. I read this post, and I will only say is: “Obviously the companies are scared of manufacturing large aircraft when the first couple of “true collector's” posts worry about where to put these models." We rely on you collectors. But when you say you have no room…we begin to have reservations. This is not a good sign regarding whether or not we should manufacture large scale models. I personally think that large twins are a hoop dream ((unless you are talking about twin jet engines) this might be a hint)). But if you collectors have no room… what do you think the rest of the casual buyers are thinking?
Regards,
Jason
Ah, but there is key distinction between this crew and the casual buyer. The casual buyer may pick up a plane because it catches their eye, or because it has always been a favorite. Case in point: a friend of mine collects 1/32, and has no intention of collecting 1/18. BUT he does plan on buying a 1/18 Dauntless and a B-25 when they come out, because they are his favorites, and in his words, the bigger the better.
This crew generally picks up vrtually everything that comes out, often in multiples. So while the casual buyer may be dealing with 1 or 2 planes in their "collection", we have offices, living rooms, garages, etc. that make the skies over O'Hare look like a country landing strip. And at the same time, it seems that when something new comes out, we DO make room somehow.