How About the Government Bails Out AMT?

[FloridaBoy]

I have been buying AMT kits for many many years, and the kits have given me plenty of benefits over the years. When I was watching the excessive wastes by those firms asking for a handout, I was thinking that if the government rescued AMT with about $30 million, which is chump change in comparison to the other bailout figures, just think how healthy and competitive this hobby would be. And those tools and dies are worth much more than the bailout figure.

AMT never took a junket, doesn't own a corporate jet, and is ekeing along on bootstrings leaving such kits as the Phantom Vickie, 58 Edsel and Plymouth un-issued for now.

I for one, will drive in my old car and testify to the Senate that had it not been for AMT, I would have gone to the streets and become a juvenile delinquent. Also, building model cars maintained my sanity while taking final exams at college, as it provided a break in the pressure.

Ken "FloridaBoy" Willaman

[Zoom Zoom]

AMT already got their bailout...in the form of guardian angel Round 2. The fruits of this endeavor are just now trickling into the hobby shops. I'm itching to build my vision of the Digger 'cuda.

If the gov't wants to bail anyone out, how about giving dedicated hobbiests enough money to retire early with stipulations that it's to be used to build what we've amassed (one model per month minimum or it gets cut), buy more to keep the companies thriving, and give us enough to startup aftermarket companies and travel to all the major shows. Yeah, that's the ticket

[62SS]

AMT already got their bailout...in the form of guardian angel Round 2. The fruits of this endeavor are just now trickling into the hobby shops. I'm itching to build my vision of the Digger 'cuda.

If the gov't wants to bail anyone out, how about giving dedicated hobbiests enough money to retire early with stipulations that it's to be used to build what we've amassed (one model per month minimum or it gets cut), buy more to keep the companies thriving, and give us enough to startup aftermarket companies and travel to all the major shows. Yeah, that's the ticket

You got my vote!!!

Ed

[Robert]

AMT already got their bailout...in the form of guardian angel Round 2. The fruits of this endeavor are just now trickling into the hobby shops. I'm itching to build my vision of the Digger 'cuda.

If the gov't wants to bail anyone out, how about giving dedicated hobbiests enough money to retire early with stipulations that it's to be used to build what we've amassed (one model per month minimum or it gets cut), buy more to keep the companies thriving, and give us enough to startup aftermarket companies and travel to all the major shows. Yeah, that's the ticket

That's my kind of "bail out". It's one we could all use, I'm sure.