gray07 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) ramcharger Edited July 19, 2023 by gray07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Is this thread in the wrong sub category? this is the truck category. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 22 minutes ago, Mike C. said: Is this thread in the wrong sub category? this is the truck category. In my opinion, Yes, it is in the wrong place. But, the Mods have not moved it, so I've kept my mouth shut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffp60 Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 14 hours ago, Mike C. said: Is this thread in the wrong sub category? this is the truck category. Sorry, I started it here because I was looking for the scout 800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctruss53 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 This is a universal problem with model kits. With the cost of tooling, and the modern problem of paying for all the licensing, a model kit has a very large up front cost. So model kit companies are only going to invest in kits that will sell well. However there are times when kit companies choose a model that is less popular and I can't understand why. Example: Fujimi has used the same 1993 Volkswagen Golf 5 door hatchback tooling for like 5 different kits over the years, including a race car. I can't understand this because the 3 doors were much more popular. Maybe this was a licensing thing. The could get the 5 door license from VW for less than the 3 door. I don't know. All I know is now I'm modifying a 5 door to make it a 3 door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TECHMAN Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 18 hours ago, Mike C. said: Is this thread in the wrong sub category? this is the truck category. OKAY........... how about them bringing out a truck kit of the old B MODEL MACK. Those were offered for YEARS, there were absolutely thousands of them on the roads for years, and, in the "resin caster's world" for trucks, was one of their MOST POPULAR offerrings...... Wanna pick something that would be a popular kit???? DJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctruss53 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 On 7/10/2023 at 3:14 PM, TECHMAN said: OKAY........... how about them bringing out a truck kit of the old B MODEL MACK. Those were offered for YEARS, there were absolutely thousands of them on the roads for years, and, in the "resin caster's world" for trucks, was one of their MOST POPULAR offerrings...... Wanna pick something that would be a popular kit???? DJ Mack would have to be willing to license it at a "reasonable" cost. I would be willing to bet licensing costs are a big driving factor for what kits are made and what aren't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TECHMAN Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Agree entirely!! But, since there are several other Mack models already out on the market, would appear to me the the "powers that be" at Mack can, at least, be worked with. I understand that there are probably a large number of different subjects that would already be in production if it weren't for issues concerning the "fees" that some of the vehicle manufactures want to charge......... 🙄 DJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st 700 Quad Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 On 6/24/2023 at 9:49 AM, stavanzer said: It is the Mustangs and Camaros (or their equivalent) that pays the bills. Two cars I absolutely hate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 Mods. Please move this thread to Car kit reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 On 7/26/2023 at 1:34 PM, 1st 700 Quad said: Two cars I absolutely hate. I might agree with you if I had not seen some of the Modren Sales numbers. Mustangs & Messerschmitt's or Mustangs & Camaro's underpin the Model Industry. These are the sales giants that allow most of the new stuff to get funding. It is (of course) far more complicated than that, but these kits 'always' sell. So, new versions get tooled and old versions get new decals and are re-released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Thanks. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luc Janssens Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 On 6/11/2023 at 1:53 PM, Luc Janssens said: An interesting one too, would be combining the '79 uteline with the '78 sweptside, creating a faux '79 annual kit, preferably a Powerwagon. Wait a sec, a kit not seen since the late '70s.....could it be, the 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfan Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 As for trucks, I'd love to see the Revell 1/24th Unimog released in a more budget friendly price, especially the Dakar racing version. And I'm glad to see their VW Eurovan back as a Westfalia, but I really want the flat top panel version. I have one of that and I'd like a few more. Maybe even tool up a pickup body for it? As for AMT, how about their 55-57 Chevy pickup done as a GMC version? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trendsetta68 Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 My obscure choices in 1/25 scale would be ..... (there's more but I'll start here) ..... 1969 Mercury Cyclone CJ 428 1967 / 1968 Buick GS 400 (I have Perry's Resin '68) 1973 Buick GS Stage1 4-speed 1970-1971 Plymouth Sport Fury GT 1971 Dodge Coronet and Coronet Crestwood Wagon (Great for Police/Fire vehicles) 1967-1968 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 Holiday Coupe or convertible of course with these choices, 3D printed/resin models will be my only hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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