Where is Chad with R2 February news?

[Phildaupho]

8 hours ago, niteowl7710 said:

4 hours ago, tim boyd said:..

 

I would just like to thanks both James and Tim for their insightful perspectives on the business aspects of the hobby

[martinfan5]

On 2/7/2025 at 7:14 AM, Daddyfink said:

Well yes, that is a totally different deal. But how many here are buying or asking for foreign kits? I like them, you like them, but who else? Most of the talk here is American cars and American kit makers. 

I would say 95% of the kits I buy are foreign , the only time I spend money on domestic kits if the subjects are somewhat modern( say like 80s to now). 

[gtx6970]

13 hours ago, martinfan5 said:

I would say 95% of the kits I buy are foreign , the only time I spend money on domestic kits if the subjects are somewhat modern( say like 80s to now). 

See there, We are total opposites.

 

I'll TYPICALLY , just buy kits of vintage American cars, And MOST of them are either Round 2 or Revell

Although I do have maybe half dozen or so  20-30s era classic big touring cars 

 

IMO Its a good thing we all dont like the same thing. It would get boring 

I like looking at some of the Imported cars/kits.

But deep down zero interest to tie up space in the display for them 

[niteowl7710]

1 hour ago, gtx6970 said:

See there, We are total opposites.

 

I'll TYPICALLY , just buy kits of vintage American cars, And MOST of them are either Round 2 or Revell

Although I do have maybe half dozen or so  20-30s era classic big touring cars 

 

IMO Its a good thing we all dont like the same thing. It would get boring 

I like looking at some of the Imported cars/kits.

But deep down zero interest to tie up space in the display for them 

Oh yeah? Oh YEAH?!?!? 

Well I buy a hefy helping of import kits, but I need to get my hands on that Barracuda and Nomad Wagon. 

That's right I'll throw a spanner right into the entire one side or the other!!

Sorry I couldn't help myself 🤣

[Rob Hall]

3 minutes ago, niteowl7710 said:

Oh yeah? Oh YEAH?!?!? 

Well I buy a hefy helping of import kits, but I need to get my hands on that Barracuda and Nomad Wagon. 

That's right I'll throw a spanner right into the entire one side or the other!!

Sorry I couldn't help myself 🤣

I buy some of everything..  I like all sorts of subjects.  Not afraid of curbsides or different scales either. 

[martinfan5]

2 hours ago, gtx6970 said:

See there, We are total opposites.

 

I'll TYPICALLY , just buy kits of vintage American cars, And MOST of them are either Round 2 or Revell

Although I do have maybe half dozen or so  20-30s era classic big touring cars 

 

IMO Its a good thing we all dont like the same thing. It would get boring 

I like looking at some of the Imported cars/kits.

But deep down zero interest to tie up space in the display for them 

I would buy more domestic kits if more modern stuff was being done, and to be fair , they do a good amount of modern stuff, and I do get those kits, so really my interest is modern subjects, doesn't matter where it comes from, stuff I grew up with.   And I agree, it would be incredibly boring if we all liked the same stuff.   

[Mark C.]

1 hour ago, Rob Hall said:

I buy some of everything..  I like all sorts of subjects.  Not afraid of curbsides or different scales either. 

That’s pretty much where I am.  

My requirements are pretty easy: I have to like the subject matter.  Everything else is open.

[Daddyfink]

On 2/10/2025 at 5:36 AM, niteowl7710 said:

For a multitude of reasons, this analysis is wrong. I could spend a half hour writing a novella, but nobody would bother to read it.

Suffice to say your impressions of market size and market share, to say nothing of funding and budgets are incorrect. In 2025 Round2 is now the largest company in the U.S., and their CHOICE to stick in the nostalgia niche is one they made, not one they were forced to make.

For the record I don't begrudge their (Round2) decisions either. I think they have a unique "it" angle to play with scanning and recreating the old kits and they should run that out as far as it will take the profits. 

As a general statement all the - Wish they made this, or they should make that, et al. Ya'll need to keep in mind development runs 12-18 months in advance, the stuff you know about is 6-9 months in advance. There's an entire year's (plus) worth of planning already done that everyone else has no idea about.

Correct, I should have used Niche instead of Cottage. And I did not think about all the stuff they make, other than model kits, and they are still a U.S. company. 

 

[rattle can man]

for me subject matter (pre-90s in subject and style) is my priority. build options is second and accuracy is third.  That said, my stash is large, and another mustang, camaro, tri-five, '32 Ford. etc. won't get my attention.

[Jordan White]

3 hours ago, rattle can man said:

for me subject matter (pre-90s in subject and style) is my priority. build options is second and accuracy is third.  That said, my stash is large, and another mustang, camaro, tri-five, '32 Ford. etc. won't get my attention.

I’m more 80s-00s myself, but agree with  your order of criteria! As for your second point, my exception would be if they were in 1/16 or 1/12 scale (and not just repops of crappy old kits, looking at you Round 2 and the 1:16 ‘64 Mustang!)

[Junkman]

Many people around the world love old American cars, too.
I think Round2, and Atlantis for that matter, could sell a lot more kits, if they were a bit more export savvy.

[Radretireddad]

I buy and build just about everything kitted in 1/24 and 1/25th scale from all makers. For those who normally aren’t interested in imported kits, you need to build at least one kit from Tamiya. The quality, accuracy and fit are on another level. Look for two of my builds from Tamiya’s current lineup coming to the completed section soon.