Jon Cole Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 Take me out to the ball game... As I watch America’s favorite pastime (let’s say that is baseball), I was wondering if a model company was to build kits of North Americas favorite ballparks, do you think it would sell enough to cover the costs? As I picture it, the base would have to be at least 18” + in either direction. Would it have to be a Skill Level #1, or higher? Let’s say they start with four ballparks… would that work? Would this help bring in sports fans who normally not buy (or build) a model kit? Your thoughts?
SuperStockAndy Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 Interesting idea...I'd like a FULL dragstrip That'd be a little out of my budget, though...
bandit1 Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) Take me out to the ball game... As I watch America’s favorite pastime (let’s say that is baseball), I was wondering if a model company was to build kits of North Americas favorite ballparks, do you think it would sell enough to cover the costs? As I picture it, the base would have to be at least 18” + in either direction. Would it have to be a Skill Level #1, or higher? Let’s say they start with four ballparks… would that work? Would this help bring in sports fans who normally not buy (or build) a model kit? Your thoughts? talk about "Coloring outside the lines"! Edited July 23, 2011 by bandit1
randx0 Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 I don't even care for baseball that much,however it sounds like an interesting project.
disabled modeler Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 I would tend to think if the companies made 1/25th or 1/24th scale kits of buildings,dragstrips,etc. they would sell if the price matched detail level for the suggested retail price. The MRC gas stations sold well.
Harry P. Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 I forgot who did them, one of the "Mints," I think... but they offered a series of scale model ballparks in "cold cast" resin or ceramic (whatever that is...), but I think a scale model kit of a ball park would be hugely cool!
Chuck Most Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 I forgot who did them, one of the "Mints," I think... but they offered a series of scale model ballparks in "cold cast" resin or ceramic (whatever that is...), but I think a scale model kit of a ball park would be hugely cool! I tried 'hot casting' once. That's how I ended up with these neat facial scars!
62rebel Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 it'd be a neat thing to pull off, but i believe that the target market would not find it appealling enough. they would have to be a very small scale, probably HO or N train gauge size, in order to be feasible, and still would be fairly large. once assembled, they'd require dust free display or they would quickly accumulate a thick coat of grime under most conditions. personally, i'd find a larger scale diorama of a ballfield with a game in play more enjoyable. maybe depicting a scene from a turn-of-the-century classic or a pick up game in old hometown USA circa 1950..... which leads me to my lamentation that not enough scale figures are available for "car scale" dioramas. i think i caught this bug around 1972 when my parents took me to Gettysburg and i saw those marvelous "cyclorama" battlefield scenes...... "toy" soldiers never looked the same after that.
Agent G Posted July 23, 2011 Posted July 23, 2011 Unfortunately I think that while a neat idea, it just wouldn't sell. My take is that folks who collect these things, i.e. resin ball parks, bridges, light houses, cat houses etc. are not really builders. There is a difference, to me at least, between "builder" as in model builder and "collector". Now that said you can be one or the other or both. I am both but this doesn't spark my interest. I'd buy maybe one, my hometown ball park, Bush Stadium (which no longer exists BTW) or it's replacement New Bush (sucks) and that's about it. Oh, I'd buy Wrigley Field just to keep peace with the war department, she's a Chicago native. I'm not convinced that there would be enough sales to sustain production beyond the first two or three, if that. G
Guest Johnny Posted July 30, 2011 Posted July 30, 2011 (edited) I forgot who did them, one of the "Mints," I think... but they offered a series of scale model ballparks in "cold cast" resin or ceramic (whatever that is...), but I think a scale model kit of a ball park would be hugely cool! If marketed right bet they could sell a lot! Edited July 30, 2011 by Johnny
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