--- In [email protected], "danvandermause" <danvandermause@...> wrote:
> One issue the scale will have to grapple with in the coming years is the
> ability of an aging market to sustain purchases at such high prices.
> Many of us may need some attitude adjustment going forward, thinking back to
> the days when "Athearn Blue Box" models were the norm in the hobby. American
> Models may have the right marketing strategy here - building basic models
> which can be detailed if desired.
>
Hopefully more product will create more modelers to buy the stuff and
lower the unit prices. Don't just think in terms of the present day S scalers
think about what might be possible if more modelers decide S is viable for them.
Atlas O produces a nice value priced Trainman line so I think with more
volume prices could fall. The present day HO scale parallel to an athearn blue
box kit is a RTR mostly detailed model, a bit better than most of the old blue
box cars with improvements like better paint job and metal wheels and a better
box for storage. So even in HO the blue box kits have outlived their usefulness.
I'd hope that enough new modelers and manufacturers could hook up so that
quality S cars like the Des Plaines excellent modern boxcars could come in at
around $50 which makes them a good value compared to a low ball kit that might
cost $30....DaveBranum
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