On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, VR Bass wrote:
>
> > That is why there is an attempt by some of us to try and get the
> > manufacturers to see sense and adopt 1:32 before 1:29 is too well
> > entrenched.
>
> They already see cents (and dollars). You can't argue about their
> measurement, since they already seem to be making a lot of money selling
> toys. And it is probably too late to overthrow 1:29. The best hope (IMO) is to
> create a new market niche by attracting scale modelers, and picking up a
> few of the current 1:29 owners who convert. As you noted, "they have a 1:29
> market to protect", and protect it they certainly will.
Eight track tapes were pretty popular for a while. I'm hoping 1:29 scale
will follow right along behind eight track tapes.
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Bill Kaiser
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There are three ways to do a job: good, cheap, and quick.
You can have any two.
A good, cheap job won't be quick.
A good, quick job won't be cheap.
A cheap, quick job won't be good.
