11-06-2013, 08:12 AM
Perhaps I've mentioned this before, but is anyone else missing good north american quality automobiles in HO (or other scales)?
What the likes of Herpa, Athearn, Wiking and many more seem to miss are models of ordinary cars, build anywhere between 1970 and 2000.
The majority of cars are modern or transition era, and with that they are usually top of the range or otherwise desirable cars in many cases.
I want to model the ordinary, as will probably most every one else, to make your scenes look realistic. I need chevy caprice classics, lincoln towncars, saturns, Acuras, Toyota camry , etc etc. Not Dodge Vipers, Mercedes SL500, Ferrari F360, BMW X5 , not to mention an endless variety of company variations on the same Ford F150 pick up truck, or bright coloured truck+ trailers with a variety of company logos.
Where are the ordinary cars, the older pick up trucks, non descript trucks and trailers .
I know that the manufactures cater to collectors, and they tend to release current models but surely a rerun of some of the older models (updated with modern detailing) would be great. There is also an overwhelming variety of European manufacturer models, and much less north american car industry , that will need to change for those modeling US/Canadian outline.
Anyone with influence at the manufacturers reading this? Thanks very much.
Koos
What the likes of Herpa, Athearn, Wiking and many more seem to miss are models of ordinary cars, build anywhere between 1970 and 2000.
The majority of cars are modern or transition era, and with that they are usually top of the range or otherwise desirable cars in many cases.
I want to model the ordinary, as will probably most every one else, to make your scenes look realistic. I need chevy caprice classics, lincoln towncars, saturns, Acuras, Toyota camry , etc etc. Not Dodge Vipers, Mercedes SL500, Ferrari F360, BMW X5 , not to mention an endless variety of company variations on the same Ford F150 pick up truck, or bright coloured truck+ trailers with a variety of company logos.
Where are the ordinary cars, the older pick up trucks, non descript trucks and trailers .
I know that the manufactures cater to collectors, and they tend to release current models but surely a rerun of some of the older models (updated with modern detailing) would be great. There is also an overwhelming variety of European manufacturer models, and much less north american car industry , that will need to change for those modeling US/Canadian outline.
Anyone with influence at the manufacturers reading this? Thanks very much.
Koos
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