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  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: Virginia
Tank-o-centric
Posted by Mike F6F on Saturday, January 29, 2011 12:56 PM

It might just be me.

I'm not an armor builder, and though I acknowledge the fine builds, the interest such machines can generate, and that armor is, I believe, second only to aircraft as the most modeled subject, there's been a lot of tank heavy FSM issues of late.  And, the annual issue is very tank heavy, or it appears to me, this year.

This isn't a complaint, just an observation.  Perhaps there's a very good cycle of armor builds currently out there and within the confines of FSM issue budgets, that's what's good to go in right now.

I just noticed as I was reading through the current stuff, " there's lots of tanks recently."  Of course, being a ship, aircraft and sometimes space guy, like I said, it might just be me.

Anyway, keep up the good work guys.

Mike

 

"Grumman on a Navy Airplane is like Sterling on Silver."

  • Member since
    September 2008
  • From: Minneapolis MN
Posted by BigSmitty on Saturday, January 29, 2011 1:08 PM

I think FSM follows trends like any other magazine.  Fact is, more companies are putting out armor rather than aircraft on a monthly/quarterly basis.  As that market goes, you'll see more emphasis on armor.  Let's face it, Dragon/DML puts out some obscure variant of a Tiger I or Panzer III/IV or Sherman all the time because they know there is a strong market for it.  No different than Hasegawa re-releasing F-4 kits with molds from 1985 with new decals for different units/countries/etc.

As someone who does a fair amount of both, even the kits I have lean closer to the 60/40 armor to aircraft split, maybe even a bit higher.  I think that most companies don't release much in the way of aircraft because (my opinion) the licensing requirements from the A/C manufacturers. 

The latest issue of FSM "New Products" shows about a 50/50 split in new products.  I suppose Minicraft could go all "Dragon" and release every single airline livery 737 as a separate kit.  I kid, of course, but that's about how I see it.

 

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