I think the topic header says it all! OK, I was reading this month's issue of FSM, and when I got to the "Best kit of the year" part, I was very sad! In aircraft, the only 1/144 scale kit, in any category, was the HobbyCraft B-36 PeaceMaker. There was NO 1/144 scale kit in armor, and NO 1/144 scale kit in Ships, or even Spacecraft! But how can this be? At least with Aircraft, I know for a fact that there are TONS of 1/144 scale kits out there, but it seems no one is interested! FSM says that the bigger scales are winning out, why is this? It can't be a numbers game, because there are plenty of 1/144 scale kits out there, and not just of Bombers! Revell-AG makes TONS of 1/144 scale fighters and Helicopters(Their 1/144 scale Tornado is on my workbench, and I also have still in their boxes a MIG-31 and Kamov "Hokum" attack helicopter, and Chinook!)! Hobbycraft Canada can hook you up with just about any bomber! Acadamy/MRC has a broad variety, and then there's "Mini-Hobby Model Kits" brand(their detail is lackluster, and the parts are bad fitting, but, I've seen a little improvement!) and "ARII Plastic Model" brand, whose detail is good for an "economy build"!! There's plenty of room for scratchbuilding in 1/144 scale, as detail tends to be basic, so even expert modelers can find LOTS of joy out of a 1/144 scale model! Also, at an average of 4 dollars US for a 1/144 scale kit, you can buy four or even five kits for the price of ONE 1/48 scale kit, thus vastly stretching your hobby budget!
Yet, FSM has NEVER so far had a single article on 1/144 scale(at least not that I know of, I only started reading back in 2002), and rarely(if ever) let's us know when a new 1/144 scale kit comes out, even though there's usually around two or three new kits every time I go to my hobby shop! And, the discrimination doesn't end there! I looked all over the internet, and can only find Gundam websites in 1/144 scale! I've heard other modelers derisively refer to 1/144 scale as "toy scale", and even the biggest aftermarket companies don't make a sing 1/144 scale detail kit!
Why?! RPGers have been using 1/200 scale figurines for decades, why can't I have 1/144 scale figures? Other scales get coverage in FSM, why not 1/144 scale? Other scales get aftermarket detail kits, even when they don't need them( I mean really, do you actually NEED to buy a detail kit for the 1/32 Scale Acadamy F/A-18C?), why can't 1/144 scale? Why are all the other 1/144 scale lovers out there only interested in Gundams?
LONG LIVE 1/144 SCALE! THE TRUE SCALE!!