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DirtyBird · 08-16-2001, 01:19 PM

What do you think is the next big thing for 1:400 scale manufaturers to improve on their molds?

The mold accuracies as far as the overall fuselage shapes go are getting much better and the printing details in my opinion are really incredible, but there is room for improvement for all the manufacturers in this scale. Although I know its almost impossible to do with the current casting techniques, I would eventually like to see strakes and fins on my models, I think this is the one thing that might give the edge to either manufacturer, well I take that back this and more detailed landing gear. We all pretty much know what happened to Herpa 1:500 when they didnt improve on their molds, StarJets came along and basically took the whole collectors market out of theirs hands with better mold accuracy and scaled landing gear. Well I think the manufacturer that gets the next big improvement will exact the same blow on their competitor.

08-16-2001, 01:19 PM	#1
DirtyBird Master Collector Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Atlanta GA, USA Posts: 898	What improvements next? What do you think is the next big thing for 1:400 scale manufaturers to improve on their molds? The mold accuracies as far as the overall fuselage shapes go are getting much better and the printing details in my opinion are really incredible, but there is room for improvement for all the manufacturers in this scale. Although I know its almost impossible to do with the current casting techniques, I would eventually like to see strakes and fins on my models, I think this is the one thing that might give the edge to either manufacturer, well I take that back this and more detailed landing gear. We all pretty much know what happened to Herpa 1:500 when they didnt improve on their molds, StarJets came along and basically took the whole collectors market out of theirs hands with better mold accuracy and scaled landing gear. Well I think the manufacturer that gets the next big improvement will exact the same blow on their competitor. __________________ Turkish Airlines DC-10-30 from Gemini Jets!