>>1234028Yeah, there's definitely not a viable market for this stuff in the future. But as I said before, a big part of the problem is that model manufacturers are wasting time and money on modern bullshit instead of delivering less expensive and more common models that they already have the molds for and that have more broad appeal. Take Kato for example (one of the few model companies I see remaining profitable, due to their domination of the Japan market). They are releasing a model of this monstrosity this year. Not only that, but Broadway Limited and Fox Valley Models are ALSO releasing a version of this ugly unit.
Meanwhile, Kato has great models of F units, SW switchers, SD40-2s, SD45s, U boats etc., locomotives that were produced in the thousands in dozens of different paint schemes, and yet they haven't released new schemes of them in years, or if they have, very limited runs of 3 or 4 different schemes. Why? They should be running these models continuously in a wide variety of schemes, I guarantee they would make profits on every run. And these are cheap units too, averaging around $70-$80 apiece. This is the kind of shitty business decision making that drives people away from new models and forces them to buy old runs on the second-hand market. These manufacturers are shooting themselves in the foot and then have the audacity to blame the consumers for not buying modern shit that no one actually wants.
