Probably one major consideration as to why the Brits have the prefectly
detailed models and we don't is simply that the Brits have a big enough
market for these models that manufacturers can justify the expense of making
all the variations and high quality running characteristics, knowing it will
sell. If the manufactureres of plastic model locomotives knew they could
sell several thousand perfectly detailed plastic models of CPR and CNR
engines every year in Canada, I'll wager that the models would be near
perfect in detail and operation. The trouble for modellers of CN and CP is
that we are simply lumped in with the much larger US market simply because
we don't account for enough sales and the general North American market
won't pay a premium for high quality - unlike the Brits - this is why we
have brass models for the North American perfectionists. Also, Brits tend
to be a little bit insane when it comes to modelling anything ... especially
trains ... it has to perfectly reflect the original or nothing. North
Americans are a little less a*** retentive in most instances - if it ain't
exact - no sweat, out comes the file, the glue, the paint stripper, the
decals ... you get my drift.
Joe Smuin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger T." <rogertra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: RE: [cpsig] HO Intermountain CPR FP7 and F7B
I really don't expect perfection out of a RTR platic model of a Canadian
locomotive. Anyone who models CPR or CNR power has to add extra details to
"Canadianize" the model, because of this I was hoping for an undec
version.
The Brits expect the accurate models, why shouldn't we?
Over there, the days of "good enough" for top of the line rtr plastic are
long gone. You should hear what they say if even the smallest detail is
wrong, missing or out of place. Excellent running is also expected.
Cheers
Roger T.
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