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What Do Chinese Modelers Make?
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 - 01:10 AM UTC
It seems there are a number of Chinese made models specifically for the domestic market. What do they typically buy? Then again, what do they teach in Chinese schools? I read that every Chinese history book starts with "In 1949..."
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 - 01:23 AM UTC
Odd questions I am seeing here. Why are you asking them btw for the sake of discussion?
I don't know specifically the Chinese market preference but for the Asian market in general (Japan being the biggest market, South Korea, China, then Taiwan), the WWII German model kits are the most popular. Then modern and the U.S. WWII about the same popularity.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 - 01:43 AM UTC
Well I can't comment on what they buy on the Chinese market but they pretty much teach the same subjects the world over. I do know that do teach English to a high level.
However the next time I speak to my son I can ask him to find out.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 - 04:02 AM UTC
I suppose it's a matter of "Do other nations' modelers like the same subjects we do or are there differences?" I wondered if Chinese like their own military or not.

I suppose the other question is what do Germans do.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 - 05:27 AM UTC

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I suppose the other question is what do Germans do.


Invade France at least once every fifty or so years. So far, they're twenty years behind schedule.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 - 06:08 AM UTC
I would guess that Europe is big on WWII and Modern armor, but is there much of anything else?
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 - 06:29 AM UTC
Interesting article quite weird and answer is also quite simple. As we know AFV Club, Dragon, HobbyBoss， Meng， Takom, Trumpeter， GWH， are model brands in China, the question itself is the answer. So...Do you know the answer now?
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 - 06:30 AM UTC

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I would guess that Europe is big on WWII and Modern armor, but is there much of anything else?



Well, there's the Roman-Parthian War of 161-166. Unfortunately, aftermarket accessories for ballistas and siege towers are pretty sparse.
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 - 06:38 AM UTC
And also talking about what Chinese study in school? First we need to make a correction about how to study the history: ancient history of China，modern and contemporary history of both China and the World. The rest is quite the same as the rest of the world study: Math( in senior school you have to study Solid geometry), physics，chemistry， biology， and English(also in south part you can chose other language）， Chinese literature. :_ in fact I really should ignore this topic but since that your question sounds....sincerely....why not....
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 - 09:47 AM UTC
HI,Tom Radigan.

I am a modeler from China

1/German tank is very popular in china
2/Then Russian an USAmry
3/Then Chinese Amry -PLA
4/maybe NATO amry tank

btw,there are so many modelers in China,and it is reason why so many new Brand in china.And because of WOT an WT, many freshman came in .
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 - 06:43 PM UTC

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HI,Tom Radigan.

I am a modeler from China

1/German tank is very popular in china
2/Then Russian an USAmry
3/Then Chinese Amry -PLA
4/maybe NATO amry tank

btw,there are so many modelers in China,and it is reason why so many new Brand in china.And because of WOT an WT, many freshman came in .

Thanks! Surprisingly I hardly see any Chinese figures on the market, unless they don't get sold outside of China. Or for that matter Japanese figures, unless they'd be unpopular in China.
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Posted: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 - 09:21 AM UTC

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I suppose the other question is what do Germans do.


Invade France at least once every fifty or so years. So far, they're twenty years behind schedule.


LOL!!
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Posted: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 - 11:13 AM UTC
Like Mark Twain said..."Even French dogs know French"
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Like Mark Twain said..."Even French dogs know French"

Hard to say. My sister once had a Basset Hound who presumably never left the USA.
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Like Mark Twain said..."Even French dogs know French"

Hard to say. My sister once had a Basset Hound who presumably never left the USA.


My cat can decipher Linear B script.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 06:29 AM UTC

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HI,Tom Radigan.

I am a modeler from China

1/German tank is very popular in china
2/Then Russian an USAmry
3/Then Chinese Amry -PLA
4/maybe NATO amry tank

btw,there are so many modelers in China,and it is reason why so many new Brand in china.And because of WOT an WT, many freshman came in .

Thanks! Surprisingly I hardly see any Chinese figures on the market, unless they don't get sold outside of China. Or for that matter Japanese figures, unless they'd be unpopular in China.


HB and Bronco had released a few kind of chinese PLA soldiers,but they didnt showed on armorama,even they didnt be sell to the market of overseas.Maybe you could find them on the website of Hb or Bronco
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Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 07:13 PM UTC

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HB and Bronco had released a few kind of chinese PLA soldiers,but they didnt showed on armorama,even they didnt be sell to the market of overseas.Maybe you could find them on the website of Hb or Bronco


A local hobbystore (Udisco) has a few sets of these figures, including the female PLA. I think they are not popular because all the figures have the same, or similar, pose. And they are all marching in parade - boring!
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Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 07:35 PM UTC

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Well I can't comment on what they buy on the Chinese market but they pretty much teach the same subjects the world over.


Actually, it is very common in Asia (Japan, China, and the Koreas, particularly) to teach a completely different version of history than what many of us in the West take for granted as truth. I think that is the essence of Tom's observation.

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Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 08:44 PM UTC
So who's right, and who's wrong. "Truth lies in the eyes of the beholder".
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Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 08:47 PM UTC
I just noticed an unintentional pun in the word "lies" in my above, as "lies" can be taken two ways, and both making sense in this context!
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Posted: Saturday, May 14, 2016 - 02:08 AM UTC
I have not purchased or know of the quality of these figures but I thought I post this link for some resin figures of WW2,
Vietnam and modern eras. I stumbled on these searching thru Ali Express.

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/1-35-resin-miniartures/1270215_501581186.html?spm=2114.12010108.0.170.URTyas
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