Scott, precisely becase of the Famos, and the Dragon Wagons and the Cromwells is WHY I have a downer on Tamiya. Any company that was capable of producing kits of the extraordinary quality of these (and gives up) deserves to get hammered. To give up the position they had because of bad management deseves little respect. A company that instead of building on the quality they established, allowed bad management to virtually ruin the company. We should have respect for that?

What do you suggest? Jump up and down with glee every time they re-pop another 30 year -old motorized toy?

As for Bronco, when they hit, they won't be major players for a while yet, but everything indicates they have done market research. Something Tamiya-San seems to have little interest in..Jim

Scott, precisely becase of the Famos, and the Dragon Wagons and the Cromwells is WHY I have a downer on Tamiya. Any company that was capable of producing kits of the extraordinary quality of these (and gives up) deserves to get hammered. To give up the position they had because of bad management deseves little respect. A company that instead of building on the quality they established, allowed bad management to virtually ruin the company. We should have respect for that?

What do you suggest? Jump up and down with glee every time they re-pop another 30 year -old motorized toy?

As for Bronco, when they hit, they won't be major players for a while yet, but everything indicates they have done market research. Something Tamiya-San seems to have little interest in..Jim

There is absolutely no call for a personal attack, or the use of expressions such as those on a site such as this. Temper your loyalty to Tamiya with the realisation that they don't even know or care that you exist. They are in it for the profits, exactly the same as every other business out there. They just don't want to do through making armour kits anymore. Please think about editing your above post.

Vinnie

Hi Guys,

Sorry to change the subject a little but as Bronco was mentioned I can say I have just received a sample of their first H39 kit and a review will be posted on PMMS over the weekend.

Cheers
Terry A

Hi Guys,

Sorry to change the subject a little but as Bronco was mentioned I can say I have just received a sample of their first H39 kit and a review will be posted on PMMS over the weekend.

Cheers
Terry A

just for those who may be interested -I will actually be building AFV Clubs and DML's Tiger I over at planetArmor

James, the DML Tiger has aleady been built and painted by someone on this site....Jim

To be honest the writing has been on the wall for Tamiya for a few years, it strikes me as strange that there is still a sprited defence of a company which treats Armor Modellers with complete contempt...