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Post by mstar on Mar 3, 2008 13:35:33 GMT 1
Thanks Bill, this was the information I hoped for :-) Bring them all, and especially the C30 ;-) Thanks for doing such a great work!
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Post by Meguntic on Mar 3, 2008 23:55:07 GMT 1
Bill:
I Hope I Did Not Miss This, And This Is A Repeat Question. Will We Be Able To Disassemble The 1970 Ford And The 1968 Plymouth ?
It Sure Would Make Things Easier When Applying Decals And Spraying Clear Coat Over Them. I Guess The Same Question Applies To The Generic White Van That I Have Not Acquired Any Of As Of This Date.
Regards
Dwight
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Post by ensemble187 on Mar 4, 2008 2:40:20 GMT 1
Bill,
Fantastic news about your positive Volvo discussions! If development and licensing funds allow, it would also be great to see some of the brand's upcoming five-door hatch or crossover SUVs (e.g., XC60 and C30 5-door).
Tony F.
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Post by skunk on Mar 4, 2008 3:34:35 GMT 1
Volvo news are superb and unexpected. Any hope for older stuff? I know that the 740/760 as well as the 240/260 sold very well in the US, with the 262C Bertone a bit of a cult turkey.
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Post by BillC on Mar 4, 2008 19:32:10 GMT 1
Bill: I Hope I Did Not Miss This, And This Is A Repeat Question. Will We Be Able To Disassemble The 1970 Ford And The 1968 Plymouth ? It Sure Would Make Things Easier When Applying Decals And Spraying Clear Coat Over Them. I Guess The Same Question Applies To The Generic White Van That I Have Not Acquired Any Of As Of This Date. Regards Dwight My intention was for the Main Street Motors cars to be designed to be easily disassembled but we have to see if they will survive shipment without being turned into kit form. So far, all the samples I have received have been glued.  |
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Post by BillC on Mar 4, 2008 19:38:41 GMT 1
Volvo news are superb and unexpected. Any hope for older stuff? I know that the 740/760 as well as the 240/260 sold very well in the US, with the 262C Bertone a bit of a cult turkey. I would like to see older models, as would Volvo. However, considering that Brekina, Busch, Herpa and Wiking are all making unlicensed models of older Volvos, it's unlikely we would go back much farther than ten to fifteen years. In other words, nothing before 1993. There's no point in competing with a model that can be of comparable quality yet less expensive simply because there was no licensing involved. |
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Post by hovehicle on Mar 5, 2008 4:01:58 GMT 1
New or newer Volvos sound good to me and would be a welcome addition to HO from Masterpiece. Anything from Volvo, station wagons, sedans or SUV's sound like a winning formula and I hope to see an announcement or 2 shortly!
Vito L.
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Post by jeffh on Mar 27, 2008 10:10:38 GMT 1
Where a licence is obtained for a model range, is one licence fee paid for the vehicle range or is there an incremental licence fee paid for each variant within it, i.e sedan, five door hatchback, three door hatchback, station wagon?
In this vein, I think that the new 2008 Ford Fiesta ("Verve") might be a good prospect to be made as a 1:87 scale model as it will be available in 5 and 3 door hatchback form in Europe and as a four door sedan and 3 door hatchback form in the US (as a 2009 model in the US).
Whereas the 2007 Fiesta made the Camry look exotic, the 2008 model is a whole different ball game and must rank as the most excitingly styled small car available.
Who knows, having got rid of the Jaguar / Landrover millstone, Ford may even be amenable to promo model runs as they did previously with Rietze.
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Post by BillC on Mar 27, 2008 13:05:16 GMT 1
Generally, you license a specific brand, model and model year (i.e., Ford, Fiesta, 2009) but sometimes, depending on the licensor and how popular the vehicle, it might even be a specific trim level (Dodge, Journey, R/T, 2009). The license will generally cover any body style within those parameters. So a license for the new 2009 Fiesta should allow production of all body styles.
Ford of Europe is doing fine financially; Jaguar and Land Rover were lumped in with the Premier Auto Group. It's Ford of North America that's bleeding money. I would imagine Ford of Europe could commission any promo models it wanted.
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Post by mstar on Mar 28, 2008 0:20:31 GMT 1
Unfortunately, Ford does not want this. I would love to see the new Ka. I'm sure it will be iconic again, maybe not as iconic as the first, but still great. Fiesta is also great.
Bill, you mentioned in another thread that the Ford Model-T is going to be hundred years old this year. Wouldn't that be a possiblity to produce it as a ready-to-roll model, as it is one of the most important cars ever, which however has never been produced as a really good model. I could even imagine a double pack of the Model T and the 2009 Fiesta 3-door. "We re-invented the economical, ecological and reasonably priced car again to move into a new era. Ford - Bold moves" or something like that.
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Post by BillC on Mar 28, 2008 0:41:39 GMT 1
The hundredth-anniversary Model T would have been a great model, and I am kicking myself a bit for not thinking of it earlier, as it's too late now to hit the Model T's official anniversary on October 1. It's still an excellent choice for a future Masterpiece model.
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Post by Mark Maticek on Mar 28, 2008 2:26:23 GMT 1
A Model T would be a great model. As far as I know, only Anguplas and Jordan's kit have been produced for this prototype.
As for the Fiesta, I would love to see this model made. I did read in Car however that there would be not be a single model for the whole world but specific 3 door hatch for Europe, a 4 door sedan for North America and a 5-door for Asia. This creates a problem for the manufacturer similar to the Honda Civics.
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Post by jeffh on Mar 28, 2008 8:23:49 GMT 1
Last I heard, Europe would get both a 2008 Ford Fiesta three door hatch and a five door hatch (which makes sense as the 5 door hatch is one of the top 5 best selling vehicles in the UK) and that NA would get the four door sedan, with a strong possibility of the three door hatch also being offered in NA in a similar fashion to the Saturn Astra 3 door adaptation of the Opel Astra GTC.
Furthermore, a slightly re-designed version of the NA four door sedan would be offered in Asia aimed at the Chinese market which prefers sedans to hatchbacks.
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Post by BillC on Mar 28, 2008 13:30:05 GMT 1
As I have said before, a lot of future choices are going to depend on how well the first Main Street Motors models sell. To me, the Fiesta/Verve isn't a candidate for a Masterpiece model but it might make a good Main Street Motors model. I personally liked what Busch did with the CMD Opel, but it's six dollars more than the standard version in the U.S. (US$18.99 vs. US$12.99) which makes it a fairly pricey model of a small, far-from-fancy car.
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Post by Ed on Mar 28, 2008 15:38:22 GMT 1
Hi Bill,
I ordered twenty each of the Ford and the Plymouth. I hope that this will generate enough of a return on investment so that MSM can proceed with more offerings.
As far as "economy" offerings, I believe as others on this thread have stated; as long as the proportions and wheels aren't skimped on, they would move off of the shelves. Ideally, they would be bought up greedily by a segment of the MRR buyers and modellers who would be interested in using them as a basis for modifications (wagons, sedans, etc).
From your experience, would this product line allow for a faster release of models that we might not otherwise ever see? If so, you will have a lot of business from me and others here; perhaps it will encourage the MRRs to spend a little of their disposable hobby income on them as well.
Bottom line, if any product line will accellerate and increase decent renditions of American cars from 1960-1990, I'm all for it!
Thank you for all of your efforts on this!
Ed
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