You know one of the biggest deterents out there to diorama making ,is the lack of figures and scale support equipment, available to the dioramist.I contribute to 5 aircraft,2 ship and 1 auto modelers site ,in their diorama forums, and this has always been an ongoing complaint in all of them and a big reason for not getting involved in this growing trend of diorama making amoung modelers .
I think that the model manufactures are really missing the boat on this one, especially when it comes to the popular aviation scales.Their excuse is probably, that there is not a big enough market.Maybe they are right, but I know from what I see the potential market is there, especially in 1/48 scale.
Do any of you guys know how to make them aware of this trend? Do their marketing guys monitor our websites for trends in the market? Do they care? I don't know but we modelers are their life blood.How can we make our needs known?Even generic figures that could be adapted would be very useful and would appeal to an even wider market.Is anybody listening???
Cheers! John.
