Ahhhhh hope really does spring eternal!

When I see comments such as " There may be more prople into this stuff than you think.", I smile I believe the obverse
is more likely; there are probably fewer people in this hobby than you hope.

That Japanese Giant, the Mattel of the east Bandai once offered a series of 1/15 scale tanks that in their day ( early -mid 1970s)
were the cat's meow. No longer; they didn't see enough of a future in it to add anything to their line which preceded Tamiya's
by quite a bit.

I know that putting any hobby grade kit in the market is a hugely expensive project. 90% of the whiners, as they were aptly
labeled previously just don't have a clue.

Here's a 'for instance'. In the early 1990s I approached 2 companies with the small project of making a single place
injection die for a HDPE 1/10 scale Panther track link . Cost? between 15,000 and 18,000; just for the die. A permanent mold
for die cast aluminum? it started at 30k, add retractable pin to rough form track pin ways? Don't even ask. And none of these prices included ( naturally ) finding a shop to mount and shoot the die. There was no way I could even get close to cover the die cost with sales and this was in a time when 1/10 was still pretty popular.

No people, buy what's out there and smile that you have the chance. 20 years from now you'll see Hooben Elefant kits selling
for 2k on ebay.

If you want to make a difference, write a business plan for your after market conversion kits, project your sales ( use
forum feedback participation if you really believe there that many people in it ), craft a business plan and head off to the
lender of your choice to get funding.

Let us know how that works out for ya....

Jerry