Re: [GZG] 25mm/28mm Sci-fi vehicles

[Ground Zero Games <jon@xxxxxxx>]

>All this talk about various makers of 25 mm vehicles has brought up a
>question.  It seems all of the makers we're talking about make things in
>resin.  Does anyone know of a company that makes plastic science fiction
>vehicle model kits in this scale?  i.e. 25 mm, 28 mm, 1/48, 1/56?  Well,
>other than the obvious Company That Shall Not Be Named.  Or is the
>up-front cost of making plastic molds so expensive that small companies
>can't manage at all?


Basically, yes. Tooling up for injection moulding costs thousands, if 
not tens of thousands (at least it used to if done locally - not sure 
what the Chinese are offering to do it for at the moment....).
GW does it because they have the funds, and they know they are going 
to sell in huge numbers. Mongoose do (did?) it and it seems to have 
rather bitten them in the arse. Very few others (certainly not me!) 
have the capital to lay out on it.
You can do resin in silicone moulds in the garden shed, or even on 
the kitchen table if the wife doesn't mind.  ;-)

Jon (GZG)

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