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[quote user="JFdez"] ... Believe you me: there are plenty of really interesting figures in HO (and unlike 1:72, most HO figures are non-military). ...[/quote]Yer right about that! Begin Rant  [soapbox]I don't quite understand it. There's a big need for non-military figures. These can be used for a variety of things. Some do exist, but at premium prices. But these are usually onesy-twosies, and $29 for a single or a pair of figures. Even sets of six aren't cheap! These run from $8 to $100, depending on the manufacturer! I mean, come on! Where's the Circus figures and circus animals? Where's a Indian Muslim family? I've seend Davy Crockett, wild west trappers, Lewis and Clark. WHere's Dr Livingston? Where's a peaceful indian village that I can mix with either store bought or self-made Teepees? Where's the freaking Indian and african elephants? Where's some longhorn cattle? I don't understand the mentality. Are people only amused with warfare? Are humans, by nature, only interested in replicating war scenes? Not by any means! Just look at the mdoel railroaders!  So where are the figures that show historical incidents of peaceful life? WHere's Wilbur and Orville? Where's Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, and similar tycoon giants and their entourages? Are the modeling companies stuck in a rut? Have they no imagination beyond conflict, death and destruction? If these manufacturers are so brilliant, then why don't they create a wider variety? IN 1/87 AND 1:160!Everybody agrees that war is hell. So why do these manufacturers create nothing but reinactments of hell? Now, I've looked into creating my own figures. Uh uh. No can do with reasonable speed and home made molds. These are injected molded plastic, or complex molded tin. I can't do this in my hobby room(s)! And if I did, I'd be spending plenty of time on these and have no time for the dioramas that I want to make! [sigh]When are the scale figure modelers gonna grow a brain? <a href="http://www.iinet.com/~lengoforth/Looney-dispicable.wav">http://www.iinet.com/~lengoforth/Looney-dispicable.wav</a>End rantgrrrr! I'd run over these companies with a Big Boy if given the chance!
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