Factoid 1: ONE INCH and TWO INCH SCALES MERGERS of SEVERAL INTERESTS
One inch to the foot is an excellent scale, sadly neglected in model railroading, with potential for the fusion of several interests. Obviously, one-inch scale dollhouses are a firm foundation for landscape modeling; I wish there were also urban landscapes --- apartment houses, city storefronts, and so on. The lack of realistic, interesting figures, or trackside and landscape accessories in that scale, is both a positive and a negative. [-] It leaves a void that needs to be filled, but [+] my optimistic, glass-half-full approach says “That provides an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs and skilled modelers to produce and market products that fill those needs for both dollhouse hobbyists and one-inch scale model railroaders”.
Please also consider two-inches to the foot, one-sixth scale, which is the scale promulgated by Mattel, the iconic toy manufacturer, which is the mother ship of Barbie and friends. You'll see arguments (legal-type, NOT angry-type) in favor of latching on to their need for realistic people, rather than fashion models, and for the myriad business opportunities available for those who want to craft and sell all the many accessories in that scale, accessorie3s like (hold on to your hat ! ) trolley cars, realistic automobile models, and a host of other possibilities that (probably) are not considered enough of a market by giant toy companies, who don't like to think of numbers less than one million).
It sure would be nice to see "Made in the U.S.A." stamped on toys again.
I'm hoping that the many small model railroad companies ("Small Potatoes" to Mattel and their ilk) will see this and consider producing streetcars for the streets of Barbieville) . Are you listening, J & S Railcar of Tennessee ?
Please also consider two-inches to the foot, one-sixth scale, which is the scale promulgated by Mattel, the iconic toy manufacturer, which is the mother ship of Barbie and friends. You'll see arguments (legal-type, NOT angry-type) in favor of latching on to their need for realistic people, rather than fashion models, and for the myriad business opportunities available for those who want to craft and sell all the many accessories in that scale, accessorie3s like (hold on to your hat ! ) trolley cars, realistic automobile models, and a host of other possibilities that (probably) are not considered enough of a market by giant toy companies, who don't like to think of numbers less than one million).
It sure would be nice to see "Made in the U.S.A." stamped on toys again.
I'm hoping that the many small model railroad companies ("Small Potatoes" to Mattel and their ilk) will see this and consider producing streetcars for the streets of Barbieville) . Are you listening, J & S Railcar of Tennessee ?
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