All opinion---
On this note: "I was complimenting Scott on building an out of the box plastic ready to roll model that clearly holds its own in comparison to a hand finished pro-paint brass import that easily cost you 3 times what Scott's model cost these guys. A tough thing to stomach. "
This dynamic of plastic release destroying the brass market is no stranger to other scales. N brass has all but evaporated due to Kato and the like.
I am pro-brass you know this about me. But I'm also pro-correct model made of resin, brass, plastic, abs, or whatever you want to call it. It makes no difference to me.
Sunset is changing the 1/48 scale market. Your OMI custom finished model is likely one of a very few that will hold its value because of its professional talent finish and care to authenticity and detail; meanwhile the non-paint and custom paint and painted crowd out there will likely dwindle- $500-$600 range per unit and even lower once the Key Model Imports pieces get here next month. Frankly I'm concerned for the future value of these models despite the intense nature of quality these will possess. The market just will not support it with much lower cost alternatives available to the buyer.
I love your model it's wonderful. Truly an exemplary piece worthy of any collectors prize or ATSF buff. The Atlas CZ is another example of a possible ouch--. Just look what happened to the Challenger Imports CZ; once a $5000-$7000 set now reduced to a $2400 set because of Broadway Limited's BLI plated CZ in plastic.
Step aside all this and we will still find that one buyer or two that wants and demands the absolute best of the best no matter the cost. I sympathize with this buyer he or she is a aficionado and loves every detail- Every detail no matter how small.
To quote what a gentleman said in a post on the now locked Atlas HO forum:
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Dave Plummer
Posted - 2010 November 30 : 8:45:56 PM Show Profile
Brass is something that Walmart shoppers just don't get....along with any measure of class.
Dave
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Originally posted by GTIRR
$900.00 FOR ONE ENGINE!!!!!! YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME????
Does it have the handrails and air hoses hollowed out?
Does it come with DCC and sound?
How about hot and cold running ***?
What a joke!!!!
And to think of how many fine Atlas units with DCC and sound
you could have had.....
gtirr
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