Military idea for Miller Engineering.

I would go for one of them. Beings I served in the USAF I would like that one. But if they made all services I would be in for each one. 

I certainly could make use of any type of Army signage since that service is a integral part of my layout.

Maybe they can do the window signs for a recruiting office.

I'm with Dixie Line

 

Brent

 

BRING IT ON!!!

 

 

Hooah!

Just think what Chris and company will be charged by the military for licensing.

Great Idea! I would order a Navy one.

I served as a "Unit of Choice" Army recruiter, as an Airborne Ranger NCO, for the 101st Abn from '72-'73.  We had an OK recruiting budget.

 

I believe the services still have a decent recruiting budget and would most likey contribute to this signage to get the message out to more young guys and girls.

 

Miller Engineering should look into it.

With all the veterans and and still active serving members of the military it might still be worth it even in very limited numbers. All comes down to the bottom line I guess.

Two problems with this:

1) Vast majority of trains are run in private homes so who would see these signs? 

2) Vast majority of train enthusiasts are too old for military service so it's really not hitting a useful demographic. I'm 42 and am usually the youngest customer at my local train shop.  

 

There's a reason the military plows their very large marketing budget into video games and sporting events. 

 

As a former M60 and Abrams tank crewman I'd love to see an Army sign or my layout.

Good comment. There may be an application for these outside of model railroading. I would have thought they were cool regardless of my interest in trains.

Chris, I love your idea. As far as licensing is concerned, I would think that the DOD would love this kind of favorable publicity for our armed forces.

 

There are many of us in the O-Gauge hobby that served in the armed services and would love to recognize our branch of the service on our layouts.

 

Hope Chris considers this.

I think there would be a lot of people who would have an interest in Chris's signs If they knew they were available. I have a citco sign at work and people ask me all the time where I got it. If they were marketed beyond the Model Railroader people could use them in their office,or at home on their desk with the battery operated base that miller offers.

Great idea.  I really like the idea of a recruiting sign.

 

Although I'd probably want them in HO scale since that's the layout where I have a military base.

 

Would licensing be an issue?  Would these signs not be in the public domain?  Like all of the equipment in the military, we as taxpayers are the owners.  As a part owner, Miller has my permission to produce a sign representing each service.

 

As to the audience that would buy, with the desktop feature, these could be marketed to current military, veterans groups, and military collectors as well as the train community.

 

Larry

Great idea Chris!

 

As a Naval Academy grad and a retired Navy SEAL, I'll have a "Navy" one please!  Or how about a SEAL Trident?

 

Bob Nelson, CDR USN(ret), USNA '71, BUD/S Class #68

 

GO NAVY!  BEAT ARMY!

 

Reply to my e-mail to Miller Engineering. 

 

"Hi Don,
  Thanks for that link. We have been considering doing something like and the VFW is one tht is on our '"To Do" list. The biggest problem is you can't do just one, you have to cover all the armed forces and I am not convinced that there would be enough sales to even brake even.
Sincerely,
Chris"

The VFW is too narrow as it may exclude those of us who served "stateside"and not in a foreign war. I really like the Recruiting Uncle Sam, but better hurry before the administration completely neuters what's left of our Military.

JMHO, Dave G.