What if....

[A32Limited]

Either a Peterbilt 587, a Kenworth T800 with 72" sleeper, or an International 9900IX. Those would be my three choices. LOL

[ihbuilder]

OK , this thread is telling me something .I'm just throwing a few ?'s here as a feasibility study . Does it have to be tamiya ? Integrate with tamiya parts ? Metal or plastic cab or make base cab in metal and make different hood options .Does it have to be branded ? Kit form or completed model ? IMHO , Paccar brand trucks are economically out of the ? .

[Espeefan]

Originally Posted by ihbuilder

OK , this thread is telling me something .I'm just throwing a few ?'s here as a feasibility study . Does it have to be tamiya ? Integrate with tamiya parts ? Metal or plastic cab or make base cab in metal and make different hood options .Does it have to be branded ? Kit form or completed model ? IMHO , Paccar brand trucks are economically out of the ? .

Steve, we know you are machining up your own cab. Thinking of offering something, are you?

I don't really understand the licensing problems. Ertl, Wedico, DCP, Sword, Norscot, and everyone else can get approval from all the big truck names. Surely Tamiya could too, if they wanted. There is something else going on here. Tamiya just doesn't want to do it. They probably think an American brand truck would not be as popular as what they are already offering for the European market. Even the trailers do not really ressemble any North American prototypes.

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by Espeefan

Steve, we know you are machining up your own cab. Thinking of offering something, are you?

I don't really understand the licensing problems. Ertl, Wedico, DCP, Sword, Norscot, and everyone else can get approval from all the big truck names. Surely Tamiya could too, if they wanted. There is something else going on here. Tamiya just doesn't want to do it. They probably think an American brand truck would not be as popular as what they are already offering for the European market. Even the trailers do not really ressemble any North American prototypes.

I'm not entirely sure on the licensing yet Nate . I got a patent layer who has worked with ertl for various licensing . I'm starting to believe that alot of the issues with them who shall not be mentioned here is , they just did without asking 1st.

I'm starting to kick the idea around or have been I got into making the parts I do because I couldn't get what I wanted . And someone asked for some at the right timing .

[Espeefan]

Originally Posted by ihbuilder

I'm not entirely sure on the licensing yet Nate . I got a patent layer who has worked with ertl for various licensing . I'm starting to believe that alot of the issues with them who shall not be mentioned here is , they just did without asking 1st.

I'm starting to kick the idea around or have been I got into making the parts I do because I couldn't get what I wanted . And someone asked for some at the right timing .

That's how it all starts, isn't it? I wouldn't mind making parts for other people too, but I have hard enough time trying to build my own trucks, let alone trying to fill orders as well! I don't know how you keep up!

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by Espeefan

That's how it all starts, isn't it? I wouldn't mind making parts for other people too, but I have hard enough time trying to build my own trucks, let alone trying to fill orders as well! I don't know how you keep up!

with help and a pro size vmc . Even with that it's hard I'm starting to look at things a little different for the future . This isn't gona happen overnight .

[Goose19]

Originally Posted by ihbuilder

OK , this thread is telling me something .I'm just throwing a few ?'s here as a feasibility study . Does it have to be tamiya ? Integrate with tamiya parts ? Metal or plastic cab or make base cab in metal and make different hood options .Does it have to be branded ? Kit form or completed model ? IMHO , Paccar brand trucks are economically out of the ? .

I guess you have a point, doesn't need to be tamiya brand, just be 1/14 scale really.