In the vast range of modeling websites of today, there is one missing if you ask me: a website that would list the (brief) histories of manufacturers. The histories of the big companies (Revell, Monogram, Aurora, just to name a few) are pretty well known, but what about Aoshima, Esci, LS, PM Models, Supermodel, etc.? When were they established, where are they located, were they an offspring from another company, when did they stop producing, with who did they swap molds, annual turnovers, product lines, best-selling kits, things like that. The Value Guides by John Burns contain some information, but it is often way too brief to satisfy my interest.
Building such a website would take time and patience, and lots of input from modelers all over the world, but especially the latter would make it fun to do. I'm sure there is loads of information available if you look for it. If I didn't already have several website of my own, I would start such a site myself! Any takers??
Rob
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