Here is another “take” on the subject:
Perhaps there is less scratch building going on simply because so many desirable models are now available already. *
And to once again reiterate: “scratch building” may still be just as common today except now it is called “CAD Design + 3D Printing.”
*I make that first statement because my primary early motivation for scratch building was to produce models I could not buy commercially at the time.
- Mercedes Medium Field Car - Now Available
- Horch Kommandeurwagon
- CCKW Fuel Truck - Now Available - Resin
- CCKW Halftrack to 6x6 conversion.
- Bussing-Nag truck with Vac-formed cab - Now Available
- Opel Blitz 4x4 truck conversion - Now Available - Resin
- Opel Blitz 4x4 ambulance conversion - Now Available - Resin
- Opel Blitz bus with Vac-formed body. - Now Available
- Opel Blitz Trailer
- CHU (Container Handling Unit) - Now Available
- MAZ 8x8 Firetruck - Now Available
- MAZ F/A 8x8 Pusher Tractor
- Chevy 1 1/2 ton truck - Now Available
- Chevy Tractor with 4 ton Trailer - Now Available - Resin
- White 666 Semi-tractor & Trailer
- Mack NO6 Artillery Tractor
Hey, I had nothing to do with the development of these commercial models, it’s just how it all worked out!
Apologies it this post went a bit “over the top.”