"Another sad aspect is that this takes the assets of VLS, Eagle Strike/Aeromaster, Superscale, and Sentai along with them."
Does this refer to old stock or did Squadron buy out these businesses?
Cheers,
Lance
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Lance,
AFAIK, they were bought out/acquired by Squadron. To quote someone from another forum I haunt:
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Didn't MMD buy out VLS some years back?
Yes, and Eagle Strike/Aeromaster, Superscale, and Sentai. The guy who bought it from founder Jerry Campbell was a megalomaniac who wanted to build an empire and spent too much capital on acquisitions of other related businesses. I know; I was there (Editor, Squadron/Signal publications, 2005-2007)."
I remember a distinct change after Mr. Campbell sold it, and it wasn't a good change either. I also remember the change for postage/shipping Lance, and friends of mine in Canada and overseas were all but cut off as it just wasn't feasible to order from them anymore.
Bob, yes, yes, yes, I remember those catalogs, and yeah, I remember my mom writing the check after I gave her my mowing money too!
Just think of the dozens of Squadron books on one subject or another that will now disappear. Hundreds I'd say.
FWIW, I got an email from author David Doyle. I'd post the contents of it here, but it doesn't have anything to directly do with WWI modeling. He's having a sale on Squadron books (all off topic from WWI). He does mention that a great many authors that have written for Squadron Publications for the last fifty years will now no longer get any royalties, etc. from their books. Sad. If you're interested in the contents of the email, PM me, and I'll send it to you.
WD