Thank you Simon for bringing this to our attention and also for the link to the brilliant build log of this vehicle, it is an amazing model.
In my opinion, there is quite a good market for 1:32 scale WW1 vehicles and figures, many modelers are now creating dioramas but the lack of decent purpose build military vehicles, especially light to medium trucks, and more so WW1 aviation figures. Dioramas need a lot of ground crew, guys working on the aircraft, doing engine overhauls, fitting and removing engines from aircraft, working at a lathe, changing the wheel on a vehicle, unloading a truck and so forth, the list could be endless. Aircrew figures could include seated pilots, mechanics swinging the prop, guys holding the wingtips while the aircraft taxis, observers standing in their pits holding the machine gun or simply sitting on their small seat. Even guys sitting around having a cup of coffee and a smoke would make great additions to a diorama scene. As I said, light/medium trucks, staff cars, even some horse drawn wagons all fit perfectly with a diorama. Then you could add all the airfied accessories, tools, personal equipment, food items, ammo boxes, ladders, gantry for doing engine removals, work benches, tables and chairs, fuel drums etc.
1:32 scale WW1 aiviation is a booming industry at the moment and with the advent of the superb WnW kits the future looks very bright so any company that takes the step towards producing 1:32 scale WW1 aircraft related items will have a very steady market for quite some time.
I wish you and your friends all the very best in your venture, if the Berliet truck is an indication of the quality of work your success is assured.
Des.
