That a church architecture is a very personal thing and everyone harbors a preference for their own...and THAT is THE fundamental discouragement to manufacturers is as big a crock of poopie as I've ever heard in this hobby!!
I have no doubt that this attitude has been encountered when surveying interest.
But why is this any different than responses given to market surveying/trolling for preferences in locomotives, rolling stock, road names, eras, residential architecture/styles, industrial buildings, vehicles, etc., etc., etc., blah, blah, blah???
We all have our preferences and prejudices when it comes to the choices offered/proposed for this hobby.
I think the original post is a very valid suggestion/request. And, while there are less-than-a-handful of O 'scale' church offerings out there, the Model Power, MTH, Plasticville, et al representations are simply (IMHO) somewhat 'trite' (for loss of a better term...forgive me!). I say that because while folks like Korber, Branchline, Bar Mills, Banta, B.T.S., Stoney Creek, Altoona, Mt. Albert,...Ameritowne.... (shall I go on???) create and provide beautiful, exciting, iconic, quaint, structures of all sizes, locales, vocations, etc., I haven't seen any efforts to create a church.
And, if the rest of you are so able to identify a denomination based on the general architecture of most small churches, more power to you....and I wonder where I was when that lesson was taught???
No, I think the dearth of credible church models is for other reasons I won't even venture.
I'm with Rob Mozgawa in 'leaning' on Woodland Scenics (DPM) to come through. I've made the same pitch to them at trade shows. They've never said 'no'. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised one bit if Menards might have some influence in WS's coming O scale offerings and the possibility of a small church.
BTW, Branchline (Laser-Art) makes a dandy clapboard church model in HO. I've encouraged them, also, to switch their laser multiplier to '2X' and generate at least a limited production O scale version of the same.
Wrong denomination. Too personal. ..............Good grief, Charlie Brown!
KD
