There has been some discussion about what car to start with on the SSTOT list. While the list claims something over 100 members the active list seems to be less than half that. The new car group seems to be a gang of 4, 5 or 7 depending upon the day and car. It's hard to get a critical mass on anything with these numbers. Ben Trousdale
--- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@...> wrote: > > Hi Ed -- > > I donât know how many kits of the flats and gons Bill Wade made, but if he > has had them for as long as I think he has, this doesnât say much for the > âmodernâera S modeler. Whether they think the price is too high, or > itâs > not the model they want, or they already have too many, or there just aren't > enough modern modelers, doesnât matter. The end result is that no one > wants to stick their neck out for them once this happens. I would hope > that Bill gets a rush of orders (for Xmas presents, of course) and he feels > better and the scale is better for it. > > Have fun! > Bill Winans > ----------------------------- > > > it's too bad we can't seem to generate a call for > more modern modelers in S. <snip> > > Bob Were > ------------------------------ > > Y'know, the modern guys have been asking for new products for a long time > now. And some new modern stuff has come out. Actually a fair amount -- by > S scale standards. But still more is the desire. So what to do..?? > > The unfortunate part is that the modern guys have not yet "banded together" > to collectively agree for themselves which exact model should be produced. > Nor have they collected reservations or deposits. And, I suspect, they have > not (as a group) approached an existing manufacturer about making stuff for > them. Such minor details as price and minimum order quantity would have to > be negotiated. If these tasks were done, they would have all the modern > products they want. > > Posting messages on Yahoo Groups is fun and we all enjoy it. But the end > results speak for themselves. > > Hoping for improvement...Ed L. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
