There was one of the C&O 2-6-6-2's at S Fest, asking $1000; it didn't last two hours after the doors opened.I was tempted myself, as it was really attractive and at what looked like a great price, but I simply couldn'timagine what I would use one for. That has been the nature of model railroading as long as I can remember: that someone will announce aparticular prototype and sit on it, deterring other possible importers or manufacturers from doing it, oftennever actually producing it but ruining the market. This happens because too many times in the past (inmore than one scale) someone offers a new product only to find another manufacturer/importeris also ready or nearly ready to offer the same thing. HO perhaps can absorb such duplication, but S scaleis such a small market no one can afford to risk it.
Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:10:29 +0000 > Subject: {S-Scale List} (Re: J-1 NYC Hudson.......who wants) --- SP---? > > The desire for SP has always been there, this is not really a new thing. > It's time finally arrived is all. That Skinny kid in Florida made a gallant > effort trying to bring in SP models, it's just that he ran into a few > problems in Korea. Sometime ask him about getting ran into, then ask him who > is it that who is driving Taxis in Seoul these days, or monsters from the > past, or about "Oh" who? > The best thing that ever happened to River Raisin (IMO) was when Ajin bit > the dust and River Raisin went to a new builder. That became the dawn of a > new era in S scale. How many know that River Raisin produced a "sleeper" in S > scale. That little 2-6-6-2 that they brought in runs just fine on 30 inch > radius track, runs like a fine watch, and does not look weird on that tight > of radius! They are now all gone and I doubt any of them will come up for > sale in the near future. I bought one and that was because i had no idea what > i was doing at the time. > I thought I had stopped buying any brass that isn't SP but I gave in and > bought one of the new 0-6-0's, A lot of the SP guys bought the USRA 0-6-0 . > A model that the SP didn't use! What the SP modelers really wanted were SP > 0-6-0's but this is still around: > > http://www.cryergrayfoundry.com/main/homepage_new.shtml > > And that entity still plans on bringing in the SP 0-6-0's, along with > those NKP hopper cars. That makes it tough for River Raisin to do the SP > 0-6-0 project. River Raisin can still do the SP 2-6-0 and the SP 4-6-0, and > I'll be placing orders for each.of those when the time comes > > DISCLOSURE: I have no vested interest in River Raisin models and I DO NOT > model SP. I model the D&RGW, S and Sn3, and I really doubt there will ever be > enough support for any standard gauge D&RGW engines. I'm also nuts. > > > J. Rustermier > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "raisinone" <raisinone@...> wrote: > < Still standing by my earlier post: > > "In the last several years, with the notable exception of the SP > > modelers, there just hasn't been the kind of critical mass in S scale to > > support > > that level of quality in single road steam projects. We have fragmented, sub > > divided and re-sub divided to such a degree, it is extremely difficult to > > find > > consensus." > > > > It is not a slam, just a POV. I'm still in for two J-1's and I'll still > > volunteer what time I can for the research to help Dan make it happen if he > > chooses to. > > > > Jim Kindraka > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [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/
