John, Amen, most do not know how lucky they are.
Semper Fi! Bob --- On Sat, 3/3/12, John <[email protected]> wrote: From: John <[email protected]> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Pricey [... but nothing] To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, March 3, 2012, 2:22 AM But it's not a perfect world and never will be. My favorite toys when I was a child were not "scale". but they were wonderful. I did not have a tantrum when I did not get exactly what I hoped for. One year, in the depression, there was nothing. Tantrums are not an adult privelege. John Armstrong John Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: John Degnan To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 8:30 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Pricey [... but nothing] I second what Mark said (below). It's good that they are (supposedly) offering scale wheels on SOME of these models, but that does NOTHING to address HUGE issue the pivoting pilots and UNGODLY oversized step wrungs, ladders and other details. I "MIGHT" have been able to get past the oversized deatils... but that pivoting pilot DESTROYS the model for me... and I will not be buying any. STUPID move, Lionel... just plain STUPID... because you COULD have done so much better. But honestly, it is exactly what I expected from a toy train maker that doesn't give a !#!%!&! about modelers. I guess it remains true that you can't teach an old dog new tricks. My opinion only... and I'm entitled to it. John Degnan [email protected] [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Mugnai To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 02:00 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Pricey but cool I'll second that; especially the "Pricey" part. Does it bother anyone else that we're looking at $900 steamers,$400 diesels,$200 dummies, and $80 cars? These are, after all, geared toward the "toy train" market as much, if not more than, the scale field. If we scalers want one, we're basically paying (top dollar) for a starting point, from which we must then find and purchase additional items just to bring it up to an Athearn "Blue Box" standard. I thought the idea of taking our manufacturing abroad was to make things more affordable, as "it costs too much to make things in the USA anymore".... Mind you, if there's a market for these expensive toys, then that's great, but I for one just don't get it.... Mark in Oregon __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6933 (20120302) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6933 (20120302) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
