Hi Peter and All, You must know that there are members here who are also members of other groups and enjoy more than one size train. You make some good points but I think you could be just as effective without being condescending to the O-3 Rail community. Believe it or not, there are some who make some attempt to be somewhat correct. I don't mean to single you out Peter. You probably meant no offense. Others could try to be more accepting. Thanks. Lon Walker
________________________________ From: scale S only <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2012 2:12 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Fw: Fwd: NASG Web Site-FRESH from York and talking to MTH Hi all --- This was sent to the NASG webmaster who forwarded it to me. It really seems more appropriate that the whole of the scale S community be advised so they can take appropriate action. I have also alerted the NASG management. If we sit our our hands, you know that you will get what MTH thinks you need, not what you might really want. There is a “contact us” button on the MTH Trains website where you can fill in the blanks to let your wishes be known. Good luck! Bill Winans ------------------------------------- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: NASG Web Site-FRESH from York and talking to MTH Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:31:12 -0400 From: Kristi Joubenmailto:[email protected] To: [email protected] I spoke with the folks at MTH at York, I won't say who it was, but they are in the process of finalizing their first S-Scale catalog. An exciting time for our group with our new heavyweight in our corner. This first catalog will be published in late November. In this process leading up to the catalog release, they are finalizing how they will come to market with items. I want to ask that you inform the S-Gauge and S-Scale community to voice their opinion. The topics I think that should be responded to are: 1. They have not decided if they will include scale wheels in the boxes as S-Helper did. If our NASG group feels this is important, then we should email our thoughts. 2. They have not decided if they should sell in single A and B units like their HO line, or in ABA sets like they do their O Gauge line. Remember that MTH Premier O line only sells cab units in sets and they do not break them up like S-Helper did or like American Models does. I think we would all prefer A and B units sold separately and piece together the consists we want for our roads, especially when some roads did not even us B units. MTH does not research who used B Units because the O 3-Rail community does not care. They just want matching sets because it is pretty. We need to voice our opinion if we want prototypical fidelity like we were used to getting from S-Helper Showcase Line. 3. They have not decided if they will offer all units powered. There is a risk of MTH having the B's unpowered, especially if they package them as ABA sets. Their O gauge line only provides B units as unpowered when packaged in ABA sets and makes you buy separate powered B-units if you want one that really does work in your lash up. I do not think the S community wants any unpowered locomotives that are dead weight baggage when trying to pull long freights. We need to voice our preferences on this subject. MTH has some great ideas and features coming our way, possibly remote locomotive uncoupling abilities like their HO and O lines. We should all be excited and pleased that S-Helpers hard work and magnitude of product will continue on. I think it is important that we voice our needs and keep MTH on a path of fidelity that S-Helper preached during their time. Please join together in a S Community message that MTH can hear and respond to. We will be their customer base so I think our needs will be heard. -- Peter Vanvliet ([email protected]) owner, Fourth Ray Software Houston, Texas My Model Railroad Site (RSS feed) Houston S Gaugers N.A.S.G. --
