From: Alan Lambert Fort Worth, Texas Bill needs to remember BLI makes Locomotive power. The only accessories they have are locomotive crew figures. They will not venture there. Just be glad that for the high rail guys, we have some new old stock of AC Gilbert accessories making a come back (sorry had to throw that in). I am at the crossroads. High rail wheels and scale couplers, So I can have a fully operating coal mine and a place to unload full cars. I can have more fun than just running cars back and forth. The coal loader is not the only accessory that I have. Alan Lambert
________________________________ From: richgajnak <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2013 6:53 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: MTH scale wheels included? --- In [email protected], "Bill Lane" <bill@...> wrote: > > My point is. if SHS could do it from day 1 why could not MTH include scale > wheels in the box? At least for freight cars I am more than a little sure > the net cost would NOT be $2.00 per car. Even if the scale wheels cost more > you amortize the production costs across all cars. I don't see any reference > on how to get or including scale wheels for the locomotives. > > Show me ONE Gabe the baggage smasher loader unloader cattle sawmill bubbling > beer bottle filler recycler accessory in the BLI catalog. It can't be done! > If you want to be taken seriously you have to present yourself in that > manner. MTH has installed possibly the best electronics package ever made in > the highly detailed and prototypically correct S Scale loco so it can back a > car up to a remake of a 60 year old toy train accessory. Is that not a clash > of philosophies? If that is not enough Lionel and MTH are both making them. > I would rather see a brand new freight car! > > > > Thank You, > Bill Lane I can understand the frustration Bill, but the sad reality is the neither Lionel or MTH is the former SHS. They have their own business plans and will rise or fall to them. And if either desides to exit S, don't expect the tooling to be up for sale to an interested party. I haven't noticed either company selling off unused assets. Rich G(ajnak)
