I respectfully appreciate the viewpoint of S suppliers who have put up their
own money to produce products that S gaugers want. To them it seems unfair
for the NASG to put up funds to promote a special project. . . . . . But there
is another point of view.
There are some products, that if available, would make the gauge a lot more
attractive to prospective S gaugers as well as those of us already in the
gauge. One solution is to focus efforts on producing new products that seem to
be
in demand but no manufacturer has stepped up to the plate to produce,
obviously because of uncertain financial risk. The NASG has the resources to
organize
special projects, one at a time, that a manufacturer would be willing to
produce if the NASG can guarantee enough orders. It can do this on a pre-order
basis. NASG can publicize the project through its media outlets (Dispatch,
email, website), to focus attention on a specific product and determine whether
there are enough orders to proceed. It does not need to invest in new products
on a speculative basis. If there were insufficient orders, it could cancel or
defer the project.
The recent Pullman cars are an example of the NASG spearheading a product
that a lot of us wanted. Would those Pullman cars have been produced without
the
NASG's involvement? I do not know the answer to that question but I think it
is doubtful that we would have seen those cars, at least not at the present
time.
I read so many emails about what S gauge needs. Our individual preferences
are pretty diverse. For example, I really want full length heavyweight dining
cars to match the Pullman cars. But I recognize that there are a lot of S
gaugers who want full length stainless steel passenger cars. Guess what, I
also
want them. They are simply not my first priority. But if NASG organized the
project, I would be one of those ordering the stainless steel cars.
In summary, I favor the NASG initiating special projects one at a time to
focus the demand on one project at a time, and to do it without risking a lot
of
money by taking orders prior to production being started.
- Earl Henry, Nashville
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