Hi All!
It is indeed unfortunate that it is so hard to sell to the S crowd, but I would
suggest that if one looked at what was really needed on the railroad, that it
might be possible to sell meaningful quantities. For most of us, I think, we
need kits that would be down at the tracks, not in town. We have too little
space to model much more than what is immediately adjacent to the railroad. I
still think there is room for more coal/ore tipple designs (smaller than BTS
version), brick/stone warehouse type buildings or modular brick/stone wall
system, a bulk oil facility, gravel/cement dealer and other corrugated
buildings, etc. Sheepscot Models did some wonderful kits in HO of the Lime
siding and the coaling tower which are the kind of design I think could sell in
S IF they were easier to build. I believe it was the N scale architect that
produced a neat coaling tipple in N, perfect for a one or two track facility in
S.
I also think that BTS and Bill Banta have both done an excellent job of making
kits that are useful.
Have fun!
Bill Winans
Prescott Valley, AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: Roy Inman
To: S-Scale ; S-trains
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 9:20 AM
Subject: {S-Scale List} FW: Another disolusioned S manufacturer
I received this reply from Keith at Pinecanyon models in response to my
query about the new Howard's Drive-in kit.
I am forwarding this without asking Keith's permission, which might seem
rude, but my guess is that there is not privileged communication herein.
It must be pretty discouraging...
Roy Inman
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> From: Pine Canyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 06:51:05 -0800
> To: Roy Inman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Howard's
>
> Hi Roy,
>
> S-scale sales have been almost nonexistant from the railroaders. The diecast
> car collectors have been supporting the sales on the route 66 series. As bag
> a news as the drive-in is, we have only sold 5 kits so far. However, we
> expect to have it available for a few years, so you will have no problem
> getting one in the future.
>
> Due to lack of interest, all of our future S-scale railroad related projects
> have been put on hold or canceled all together. It's a shame, because we had
> such big hopes for S. We made the last two kits because I wanted them for my
> diorama and the car guys have been asking for them.
>
> Thank you for your support and have a great holiday season,
> Keith Blanchard
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roy Inman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 11:57 PM
> Subject: Howard's
>
>
>>
>
>
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