Pieter Roos wrote: > Hey Bob; > > You bought three of the kits. I suspect that if half > the members of this list bought one kit each Keith > would be a happier man. (snip)
Shoot, most of us structure manufacturers would be thrilled to get half that support. I have been creating and selling S structures for over 16 years now, and to date, not a single S building kit has come close to selling 100 units. When you consider there are 700+ members of this list and almost 700 on the Sn3 list (figure probably a real total of less than 1,000 when considering those who are members of both lists), it is hard to imagine that a common, generic, inexpensive, small building - like our post office or tool storage shed - would not sell over 100 units real quick. Surprise... it ain't happening. As my good friend Jim K. and I used to laugh about - you can sell 100 of anything in S; the first fifty might sell fairly soon, but the second 50 will last your lifetime. As for the 'close to track' theory... our biggest seller to date is the Cabin Creek Church. Go figure. At least S folks have got religion! In reality, any S structure manufacturers had better be making HO and O scale kits to compensate for the losses in S. We keep making S kits basically to keep a few good friends happy; we sure don't do it for the money. As for asking the list what to make, that usually does not work. Case in point, some months ago we released the Sn3 Covered Bridge and asked the list if anyone would like it in standard gauge. Several members responded in the affirmative. We released it several weeks ago, announced it to the list, and even emailed those specific folks directly... not a one has purchased a kit. But I am not surprised, after nearly 30 years in this business, I know that talk is cheap. Now please don't take the above as complaining or whining. It is just the facts of the situation. We are in a scale where there are not enough modelers, not enough layouts being built, and not enough new blood coming on board. But if any of you are feeling the need to support this dedicated kit manufacturer, Diane is sitting by the phone awaiting your 20+ kit order!! ;-) As for the guy wanting a two-stall engine house... we have one, and as a reminder to you all, a lot more stuff at http://www.btsrr.com/btsstrct.htm BTW... we will soon have the totally-revamped Backwoods Enginehouse available in both Sn3 and S standard gauge. Now if you want to see a real kit going together, check out the photos we have posted on the West Virginia Railroad Museum about the new railroad bridge being built in town.... http://www.wvrailmuseum.com/bridge121106.html Watching this work is a real treat. Take care Bill -- ============== Scale Model Railroad Products ================ Manufacturer - Retailer - Importer Bill & Diane Wade Phone: 304-637-4510 FAX: 304-637-4506 B.T.S. P O Box 856, Elkins, WV 26241 http://www.btsrr.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
