My experience with having decals made for S was that I usually needed to have 50 sets made and the associated cost was high. Then 10 people would buy 15 sets and I would be stuck with 35 sets. So I had to set my price so that the price of 15 sets would pay for the 50 sets. Any sold after that would be profit. I still have some of them after 20 years!
The problem with any set, is the artwork. If you add the time it takes to research the artwork, and then create the artwork... then the decal cost needs to go wayyyy up. Does Rail Graphics sell sets? (I have not checked lately.) They used to do YOUR artwork.... if you had it. So if someone wants Southern or Seaboard decals....or Maine Central. Where is the artwork? It needs to be larger than the final product, not just an old set from Enhorning or some other company If you find someone who has your roadname.... talk to them. Be willing to buy a lot of sets, to get just the few you really want. So....... take a look at the Herald King catalog.... and hopefully you can find something you want. HK may be willing to take the risk in producing their sets for S..... but if only 10 sets are sold in their first offerings.... they may change their mind that it isn't worth their time or money. So everyone.. please support this resurrection! --- In [email protected], Ed Kozlowsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Am I missing something hear? With specialty houses like Rail Graphics and > Art Griffin, just to mention 2, why is there so much bother about new decals? I can't believe there are hundreds of S scalers on the edge of their seats waiting for the particular set (your name here) wants. They're not all that expensive really. Give them a try. If more than one of you want the decals it's even cheaper. If no more than one of you want the decals, a commercial house would be nuts to produce them. > > Ed Kozlowsky > Sanford, Maine > > > Don DeWitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Many of the decals I used to sell through S-Designs were made from > Herald King decal > artwork through Don Manlick who had access to the artwork. > > I am not sure if they will be interested in making NEW artwork for S. > > They are probably more interested in selling decals from the artwork that > already exists. > > If that is the case... then you may have difficulty inducing them to make > sets that do not > show up in their catalog. > > I hope that the S community will embrace this new effort, and ask for decals > that already > exist in their catalog. > > Most of their original artwork was O scale, so it is relatively easy to scale > the artwork down > to S. > > Does anyone know the exact details of the resurrection of Herald King? > > Happy Thanksgiving everyone! > > Don > > --- In [email protected], tennsgauge@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 11/21/2007 4:54:32 AM Central Standard Time, > > Scaler164@ writes: > > > > Would you folks be interested in doing some decals in S scale? There is > > demand in S scale for decals for SOUTHERN, CENTRAL of GEORGIA and SEABOARD > > AIR > > LINE... just to mention a few. > > > > I am interested in decals for Southern for Passenger cars and passenger > > diesels. > > > > - Earl Henry, Nashville > > > > > > > > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's > > hottest > > products. > > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > 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/
