--- In [email protected], "Andrew_Malette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Note: Imbedded comments....
> Numbers matter big time to Flyer and High Rail collectors.
Sometimes, on
> Flyer, the numbering has nothing to do with prototype series but
indicate
> when a particular piece of equipment was built. ie, two boxcars
lettered
> and decorated the same, one with 4 digits and one with 5. The 5
digit one
> being more rare and therefore more desirable.
While this was true in the past,this has changed somewhat. Under
Lionel, most Flyer cars have been issued with prototype numbers on
their carbodies for the past few years. And the catalog number on
the box is now just a sequential inventory number.
> Most collectors of SHS and AM make sure that they have every
> number/prototype covered and whether prototype numbering is an
issue does
> not really matter. I suspect that SHS and AM wisely choose to
number
> prototypically and therefore appease the much smaller scale market
as well.
> Two birds with one stone so to speak.
Come now, you don't think SHS would've gotten away with using
American Flyer type numbering on their carsides? The scalers
would've howled, and the hard-core Flyer guys wouldn't buy SHS anyway
because "It's not Flyer."
> Numbers do matter to the Flyer/High Railers. And, as you know,
that
> translates into sales to the majority of the S marketplace and as a
fallout,
> potential new prototypes for minority scalers.
>
> However, I must agree that I would pay a little more if the
matching font
> used for the numerals on the car in question could be included as a
> decal/transfer sheet to give us a chance to add to our rosters more
easily.
>
> Would the Flyer/Hi Railer guys complain by having to pay a little
more?
Everybody complains about having to pay more, be it a little or a lot.
> Perhaps, because the unused decal sheet could become a collectible
as well.
Decal collectors of the world, UNITE!!!
> I do know that some of the High Rail guys that model with a scale
philosophy
> would certainly welcome this concept.
And these fine fellows are a minority within a minority. Seems like
it's aready been mentioned several times that unnumbered cars won't
and/or didn't sell. The HO, N and O manufacturers aren't offeing
unnumbered cars in their respective scales, that should indicate
something.
Perhaps if those wanting unnumbered cars would be willing to buy 20-
30 unnumbered cars (w/number decals) EACH this concept would work.
but I suspect that they would actually buy less than five (emphasis
on the less) of any given car type.
Rich G.
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