Uncle Ed, I think S is a hard sell primarily because modelers think your layout is going to be a typical Flyer layout. But I also bet those who come to see your layout leave being really glad they visited. And some of them leave wishing they were in S, if only they had known the possibilities of S SCALE. - Earl Henry, Nashville, Location of ESPN's GAMEDAY CENTRAL TELECAST from the campus of Vanderbilt University GO VANDY ! =================================================== In a message dated 10/3/2008 2:20:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Allen answered, that originally he tried that with N & O gauges and > > that those disc's didn't do well, that HO seems to be what sells > > Your Thoughts? > > Bill Howdy Bill......I have an interesting thought to relate that proves something (not sure what) about S scale's lack of popularity. There are two other model RR guys (HO) living within a few blocks of the mighty NYC. The three of us form a cluster of layouts quite a distance from other layouts. All of us are friends and we all like to have open houses whenever there is a convention in the area -- about four or five times each year. In the early daze, I described my layout as a "large S scale layout"....yadda yadda....and got numerous visitors to see the sights. As time went on, I eventually learned that the other two nearby HO layouts were getting more visitors. So I inquired as to why visitors did not drive another couple of blocks to see the NYC. The answer was: "Your layout is S scale and they have no interest in S scale." So I changed the description to emphasize NYC, CMRI, JMRI, transition era, beautiful scenery, etc. and deleted all mention of S scale. No scale at all was included in the description. Attendance immediately increased and is now more or less the same as the other neighboring HO layouts. So Allen Keller's experience is pretty much the same as mine -- S scale is a hard sell. Cheers....Ed L. **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001) [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/
