Hi Bill,
I had sent Don Thompson requests for the IR Boxcab loco some years ago, and
would be very interested in this loco. That said, the prototype used very
unique trucks/sideframes, and I really feel that not making the correct side
frames available with the body would be a marketing mistake that would severely
limit potential interest in this model. In reality, I think the plan to do this
model without a good quality drive along the lines of an SHS switcher is likely
to doom this project to financial failure. Let's face it, people just aren't as
interested in scratch building (or even kit building) as they were 20 years
ago. This is true for S scale as well as the other scales. I know there will be
people on this list who will jump up and dispute this, and maybe there is a
higher percentage of "builders" in S than other scales, but there still are not
sufficient numbers to support the investment in traditional tooling for a
project like this, is it going to use some sort of rapid prototyping method?
Please keep us informed on this, and post pictures, too.
Regards,
Bill
--- In [email protected], Bill Lane <b...@...> wrote:
>
> All,
>
> In an instance of accidental luck that happens perhaps a few times in life, I
> was contacted about assisting a company in breaking into the S Scale market.
> I can do that. By this time tomorrow I will have new never been seen in S
> prototypes of a variety of items. I will be putting them together, possibly
> painting them, and waving them in front of you all in an effort to get you to
> instantly reach for your wallets.
>
> The following items exist. They WILL be here in my hands tomorrow. First up
> are a (generic I think) flat car. It is designed for lift off steel coil
> covers that will be available separately. Next we up have a CNJ diesel box
> cab shell. There is currently no drive for it but that has been investigated.
> If interest warrants it, a drive will be further investigated and possibly
> developed. These will be BASIC kits from styrene - very easy to glue
> together. The immediate goal is to make the freelance modeler happy. Trucks,
> couplers, grab irons and most common detail parts will NOT be included with
> the kits - ever. It will be up to the buyer to build it up to the desired
> detail level. You might consider them to be a "core kit" but the price will
> reflect it's basic components as well. Prices will follow once they get put
> together and shown around a bit.
>
> There are a few other items I will be getting tomorrow as well. I thought I
> would just let you all stew in your imagination for a few days. What happens
> beyond the first times remains to be seen. There will be more for sure if
> these sell to a reasonable level. I am not going to be involved in taking
> orders. I am just the guy that gets to play with the stuff first and make
> suggestions of what could be made. I will say that what this person
> considers to be "mass production" should be able to be satisfied pretty
> easily even in the fickle fractured "cant get 2 people to agree on anything"
> world of S Scale. The possibilities are pretty interesting.
>
> The current plan is to do a meet n greet at the CJSS Get Together on October
> 1st.
>
> Thank You,
> Bill Lane
>
> Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988
>
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>
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>
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