I'm relatively new to S scale, so I may be talking through my hat, but I
suspect the same situation applies here as in O scale, that
the manufacturers still sell a lot more cars to the AF operating crowd than to
the full-scale, and that serious modelers benefit from
that larger market. It would be nice to see things the other way around, as
Dick suggests, but probably not a good marketing
idea.
On the other hand, someone else suggested that the ads in RMC and other media
outlets where strict scale is the rule rather than
the exception might omit all reference to "AF-compatible" and show only scale
applications. That seems to make a lot of sense.
Jace Kahn
General Manager
Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co.
> I have a further thought on the subject:
>
> I think it's time for our primary manufacturers (SSA/DP, SHS, AM) to give
> serious thought to packaging their rolling stock configured for scale, with
> hirail couplers and wheelsets included in the box for hirailers to use. The
> equipment could be advertised as "scale," with parts included for
> screwdriver-conversion to obtain AF compatibility.
>
> As I see it, this is the only way for these companies to survive in the long
> run.
>
> But I could be wrong. I've been wrong before...
>
> Dick Karnes
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