Jamie, I talked to Don at the last Timonium Md Train show and we talked about the tower and a 1930s-1940s gas station. I posted this info on this site and even added a copy of Micro-Scales flyer, see Micro-Scale Models in the photos section, but got about the same response from this group as Don has received about his switch tower. These are great looking kits and I think they are very reasonably priced for what you get. Don told me he would do as little as 10 kits but I never got above 3 interested parties from this group....we complain about not enough being done by the kit makers but as in the past we still are not willing to support them.
Ed Sauers ________________________________ From: Jamie Bothwell <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, February 1, 2011 8:28:58 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} Micro Scale Models or is it Korber reborn? On Jan 31, 2011, at 12:45 PM, Pieter Roos wrote: > Micro-Scale models had their first S scale model, a switch tower. The owner >said he had only sold 3, and sounded disappointed. He didn't want photographs >taken, but the structure had a somewhat George Selios/F&SM look to it and >listed >at $89.95 Micro Scale has an S scale switch tower that he has only sold three of. He won't let you photograph it, and his website has no mention of it. Maybe if anyone knew it was available he might sell a few more. DId I miss something, or had this kit been mentioned anywhere else? Does he really expect S scalers to buy a kit that no one knows exists without even showing us a photo of it? Then again, I think S is awash in generic interlocking towers, so maybe he wouldn't do much better if we could see it. Either way, this seems to be another case of a manufacturer jumping into a market without doing any research, and in this case, a stunning lack of publicity, who is disappointed with his results. Gee. I wonder why? I checked his site. There are no photos or mention of any S scale kits. He doesn't even make it clear what is available in any scale, so maybe we S folk shouldn't feel left out. (I think this guy may have flunked a marketing course somewhere!) Jamie Bothwell Who despite his seemingly curmudgeonly attitude is enjoying his weather forced holiday in Bethlehem, PA [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: [email protected] [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/
