Jace, I guess I read more into you comment than I should have, I agree that the tower is not the best choice, I also already have the towers I need and I was really hoping we could get 10 guys to opt in for the gas station which I believe he said would be in the $125 price range.
Sorry Ed Sauers ________________________________ From: JGG KahnSr <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, February 1, 2011 9:47:02 AM Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Re: laser cut stuff I think we are talking at cross-purposes here; I don't recall objecting to the cost of this particular kit (which I have not seen, nor apparently anyone except the original poster), but rather to the choice of prototype as not being especially useful for most S scale modelers. In fact, I spoke highly of the quality of a similar kit selling for about the same price. And not everyone necessarily wants a superkit with all the added details; sometimes a basic structure suffices. Jace Kahn General Manager Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > Jace, > > Please consider what you get when you talk about cost, the micro-scale kits > include a lot of detail items (gas pumps, signs, outside light fixtures, etc) > that don't come with other kits and you should also consider the quality of > the > > kit itself, these are high quality products. > > Ed Sauers > > > > I wondered the same. Another problem might be that switch towers are a > limited > interest item; I bought a similar > kit (by Model Tech of a B&O prototype, which sells for about the same money), > and it is very nice, but if I hadn't > gotten it at an attractive price from another list member, I doubt I would > have > > bothered, as shortlines and branchlines > didn't need them. Even those modeling larger operations don't need very many, > and for what his kit costs, most of > us might want to spend that on a structure that is more general. > > Except perhaps for fairly famous kinds of structures, I'd think the greater > demand would be for smallish industrial > and commercial prototypes, the kind that justify a siding (like the Sunkist > packing house, which can be used for other > purposes--as I intend--and moreover is a low-profile structure). > > Jace Kahn > > General Manager > Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > > > Only sold 3... sounded disappointed... didn't want photographs > > taken... I think I'm detecting a flaw in his marketing strategy. > > > > Chris Borgmeyer > > > > > > >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 > [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/
