Hey! for you Dick. The old saying goes "if all else fails, read the instructions". Nothing is more frustrating than to read the instructions, follow the instructions, and the thing doesn't work, or worse to have left over parts that aren't extras. Bill
--- On Sun, 2/6/11, Richard Karnes <[email protected]> wrote: From: Richard Karnes <[email protected]> Subject: {S-Scale List} Instruction Sheets (was: Re: checkin in) To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, February 6, 2011, 5:45 PM Ken Z. et al -- I do a fair amount of kit construction and review too, and I always dialogue with the vendor regarding anomalies in the instructions (or in the kit) and work with the vendor to rectify any problems. Most vendors are quite receptive. However, I have to wonder why more vendors don't use the "beta test" approach common in the computer industry, wherein a pre-production version of the product is given to a third party who tries to "break" it. This is how I go about my reviews. I assume that I am the "breaker." I follow the instructions slavishly. If I find a roadblock, I correspond with the vendor. If I find an error in the instructions I do the same. I realize that most of the products I review have already been out in the marketplace. Nevertheless, the vendor always has the opportunity to revise his product if he so chooses. (Unfortunately, one of the new products that I reviewed recently and commented on to the manufacturer has met with an icy cold silence. The single problem was minimal and could have been corrected by properly taking account of the material thickness, which does not scale up in a laser kit. I know he got my feedback because, not getting any e-mail response, I sent him via USPS a complete package of printed e-mails and photographs and asked him to respond. I even tried getting to him via one of his friends. Needless to say, the review will not see print because there was no conclusion.) Dick Karnes [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/
