So Jim,
Are you saying that you gave Bud your blessing to solicit orders for a car
you won't produce?
Jamie Bothwell
--- In [email protected], "SMMW" <jimking3@...> wrote:
>
> All of the recent chatting re: "what we need .", fails to include one KEY
> element: profitability for the manufacturer. While a MILW box or any other
> item may be of interest to some modelers, the fact is that NONE of my S
> rolling stock kits to date have been produced ONLY in S . each one started
> as an HO project. Except for diesels, which have a much higher retail price
> (and more parts required to make 'em go), I cannot cost-justify producing
> S-only rolling stock given the "typical" production run of 80-100 cars.
> Even with HO CAD files to work from, the pattern cost, kit parts cost, etc.,
> requires a minimum of 80 to make a project worthwhile.
>
>
>
> In the case of the MILW ribbed side box, HO is filled with offerings from
> various manufacturers over the years, including a current mfr who's
> producing the car in several configurations for less than $20 RTR. It would
> make no sense for me to duplicate these cars in HO just to enable an S item.
>
>
>
> Jim King
>
> Smoky Mountain Model Works, Inc.
>
> Ph. (828) 777-5619
>
> <www.smokymountainmodelworks.com>
>
>
>
>
>
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