Jim, I write this tongue in cheek. I guess this means I can look forward to an S scale Tennessee Central 3 bay hopper in S? 8-) Or, how many heap shields do you need for S scale? I really could use at least 5, would go 10. Figured a scratchbuilding project sometime in next 6 years or so. Curious, is the TC/L&N hopper what's known as the alternate standard from the STFCL or is that a different animal?
Have fun, George Courtney --- 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> > > > > > > [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/
