The Atlas models MAY be the same model, but they are sold in two forms. As for your comment about the toy train crowd having to be considered... yeah, maybe so by manufacturers like SHS and AM, etc... but NOT so by manufacturers like SMMW, as has been proven by the quantity of sales that have been achieved on the S models that SMMW has produced to date.
John Degnan [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: ctxmf74 To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 01:16 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} SAL Roundroof boxcar --- In [email protected], "John Degnan" <Scaler164@...> wrote: > FYI... Atlas O builds ALL of their O offerings in two forms... 2-rail or 3-rail... and for a reason... they know what I know. > They are the same cars, they just change the wheels and put funky scale couplers on the 2 rail cars. Atlas wouldn't be building O scale now if they could sell to the 3 rail crowd. The toy train guys are also what gave us the gift of SHS and American models S scale equipment so there's no getting over the fact that they have to be considered in any new product design if one wants to maximize sales and lower the prices to mass production prices. I think the easy solution for those who want a lot of exact scale cars is to just model in HO gauge where almost everything is here already and waiting to be built or run. I model in all scales and know that whatever one chooses is the right scale for them at the time so I don't understand getting all upset about what S does or doesn't have when there is a ready to go simple option? ....dave ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [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/
