Also, a lot of modelers, myself included, are not necessarily that thrilled with a lot of expensive, cast-on fragile superdetailing that really does little for operation. Those old inexpensive Athearn kits from the days of yore may be making a comeback if the prices for the new stuff keeps climbing.
Since when does a "successful" model railroad depend on the size of the investment in it? We don't all have an unlimited budget like Kalmbach, etc. Bob Nicholson __________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "ctxmf74" <ctxm@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "dphobbies" <dphobbies@> wrote: > > One chap told me I was nuts because the price would be too high and >he > > would just go to HO. Athearn just announced a new HO SP caboose ->$69.68 > > for the unlighted version and $99.98 with lights. Makes the >SHS caboose a > > steal. > > > > The difference is the supply /demand equation is much better in HO. Athearn > might list a new caboose for $69.68 but there are tons of them on ebay for > $16.59 right now. BLMA makes a great new 64 ft. trinity reefer that sells for > $22.95 and can't be had at any price in S scale. > There's no way S is gonna win the pricing or availability war with HO so > trying to justify S pricing is a waste of time. Folks will model in S simply > because they like the size better and are willing to spend the money and make > the sacrifice. Regards Dave Branum > ------------------------------------ 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/
