I am still planning to use the Sergent couplers on my layout. I am currently building cars and structures and have no layout yet, but will need at least 100 prs. of couplers for what I have since I have not standardized on a scale coupler.
Carey Carey Probst Member, M.I.T. Educational Council S Scale, Sn3 and S High Rail/AF A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. On 11/6/2011 11:00 AM, John Degnan wrote: > > Ok folks, if you're interested in the Sergent Engineering "scale" > couplers, here is my latest e-mail from them : > > From: Frank Sergent > To: [email protected] <mailto:scaler164%40comcast.net> > > ... Please let me know what the current situation in > the S scale world is. I went to the S Helper site and it looks like just > about everything is currently out of production (words about moving molds, > etc.) Are there any other S scale manufacturers left? My 3D printer > problems > have prevented me from making much progress on the latest S scale > design and > I was considering just biting the bullet at going to a diecast S scale > coupler much like the HO scale couplers. This requires a lot more capital, > so I need to be sure the pay back is there (even if it will take a while). > With the Showcase Line apparently on life support I'm a little scared > of the > situation. Don't misunderstand; I'm not looking for promises from 50 > different modelers to buy X pairs of couplers. I'm looking for confidence > that this would be winner over the long haul (5 to 10 years). If The > Showcase Line is on the way out, I don't see how S scale can survive, > and I > don't see how I could ever recoup my cost. Please let me know. > > As you can see, Frank needs a little reassurance that all is not dead > in the S scale world! I can only do so much on my own, so I'm asking > for everyone to chip in and help me bring Frank up to date on what IS > going on and how many other active manufacturers are still out there. > > If Frank backs out on doing the new S coupler, that will also mean the > death of my new, scale-sized draft gear boxes... and maybe a few of > the other under-the-radar projects I'm working on that most of you > have no knowledge of. > > The ball is in our court. Anyone wanna take a swing at it? > > John Degnan > [email protected] <mailto:Scaler164%40comcast.net> > > Welcome to the New World of S Scale > - www.trainweb.org/seaboard/welcome.htm > > Want to try your hand at some realistic modeling? > Come join us on the following groups! : > > - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sscalemodelrailroading > - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SSPM > - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Proto64 > > [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/
