Well, John, I thought you were still right about Sn3 etc, because there WERE narrow gauge roads that used FULL SIZE couplers.
Darrell --- In [email protected], "John" <armstong5717@...> wrote: > > Try New Zealand and Denmark. John Armstrong > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Degnan > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 6:45 PM > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: LATEST WORD from Sergent Engineering > > > > OOPS! LOL!!! That is what I meant to say - On3 and On30... not Sn3 and Sn30. > > I've been on vacation too long... (spent last 5 days in Bahamas (Half Moon > Cay & Nassau)) > > John Degnan > Scaler164@... > I happen to enjoy "endless details and dimensions", thank you. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Darrell > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 04:10 PM > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: LATEST WORD from Sergent Engineering > > not to mention the On3 - On30 market > > Darrell > > --- In [email protected], "John Degnan" <Scaler164@> wrote: > > > > On the contrary... the availability of such new products as the new > Sergent coupler (and other scale oriented items) could very well be the very > thing that keeps S alive in the future by drawing in others from other > scales. SURELY it is not the presence of AF that now draws in new modelers... > and neither will it be in the future. > > > > Modelers in HO are not faithful to it because they can still get TYCO and > AHM toy trains. Neither do new modelers go into HO because they can still get > them. AVAILABILITY is the key here! And whether it be the availability of > scale products or toy products, either way... if the products are not > available, then supporters will not come... and why should they? > > > > And as for the S market being large enough to justify Sergent's > investment... keep in mind that an S soupler is not just an S coupler... it > is also an Sn3 and Sn30 coupler... and maybe more. And I know for sure that > there are a number of Sn3 and Sn30 modelers interested in a new Sergent S > coupler as I have already been contacted by a number of them... and they have > also already contacted Sergent about the new S coupler voiving their interest. > > > > And since, as you say, S scale's current supporter base will be dieing > off in the next 20 years, then something must be done NOW to try and prevent > S from fading into oblivion. > > > > John Degnan > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 6624 (20111112) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 6624 (20111112) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.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/
