Bill, I'm not sure you didn't send this to the wrong Ed. Bill Wade said that of the 50 Evans gons he produced in 2006, he still has 26 left.
Ed Koz >________________________________ >From: scale S only <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Friday, December 2, 2011 5:38 PM >Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Let's Get Modern > > > >Hi Ed -- > >I don’t know how many kits of the flats and gons Bill Wade made, but if he >has had them for as long as I think he has, this doesn’t say much for the >“modern”era S modeler. Whether they think the price is too high, or it’s >not the model they want, or they already have too many, or there just aren't >enough modern modelers, doesn’t matter. The end result is that no one >wants to stick their neck out for them once this happens. I would hope >that Bill gets a rush of orders (for Xmas presents, of course) and he feels >better and the scale is better for it. > >Have fun! >Bill Winans >----------------------------- > >> it's too bad we can't seem to generate a call for >more modern modelers in S. <snip> >> Bob Were >------------------------------ > >Y'know, the modern guys have been asking for new products for a long time >now. And some new modern stuff has come out. Actually a fair amount -- by >S scale standards. But still more is the desire. So what to do..?? > >The unfortunate part is that the modern guys have not yet "banded together" >to collectively agree for themselves which exact model should be produced. >Nor have they collected reservations or deposits. And, I suspect, they have >not (as a group) approached an existing manufacturer about making stuff for >them. Such minor details as price and minimum order quantity would have to >be negotiated. If these tasks were done, they would have all the modern >products they want. > >Posting messages on Yahoo Groups is fun and we all enjoy it. But the end >results speak for themselves. > >Hoping for improvement...Ed L. > >[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/
