Don, You're right, but your basic versions came in 125 to 175 dollars lower than the brass versions and the brass versions had scale wheels. You sold to a totally different set of buyers with the different provisions of wheels and couplers...and we/I appreciate that you have made available to both parties in S a simple conversion system..we on the scale side have truly gained from this. For 35 years we had the choice of PA and PB, a Baldwin Switcher, a GP-7, an F3/7 A&B with plastic problems that certainly not be tolerated today, a Alco switcher, and a goofy F unit that ought to be tossed if they weren't worth a fortune...and just some how we managed.
And the flip side of your statement is this...I would not want to bring out a brass F3 or F7 right now and expect it to sell; you have filled the void and done it well same with switchers except for the SW1500 we have wanted that model for years now, same with the SD-45....if you want a GP-30 or an FT you got a much better chance of getting one with them having been made once upon a time than getting enough folks together to get a new production run made...that isn't old thinking it is common sense. gale ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Thompson To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 6:40 AM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} poll Dear Gale, Boy, I hate to disagree with a long time friend, but this is "old thinking". We all thought this way in the past. A third rail in S was to remake a model that came out in brass. But, I think the success of the AM FA's, our (SHS) SW9, SW1, NW2, F3A, F3B, F7A, F7B were all made in brass and seem to sell just fine... Don On Dec 6, 2011, at 7:27 AM, Gale Hall wrote: > ya gotta feel fairly sure if like on the GP-30's if BTS still has some, that a new project isn't going to be successful.. [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/
