Jim, I for one, thank you for taking this approach. And I think the whiners are just stuck in the dark ages. I do buy your kits that fit my era, unfortunately I'm currently modeling pre-WWII, so the more modern stuff I'm trying not to be tempted to buy. Also, I still have some your Sn2 trucks to assemble, but I need to build the cars to put on top of them.
Dave Heine Easton, PA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of smokymtn28805 Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 11:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} SR gon in S scale? The entire point to producing my resin rolling stock and diesel kits is to be as prototypically accurate as possible. I have produced the H10-44 and both 44-tonners with hi-rail wheelsets because there is room for the larger flanges and thicker treads. However, there is no such room under my freight car kits. To offer AF-compatible wheelsets means compromising (read: removing) a lot of detail that I spend a bunch of time researching, designing and patterning. I am not willing to make that compromise. If a modeler wants to remove the corner steps and a good portion of the underframe and bolster to accommodate larger wheelsets, that's his choice. Scale modelers make up over 85% of my S scale sales. Removing such detail would kill those sales and that's just not good business. Granted, I may be losing some sales from the hi-rail crowd but, at most, I'd only pick up a few more sales while losing a large portion of scale sales. Jim King SMMW ------------------------------------ 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/
