Dave,
It is difficult if not impossible to try and accurately track the S gauge dollar spent. But for the purpose of my post here I am relying on heavily on a Don Thompson story I have heard numerous times. Don related that when the SHS steam loco was in the planning stage there was nothing close it in S. With the manufacturing delays he experienced by the time his steam loco "hit the rails" there was at least 2 other steam engines already released. Yes that is just business but you just can't stop yourself from thinking that for every non-SHS steam loco purchased that could have been SHS since it was originally an untouched field in the market. Some of the same logic would have to apply to current and future Lionel (an possibly MTH) releases. If the steam locos are released only as Hi Rail versions they will not get scale purchases. However, as someone mentioned since for now you have to request (purchase?) scale wheels for diesels perhaps they could extrapolate there ARE S Scalers that Lionel never knew existed and could be viable for steam locos as well. You could possibly counter it with more product will hopefully equate to more customers and a therefore larger market. But which comes first - the products or the customers? We will have to get our own new series on the Discovery Channel. It will follow Finding Big Foot. Do S Scalers really exist or are they an urban legend? Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1988 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
