I get what everyone is saying here, and based on the comments Lionel must have done some marketing research and determined that a red/silver painted U33C will sell better than a solid/blue or yellow/blue warbonnet engine. I would like to see the marketing research that they did in order to determine this.
Yes, the U33C is a great engine for S and I am and not criticizing that, only their choice of paint scheme. Jeff Smith RailMaster Hobbies Inc 9815 Walnut St #106 Bellflower, CA 90706 (562) 867-5627 www.railmasterhobbies.com www.facebook.com/railmasterhobbies -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of raisinone Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 1:24 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: ATSF U33C --- In [email protected], "shabbona_rr" <user141771@...> wrote: > > Tom, that is NOT the Santa Fe red and silver warbonnet that made Santa Fe famous. What's next, chroming the silver sides to represent stainless steel? Is there no respect for the dearly departed? > > Bob Nicholson __________________________________________________ > > Wow, such impassioned pleas for prototype fidelity! Next thing you know folks will be counting rivets and dismissing repainted Flyer cars! <G> Wondering where all the prototype police were when AF made Northern Pacific PA's or American Models made New York Central FP7's? When will you realize you are not the target market! All of us angry old men can't hold up the S scale market; Lionel must expand the base if they expect to succeed and, by the way, flash and color sells. Or in the famous words of Irv Athearn, "Well, the paint sticks to it doesn't it!" If a Warbonnet U33 gets one new person into S scale, are you going to criticize them too?!? My goodness., just spend your money on something else and move on. I'm firmly in Brother Ron's camp on this one, it's all good news! Jim ------------------------------------ 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/
