From: Alan Lambert Lone Star Flyer Club Arlington, Texas Rich, I don't think S "Scale" will ever be a "Target" like high rail. Everyone needs to take a deep breath and realize we are getting something "New". It may not have scale wheel like you want, but sending a snail mail to Lionel from All of the scalemembers will let Lionel know what YOU want . Without your input they willgo where the Market is, Highrail steam engines, diesel engines with scale wheel option. At least Lionel is making "S" available again. Thats the bright side that I see. No model is exactly like the real thing. It is imposible to make a mold with all the fine details the scale modeler wants. They have to be added. Thats what sets them apart from the High rail side. We get by with what we get and are happy. By the way the Lionel legasy contolsystem has a lot that Digitrax and others don'thave without having to add it later. The crew and dispatch sounds. Digitrax has it for some of thier decoders but not all of them. Thanks, Alan Now back to converting some of my rolling stock to scale couplers Like Brooks.
________________________________ From: richgajnak <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, March 2, 2012 8:01 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: ATSF U33C --- In [email protected], "raisinone" <raisinone@...> wrote: > > > --- 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 > Spoken like a true gentleman, Jim. I get the feeling that if there were a magical shrink ray that could reduce a prototype car or loco down to S Scale, there are some on this list that would find fault with the result. Rich G(ajnak)
