Thanks Rance, very well said. The problem with this exchange, as usual, is that it has gone from a reasonable critique of a new product to political speeches about manufacturing philosophy. While John D. jumped on the band wagon, it started with a comment about never buying anything from MTH. I just don't understand the indignation about a company offering new S products. After the suitability for scale conversion is fully vetted, make your decision and either buy one or not. Frankly, no one cares what you (whoever you are) decides. It's not going to influence anyone else including Lionel and MTH. I do appreciate the effort John D. has taken to detail his reasons. That would be more useful WITHOUT THE CAPS. I'm sure I've missed someone, but I don't personally know a single model railroader that started with "Scale". We pretty much all had Lionel, AF, Marklin, Hornby, or the great plethora of HO and N toys. The idea that expanding the toy train market will have no effect on the future of model railroading is absurd. Adults buy their sons, daughters, neices, and nephews toy trains. Even we scalers. Hey Ron, I bet you're having a good laugh over what you started with your good news :o) Only in S.
Ed Kozlowsky Sanford, Maine www.SScale.org >________________________________ >From: Rance Velapoldi <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2012 5:40 AM >Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Pricey [... but nothing] > > > >Hi all: >One could also look at the offerings of Lionel as a good first step towards >excellent scale offerings. From an historical perspective, I think it is a >great step towards getting what the majority of s gaugers (both high rail and >scale) would like to have. As John also says, everybody doesn't think the >same - we all have different wants and expectations, sort of a normal curve or >distribution of people. As we have all found out in our professional lives, >to get that extra 0.0001" in accuracy or a very small value for the standard >deviation of measurements is often extremely expensive and not worth the >effort. Thus the people on the extreme wings of the standard curve may never >be satisfied, no matter what they get. We all recognize that life is that >way, accept it, and do the best with what we obtain, are offered, or build >ourselves. >regards to all S gaugers, >Rance Velapoldi (Tranby, Norway) > >On 3/3/2012 04:37, John Degnan wrote: > >>Ok, let me get this straight... I'm getting accused of having a tantrum >>because I dared to say why I wouldn't be buying anything in Lionel's 2012 S >>scale line up? Is that, now, what qualifies as a tantrum? Ok... well... in >>that case, I guess I'm having a tantrum. >> >>In reality, I'm having a tantrum only because John Amrstrong says I am, and >>that is because I don't handle things the way he does. I guess the standard >>by which I (and all who hold a similar view of Lionel's new line) should be >>judged has now been established. >> >>Apologies to all who had the misfortune of reading this... including John >>Amrstrong. >> >> >>John Degnan >>[email protected] >>[email protected] >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: John >>> > > > >
