Rich, Thanks for posting that message, as you did us a great service.
It was pretty clear that Jon wanted to hear from individuals with his email address posted. I wrote to him and done. Can’t be any easier than that. I did post my message to him on this list. Again, Rich, thanks for what you did. Mike From: richgajnak Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Lionel Is Seeking Input From S Scalers Ed, Jon's message wasn't sent to the "O Gauge Guys," it was sent to the S SCALE discussion board sponsored by O Gauge Railroading magazine, of which I am a member. Granted, most of the guys on the S SCALE PORTION of the OGR board are Flyer oriented and/or newly reformed O Gaugers, but there are some scalers there and the talk there is 99% of S Scale in one of its various forms, much like this list was before it was Balkanized into the Scale and Flyer groups. I'm pretty sure Lionel would prefer that Jon do what he was hired to do and not spend all his time circulating among the various S Scale boards, SIG's, facebook pages and whatever. I passed Jon's request along, unfiltered, as a service to us S Scalers here in attempt to share information and provide an avenue for input. It was my idea. I didn't HAVE to pass it along. Maybe I shouldn't have bothered if the prevailing viewpoint is there is no life outside of our little cloister and the only way we can be bothered is if they sign up with us. I could have just let Jon get my viewpoint along some others over in OGR-S-land, but I have this perhaps misguided idea that folks here would like to possibly have an impact on what or how Lionel produces S Scale products. I've provided his email, here it is again: mailto:jonzroute-lionel%40yahoo.com Bang... How more direct can contact be? I didn't post Jon's email in earlier posts a couple of weeks ago because I had just begun dialoging with him and wasn't sure if Jon would be receptive to having his corporate email blasted all over the ether. Especially given the bellicose negativity towards Lionel as shown by some a few weeks ago... If anyone only gets the digest form or the entire address doesn't show up for whatever reason, email me and I'll send the address. Just bear in mind I usually only check in here in the early evening (Central Time) and weekends. Jon is willing for direct contact with S Scalers and take their input. The email address provides that opportunity. It's our opportunity to lose. Rich G(ajnak) --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, "Ed" <Loizeaux@...> wrote: > > Rich...One suggestion you can pass along to Jon is to have him write to us > directly on this List and the S Sig's Forum at www.sscale.org instead of > sending messages to the O Gauge guys and expecting them to be forwarded. > Direct contact with customers is always better than using intermediaries. > Good luck....Ed L. > > --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, "richgajnak" <rustytraque@> wrote: > > > > Gentlemen, > > > > Jon, the Chief Technology Officer is seeking input from S Scalers regarding > > DCC in the new Scale Flyer line. > > > > I have received his permission to cross post the following from the OGR S > > Scale board along with his email address. > > > > Here is his question: > > -------------------------- > > "I have a question for the folks here on this thread... I am toying with a > > DCC decoder (derived from a design I created 8 years ago!) as a swap for > > our TMCC radio board. If successful, a one board swap out without any > > wiring changes would allow DCC support with our current motor, smoke, and > > light controller; and also link to the RailSounds system. Would folks be > > willing to purchase the "DCC adapter" to plug and play upgrade locos such > > as the SD-70, Y3, U33? Figure costs at $50/board for evaluation of the > > concept. No promises, just exploratory feedback - as I may run into some > > technical issues in the current board set that prevent this concept from > > working out..." > > -------------------------- > > > > Jon's email is: > > jonzroute-lionel@ > > > > Or, he can be contacted through Lionel's "Talk to Us" page. > > > > Jon is willing to listen to us in order make the Scale Flyer line more > > "scale friendly" for us folks. He has been very open on the OGR board about > > what is possible and what isn't. > > > > Remember, whatever he would like to do to help us out still has to be sold > > to Lionel management. > > > > This is an opportunity to contact Lionel about DCC compatibility and > > perhaps follow up with other issues regarding the Scale Flyer line. > > > > Rich G(ajnak) > > >
