Fortunately I can wait as I have no place to run anything so anything I get or build will sit naked of couplers untli the Sergents come out. I do have the patience of Job and no reason to hurry to couple anything
Carey Carey Probst Carey Probst Member, M.I.T. Educational Council S Scale, Sn3 and S High Rail/AF A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. On 8/2/2012 7:34 PM, John Degnan wrote: > > Ben, and everyone else who feels the same way... that is what they > make SUBJECT lines for in postings. Subject lines generally imply what > a post is about. If you see me make a post with the name "Sergent" in > it, please rest assured that it will be about just that. And rest > assured... if you don't want to read (hear) my '/_barkings_/' in my > posts... please rest assured that I will NOT be offended if you simply > don't read it. But I will continue to post about whatever news I get > when I get it... and I will do so for those who *_DO_* want to hear > it... and there are many who do appreciate what I do. ANd it is for > them (and myself) that I labor... and bite my tongue... repeatedly... > It really is that simple, folks... just don't read it if you don't > want to hear it. > John Degnan > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Don't start none, and there won't be none. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* pickycat95 <mailto:[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, August 02, 2012 05:44 PM > *Subject:* {S-Scale List} Re: Another Update From Sergent - Enough > is enough! > > In my opinion the real issue here is that there has been a long > history of 'bark' without any bite. I'd like to see no more bark > until there is something we can really sink our teeth into. > Ben Trousdale > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>, > Scaler164@... wrote: > > > > > > > > Fear not, Bill... I have a rather large supply of condiments to > go on those words of yours when the time comes for you to have to > start eating them. I have told Bill Lane this, and I will now > tell you the same thing... when a manufacturer has discovered a > problem with a manufacturing process, it is their responsibility > to fix the problem or find a better way to produce their product. > I respect and appreciate all that Frank Sergent is doing to > guarantee us a product worth waiting for. If you cannot, then go > ahead and invest in Kadee's lousy excuse for a coupler... and that > is exactly what you'll end up with. And then when the Sergent > coupler happens, you'll either decide to sell the Kadee stuff or > learn to be as happy with them as you can be. > > > > > > > > Being i n S scale for... how many years has it been now, Bill > ?... i t seems to me that you (and everyone else in this scale) > would have learned by now to have  the patience of Job... > > > > > > > > > > John Degnan > > > > Scaler164@... > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Bill Nielsen" <wrangler@...> > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, August 2, 2012 3:43:02 PM > > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Another Update From Sergent - Enough > is enough! > > > > Hi John, > > > > You are correct, we are going to get more than we dreamed, and > that "more" is more of the same BS from Sergent. He mentions doing > many shank styles, but it's funny that Kadee has managed to > produce all of their S, On3, and On30 products with the same > castings (shanks and all). Sorry, but I have developed a low > tolerance for BS in recent years. > > > > I am a member of both an HO and On30 modular clubs, in addition > to having a small S scale home layout, and I have been waiting for > Sergent to produce S couplers for far too long now. I had even > been thinking about trying them in HO, but now that is not going > to happen, because if I am going to commit to any new couplers, I > need to know that the manufacturer is also going to be committed > to his product (and his customers), and be a reliable source of > that product, which clearly Sergent is not. Kadee is and always > has been an example of company who is so committed, and that is > why they have owned the model train coupler market (in all scales) > for over 50 years now, while no one else has come close. > > > > Too bad, Sergent couplers seemed like a great idea, but without > being able to back that idea up with a reliable supply, Sergent > Engineering will not be getting any of my money. > > > > Bill in FtL > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>, > "John Degnan" <Scaler164@> wrote: > > > > > > Ok gang, here is the latest news on the Sergent Couplers... > straight from Frank today : > > > (Please don't read or comment if this does not interest you) > > > > > > > > > > > >  Hi John, > > > > > >  Well, I'm sorry to say that I won't have more couplers ready > by convention time. I'm still struggling with the investment cast > products and at this point I am convinced that the S scale > coupler(s) will have to be investment cast because they will > require multiple shank styles (and probably multiple head styles > as well). The investment cast option will allow me to address a > more diverse audience (Sn3, On3/On30, plus std gauge with shank > styles that allow easy adaptation to existing equipment). > > > > > >  I'm located in Knoxville which is about 100 miles north of > Chattanooga. I work a real job weekdays, but you are welcome to > stop by on Saturday the 11th perhaps. My basement shop is > typically a mess which I am sure you will forgive me for. I do ask > that you come alone. There are some things you will certainly see > that I do not want potential competitors to find out about until I > am ready. > > > > > >  Thanks, > > >  Frank > > > > > > It appears that we are going to be getting much more than I > ever dreamed! > > > > > > > > > John Degnan > > > Scaler164@ > > > Scaler187@ > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > ------------------------------------ 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! 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