Wrong, Ed... that is not what I said. What I said was, (and I quote) "the Kadee coupler is NOT as "reliable" as it is made out to be." So as you see, I did not say they were unreliable... just that they were not as reliable as many people falsely make them out to be... and I gave many reasons why.
And I am entitled to my opinion about how Kadee couplers look to me. Lastly... I am not trying to convince anyone to "get their wallets ready" for anything... all I am doing is catering to the numerous (more than you might think) other modelers on this list whom I already know are interested in them. But if you (and some others) are not interested, then why are you bothering to debate with me at every turn? Just ignore and delete my posting about this topic. Considering how Sergent produces his products to fill his orders, he is not going to need much more than my orders, alone, to make this new S coupler worth his time and effort, so trust me when I tell you that I feel the need to pander to nobody. But I have been asked by numerous interested modelers on this and a few other lists (one of them not even being an S scale list but an O scale narrow gauge list) to keep them posted, so that is all I am doing... and plan to continue to do... for them, and definitely not to rub your fur the wrong way. So with your approval (or not), I will continue to spend my time the way I choose to. After all... it is my time that I (in your eyes) am wasting... is it not, Ed? John Degnan [email protected] [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Edward Loizeaux To: List, S scale Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 04:16 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Couplers Part II >> Perhaps Kadee's are not quite perfect at all times, but being darn good with nothing better available makes for a good reason to use them. And that was all I was saying from the start. So I believe we actually agree. Your comments, simply stated, are that Kadee couplers are unrealistic and unreliable. It appears this is an attempt to make the Kadee brand look as poor as humanly possible. That is quite something to say about the industry leader and the most popular coupler for at least the last half century. My thoughts, on the other hand, are that Kadee couplers are realistic enough for the vast majority of users, are sufficiently reliable and simply work better than anything else commercially available. As Bill Lane says about Scalecoat paint: "It simply works!" I am not so sure we really agree on much. I believe too much time is being spent trying to convince potential buyers to get their wallets ready for the great unveiling. Instead, I think it be more productive to spend the same amount of time trying to fix the production problems that are allegedly keeping the new coupler from reaching the end user. Does he need money? Go raise some money. Does he need help in the shop? Go spend Saturdays down there helping. Does he need a consultant to fix the problem? Raise money to pay for a consultant. Helping fix the basic problem is a much better use of time and energy than extolling the virtues of something that nobody can obtain. Just an opinion - controversial, perhaps - but would you want it any other way? Cheers..Ed L.
