Hi all ---
This was sent to the NASG webmaster who forwarded it to me. It really seems
more appropriate that the whole of the scale S community be advised so they can
take appropriate action. I have also alerted the NASG management.
If we sit our our hands, you know that you will get what MTH thinks you need,
not what you might really want. There is a “contact us” button on the MTH
Trains website where you can fill in the blanks to let your wishes be known.
Good luck!
Bill Winans
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Subject: NASG Web Site-FRESH from York and talking to MTH
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:31:12 -0400
From: Kristi Jouben mailto:[email protected]
To: [email protected]
I spoke with the folks at MTH at York, I won't say who it was, but they are in
the process of finalizing their first S-Scale catalog. An exciting time for
our group with our new heavyweight in our corner. This first catalog will be
published in late November. In this process leading up to the catalog release,
they are finalizing how they will come to market with items. I want to ask
that you inform the S-Gauge and S-Scale community to voice their opinion. The
topics I think that should be responded to are:
1. They have not decided if they will include scale wheels in the boxes as
S-Helper did. If our NASG group feels this is important, then we should email
our thoughts.
2. They have not decided if they should sell in single A and B units like their
HO line, or in ABA sets like they do their O Gauge line. Remember that MTH
Premier O line only sells cab units in sets and they do not break them up like
S-Helper did or like American Models does. I think we would all prefer A and B
units sold separately and piece together the consists we want for our roads,
especially when some roads did not even us B units. MTH does not research who
used B Units because the O 3-Rail community does not care. They just want
matching sets because it is pretty. We need to voice our opinion if we want
prototypical fidelity like we were used to getting from S-Helper Showcase Line.
3. They have not decided if they will offer all units powered. There is a risk
of MTH having the B's unpowered, especially if they package them as ABA sets.
Their O gauge line only provides B units as unpowered when packaged in ABA sets
and makes you buy separate powered B-units if you want one that really does
work in your lash up. I do not think the S community wants any unpowered
locomotives that are dead weight baggage when trying to pull long freights. We
need to voice our preferences on this subject.
MTH has some great ideas and features coming our way, possibly remote
locomotive uncoupling abilities like their HO and O lines. We should all be
excited and pleased that S-Helpers hard work and magnitude of product will
continue on. I think it is important that we voice our needs and keep MTH on a
path of fidelity that S-Helper preached during their time. Please join
together in a S Community message that MTH can hear and respond to. We will be
their customer base so I think our needs will be heard.
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Peter Vanvliet ([email protected])
owner, Fourth Ray Software
Houston, Texas
My Model Railroad Site (RSS feed)
Houston S Gaugers
N.A.S.G.
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