Alan; AFAIK, Jim makes as many kits as he has orders for, maybe a few more. No hard-and-fast limitation (except a minimum).
If you are arguing that he should make additional stock for someone who comes along later, you are asking him to pay money now to make and store things that MAYBE will have a market in - how many months? Several dealers to stock his kits, and can probably supply a few stragglers or new comers to the scale. Most SMMW kits are listed on a possible re-order page, and Jim will make another run if enough orders accumulate. That's about as much as you can ask of a small business. Even the big companies make defined runs of product; the hobby shop probably can't supply a new Bachmann or Atlas locomotive released three years ago. Lionel can't sell you a new U.S.R.A. Mikado from an early run either. Pieter E. Roos --- On Fri, 10/26/12, Alan Lambert <[email protected]> wrote: From: Alan Lambert <[email protected]> Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Scale wheels on SMMW kits To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 26, 2012, 10:35 AM From: Alan Lambert Fort Worth, Texas That will work for me, just add more modern rolling stock to your list and add more quanity. There are more than 100 people that like your kits and Making only 100 of a certain car sends out a big ? mark to some people. Me included. I'm more like Brooks Stover, Ihave highrail wheels and Scale couplers. Alan Lambert From: SMMW <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 9:18 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} Scale wheels on SMMW kits To Alan Lambert: I don’t need to “realize” anything re: hi-rail wheelsets. I’ve always focused my kits toward the scale modeler, which includes detailed draft gear and underframe. If the purchaser wants to add hi-rail wheels and oversize couplers, that’s his choice but one that will likely result in some of that detail being removed to make room. I’m not getting into the debate of scale vs. hi-rail operators; it is what it is. All I can say is that my past, present and future offerings will cater to the detail-conscious modeler because that’s my target market and compromising that level of detail is not an option for me. Jim KingPresident, Smoky Mountain Model Works, Inc.Ph. (828) 777-5619www.smokymountainmodelworks.com Trainmaster, Craggy Mountain Line RRwww.craggymountainline.com
