There's a couple of things to consider here: SHS and AM were/are scale models adapted to the HiRail/Flyer world.
Lionel/Flyer is attempting to adapt to the scale world. Notice I said adapt. Lionel has a business model aimed primarily at the model train enthusiast, less so to the model railroad enthusiast. It's what works for them. I'll admit to being a bit of both. It is a hobby, after all and I will take it as serious or not so serious as I it suits me at the time. But I'll still congratulate Lionel for attempting to attract the scale modeller. (When I got into S in 1985, I didn't want anything to do with Flyer in any way shape or form. I picked up an interest in Flyer around 1990 and by 1998 wouldn't give you a nickle for any of the contemporary Flyer of the time.) It's pretty obvious that some here will never buy a Lionel/Flyer product no matter how it's constructed. But there are also those that will. I myself am looking forward to the Lionel/Flyer SD70's as well as picking up my Y3 this weekend. Nobody is forcing anyone to buy these things. MTH says they'll be coming out with an SD70ACe, so we'll see what it looks like when it comes out. If MTH truly intends to follow the SHS pattern of constuction, so much the better. But, I don't see s scale falling off a cliff because Lionels making s trains. Rich G(ajnak) --- In [email protected], Christopher Borgmeyer <cborgmeyer@...> wrote: > > Bill (and others), > > With all due respect, I think you're missing the point here. Some of us are > not picking nits but concerned with the basics of the model. Swinging > pilots, for example, are a non-starter for me. Sure, I can correct the issue > but on a $400 or $500 model why should I? Swinging pilots and exposed > gearing are not an issue in Z, N or HO. S is supposed to have all these > advantage over these other scales but we can even remove ourselves from > design practices from the 1950's. It's a real issue when talking to modelers > in other scales and trying to attract them to S. They immediately point out > to me they have better designed/detailed models from MicroTrains/Kato/Athearn > Genesis/Proto 2000/and on and on... So before we even get to the nits, we > need to pick our manufactures about the raw basics of their models. It's > 2012 after all not 1950. We can and do expect better. > > Chris Borgmeyer > ------------------------------------ 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! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
