Lionel must be targeting younger modelers than most of us currently in S
scale, including potential converts, by offering these new, modern era
diesels. Its important to their future if they are to have a future. And
these
younger guys who are considering N or HO, if they are not already in these
scales, may not be as picky about every detail as many of us are, but they
will be just as turned off by the toylike features as we are. - Earl
Henry, Nashville
In a message dated 12/21/2012 9:26:28 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
From: Alan Lambert
Fort Worth, Texas
Cris,
Thank you. You nailed it. We( scale) need to get the word out to Lionel
that they need to get away from the toy look on their S guage line or we may
not be buying from them. They don't know how many scale modelers we have in
our scale. they go with the flow(highrail). For scale wheelsets on cars
and loco's they need a number. Scale guys need to let Lionel know or it will
not be done. I rest my case. I'm Highrail but I want to change over to
scale in the future if that happens.
Alan Lambert
From: Christopher Borgmeyer <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 8:42 AM
Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Getting it "correct"
<WBR
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
