I have an article out there in the stratosphere somewhere detailing a simple way to correct the AM underbodies. Maybe I'll try sending it to someone else that might see fit to publish it
boB Nicholson __________________________________________________ --- In [email protected], Bob Werre <bob@...> wrote: > > Imagine that, Bill Lane and myself thinking alike!<G> > > I would like to add just a bit to my thoughts. After a product is > released and is deemed to be fairly profitable. Then some additional > R&D should be put into that product. For years many of us have replaced > all those sheet metal floors on the AF house cars--I would have thought > by now Lionel could now introduce a nicely detailed plastic floor with a > few pennies of their profit. > > Likewise, and I've bitched about this many times, the American Models > house car underbody being backward. Maybe a few dollars invested in > making it correct would generate many new sales and make a great > retrofit for the old ones. A few rivets here and there plus some better > appliances wouldn't hurt either. But the point that I'm trying to make > is--a profit needs to be make, but a 'good but dated' product can be > up-graded for more profits! > > If Bill, Rusty or some of the other micro-manufacturers ever show enough > profit it might be a miracle--but miracles do happen! The local hobby > shop has sold a few of my trees, a fellow in a nearby town has also > purchased some, so maybe I'll see a few dollars in profit! > > Bob Werre > > > > On 12/21/12 5:44 AM, Bill Lane wrote: > > > > Like most here I am a firm believer in getting it "correct". But none > > of the air brakes actually work on any of my cars, or yours either, so > > after that they are ALL wrong, and are just models at that point. > > > > Bob W beat me to posting some of my thoughts about research and > > knowing when to say "when". > > > > Thank You, > > Bill Lan e > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
