From: Alan Lambert Fort Worth, Texas Bill, I like what you said about ShS including both wheelsets. I still have all of my scaleeee wheels if I do want to chage over to scale, I just have to get the couplers to make the conversion. Yes I got the answer i did not not want from Lionel. MTH was betteras they will continue with SHS sectional track and hope the do the same with the flex track. The F-3 is coming, but they don't know when Look for their S catalogue it should tell us when. I know I did not get the answers we were all looking for , but I tried. Alan Lambert
________________________________ From: Bill Lane <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 6, 2013 2:46 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} an uncommon hobby connected by 2 rails I have said many times once you change scales EVERYTHING changes – the people involved change, what is available changes, even if you decide to concentrate on or get out of narrow gauge in your chosen scale, it all changes. Besides the 2 rails that is where the similarity ends. Still to this day after painting literally hundreds of O Scale brass freight cars I find it hard to believe that most of them were never ever made with brass trucks, and they eventually ride on the same generic Athearn plastic trucks. O Scalers love them and buy those trucks by the case. Almost all S brass freight cars were made with their own brass trucks and remain with the car to end use. In my mind what Lionel and MTH should be cognizant of is the true very fickle very niche market the is S SCALE, especially if the items have to be ordered with the end user’s choice of wheels. When I first heard of SHS including both wheels in their items I thought it was a waste but I quickly realized what the impossible task of stocking **anything** would be without that mindset. The plus of this also is not truly knowing what the end use is - as Scale or Hirail. Brand new item orders with 1 set of wheels are tough to dispute. For L and MTH to go on a 1 size fits all “build it and it will sell” mode of operation could be bad for all involved. If recent posts are true it will be almost a year before any official word from MTH is revealed. That is a long time to keep a new market and group of prospective customers completely in the dark. Living in the vacuum for over 2 years with almost nothing big and new released, the prospect of any NEW items will keep interest. Again knowing the S Scale market would show we are used to waiting for years for new things – it is sort of expected! (:->) Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths.com http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
