It doesn't really matter who's to blame, but unless you happen to catch a magazine ad in a magazine I don't usually pick up(like I did for the Texas Special, and even then 2 email querys about it went unanswered...) I finally got to place an order for a scale version at an S-Fest a few years ago. The new E8 and passenger cars appeared on the website 2 weeks later...
I also saw the MKT GP9 for the first time at the most recent S-Fest. The web is the primary exposure for AM and other companies products nowadays, particularly S, and if the website doesn't announce new products, how is the average S consumer going to know? I like AM products a lot and have great respect for anyone who decided to make stuff for us, but if we don't know about it... Rich G(ajnak) --- In [email protected], Alan Lambert wrote: > > From: Alan Lambert >         Fort Worth, Texas >  > Rich, >  > Blame that on AM's webmaster. That is who usually changes website features, > does updates . Another strong feature from train shows, or know a local > dealer(club member of Lone Star Flyer club) that displade the new stuff. My > local hobby shops do not carry any new S stuff. Most of mine was over the > internet (SHS). >        Alan Lambert > > > ________________________________ > From: richgajnak > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 6:07 AM > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: MKT S-12 Balbwin Switcher > > >  > > This would be my one serious criticism about AM. They come out with a new > roadname and don't put it up on the website. > > It was almost a year before the Texas Special, MP and SP E8's and passeneger > cars were listed online. > > Rich G(ajnak) > > --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, Alan Lambert wrote: > > > > From: Alan Lambert > > ààààààààFort Worth, Texas > > à> > John, > > I bought mine last weekend when the show was here so does that tell you > > something. The MKT baldwin is not listed on the American Models website. If > > you saw 2 up there you can thank Augie Svatek of Augies Trains down hereand > > a fellow Lone Star Flyer club member with me. He had Ron make the MKT line > > of stock you see on the website. The MKT pacific , the heavyweight > > passenger cars, now the Baldwin and GP9/18 all in MKT name. All it took was > > a call to Ron and a pre-order, and look what we have. It will take time but > > I'm sure the Baldwin and GP9/18 will be on the website. I got my MKT > > pacific and Heavywieght cars before they were listed on the website. My 2 > > centsàworth that got me something new. Sorry Augie only does local > > train shows, plus Oklahoma City. > > ààààààààààààAlan Lambert > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: JOHNM63379 > > To: mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 9:47 PM > > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: MKT S-12 Balbwin Switcher > > > > > > à> > > > > > I saw two AM MKT red w/white lettering sold at the Fall S Fest in > > Milwalkee, WI. They where the last ones at that time. Contact AM to ask if > > they have painted up a new batch of MKT diesels. John Metzger w/AFSGSLA > > --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, "Alan Lambert" wrote: > > > > > > > > > While at the Fort Worth, Texas Worlds Greatest Hobby show, I went to > > > Augies Trains(American Models Dealer). There he had one on display along > > > with a MKT GP9/18. I got the S-12. Now if you go to American Models > > > website you will not see it listed.Youcan get it with scale wheels, but > > > the scale coupler will be a problem. Great show find but I could have > > > pre-ordered it after My earlier Fort Worth train show. Yea I had 2 train > > > shows The past one in Nov., had this one and in 2weeks we have the Plano > > > show. How lucky can you get. > > > Alan Lambert > > > Fort Worth, Texas > > > > > > ------------------------------------ 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/
