Re: BLI vs. Walthers express reefers
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Gatwood, Elden <Elden.Gatwood@...>
Jon and all;
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In some of my recent interactions with manufacturers and sellers I am also being told very disturbing stuff like "flat cars don't sell", "gondolas don't sell", and "tank cars don't sell". Is this true? If what they say, that boxcars and reefers are the only ones that generate a good enough profit to interest them, is what is guiding decision-making in regards to injection-molded plastic kits, then realistically, we should probably not expect that any of them is going to do anything BUT that in the future. The question is; what is left in that realm that a major manufacturer would consider worthy enough to do? If we can eliminate flats, gons, and tank cars, what would a plastic maker consider from what is left on the table? Elden Gatwood -----Original Message-----
From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of Jon Miller Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 8:22 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] RE: BLI vs. Walthers express reefers had been availableuntil last winter from Sunshine Models in urethane.< I believe that certain models that both Sunshine and Westerfield have in resin will be done in injection plastic. The guesses are which ones, when, and in my lifetime<G>. Plastic model makers try and guess which ones will sell enough of to have a profit. We are lucky in that we are seeing well done cars that we never expected to see. How long this lasts will be anybody's guess. Jon Miller AT&SF For me time has stopped in 1941 Digitrax, Chief/Zephyr systems, JMRI user NMRA Life member #2623 Member SFRH&MS Yahoo! Groups Links |
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