Re: Attitudes of kit producers, was:Wine car ops
Gatwood, Elden <Elden.Gatwood@...>
Jeff, Richard, and all;
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Is it your impression that those RRs that are developing and/or keeping large followings are also those that have more RR-specific products offered to them? Is this a chicken and egg thing, or an egg and chicken thing? Is it your impression that certain RRs are picking up more followers while others seem to be stagnant? Why? Is it your impression that the variety of RRs that folks are pursuing seriously (i.e., as the "theme" for their layout) is dwindling? As an example of a strange situation, what is your take on the reasons why the NYC has so few folks (and thank goodness, some of the few of them are active on this list) actively pursuing NYC layouts, product introductions, and information dissemination efforts? Or is this a verboten subject? No, I am certainly not an NYC-hater! I am just mystified. While some would say that a RR like the Santa Fe has a large following because of the beauty of their paint jobs, equipment, and locale, it does not explain everything. And, it certainly does not explain the popularity of the PRR (come on; Brunswick Green versus Lightning Stripes?). Is this related to the historical societies? What is the story? Elden Gatwood
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From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf Of jaley Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 11:02 AM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Attitudes of kit producers, was:Wine car ops On Sep 22, 11:50pm, Mike Brock wrote: Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: Attitudes of kit producers, was:Wine car ops I have to wonder if some of this developed during the 1970/80 brasssteam loco market analysis.Mike, I have heard similar descriptions of what roadnames sell (and which don't) from a STMFC manufacturer. In fact, we were both in Cocoa Beach at the time. The point is that even current data shows that there are some roads that have a loyal following, and others that don't. The size of the prototype is not necessarily a good indicator of the popularity, and manufacturers will help themselves if they keep that in mind. Regards, -Jeff -- Jeff Aley jaley@... DPG Chipsets Product Engineering Intel Corporation, Folsom, CA (916) 356-3533 Yahoo! Groups Links
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