Greetings, Or perhaps in the scrap bin!!!! Regards, IP Priest & Sons Model Engineers http://www.kinvermes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/p1.htm -----Original Message----- From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles & Dorothy Brumbelow Sent: 03 December 2004 12:46 To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [modeleng] Re: Good service and ... One British writer pointed out a dirty little secret of the model engineering "industry" -- it isn't the parts that go into completed projects which keep suppliers in business, it's the parts which end up under workbenches "aging/seasoning". Charles > My wife doesn't understand how some of the Model > Engineering suppliers stay in business. > > Some orders you wait months for and are still > incomplete. > > As I say to her, if its castings or parts for a > particular engine, then you are stuck with that > supplier good or bad. That is till you've finished > that particular model, then you make sure they are not > the suppliers of the next project. > > Cheers > > Ken MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.802 / Virus Database: 545 - Release Date: 26/11/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.802 / Virus Database: 545 - Release Date: 26/11/2004 MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.