Re: [cpsig] CP steam coming in HO from Rapido
- From: Gerald Henriksen <ghenriks@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:34:08 -0400
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 12:42:38 -0700, you wrote:
It is the economics that will dictate. And that will be dictated by the
market. Lots of volume and you can do it in plastic or composite and keep
the unit price down. A smaller market and you may have to do it in brass or
not at all. If you produce far more than you can sell to keep the price down
and don't sell enough to break even you are dead in the water. So in many
ways it is a cat chasing its tail scenario. Van Hobbies found out CPR sold
well in west, and CNR sold well in the east but it has been several year
since the owner returned and close shop.
Jason has done very well proving people wrong over the last 10 years,
bringing out accurate Canadian models of things that no one could have
expected prior to his arrival.
Combine his track record, particularly in his ability to market his
product, with the attraction steam has for people who have never even
seen steam in real life, add in the timeline commitment to produce the
variety of models needed, and I wouldn't bet against him.
The world is a very different place, and the Internet in particular
makes a significant difference that companies of the past like Van
Hobbies didn't have.
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