In answer to Doug's comment about needing a deposit a deposit is asked for
when there is a contract signed and terms of delivery are stated . I have
been an importer and worked as a technical rep for 30 years o i kinda know
the ropes . ihave seen products developed where one !!! person had the balls
to show a manufactuer his idea . Now the manufacturer went back to the shop
and built a prototype guess what it worked fantastic and there was an answer
to police departments all over the United States and fire departments and
magazines It was a special long developing tank so you could develop 12
rolls of 35 mm film at once hey remember that stuff and the manufacturer
sold millions of $ in color chemistry when digits came along well market
went bye bye well things change . But only one consumer came up with
aclever Idea Now the manufacturer did not ask the guy for a deposit he went
developed the product then marketed it the firs one I sold was to that
consumer!! How the model industry works importers have to watch their e
mails letters attend trade show talk to consumers modelers with proactive
differentitation communicate wth importers I fan importer sees a potential
market he looks for drawings pictures an an actual piece 2839,2850 2858 and
2860 and throw in 2816 so theres one somewhere a days drive away from MTH
. sends all the information to Korea and they built a piolot model . THese
models are usally shown behind closed doors at trade shows . Hobby shop
owners place orders for production at this time . :ress releases are made up
the hobby shop owners take resevations and may ask for a deposit when
there is an approved model set for production not untill all this has gone
on should The word deposit come into the picture, Now for us working
stiffs emailing MTH or True LINE Trains this weekend good idea its Febuary
super bowl is over what else is there to do this weekend . Now if your a
banker or stock broker who just got one of those big bonus cheques well
maybe a custom model builder can whip you up a H O . live steam version
radio controlled real steam sound or go all the way and have an Nscale live
steamer built that would put a big hole in your Bonus ONe thing this hobby
has is everybody want to do it their way I believe they call it Brass
bashing . In 1977 I cut up a Van Hobbies cPR g3 then got custom builder
Chuck Bard to build a boiler jacket and lenghten the frame I got an H1B
tender and voila the prettiest 2839 you ever saw so been there done that
REgards Mr Soapbox DAVID HILL ps remember the van Hobbies CPR van hobbies
jubalee well it was a Vancouver music teacher who built the piolot model
Mr Crawlwy of Van Hobbies shipped to samhongsa and there was way the
Jubalee came to pass. So email the manufacturer of your choice
----- Original Message -----
From: "sfturner" <sfturner@xxxxxxx>
To: <cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: [cpsig] Royal Hudson
I wouldnt by an MTH loco with limited DCC compatability, get serious. With DCC and MTH system issues i would rather have a loco straight DC or DCC friendly and be able to put my own sound and DCC drive system in.MTH running issues are well documented on many threads, whats the point of a beauty of a loco that doesnt operate the way you want it too.Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Cummings
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: [cpsig] Royal Hudson
If I was the owner of MTH and I received a hundred, or two hundred, or five
hundred, emails on one subject over the span of a day or two I would ignore
them. History has proven that most people will not put their money where
their mouth is. If you are really sincere send them a deposit, then they may
take you seriously.
If you order a new car, or buy a new house, they want a deposit as a sign of
good faith. Why should asking MTH to build a model just for you be any
different.
Doug
> I email them about producing a Royal Hudson I encourage other
> members to do the same this weekend can,t hurt !!!! Not like give us your
> mastercard number and your soul as deposit !!! Just an e mail to say you
> are
> intersted . Now also look to True LINE Trains send them an E mail the CNR
> u2g is close to coming out well I think a Royal Hudson eastern and
> western
> version would be their next lodgcal step so how long does it take to
> fire
> off an e mail?? they are building only1000 u2g,s so they can build for a
> small niche market .
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