I'm telling them I'll help increase the orders, just to get more things made in 2 rail.
Maybe finding out what folks really want and will pay for could help. If they keep making stuff that very few really want and/or are willing to pay for, then it's all downhill.
If the response from the 2 railers is "im old and i dont care if any more 2 rail is made or not, , if its not one of the few very particular things i want, well then so be it. 2 rail O gauge will descend into the realm of aftermarket sales, and expensive short run manufacturers, as it was pre-1990.
Age is not relevant (and a wee bit insulting to even put into play), and more would be good if it's stuff that people want and not recycled with different lettering failed stuff from the past, but that specific want/need is a critical component to very seriously take into account. There's zero use for a late 20th century car on a 1920s era layout,
Decent moderate switchers of several varieties with good horizontal drives should be fairly broad in interest....maybe.
For those who would like to see a future for ready-to-run 2 rail O gauge products..., I just want everyone to know that Im trying, and spreading the word will help.
Keep trying and maybe educating the companies since selling O scale is wee bit different than selling HO to the masses.
