Mikeaa posted:Bob Bubeck posted:jonnyspeed posted:Bob Bubeck posted:jonnyspeed posted:<snip>
Personally, I would prefer scale over Hi-Rail, but it has become painfully apparent that there will be precious little new scale product being made. Most of the scale modelers on the S scale Facebook group are saying that "S scale" is going back to its "scratch builder" roots. That doesn't particularly interest me.
Well, River Raisin addresses the S scale part of the market. They offered a beautiful (albeit expensive) brass RTR model of the Lima Berkshire a few years ago. If I were a 'scaler' I would have jumped at the chance to purchase one. The new Lionel AF offering is a shot at 'it' for us hi-railers.
Respectfully,
Bob
To be fair Bob, Dan has done one new project in the last 5 years and he hasn't been able to get support for a few that he wanted to make. How much longer do you think he will be in the game? <snip>
Well, what does this indicate about Lionel's viable business options?
The folks who prize 'S scale' should have purchased the River Raisin model. If they didn't support Dan at the time with a purchase, then complaining here, regrettably, isn't going to rectify the situation.
Sorry.
Bob
Bob, Can we please stop talking about a model that was introduced seventeen years ago and what s scalers should have or have not done in 2001? This is about the Legacy Berk.
Well, there's always the new B&A, B&M, AT&SF, SP and IC Berks from RR currently in production.
Of course, you can buy 4.5 Flyer Legacy Berks for the same price... Still, even the Legacy Berks vs. River Raisin are apples and oranges by comparison.
As primarily a scale guy, I don't have a problem with the new Legacy Berk or even the F/C Berk. However, after physically holding an F/C Berk in my hands, I can tell it's not for me. It's just as well my pre-order was shorted a couple of years ago.
The Legacy Berk is different. Given what Dave has shown us, it looks to surpass the AM Northern detail wise (and I'm quite happy with my two) and even though it's not offered with scale wheels, I plan to get one. If someone decides to offer a scale conversion in the future, I'll have it converted.
We can chew on the scale guys (myself included) if we want to, but that's really a subject for a different thread.
After all this tread drift, I hope Dave Olsen can find the time to answer the couple of questions that popped up after his initial post.
Rusty
