Perhaps I should take a leaf from an earlier reply you made about my post putting words in 'your keyboard', are you not doing the same now. That reply was very generic in that it didn't mention specific events and then you quoted in bold, specifics, as if I had mentioned them, where did I actually say that?
Now you go into great detail about certain manufacturers, where again I was generic in not specifying any.
Yes, those manufacturers you mention have made a bit of money but perhaps the one thing they are possibly up against is the brand name of Flyer itself, S for years has been associated by the many with the Gilbert company and it will be difficult to wrestle that bond away.
As I said, an individual or a small number of people don't have the right to represent the many on their own needs or specific requirements, certainly voice them to manufacturers as an idea and let them take up the mantle as to if there is any mileage in it. All they are interested in is making a profit, what we want is probably secondary to them. If the consumer votes with their pocket then they need to start addressing the problem and understand what they should really be doing.
Although you promote and lobby Lionel for changes to its product line when it has flaws, as to what it must do to correct the errors to appease you, I don't seem to see many, if any postings of similar 'wants' for the other manufacturers you throw up which you say are doing a great job, but surely they are also not perfect in every way! Perhaps I must have have missed those, probably not important enough.
For someone that says they are for S in all factions, you have a funny way of showing it. My perception is that as soon as Flyer, tinplate or hi-rail is mentioned you get on the defensive and look for any means to dispel what is said in favour of your own agenda, most intriguing!
