I want a pony!
I think Aristo used to have some HO scale stuff. It’s been a long time ago but I think I remember seeing some.
I wonder why Lewis has not reopened that market.
Hartland is a basic one man show. I talked to Phil at Marty’s this fall and he is on a very tight budget. I don’t think
he has any wholesalers. All the dealers buy from him direct.
Wendell Hanks said:
Aristo-Craft has a new product line -- and it ain't 1:29! For those getting TrainWorld's e-mail on their "specials", they have a new one: "Ready Made Trains" in O gauge. Yes, the brand name is RMT or "Ready Made Trains" and the TrainWorld email promotion clearly attaches Aristo-Craft as the parent company. That's right, "O" scale. Respecting clarity over agreement, how will the current "O" gauge consumers respond to RMT products considering what the initials represent? They certainly know what A-T-L-A-S represents. Now, we are back to our previous thread of what is the market among current devoted HO, N, and O scalers for varied scales that simply use track that does not fit. So what is the "O" scale market that Aristo considers fallow for growth under this label and price point? If the current "O" folk have problems with our off scales and track gauge is this Aristo's answer for product acceptance? Is this an admission that pushing 1:29 on the "O"ers just does not meet the scale hobbiest's criteria? Is Aristo admitting they need to go where the action really is among the current model hobbiests: That's true scale and true track? Again, where's the general public as a marketing target? Nada. Ah, empty Christmas windows.Meanwhile the name Ready Made Trains…ouch!
What do our readers know about Aristo-Craft’s latest announcement?
Wendell
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Randy,
the Australian distributor imports directly from China. Similar pricing levels locally on Piko and Marklin/LGB as well and those product lines are imported directly from Germany. Discounting on hobby goods is not high on the dealer’s agenda. Typically, low volume sales, so maximum profit per sale. This is unlike the American philosophy of mass volume/minumum profit per unit.
Just for the fun of it: If memory serves 0 scale usually runs on 32mm track gauge; now if one takes 1435mm and divides by 32 one arrives at 44.84. which in rounded parlance would be 1:45 scale. Soooooo what’s with the 1:48 scale, eh?? 
:lol:
Is this the opposite of the WOW factor? 
HJ,
I have heard of the rubbery rule, but maybe you are thinking of a rubbery calculator? Everyone knows that 1/48 scale is the ‘true’ ‘O’ scale.
Actually, the original 0 scale was 1:43.5. that is why H0 is 1:87.
And you thought Large Scale was cornfusing!
Steve Featherkile said:
Actually, the original 0 scale was 1:43.5. that is why H0 is 1:87.And you thought Large Scale was cornfusing!
But NEM really straightened that out … mostly more than less. :lol: :lol: