[PRR-talk] ROCKVILLE Tower Kit Project Cancelled

[Jerry Britton]

Merchandise Service has cancelled plans to produce ROCKVILLE tower in  
kit form in N and HO scales.

After extending the reservation period from August 2007 through  
December 2007, there simply weren't nearly enough reservations in N  
scale.

In HO scale the extended reservation period barely approached the  
required point. However, the decision was made to release the model  
into production anyway. Then the manufacturer -- The N Scale  
Architect -- waffled. They knew back in November 2006 that the tower  
no longer stood and that there were no PRR plans available. I had  
originally guestimated the footprint dimensions before someone tipped  
me off that these dimensions were actually on the interlocking  
diagrams. I had only been off a foot or so on either axis. Photos  
were provided from all angles and eras.

Now the manufacturer has balked and will not produce the model  
without PRR diagrams... having been burned on a previous model (not  
produced by Merchandise Service). What I really don't get is that  
this is a contract model and it should not matter as there is no risk  
to the manufacturer.

The statement "it makes no sense to produce a kit for a group of  
modellers that pride themselves on finding even the smallest errors  
(within a foot is certainly not close enough !)" sealed the deal.  
With barely enough reservations, I cannot warrant researching  
production of the project through another manufacturer. NSA was it.  
Too bad.
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Jerry Britton, president            jbritton at dsop.com
Merchandise Service            717-938-4270
A Division of Desktop Solutions of Pennsylvania, Inc.
https://merchandise.pennsyrr.com