<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by rsn48: I agree with your assesment of Kato vs Atlas..almost. I don't think Atlas is that far behind. I would say it is a race in which Kato is still ahead, but the gap is closing. You didn't mention Life Like...the new stuff...how'd they do?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You could compare it to the MS vs. Apple debate. Apple (Kato) concintrated on a qulity product with a modicum of production while MS (Atlas) concintrated on production almost to the detroment of product quality. When you have to make repairs on a product before you can put it into use shows a definite lack of care for ones customers. This is from personal experince with my now 'last' perchases of Atlas products. I'm tired of the let-down that i've seen in other model-rails at my club and else where when that new Atlas doesn't live-up to basic expectations (the B23's are a case in point). So I guess what I'm trying to say here is they'll never catch-up to Kato They don't care because their customers will buy their product no mater what because they are the only ones with that particular model right 'now!' and that is what a lot of this is about! As I grogelly stumble off my soapbox
Ok. I'll be honest. I'm getting sick of all this Atlas/Kato stuff. Here's what I think WHO CARES. They don't even model the same engines. Get over it already. Buy what YOU want to buy and don't critize others if they don't agree. We should focus on things we can improve - like how to model (enter subject here)better. Getting sick of all the bickering Scot
Hear!Hear! Thats the spirit! Lets get back to what these boards do best, putting out info on how we as modelers have over come different modelling obsticals from where and what changes to make in a layout to the different methods of appling handgrabs to engines and rolling-stock plus the always enjoyable layout pics and.....
