Saturday, April 11, 2009, 03:49 PM
First the important stuff "Happy Easter"
I lurk/cruse the forums to get ideas and to get and offer feedback about our projects. Usually I am surprised and pleased with the unsolicited comments I read. I don't expect them to be all positive and on occasion they are not. thats the point, to get honest comments and use the info to make improvements.Truth is we get possitives at least 97% 0f the time and the 2% is usually small stuff that I can do somthing about.I get involved with the lists and start dialogs with the people to let them know they have been heard and we are on it.
www.kitforums.com is great by the way.
BUT The Atlas list is pissing me off. I have tried several times to become a list member and they are just completely dropping the ball. this PO's me because there is one particular poster over there that is spreading in accurate information and i can't respond.
What this know it all is saying is that one of our competitors who shall go nameless (paper creek) has better quality printing then we do and that our printing doesn't cut it. Well, I'm sure all of you know this is just false.The resolution of our printing is at least twice the competitors. We recently saw a large selection of this competitors
product at a train show and I tell you I was shocked by how poor it looked. Im not saying that PC doesen't make a fine product. they do. They were an early inspiration to me though not THE inspiration. They were decidedly a bar to beat and we have.
There using a lithographic process. there are very noticeable dot patterns in the images. We ink jet and laser print and there are NO dots. SO, I want to know what the hell this guy is ranting about. Did he get a bootleg kit or somthing.
Since Atlas won't facilitate my rebuttal you have it here. And as soon as i can get a sample of our competitors product I will post pictures of our proof. microscopic proof.
Ahhhh, I feel better now.
Thom
Monday, April 13, 2009, 06:00 PM
Thom,
I can understand your frustration. That particlar website is notorious for such antics. I tried to log on today in order to respond and was denied access, as well. Strange group, those guys in New Jersey.
Oh well, rest assured that your kits are far superior to Paper Creek. I will not deny that I enjoy their kits and they do build up into very nice structures. However, with a diversity of three buildings in O and only a few more in HO, the variety of kits and options offered by Clever Models (not to mention the superior printing) far outshines what anybody else has to offer in this country!
Jim
