this doesn't sound good...

[lock4244]

Well, Rapido isn't going to be affected... though they admit pricing is going to increase for unrelated reasons.

http://www.rapidotrains.com/telegraph_currrent.html

[stuntman]

lol guys, Camaros are made in Canada (durn furners!) ;D

This thread is veering into silliness.

Mark

  So are the Challengers...... Hmmmmm.

[Dave V]

So IM and Deluxe are going to be getting the boot? Or they're still "in"?

FWIW, my LHS owner mentioned to me, as I bought another Deluxe PRR boxcar last week, that the company was gong to have trouble getting product to the market for at least a year.

[JoeD]

Mark,  our capacity issues are that we work to capacity!  I don't know if there is any interest in taking on outside work or not.   If it were my dime, I would take on Wheels of Time so I could get my hands on unlimited supplies of those Harriman Beauties, and Bryan's ESM so I could make him to come to his senses and produce Southern Pacific Prototypes  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Joe
MTL

I wonder if MicroTrains can expand to do work for some of the smaller manufacturers?

I tend to doubt it. I keep hearing that MT has capacity issues (cited as a reason that so much tooling "sits" for extended periods).

Joe correct me where applicable!

Mark

[Rossford Yard]

Hopefully, there will be some discussion at the mfg breakfast in Houston and someone will report back more mfgs responses and concerns.  I just hope they aren't like the oil companies, who use every crisis to raise prices (seemingly)

[lock4244]

So IM and Deluxe are going to be getting the boot? Or they're still "in"?

FWIW, my LHS owner mentioned to me, as I bought another Deluxe PRR boxcar last week, that the company was gong to have trouble getting product to the market for at least a year.

Great, just as they announce CAST 20' containers  :-[

[Ian MacMillan]

Mark,  our capacity issues are that we work to capacity!  I don't know if there is any interest in taking on outside work or not.   If it were my dime, I would take on Wheels of Time so I could get my hands on unlimited supplies of those Harriman Beauties, and Bryan's ESM so I could make him to come to his senses and produce Southern Pacific Prototypes  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Joe
MTL

No no Joe, we need Bryan to stay East coast....don't need more Katoism!

[SirTainly]

Hush Ian, I'm with Joe on this one!

Talking of price rises, I'm glad I'm away from the UK, the 20% sales tax that would be applied to things I imported added to the weak pound and the rising Chinese currency would  have stopped me buying stuff outright.

Glad I stocked up when it was $2=£1

[TiVoPrince]

+1
Later SP gons deserve love too...

We don't tolerate Kato being coastal-centric, why would we give another company a pass for the same 'sins' just because they serve the other coast?

[Dave V]

Sounds like you all need a WESTERN Seaboard Models...

[SirTainly]

Sounds like you all need a WESTERN Seaboard Models...

Probably a viable business actually, lots of love for the SP out there, and then you get to repaint everything for Golden West and then UP

[wcfn100]

Sounds like you all need a WESTERN Seaboard Models...

Exactrail.



Jason

[christoph]

Several of the "cut-off" importers are from Europe, especially Germany.
Märklin has made a press release that they are going to transfer that part of the production in China back to Hungary.  Others mentioned in a German report are Brawa, Brekina (H0 vehicles) and Hornby.  Not too sure about the latter as they are not that small, but a direct competitor to Kader's own brands.

Jason's letter is the best answer to these questions I have seen, a class act indeed.

[Puddington]

Sounds like you all need a WESTERN Seaboard Models...

Exactrail.



Jason

Hmm..... well; let's just see.............

Here's their current on line n scale listing.....

RailRoad
Alaska (1) . North.........really north
ATSF (2) . Central - South- South west
B&O (1) . Eastern
BN (3) . Pacific Northwest
BNSF (3) . Western - Central
CGW (1) . Central
CN (1) . Canada
CP (1) . Canada
CR (1) . Eastern - Central
CSXT (2) ....Eastern - Central
DME (1) ....Central ?
DRGW (1) .... Southwestern
EXRC (1) .got no bloody idea.....
FEC (1) . Southeastern.............
GM&O (1) . Central - southern
GN (1) . Pacific Northwest
IC (2) . Central - Southern
ICG (2) . Cebtral - Southern
L&N (1) . Central - Southern
MILW (2) . Western - Central
NOKL (1) ....all over the place ?
NP (1) .... Pacific Northwest
NS (1) . Central - Eastern
NW (1) . Central - Eastern
SCL (2) ... Central - Southern
Soo/CP (1) ... Canada - Northern Central
SOU (1) .... Southern
SP (5) ... Southern - Western
SP&S (1) . Pacific Northwest
SRY (2) . Southern
TTX (2) .All over the place
UP (2) . Southwestern... but really all over the place
WAB (1) . Eastern - Central
WC (1) . Northern Central
WP (1)  Southwestern


Ok; so; this seems like a broadly based geographic sampling...............or am I missing something.....?

[Ian MacMillan]

Hmm..... well; let's just see.............

Here's their current on line n scale listing.....

RailRoad
Alaska (1) .Alaska
ATSF (2) . Western
B&O (1) . Eastern
BN (3) . Western
BNSF (3) . Western
CGW (1) . Western
CN (1) . Canada
CP (1) . Canada
CR (1) . Eastern
CSXT (2) ....Eastern
DME (1) ....Western
DRGW (1) . Western
FEC (1) . Eastern
GM&O (1) . Eastern
GN (1) . Western
IC (2) . Eastern
ICG (2) . Eastern
L&N (1) . Eastern
MILW (2) . Western
NOKL (1) . Western
NP (1) .Western
NS (1) . Eastern
NW (1) .  Eastern
SCL (2) . Eastern
Soo/CP (1) . Western
SOU (1) . Eastern
SP (5) . Western
SP&S (1) . Western
SRY (2) . Eastern
TTX (2) .All over the place
UP (2) . Western
WAB (1) . Eastern
WC (1) . Western
WP (1)  Western

Edited for how RR's are viewed in terms of geography by US model railroaders in terms of Eastern Rd and Western Rd names.