Well I guess I must be in the death spiral as I stopped wholesaling to hobby shops two years ago. eric bracher Rio Grande Models

Hi Ed, I STRONGLY suggest you head on over to Google Books or Internet Archive and download all eight of the Car Builder's Dictionaries that are there for FREE downloading. I just breezed through my

Ed, I screwed up and forgot to send in the payment. Is it too late to get the discount for 1 book? Tom Chenoweth

Rich Orr wrote: No argument, Rich. My point was about those who RETREAT from dealer sales to direct sales. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave.,

It is not as uncommon a practice as might be thought among the small to mid-size manufacturers. So as not to risk jail for commenting on the market practice of specific manufacturers, I won't

Tim O'Connor says: "The last thing you want is a stalled train on the main. But of course steam and diesel are very different in that respect, and I don't know what kind of "backup" strategy you'd

Good evening!      Exactrail was present with a large display right behind our Scale S display at the SAVANNAH RPM recently.      Nice cars  even if they were rather tiny compared to S.

Tony Thompson and others writes about the termination of dealers by Exactrail: "This doesn't apply necessarily to ExactRail, but in the past, manufacturers who retreated to direct-order only were

Dave I've never heard anyone claim 300+ trains in a day on that route, but 200+ was definitely possible in WWII and even going back to the late 1800's -- You could call the PRR 'unique' in that

Hi Tim, I double checked with my LHS and he told me that what you said is correct. I stand corrected. Thank you for the information. Joel Holmes

This doesn't apply necessarily to ExactRail, but in the past, manufacturers who retreated to direct-order only were usually in a death spiral. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

From conversations I had with Ron Sebastian when Horizon bought Athearn, I got the strong impression from Ron that Horizon was very "pro-dealer" -- In fact, Horizon will not deal with non-brick &

The drawing of the USRA composite gondola in the Car Cyc shows the thickness as 1 3/4" Roger Hinman

Hi All, I think Horizon Hobbies has done the same thing. Joel Holmes

I am curious about the thickness of the side panels of composite open cars. I am considering building a model composite gondola from scratch but I am having a problem with the materials I will need.

ExactRail has had difficulty with playing well with dealers from the get-go with several failed attempts at notification of new products and pre-ordering. The problem with going direct is that

Brian - Question is; if one manufacturer elects this course, will others follow ? The pressure to do so will be substantial. Walthers is the elephant in the room, to some degree ... They are in

Direct from Exactrail; looks like I'm not going to be buying anything new from themŠ Hello Brian, The reports are correct and it is not a rumor or hoax. As of May 1, 2012, ExactRail will no longer

On the Diesel list this morning, two different Exactrail dealers have reported that Exactrail has shut down their dealer networks, converting to direct sales only. Apparently, they intend to keep all

Tony, I realize it wouldn't be accepted practice for frequent stalling of trains, but then to my mind the mainline must have been supporting a lower traffic volume than what it could sustain,