At the request of a customer, I've done a set for a Pere Marquette SS car to replace those in the Sunshine kit which do not fit. See: http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/samples/PM.jpg As usual,

Being very mind-full of the moderators recent reminder, I think if one compared the number of new HO car tooling sets produced by Kadee and Intermountain in the last 12-13 years, Intermountain has

Hasn't Kadee produced some nice logging cars and caboose for close to forty years?Time flies when you're having fun.Armand Premo

Stuart A. Forsyth wrote: Seems to be a mystery to the other manufacturers. I asked Frank Angstead of InterMountain that exact question last fall, and he gave a sad smile and said, "We're aware

Thanks for the clarification, Andy. Stuart A. Forsyth forsyth@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Since the discussion about pre ordering models has reached the point in which individual companies are being referenced I will remind the members of the STMFC rules regarding manufacturers: "Personal

Not 20 years, maybe 12-13. The article was before the PS-1 when they were "just" a coupler company. I was impressed that they truly did everything themselves. The manufactured their own packaging,

Have they been making freight cars for 20 years? I thought their rolling stock lines were more recent. Stuart A. Forsyth forsyth@... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Very well. There was an article in MR about 20 years ago that told the story, which I expect is continuing. You can't wander in with a wad of cash and wave it around and start up a company like

I think that goes without saying. They've always been exempt from the me-too business model, and I hope they continue to be. Andy

How does Kadee do it here in the US? Stuart A. Forsyth forsyth@...

Yes, no disagreement that we have some in the hobby to whom this topic does not directly apply. However, this topic was permitted by the sheriff based on the idea that we discuss matters in general,

Andy Harman wrote: Ahem. Please permit me to remind you that Kadee continues to manufacture AND assemble freight car models in Oregon. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press,

This works great for the unpainted unlettered resin market. How does the retailer do this with decorated RTR which the vast majority of customers now expect? The most that can be done is leave off

Wouldn't it be great if you could convince dealers to do that? It's pretty common in the resin kit biz... if I bought a Sunshine or RYM kit at a show, it didn't become a specific SKU until I bought

I'm with you on this. Some innovation and automation are in order, and most of the larger manufacturers are stuck being the tail to China's dog. The decision to go there may have been a no-brainer

A few years ago at Cocoa Beach I bought several L&NE covered hopper kits at the F&C booth. Sharon reached under the table, fetched three unlabeled boxes from the stack of hopper kits, popped a set of

I think that Allen (not me) hit this on the head. What we may be seeing is what is referred to as a "death spiral" downward. Manufacturers are unwilling to take the risk of producing to stock

Jeff Coleman wrote: Thanks for the update, Jeff. Great news for many modelers! Maybe sending them a bunch of emails did work. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley,

In anticipation of the Boas parts, I now have sets for a Great Northern combo door car http://home.comcast.net/~jerryglow/samples/GN_combo.jpg and the Northern Pacific version