Rusty, I can not answer for Crying Grey 0-6-0, but I can for the 2010 convention car as I am the responsible party.
I could tap dance up and down and recite all the obstacles and issues we have had with the project, but the bottom line is right now we do not have a Chinese builder willing to assemble the car. At one time, our builder would do a 300 run project. We no longer have that builder and most other importers/manufacturers don't either, and those that do are deeply regretting it I am sure. I have negotiated with several Chinese builders, but it is now such a small project, we are at the bottom of the totem pole. The 2010 Convention commitee has been very patient about all of this and we appreciate their consideration. As of right now, we do not have a firm builder to finish this project. I do not know if you were at the recent NMRA convention in Sacramento, CA, but there we exhibited and announced the October release of a new boxcar kit and showed samples of a locomotive we are working on. The boxcar is made in the US and will be offered as a kit only. All good news, except the cost of the kit is going to be in the range of what a finished Chinese car used to be. One chap told me I was nuts because the price would be too high and he would just go to HO. Athearn just announced a new HO SP caboose - $69.68 for the unlighted version and $99.98 with lights. Makes the SHS caboose a steal. What does all this diatribe mean? More uncertainty and increased costs. Bottom line is I don't know when the 2010 convention car will be completed, but we have not given up on it. Ron Sebastian Des Plaines Hobbies/S Scale America --- In [email protected], "Rusty" <thebrassbasher@...> wrote: > > Where oh where is the 2010 conventoin car? Dead on arrival? Kind of > like the Cryer Grey 0-6-0's.? Where is John these days? Does he have your > money? Do we sweep this all under the carpet so we don't upset any one? I'm > sorry I'm such a turd. Put me on moderation. > > J Rustermier > --- In [email protected], "Rusty" <thebrassbasher@> wrote: > > > > I know this isn't going to go over very well on this list but here goes. My > > understanding is the convention car is for 2011 is coming along nicely. > > Apparently at an after the conventon get together there were samples for > > those that attended to see the progress and the information I received were > > they were just fine. Apparently in the not to distant future deliveries > > will be made of the completed car. I did not hear any real time frame but > > it was suggested that sometime by this years end seemed plausable. That > > does not mean I won't buy any of them tomorrow though. > > > > J. Rustermier > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
