Ron, Likewise for me. I appreciate knowing the challenges associated with producing the CGW car, aka X29.
Tom ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Ed Kozlowsky [[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 7:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: S Scale topic Thanks for the update Ron. I very much appreciate it. Ed Koz From: dphobbies <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 7:06 AM >Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: S Scale topic > > > >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 >> > >> > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ 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/
