Walt: For what it's worth, trucks and couplers are the least of my worries, since I'll probably substitute my own, anyway.
On the Flyer-compatibility issue, could any of our current manufacturers be of any assistance? boB Nicholson _______________________________________ --- In [email protected], "sscalemn" <sscale@...> wrote: > > > I just got off the phone with Ron Sebastian of S Scale America, the > supplier for the 2010 NASG National Convention Car. Ron has received > back most of the tooling and some unassembled small plastic parts from > Sanda Kan, the Chinese builder originally contracted to build, assemble > and paint the car. As most of you are aware, Sanda Kan pulled the plug > on many model railroad manufacturers choosing to work only with a small > subset of the larger companies. With tooling received back, Ron had a > sample of the box car body, including the Creco door, created here in > the USA. Unfortunately, the tooling for the base of the car, including > the underbody detail, had not been created. Ron then contracted a USA > firm to do the tooling for the base. Ron received the first pass base > sample and it was found to be the wrong size (too long). Hopefully, a > new corrected sample will be available in the next couple of months. > The trucks and couplers are the final pieces that will establish when we > can finally begin to ship the convention cars. Sanda Kan has been > unable to locate the tooling for the AF compatible knuckle couplers. > The small parts received back included un-assembled wheel sets (no > axles) and some parts for the trucks. So I am still unable to set a date > for when you, who paid for these convention cars, can expect to receive > your shipment. Please note that the Pines and Prairies S Scale Workshop > still guarantees that you will receive either your car(s) or your money > back. > > Thank you for your patience with this very long wait. > > Walt Jopke > ------------------------------------ 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/
