Thanks Ron,
I haven't received my refund yet, but when I do I'll get one on order
your way. Since my RR is more than full of rolling stock, I can order
one and make it fit, but more is an issue.
I'm glad the car is a success for your business. It's nice to hit a
home run once in a while. And I don't have an issues with kits, I
would guess that half of my rolling stock is either vintage wooden kits
or PRS/Smokey/laser versions kits. I don't build them as fast as I used
to but they still give me hours of fun-work.
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
Mr. Were,
I am probably the person to ask and hope to clear up any confusion.
You are correct that the CGW assembled convention cars were cancelled.
The convention committee felt that it was prudent to cancel the
project as we were unable to deliver the cars and could not guarantee
delivery in six more months. The ultimate responsibilty for this
failure is mine as I took the job. I could parrot excuses, but the
facts don't change, the assembled cars didn't happen.
As tooling corrections were made and additional tooling was completed,
we decided to release the car as a kit, with the results introduced at
the 2013 NMRA convention in Atlanta with initial deliveries made at
the NASG convention in Scranton. A PRR car in Scranton, PA only seemed
appropriate. Apparently, it was as it has been the fastest selling
project we have ever done. As some know, we ran out and had to put
more kits together.
Regarding the CGW decals and others, the art for assembled cars was
completed almost three years ago. Preparation for decal art is simply
a matter of rearranging the art elements and adding items for a more
comprehensive decal set.
I hope this clears up any confusion.
Additionally, the question of assembly jigs has come up. I have
assembled over a dozen of the cars without the assisance of an
assembly fixture. The cars we displayed in Atlanta and Scranton were
assembled without any fixtures. The cars were inspected by many with
no apparent issues.
Trucks. We also had the correct PRR 2D-F8 truck tooled and parts shot,
but do not have a source of 33" wheels to offer them at a reasonable
price. We will keep working on that.
Doors. We have been asked to make the doors available as a seperate
part. I will have more doors run and will add them to our web store
shortly.
Lastly, I have been asked if there will be any other variations of the
car done. All I can say at this point is it took a long time to get to
this point, But one would have to have rocks in his head not to do
variations of such an essential car.
Ron Sebastian
Des Plaines Hobbies/S Scale America
--- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, Bob
Werre <bob@...> wrote:
>
> I'm a bit confused here, and I really don't know who to ask to set
> things straight. If I'm not in error here, Walt Jopke announced that
> the CGW convention cars were not going to happen and our money was
going
> to be refunded. Now I see that the car is now available and that the
> artwork will be coming. Does this mean that my car will be coming from
> the Duluth Convention folks or do I re-order from DesPlains?
>
> Bob Werre
> PhotoTraxx
>
>
>
>
>
> On 8/21/13 8:25 PM, dphobbies wrote:
> >
> > We have shipped all of the orders for the X29 kits. They are now
> > restocked at the shop and we finally have enough inventory to put
them
> > on our webstore at www.desplaineshobbies.com
> > The stock numbers are SSA700 for the panel door, SSA701 for the
> > Youngstown door and SSA702 for the kit with Creco doors.
Additionally,
> > we received a restock of the Great Decals PRR X29 decal set.
> > Decal art has been completed for the CGW car and art for the LNE car
> > has been started.
> >
> > There were a couple hiccups on the first cars shipped and the cars
> > delivered at Scranton. Some cars were labeled with the wrong doors
and
> > those have been replaced. Also, we had at least two cars assembled
> > with at least one end installed upside down. Easy to do if you are
not
> > paying attention.
> >
> > Ron Sebastian
> > Des Plaines Hobbies/S Scale America
> >
> > .
> >
> >
>
