The Restart Is Coming

[thbguy]

Excited to hear about the restart, and to see your outstanding kits get new homes. I have an assembled auto ramp and would love another kit. But I have no desire to overwhelm you and hope that you find a good way to do this. Thank you for thinking of us.

Kind regards,
Michael

[TrainCat2]

Had lunch with Brad yesterday and he is onboard. If all goes well, he will have stock for Altoona.

[TrainCat2]

Already speaking to one member about Santa Fe bridges so if any other member is interested in getting a Topock 2-Track Deck Pratt, I will be making only one run of these as a special order. The 313ft (23.5in) option can be made in the US since 1 span fills 1 sheet. The 189ft (14.25ft) was tooled to use a sheet size I can’t have made anymore. I will have to retool it for the UK. I will do the retool if there are FIRM commitments.

[Mark5]

I was waiting for these to be available when you shut down, so if you ever get this in production - I will be buying some:

https://www.traincat2.com/d_bnoplatform.htm

Although it comes with a B&O CPL, the structure itself is nearly identical to the ones used on N&W: https://railroadsignals.us/signals/nwcpl/g302.JPG

Mark

[mu26aeh]

I was waiting for these to be available when you shut down, so if you ever get this in production - I will be buying some:

https://www.traincat2.com/d_bnoplatform.htm

Although it comes with a B&O CPL, the structure itself is nearly identical to the ones used on N&W: https://railroadsignals.us/signals/nwcpl/g302.JPG

Mark

I mentioned the restart to my friend yesterday while he was here working on his layout.  That signal was instantly brought into the discussion. 

[Mdrzycimski]

Looking forward to the restart.

[cec209]

Bob,
Glad to hear you're working to come back online. As others have said, health and family are top priorities.
If you ever decide to do a modern cantilever signal tower, with or without Darth Vader signal heads, I'd be at the head of the order line.
Best of good fortune with your revival.
Charlie

[towl1996]

@TrainCat2, hope you'll consider releasing the PRR H25 you had on tap, I'm sure no manufacture will be releasing this car.

[Altoona]

I second for the H25.
 Judd Barton

[reinhardtjh]

@TrainCat2, hope you'll consider releasing the PRR H25 you had on tap, I'm sure no manufacture will be releasing this car.

It's in my time frame of late 40's.  I'd buy 3 or 4 to build.

[TrainCat2]

Just heard back from PEI. They had been bought out a couple years ago and the new owners had shutdown the "decorative" division. PEI had been trying to get permission to do a final run for me but the parent finally made a decision to decline my order. At least I will get my photo tools sent to me. So far this is just a setback if I am able to find another company that uses the same sheet size. If not, I will have to be extreamly selective in what is re-tooled for production elewhere.

At least I now know what I have to do to move forward but sorry guys, some items will be extremely limited and H-25 hoppers may not be viable. More to be revealed.

[rodsup9000]

 boB, 
That's not very good news at all, but you did get your work back. So that's a good thing.
 Hope you can find another company that will do the same size sheets.

[peteski]

Ouch, that's a bit of a setback boB.
I wonder if you still have the files with the original artwork?  If you do, couldn't you just send those to a fabricator and they would then create the new photo tools?

[TrainCat2]

The photo tools are only good if I can find another etcher that will do my kind of work and produces 18x24 sheets.

Plan B would be take the designs and remake each kit layout to fit the sheet size of another etcher. Example, PPD’s sheet is roughly 11x23. If I place a kit design on a PPD sheet, my yield would be about 70% (30% waste). So new layout to optimize their sheet. Time and new photo tools mean that only select products would be reproduced.

Like I said, a setback.

[Bob]

Rats!  Sorry to hear this Bob!  I hope a solution can be found!