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any word on micro engineering?
« on: August 01, 2024, 12:30:21 PM »
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the website is still up, phone doesn't work, no response via Face book...
does anyone have any info?

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Re: any word on micro engineering?
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2024, 02:16:00 PM »
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  http://www.microengineering.com/    looks like they are doing some internet housekeeping. 

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Re: any word on micro engineering?
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2024, 02:30:54 PM »
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Last I heard, from what my hobby shop boss told me, they are working on get HO rail, track and turnouts back out onto the market first.  That was a few months ago.  We've gotten some HO stuff from them, but are currently out of a lot of rail and flex ourselves.

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Re: any word on micro engineering?
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2024, 03:52:41 PM »
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They are listed as attending the 2024 narrow Gauge convention in Sept.

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Re: any word on micro engineering?
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2024, 04:30:49 PM »
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Last I heard, from what my hobby shop boss told me, they are working on get HO rail, track and turnouts back out onto the market first.  That was a few months ago.  We've gotten some HO stuff from them, but are currently out of a lot of rail and flex ourselves.

And soon they'll be saying, "hey, we make a lot more profit selling HO stuff than we could with N scale, so why not we just stay HO only?"

N scales, "we don't get no respect."

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Re: any word on micro engineering?
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2024, 04:38:14 PM »
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And soon they'll be saying, "hey, we make a lot more profit selling HO stuff than we could with N scale, so why not we just stay HO only?"

N scales, "we don't get no respect."

Quite the oposite the new owners have mentioned a desire to expand their N scale offerings.
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Re: any word on micro engineering?
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2024, 06:24:31 PM »
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Rocky Mountain Train Supply (N Scale Supply) shows code 55 and code 70 flex track in stock.  I bought a bundle of code 55 flex a few months ago when I last stopped in there.  I'm assuming it was somewhat newly manufactured, as they hadn't had any ME flex track in stock for quite a while.  The track still had some of the flash issues that had become more prevalent as the molds were wearing out, but it also wasn't as bad as it had been.

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Re: any word on micro engineering?
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2024, 12:16:40 PM »
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I'm glad they were "rescued." ME represents an invaluable contribution to the hobby writ-large. Although my turnouts are Peco, all of my HOn3 flex track on the RGS is Micro Engineering.

And God bless their N scale code 55 bridge track and steel trestles...



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Re: any word on micro engineering?
« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2024, 11:21:16 PM »
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I am just glad they are still Missouri based, they left St. Louis area to Macon, MO. about three hours away.
I have been extremely tempted to drive up there just to see if they have any walk in business, and hour trip for me would save on shipping costs for flex.  :D
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Re: any word on micro engineering?
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2024, 08:01:01 AM »
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I have been extremely tempted to drive up there just to see if they have any walk in business, ...

I don't think they have a formal office if that's what you're anticipating. We have a vacation cabin in the area, and I have been checking the available address information (multiple sources). So far it all pretty much points to a pole barn on Mr. Wiggin's acreage on the outskirts of town, south of US36 and Macon Lake dam. I wouldn't plan on any visit without contacting them first.

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Re: any word on micro engineering?
« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2024, 05:59:47 PM »
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I don't think they have a formal office if that's what you're anticipating. We have a vacation cabin in the area, and I have been checking the available address information (multiple sources). So far it all pretty much points to a pole barn on Mr. Wiggin's acreage on the outskirts of town, south of US36 and Macon Lake dam. I wouldn't plan on any visit without contacting them first.
The only reason I say that is due to the business hours posted in a Google search, it could reference their phone hours too. I was planning on calling before randomly showing up obviously.  :P
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