HO N&W SD39

Fri Aug 31 15:20:09 EDT 2018

Athearn will do custom runs for historical societies like the products referenced, but they will not sell their standard run merchandise.

Marty Flick

---- NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote: 
> I have two Athearn  FGE/SAL plug door boxcars custom made for the ACL & SAL Historical Society in 2008.  Athearn was purchased by Horizon in 2004.
> Dick DunfordBlacksburg VA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> To: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> Sent: Thu, Aug 30, 2018 6:20 pm
> Subject: Re: HO N&W SD39
> 
> Athearn is one of several model railroad companies unaffected by the recent factory closing in China, as is Walthers.  Horizon only supporting legitimate brick and mortar hobby shops predates their acquisition of Athearn.
> 
> Marty Flick
> 
> 
> ---- NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote: 
> > Is  this before or after China closed the factory down?
> > 
> > Joe Grzelak
> > 
> > 
> > On 8/30/2018 8:15 AM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List wrote:
> > > The brick and mortar stipulation is a Horizon thing. Walthers has the 
> > > same requirements.
> > > Josh Blevins
> > > Charlotte, NC
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thursday, August 30, 2018 8:11 AM, NW Modeling List 
> > > <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Unfortunately Athearn would require us to be a brick and mortar hobby 
> > > shop and would also require us to have a large minimum order. Hence, 
> > > the commissary will not be selling these.  Many thanks.
> > >
> > > Todd Arnett
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > *From:* NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> > > *To:* NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> > > *Sent:* Thursday, August 30, 2018 6:33 AM
> > > *Subject:* Re: HO N&W SD39
> > >
> > > Could this be another item that we could pre-order through the NWHS?
> > >
> > > Brent
> > > ________________________________
> > > Dr. J. Brent Greer
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > *From:* NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list-bounces at nwhs.org> on behalf 
> > > of NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>
> > > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 29, 2018 4:17:48 PM
> > > *To:* NW Modeling List
> > > *Subject:* HO N&W SD39
> > > Athearn has announced a new run of their HO scale Ready To Run SD39's, 
> > > including N&W still in IT green with patches.  Even though they talk 
> > > about different patches based on prototypes, all of the ones they are 
> > > doing feature the big NW on the side of the hood. 2961, which had no 
> > > logo on the hood but Norfolk And Western spelled out on the cab, and 
> > > 2963, which had the small logo on the hood, are no being offered.
> > >
> > > http://www.athearn.com/Search/Default.aspx?SearchTerm=sd39loco+RTR&CatID=THLD&PageSize=72 
> > > Scroll down to about the half way part.
> > >
> > > Marty Flick
> > >
> > >
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