AMB CF Caboose new manufacturer

Sun Aug 4 15:55:38 EDT 2024

Hey Roger (and everyone), the AMB CF caboose is back in production by a new vendor: http://lakejunctionmodels.com/catalog.php/12/3/cabooses

From various forum posts, apparently the AMB’s CAD files etc. were purchased by http://berkshirevalleymodels.com/. They held onto the structures, then resold the car kits to Lake Junction. Or something like that. 

I only found one former-AMB structure kit on the Berkshire valley site. 

Matt Goodman
Columbus Ohio

> On Aug 3, 2024, at 12:06 PM, NW Modeling List via NW-Modeling-List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
> 
> Mike, 
> 
> I have to agree with that. Oftentimes a manufacturers selection doesn't make sense. I know they need to make a profit on their investments but many choices seem strange. I know Pennsy is one of the top railroads but the recent S-1 is so questionable. It's a HUGE engine that was one of a kind and isn't something most Pennsy modelers can actually run or use but other more popular items never seem to get produced.
> 
> I just find it hard to believe some of the odd choices made when something popular and needed gets avoided while EVERYONE produces F-7s, E-units and PS-1 or X-29 boxcars. Now even the AMB CF kit is gone!
> 
> Roger Huber
> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
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> 
> On Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 09:30:09 AM CDT, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> 
> This one never made sense to me. BLI knows how many Y6b's they sell, and J's. And H2a's. All of this are always sold out, and highly desired on eBay after the initial deliveries. So it's hard to believe they are barely selling enough to make them profitable. How could a CF have been a hard decision to make, considering the rest of their N&W offerings? 
> 
> Mike Rector
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> On Sat, Aug 3, 2024, 7:08 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
> Roger: N&W people have not been ignored. The problem is that Manufactures cannot get enough reservations.
> BLI had announced the CF caboose on their website and did not get enough orders needed to produce the model.
> Stephen Rineair
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> Sent: Friday, August 2, 2024 11:36:14 AM
> Subject: Re: N&W RPOs M1
> 
> The Division Point M-1 is hard to find and the price was and still is astronomical! 
> 
> What a shame one of the favorite N&W cars hasn't been done in something reasonably priced. Most trains had one and they are so very distinctive. 
> 
> Same goes for the cabin cars like CF, CG, CH and C2. Spring Mills Depot announced the cars many years ago but I doubt seriously if they'll ever do them as it's their eighth car and they STILL haven't released their 3rd car from around 10-14 years ago.
> 
> N&W modelers have been grossly ignored in my opinion yet Bowser CONTINUES to print their boxcars with the  "&" rather than spelled out "AND"!
> 
> Roger Huber
> Deer Creek Locomotive Works
> 
> 
> On Friday, August 2, 2024 at 10:27:01 AM CDT, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
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> 
> Hi, 
> 
> Thanks, I'll poke around for M70 kits. Don't get me wrong, I'd love a real model but a stand-in must do for some equipment you can't really buy as it's too rare. Lol if anyone wants to get rid of one ... I've got some K1s and K2s that would be happy to pull them.
> 
> I've leaned enough through the society to try and get a better balance of mail/storage vs. express.
> 
> :)
> 
> David Baker
> 
> On Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 8:07 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
> David,
> If a stand-in will do, you might watch E-bay for a Walthers 7831.  It was an M1, but the lapse of 60 or so years has rendered it "crude" by today's standards.
> Jim Cochran
> 
> On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 7:22 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
> Hi, 
> Thanks for the info. Only done in brass probably means it would take ten years to even find one, hmmm it looks a bit like the PRR M70. Perhaps I'll use that as a a stand in.
> Thanks! 
> David Baker
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Aug 2, 2024, 7:09 AM NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
> The M1 has been dine in brass.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> 
> On Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 09:32:12 PM EDT, NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org <mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org>> wrote:
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> 
> Hi Society,
> Were there any N&W RPOs done in HO? Specifically the M1 or something that was not a combination RPO?
> Thanks for sharing the knowledge,
> David Baker
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