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Northeast Model Products Porter
Posted by IRB Souther Engineer on Friday, November 19, 2010 9:51 PM

Does anyone know if Northeast Model Products has stoped making their little porter? It wasn't on their website in their "model train" section when I checked today. I found a link to the page somewhere on my computer: http://www.nemodel.com/shop/agora.cgi?cart_id=4017796.5156*A03bq3&p_id=2116&xm=on&ppinc=search2

(It's missing some stuff)

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Posted by cacole on Saturday, November 20, 2010 5:52 PM

If you mean Northeast Narrow Gauge in Wiscasset, Maine, yes, they have discontinued all rod driven steam locomotive models.  I ordered one a few months ago when it was still listed on their web site, and they telephoned to tell me that it has been discontinued but their ISP hadn't updated the site.

A news blurb here a couple of weeks ago indicated that the owner is having health problems.

 http://cs.trains.com/TRCCS/forums/t/182042.aspx 

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Posted by IRB Souther Engineer on Monday, November 22, 2010 7:12 PM

That's too bad.

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Posted by SandyR on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 8:54 PM

I wonder if there's any chance that Marklin/LGB might start making Porters again? I seem to remember that they said that the ToyTrain line would be discontinued, but the final Porter that LGB made was not part of that line...

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Posted by IRB Souther Engineer on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 8:59 PM

If I'm thinking of the Porters you're talking about, those are some of my favorite models. I have one and wish I had more.

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Posted by cacole on Friday, November 26, 2010 9:24 AM

I noticed yesterday that some Northwest Narrow Guage kits are showing up on E-Bay.  Is this the same company?  They have a galloping goose and rail truck among their offerings. 

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Posted by IRB Souther Engineer on Friday, November 26, 2010 11:58 AM

cacole

I noticed yesterday that some Northwest Narrow Guage kits are showing up on E-Bay.  Is this the same company?  They have a galloping goose and rail truck among their offerings. 

What did you search to find them?

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Posted by cacole on Friday, November 26, 2010 12:44 PM

IRB Souther Engineer

 What did you search to find them?

"Kits"

 

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Posted by IRB Souther Engineer on Friday, November 26, 2010 12:54 PM

I see them now.

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