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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by jsanchez Horizon cut off Athearn product from Walthers, so do not expect to see the Impack cars from them unless Horizon sees the errors of their ways. Also Toy Train Heaven owns is part of the largest of one of the largest brick and mortar store in the USA, however they have de-emphasized Athearn product somewhat. [/quote] That's sad to hear. HO-scale intermodal stock seems to be going through a lean patch at the moment, at least, resonably priced cars are getting harder to find. The only ones currently readily available are the new Walthers 53' 3-unit double stack cars, as well as the single versions of these and the earlier double stacks. Walthers have discontinued their 5-unit spine car, while Athearn's Maxi-III 5-unit double stack is only available RTR (at twice the price of the kit - for the same money I could have bought the kit, fitted Proto metal wheels and Kadees, and bought a few containers to load it with!). The loss of the Impacks would seem to leave the market with no articulated spine car models. Am I the only one wondering if offering bigger (articulated) freight cars as RTR models is really a good commercial idea? Surely a £60 RTR car will find fewer buyers than a £30 kit, resulting in lower sales and profits?
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