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Walther's position on Kit vs Ready To Run freight & passenger cars.
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For those of you whom feel manufacturer's offering ready to run equipment will not have an effect on their kit offerings, think again. <br /> <br />I just recieved this email message from Walther's Customer Service Department. This message was copied and paste in its' entirety here: <br /> <br /><font color="red">[Please excuse the delay in responding to your e-mail relating to <br />Walthers ready-to-run products vs. kits. I've been awaiting a reply <br />from our Marketing department. <br /> <br />Essentially, sir, our marketing research is showing an ever increasing <br />demand for ready-to-run, pre-assembled model railroad equipment. As <br />such, it appears as though Walthers HO freight and passenger equipment <br />will follow this trend. As a distributor, we will still be carrying the <br />kits offered by other vendors, and our CORNERSTONE SERIES line of <br />structures will continue to be predominantly offered in kit form. <br /> <br />While we regret the shift away from offering our model equipment in <br />kit form, it appears as though the current trend in model railroading <br />seems to be moving toward the "ready-to-run" items, especially amongst <br />newcomers to the hobby. <br /> <br />I hope this helps to clarify this matter for you].</font id="red"> <br /> <br />I loved Walther's steam era cars and am very sorry to see this happen! Walthers is one of the premier offerers of model railroad items and there are many products of theirs I will still be purchasing, however, since my enjoyment comes from building freight and passenger cars, it is likely I will not be buying these items from them. <br /> <br />We, the modelling public, have shown Walther's Marketing Department the direction we want them to take, and they are simply doing so! <br /> <br />[sigh]
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