Athearn Parts

[Anonymous]

I have been trying to get parts from Athearn for the last several months. I was finally told last week that the person who does parts only comes in once a month. I have all the emails to back this up. Is anyone having better luck ordering and receiving parts from Athearn ?? Sal M.

[Anonymous]

wow I must have been lucky then because I actually got to talk to the infamous parts person but of course they didn't make the parts anymore. My LHS couldn't get the parts a while back. They seem to be lacking at getting parts back. THey said they would get in touch with me and I haven't gotten a call or an E-mail. I ended up superglue the part. back together because I don't want to wait till next christmas for my part to be made again. By then the car will be placed in a box and never to been seen again or worse yet used for parts.
Andy

[AntonioFP45]

Athearn produces parts in batches so during certain time peiords parts may be hard to come by. When the LHS receives parts and puts them in stock, "Woosh! [:0] They're gone!

It was 20 years before I finally got 3 underframes for Athearn BB 57ft. Mechanical Reefers. (Yes, I got to the point where I checked every few years!)

In 2003, I was able to get these directly from Athearn after e-mailing them. I promptly I mailed them a check.

It's not just Athearn..... but quite a number of the manufacturers produce parts in batches.

We have to face it....................The good old days (1970s for me) of walking into an LHS and finding a rack or bin JAMMED FULL of Athearn replacment parts are gone forever, sad to say!

10-4!

[Anonymous]

Check with R.J. Rennie. He advertizes Athearn parts in the "Modelers Market Place" want add section in Model Railroader (page 109 April issue). PH# 440-234-7186