I cannot answer if there is any problem with any company in the USA, but here in the UK our model raiway companies are on half staff due to Covid 19. Not only that a good few are doing work for the Government making other equipment and goods.
I have been waiting for models and nameplates since February 2020 that should have arrived in March/April with no sign of arrival.
Maybe your companies have the same challenges.
David
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And if you camp eBay, you can find Walthers previous run curved turnouts of appropriate size.
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
If willing to wait, the new Walthers code 83 curved turnouts are scheduled for 12/28/20 availability. They show 24"/28" and 20"/24" versions.
https://www.walthers.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=walthers+curved+turnout
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
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I was looking for regular flex track and turnouts a couple months ago and they were hard to find.
Either there are production/delivery problems that we are unaware of, or their business model is to do runs of various trackwork, let their inventory go to zero, and then do another run.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
compressormanI have looked at quite a few of the big sites and these things (RH and LH) just seem to be sold out everywhere.
I can't say anything specific about the Atlas code 83 curved turnouts, but I have noticed that the bigger online model railroad dealers are having spotty in-stock-inventory issues all over the place.
I have about 12 items in my MB Klein cart, and it seems that 1/2 of them are "Out Of Stock" at any given time.
This would lead me to believe that it is a trickle-down effect from factory virus shut downs.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Lastspikemike The ones we bought are very poor build quality. Maybe Atlas is fixing those problems. I have two LH which are quite bad. One LH was so bad we returned it. Our one RH needed a fair amount of filing to work and remains a little problematic. Atlas also produced a run of Wye turnouts with the wrong length throwbar (too short). We prefer the Peco product but be aware the Peco is a much larger radius. And a lot more exoensive!
The ones we bought are very poor build quality. Maybe Atlas is fixing those problems. I have two LH which are quite bad. One LH was so bad we returned it. Our one RH needed a fair amount of filing to work and remains a little problematic. Atlas also produced a run of Wye turnouts with the wrong length throwbar (too short).
We prefer the Peco product but be aware the Peco is a much larger radius.
And a lot more exoensive!
Thanks LastSpike, I only need two so the extra money would not be a deal breaker. I am glad you told me that peco were a larger radius though. That makes them not work at all for me.
I have looked at quite a few of the big sites and these things (RH and LH) just seem to be sold out everywhere. Does anyone know why this is and when we can expect to see them back in stock?
Chris