Anybody know why Atlas is delayed shipping track age. I ordered switches from local hobby shop 5 months ago. Wrote to Atlas twice, no response.
GRP
Our LHS has been plagued, no pun intended, with never-ending backorders on the most common items, like wheel sets. The pandemic has apparently disrupted many of the supply chains.
Simon
Track availablity comes and goes over the years.
There is a shipping log jam on the west coast
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ship-logjam-at-california-ports-is-easing-after-march-import-deluge-11618432150
What happens in China, before any of it gets shipped here is beyond my pay grade.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Apparenlty. I noticed Peco and Atlas flex track has been out of stock for a while, as well as the popular sizes of ME. There is Walthers, Lifelike and Lionel HO flex however.
Also, oddly there are 91 RH Atlas code 83 #6 in stock but zero LH of the Atlas code 83 #6
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Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
I was scared that this would happen, and about a year ago I ordered my lifetime supply of Atlas track from Model Train Stuff.
I am glad I did that.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
SeeYou190 I was scared that this would happen, and about a year ago I ordered my lifetime supply of Atlas track from Model Train Stuff. I am glad I did that. -Kevin
By the way, I just ordered five 36" lengths on eBay, and it enroute to my home.
Rich
Alton Junction
richhotrainKevin, don't leave us hanging. How much Atlas flex track is a lifetime supply?
I pulled out the invoice from Model Train Stuff.
I bought:
40 sections of code 83 brown tie flex
6 packs of 24 inch radius code 83 curves
6 packs of 22 inch radius code 83 curves
3 packs of 18 inch radius code 83 curves
2 packs of code 83 straight track short piece assortment
That should be enough for my final home layout and my sectional show layout.
Well, even when it was made in New Jersey, there were times when it was out of stock.
I don't have my "life time supply", but I have least 700 or 800 feet to get the new layout started.
And just a few weeks ago full cases were available on Ebay at good prices.
Sheldon
ATLANTIC CENTRALI don't have my "life time supply", but I have least 700 or 800 feet to get the new layout started.
I would imagine your lifetime supplies would be worlds different than mine!
Trainworld is showing an expected date of arrival of some turnouts on 8/31 Most other sectional rail seem to be in stock.
SeeYou190 ATLANTIC CENTRAL I don't have my "life time supply", but I have least 700 or 800 feet to get the new layout started. I would imagine your lifetime supplies would be worlds different than mine! -Kevin
ATLANTIC CENTRAL I don't have my "life time supply", but I have least 700 or 800 feet to get the new layout started.
A really rough estimate for the new layout is about 1600', so I might have about half of what I need.
Another 3 or 4 cases should cover it.
ATLANTIC CENTRALA really rough estimate for the new layout is about 1600'
I can't even imagine building a personal layout with that much trackage.
SeeYou190 ATLANTIC CENTRAL A really rough estimate for the new layout is about 1600' I can't even imagine building a personal layout with that much trackage. -Kevin
ATLANTIC CENTRAL A really rough estimate for the new layout is about 1600'
Remember, a lot of it is just staging tracks - 25 hidden staging tracks, 25 feet long allowing for yard leads is 625' of track, over 1/3rd of the total.
Not just Atlas, I ordered a bunch of turnouts from Walthers back in June, and just received them last week.
FWIW why Walthers? My hobby store is part of a train museum and they offer members a discount on Walthers catalog products.
Jim
Not with Atlas but i got 4 number 8 curved Shinohara turnouts and 4 number 10 straight ones. I don't need them right now but I have a suspicion they will either never return or will be a long time doing so.