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The reason I started this thread was that, while shopping around, I came across a couple of sites that stated Athearn was dropping the Blue Box Kit line, stocks were very limited, and that they (the sites I'm speaking of) would be depleted in short order... I wrote to Athearn the day before I started this thread, and recieved a reply today. I think this is a boiler-plated reply, understandably, that states the same as what I saw in another thread, that as long as there's a demand, they'll continue manufacturing the kits, yada yada... Also, as I stated before, it's very difficult for me to get to an LHS. I refer to my LHS more as a DHS (DISTANT hobby shop), I am therefore, forced to buy on-line, for the most part. When I read about the discontinuance of the line, I was very disappointed. However, in retropect, I wonder if perhaps what was meant to be stated by these on-line retailers was that THEY were discontinuing the line... Perhaps they have not signed on/qualify for the Horizon Hobby programme. There is, to a degree, an amount of uncertainty in the whole affair... RTR seems to be more and more popular these days. Most of the RTR stuff, although excellent, pushes many a budget to the extreme. I know that my plan provides specific allotments to rolling stock, motive power, trackage, etc., which rules out a lot of the higher end/RTR products. I can only assume, that with the news of China's currency exchange policy of basing it currency solely against the dollar ending, and shifting to the world currency market, prices on ANY items imported from China will increase substantially. The dollar is low these days, and will remain so for a time. If Chinas currency enters the world market, it will climb, overnight, by a staggering 10 -12%. I can see RTR products, as a result, climbing 15 -25% quite rapidly... Maybe I'm full of bean soup. I'd hate to see the product gone. It's not the best, but certainly has served a purpose over the years, And I'd rather not add to the trade deficit... We're in enough trouble as it is!!!![;)] If anyone out there feels like going shopping for me, let me know!
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