Is it just me, or does it seem like Bowser is offering less PRR kits than before? I mean I tried to find a caboose, Hopper cars not in the black,etc...but I cannot find them as kits. I personally like building the Bowser cars, and would rather not have to buy the RTR stuff..nothing against the RTR, but I like assembling the kits. Plus the kits can sometimes cost less.
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
It isn't just you. I just visited the Bowser website with a focus on HO scale freight cars and it would appear that the majority of their cars are marked "sold out." And not just the PRR road names either.
My hunch is that they do production runs from time to time and then sell them off. Looks to me like it is time for them to ramp up and do more production.
Dave Nelson
There may be a glut of certain kits on the market and the orders has temporary cease for replacement kits which means the production has cease till enough orders comes in to justify another production run of those kits.
Larry
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Check out MB Klein at model train stuff http://www.modeltrainstuff.com
They have quite a few PRR caboose kits, I didn't check their hoppers.
Enjoy
Paul
Bowser just announced another variation of PRR caboose and open hopper. So, some should be coming.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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