Trains.com

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Boley vehicles

1571 views
4 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: Ridgeville,South Carolina
  • 1,294 posts
Boley vehicles
Posted by willy6 on Friday, August 20, 2010 11:28 PM

I heard that Boley is getting out of the HO scale vehicle business...mmmm, I kinda like their stuff.

Being old is when you didn't loose it, it's that you just can't remember where you put it.
  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
  • 13,757 posts
Posted by cacole on Saturday, August 21, 2010 8:54 AM

When Boley entered the HO vehicle market several years ago, they were about the only company making detailed models of fire engines.

Athearn, and perhaps another company or two, are making comparable HO scale models today, so Boley's market share has no doubt waned. 

If Boley isn't making a profit from their HO scale vehicles, they will cease production of them.  Simple business economics.

  • Member since
    December 2004
  • From: Bedford, MA, USA
  • 21,481 posts
Posted by MisterBeasley on Saturday, August 21, 2010 9:07 AM

For what it's worth, I was at my LHS a couple of days ago, and they had a number of Boley vehicles on the shelf for $ 6.99, real fire-sale prices.  They were all modern-era stuff, so I wasn't interested, but I was kind of shocked to see those prices.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

  • Member since
    January 2007
  • From: Left Coast
  • 519 posts
Posted by Left Coast Rail on Saturday, August 21, 2010 12:20 PM
willy6

I heard that Boley is getting out of the HO scale vehicle business...mmmm, I kinda like their stuff.

Check your e-mail.

Subscriber & Member Login

Login, or register today to interact in our online community, comment on articles, receive our newsletter, manage your account online and more!

Users Online

There are no community member online

Search the Community

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Model Railroader Newsletter See all
Sign up for our FREE e-newsletter and get model railroad news in your inbox!