funny because I needed some track and my local hobby shop guy said that he has been trying to get some from his suppliers for a few weeks now and hasn't come across anything. He did say he heard something about a factory moving though.
cacole Instead of spreading an unfounded rumor, did you check the Atlas Model Railroad Company web site? There's no mention there of any track shortage in any scale made by Atlas. http://www.atlasrr.com/
Instead of spreading an unfounded rumor, did you check the Atlas Model Railroad Company web site? There's no mention there of any track shortage in any scale made by Atlas.
http://www.atlasrr.com/
I'm sure Atlas will put up a message stating "we are out of track for the rest of the year Please don't buy our competitor's product. Thanks!"
Old news, and as others have noted not completely true. Here's the explanation from Atlas about what's been going on.
I have always bought it by the 100 piece case, still have a case or two around, I think that will hold me until theymake the next batch - no mater where they make it.
dinwitty, I suspect that code 83 sales have long ago surpassed code 100, but I suspect both will remain available for the forseeable future.
Sheldon
I seem to recall some interview with some Atlas official that the price of Code 83 will drop compared to Code 100, it probably has to do with the slow advance to the code 83 world and higher quality models, or demand for them, moving the manufacturing might mean a better manufacturing process, dunno, but Code 100 may be slowly on its way out. Just trying to remember the commentary but thats kinda the gist of it, someone out there might correct me or add to this.
Your right Carole, lets just say none of my LHS suppliers have any to ship to him.
Cuda Ken
I hate Rust
Atlas is moving their manufacturing to another source line by line...they are doing the track line right now. Things should be back to normal by the end of the month.
Klein has 44 cases of 25 in stock, and 170 of the 5 packs. But they do have a notice that syas "due to a supply limitation, limit is 2 per customer"
Only for flex track, turnouts, sectional, crossings, etc. they have no limitations on.
Other sellers have similar notices.
Not likely Atlas will post this on their web site, the only news they ever post is new releases. There IS a thread in the forums about track availability but withotuy an account there I can't do any actual searches.
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Just left my LHS K-10 model trains few minutes ago. Rumor has it that Atlas will being moving there track manufacturing to another plant next year. In the mean time none of his suppliers have any flex track in HO or N scale. His shop that normally has 5 to 8 cases of flex track on hand is down to a few sections and none coming at this point.
Guess we don't have to worry about no cork roadbed!