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Is Kappler still around?

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Is Kappler still around?
Posted by dknelson on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:30 PM
Subject is high quality wood for model railroad projects. Is Kappler still in business? My local hobby shop guy (Jerry's Bay View in Milwaukee) showed me he still has a few packets of Kappler but I cannot seem to find anything current about them. Kappler is/was high quality material.
On a related topic the newest Walthers HO catalog shows that Northeastern has, after a long absence, reintroduced some old favorites, such as two foot lengths of box car roof profile and passenger car roofs and floor in wood. Grab it while you can I guess! But nobody makes the strip metal roof ribs anymore that go so well with the box car roof. Old timers will know exactly what I am talking about.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 16, 2003 6:46 AM
Hi Dave.Try Kappler's website: www.kapplerusa.com
regards / Mike
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Posted by dknelson on Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:51 PM
Hey they live (presumably)! Thanks Mike
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Posted by dknelson on Friday, January 17, 2003 8:21 AM
Now that I have spent some time with it this is really quite an interesting website for model railroaders from N to G -- give it a look
www.kapplerusa.com. thanks again Mike for the tip

dave nelson

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