Micro Trains couplers - what gives?

[Anonymous]

Having recently decided to get serious and having made a considerable investment in N-scale cylindrical hoppers for my Canadian National themed layout-to-be, I have been trying without any success whatsoever to obtain an N-scale coupling height-gauge, a 10-pack of roller-bearing trucks with medium-length couplers (which I stupidly assumed would be the "easy" way to convert some other rolling stock) and a conversion coupler set so I can hitch the resulting humungous grain train to my Spectrum SD45's.

I have placed orders with two different "serious railroad modeler" hobby stores and watched as the months trickled by.

I have ordered from Web stores only to be told (after a long silence and queries from my end) that there are problems with suppliers.

Are Micro Trains no longer manufacturing these items? If so, why am I seeing the wretched things advertised everywhere? I've been attempting to get things together since last July and my feeling is someone needs a kick in the rear end and for once it ain't me. Does anyone have any insight to whatever is going on?

Steve Mann.

[pcarrell]

I'm not sure what the deal is, but some of the chain type hobby stores can tranfer items from one store to another to fill an order. I know the local Hobbytown USA can transfer items from any of it's stores to my store if I need something that is out of stock locally. Maybe that would help?