(Model) CP Angus Van order deadline - May 8th

  • From: "Jason Shron" <4everwaiting@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of PBowers <4everwaiting@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>)
  • To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, thb_hs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, C-P-R@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, CNLines-CNet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, cdN-frt-cars-n-ops@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, lindsayrails@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, BruceRys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, BC-InterioRR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, CanadianModelRailroader@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:06:34 -0400

Sorry for crossposting but this is an urgent plea to help kickstart freight car production at Rapido
Peter Bowers

Hi all,

The official order deadline for the HO Scale CP Angus Vans (Transcona Yard Series Wide Vision Caboose) is May 1st, but I've extended it to May 8th because I will be out of the country on the 1st.

I've looked at our numbers so far, and to be honest I'm quite surprised. The orders for the CP caboose in CP colours are 25% of what we would typically get for a CN passenger car. And I'm just comparing original paint schemes - CP vs. CNR. If orders for the ACR, ONR and TH&B versions don't seriously pick up, I am cancelling all three paint schemes. I simply don't have enough orders to make them.

We can't blame it on the economy, as we're still getting orders for our "oddballs" passenger cars. The orders for all 12 numbers of CP caboose do not even equal the orders for the 5 VIA-CN coach numbers. Maybe all of the CP freight modellers out there are really closet VIA-CN modellers.

We'll see how the orders are on the 8th. Unless we see some more interest, I'm not going to risk doing any more CP freight equipment.

Best regards,

Jason





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