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NEWS AND UPDATES
02/23/23
Shipping Issues
Over the last two weeks
there have been some major outbound from the
Milwaukee Warehouse to BRH shipping issues.
It is now taking an additional day from the warehouse to
process the orders from BRH.
The reason given last week was their employees being out
sick and this week I am told it is due to high volume.
This has never occurred since BRH started some 20 years
ago. All orders have been processed and shipped the same
day outside of the Christmas Holidays.
So what is going on?
Not sure to be honest. What used to take three days now
is taking up to 7 days for BRH to receive orders from
the Milwaukee warehouse. Also there have been some
issues at the Easton warehouse.
Recently the Easton warehouse updated their website with
incomplete and untested software. The new ordering
process has a shopping cart and search that is not
function properly causing delays in order processing as
well.
Between the warehouse issues and the shipper (UPS /
Fedex) issues we can not offer the excellent turn around
times that we have offered in the past.
So again I find myself apologizing for our slow service
caused by entities we have no control over.
Sorry for the delays.
02/01/23
Lack Of Updates
Sorry for the lack of updates and news in January. Just
a bit to busy with personal and business business most
of the month.
Also, there was not much happening in the model
railroading hobby.
Miniature World of Trains™
Donations
Since July, many of you have been donating to the MWOT™
project via you online BRH orders and the project thanks
you for those donations.
Since July the project had not processed those donations
via the MWOT™ bank
as the project announced late last year. The plan was to
process them at the beginning of January which did not
occur.
Please be aware that the processing of these donations
will occur this weekend. In some cases many of you made
several donations during this time. The normal donation
is $5.00. However, if you have made several BRH orders
with donations on each order, you may see a charge from
the Miniature World of Trains™
more then $5.00. Some will have $10, $15, $20 or
more in one credit card processing transaction.
Miniature World of Trains™
Requests
Requests for more information about the Miniature World
of Trains™ project
are being processed as well. Request for additional
donation information and volunteering will be answered
as time permits over the next 30 days.
12/27/22
Atlas Buys River
Point Station
December 2022
Hillside, NJ –
Atlas Model Railroad Company, Inc. is proud to
announce the purchase of HO Scale vehicle tooling along
with designs for certain previously unannounced products
from River Point Station Fine Scale Models of Warwick,
RI.
Vehicle molds acquired include the Expedition EL, F-250,
F-350 and more. A complete list of the acquired tooling
is below.
“Previously, in December of 2020, River Point Station
announced that they would be streamlining their product
line and would cease producing N Scale vehicles and we
did not want to see a void left in the market, so we
acquired the N scale tooling" said Paul Graf, CEO of
Atlas. "After a successful launch of N scale
models utilizing this tooling, we are happy to announce
that we have acquired RPS’ HO Scale vehicle tooling as
well and look forward to continued success with the
line."
River
Point Station Fine Scale Models was founded in 2006 by
Ron Elsdoerfer to supply HO accessory kits to modelers.
In the 14 years that followed, River Point Station grew
their offerings to include HO & N Scale Vehicles. Over
the past two years, River Point Station announced a
scaling back of certain aspects of their business which
led to this acquisition. More information can be found
on their website:
http://www.riverpointstation.com/pages/latest_news.php
Founded in 1924 and incorporated in 1949 as
Atlas Tool Co. Inc., present day
Atlas Model Railroad Co. produces locomotives,
rolling stock, track, and accessories in N, HO and O
scales for its
Atlas Master,
Atlas Classic, Trainman, and
Atlas O lines.
Acquired Tooling
FORD F-250 & F-350 SRW REGULAR CAB PICKUP
FORD F-250 & F350 SRW SUPER CAB PICKUP
FORD F-250 & 350 SRW SUPER CREW CAB PICKUP
FORD F-350 DRW REGULAR CAB PICKUP
FORD F-350 DRW SUPER CAB PICKUP
FORD F-350 DRW SUPER CREW CAB PICKUP
FORD F-350 DRW REGULAR CAB HD PICKUP
FORD F-350 DRW SUPER CREW CAB HD PICKUP
FORDF-450 DRW PICKUP
FORD
F-350 SRW SUPER CAB SERVICE TRUCK
FORD F-350 DRW SUPER CAB SERVICE TRUCK
FORD F-350 DRW SUPER CAB BUCKET TRUCK
FORD F-450 DRW REGULAR CAB SERVICE TRUCK
FORD F-450 DRW REGULAR CAB BUCKET TRUCK
FORD F-450 DRW SUPER CREW CAB SERVICE TRUCK
FORD F-550 DRW SUPER CREW CAB BUCKET TRUCK
FORD F-450 DRW REGULAR CAB HD BRUSH FIRE TRUCK
FORD F-450 DRW SUPER CREW CAB HD BRUSH FIRE TRUCK
FORD F-550 DRW REGULAR CAB HD MINI-PUMPER FIRE TRUCK
FORD F-550 DRW REGULAR CAB HD AMBULANCE-RESCUE TRUCK
FORD
SUV EXPEDITION EL CIVILIAN
FORD SUV EXPEDITION EL LIMITED CIVILIAN
FORD SUV EXPEDITION EL SSP (POLICE-FIRE)
Rapido New Items
HO scale Dash
8-40CM locomotive
- Lots of new
tooling and modifications to our existing Dash 8-40CM
locomotive
- Loads of new
lighting effects, including working class lights,
inspection lights
HO scale ALCo PA-1
locomotive
- Lots new exciting paint schemes and railroads
offered
- New body variation - Santa Fe EMD repowered units
- Available as A units and A + B sets as appropriate
N scale Dash
8-40CM locomotive
- A long-awaited rerun!
- New road numbers
HO scale CN & IC
Executive E8 locomotives
- Three much-demanded new, additional paint schemes
New From Bowser
Bowser
HO and N models! HO modelers in Canada and the U.S. will
love highly
detailed Executive Line MLW M630 diesels. They were
mainstays on
many Canadian Pacific lines and could be found running
in the
U.S. too, so they have broad customer appeal. You will
love
the smooth-running chassis and authentic decoration in a
variety
of CP and other schemes. N Scalers will love the latest
round of
PRR Class GLa 2-Bay and 4-Bay H21a Open Hoppers. Based
on
Pennsylvania Railroad prototypes that operated in both
steam and
classic diesel eras, these cars were owned by Pennsy as
well as
subsidiaries and subsequent owners, so they wore a
variety of
schemes. Cars feature molded loads, authentic
decoration, metal
wheels and knuckle couplers. All of these models are
selling fast
with some schemes and road numbers already sold out.
Montreal Locomotive Works M630
PRR Class H21a 4-Bay Hopper
PRR Class GLa 2-Bay Open Hopper
Broadway Limited HO and N Scale Locomotives Now Shipping
Perfect for those big ticket seasonal sales, Broadway
Limited has
delivered the HO Scale Union Pacific FEF 4-8-4 steam
locomotives
and the newly tooled N Scale Alco RSD15 Alligators. The
UP 4-8-4s
are extremely popular with fans since #844 is still
part of the UP locomotive fleet and is occasionally used
for
excursions and displays. The big engines are must-haves
for
modelers 1940s to 1950s fast freight and passenger
trains. N
Scale Alco RSD15 Alligator diesels are modeler and fan
favorites
thanks to their long nose (hence the Alligator moniker).
They
were used from the late 1950s into the 1980s (and later
on the
LS&I) for hauling heavy freights. All of these Broadway
Limited
locos feature Paragon4(TM) sound and DCC for realistic
control.
Some are already sold out, so order now for best
selection.
Class FEF-2 4-8-4
Alco RSD15
Rapido Problems
From Rapido On Tuesday
12/20/22:
It has come to our
attention that there have been some questions raised
with our recent delivery of Budd Manor Sleepers and
Baggage-Dorm cars. We are aware of these concerns and
are currently looking into the matter of a
discoloration observed on the roof of some cars. That
discoloration is where the injection gate is located.
This gate has been there since the cars were tooled in
2012, but this is the first time that it has become a
significant issue on these models. The team is
studying the models, the discoloration, and seeing if
there is a solution possible.
We will try and
reach some conclusions as soon as possible. However,
with the upcoming holidays, this may not happen until
the first or second week of January. So please bear
with us, as all of our staff are working very hard
during these times. We appreciate and value all of our
customers very highly, and want to thank you for your
continued support.
We of course
stand behind our products 100%.
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If you have any issues, please contact Rapido
directly.
Shipping Inbound And Out Bound
Wacky week in shipping this week. The Milwaukee and
Easton warehouses along with the USPS where closed
yesterday and will be closed 01/02/23 as well.
Rapido is closed all this week too!
Fedex Ground is shipping and delivering all week.
Overall deliveries should be straightened out by
01/15/23
BRH Inventory
Over the New Years Weekend BRH will be conducting
our in house retail products inventory. Check out what
is available
More Product Then Other On Retailers!
BRH has updated the product data and we now have 53,047
items in the product search. All available to order
today!
In addition to Rapido and Broadway Limited I have re
added the following to the list:
Kato USA ,
Walthers Mainline,
Walthers Proto,
Bowser,
Atlas, Atlas
Trainman, Atlas O, Lionel, MTH-Railiking, Marklin, LGB, Marklin and Bachmann.
Upcoming Pre Order Deadlines
December 28: Kato Preorders
December 31: Intermountain Preorders
December 31: Walthers UP/SP City of San Francisco
Preorders
December 31: Walthers 90th Anniversary Year-End Sale
December 31: Walthers November Preorders
January 6: Bowser Preorders
January 18: Atlas Preorders
12/14/22
Available For
Advance Reservation Or Back Order
BRH has re added the following manufacturers back
into the BRH product search database for advance
reservation or backorder.
In addition to Rapido and Broadway Limited I have re
added the following to the list:
Kato USA
Walthers Mainline
Walthers Proto
Bowser
After the new year I will add back in Atlas, Atlas
Trainman, Atlas O, Lionel, MTH-Railiking, Marklin, LGB, Marklin and Bachamnn.
Please remember that BRH has a required 20% deposit for
all advance reservations!
Regarding current
ordering process. BRH will still not automatically back
order items when the warehouses or manufacturers short
your order.
For example when you order 4 of one item and the
warehouse or manufacturer only has 1, the other 3 WILL
NOT BE BACK ORDERED. You will have to reorder it at a
later date when and if the manufacturer or wholesaler
decides to restock the item.
THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT! |
