tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post4110028867187530611..comments2024-02-19T16:50:09.920-08:00Comments on CP Rail Manitoba & Minnesota Subdivision: China and Model Railroad ManufacturingJDL56http://www.blogger.com/profile/02372225959736999719noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-60701046751271194122012-08-02T07:33:06.532-07:002012-08-02T07:33:06.532-07:00I completely agree with Jason. It would be "n...I completely agree with Jason. It would be "nice" to have it made it Canada, but realistically it is too labour intensive to do it here.<br /><br />However, if you follow Railflyer Model Prototypes, they have abandoned Chinese manufacturing and are starting to do it in-house. They have had numerous problems with quality control and outright abandonment by Chinese manufacturers and Chris has purchased his own machinery to do it in Canada. They are different from Rapido because they do small runs of detail parts, but it is encouraging.Canadian Train Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05525092107895665275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723635728039107400.post-50967301447173246692012-08-02T06:12:07.844-07:002012-08-02T06:12:07.844-07:00Yes but...
If none of us is making any money how ...Yes but...<br /><br />If none of us is making any money how are we going to buy any of this, really-nice-but-still-expensive model railroad equipment. Or is this, like so many things in Western society, going to become the domain of the 1%. So Warren Buffet can buy all the sets of the Canadian he wants, the rest of us will continue to shop the flea markets.CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402465131863726867noreply@blogger.com