I will be in booth 914 at the National Train Show this year. If you are attending please stop by and say hello. It is always nice to meet my customers in person and put a face with the names. I will have products with me though that will mostly be HO bendable roadbed as that is my best seller. If there is something specific that you want to pick up at the show and save on shipping (and sales tax for WA residents), please let me know what that is so I can get it made for you. The sooner you put an order in, the more likely it is that I will have it ready for the show. At some point before the show I will no longer be able to guarantee delivery though I do not know what that date is at the present time. I look forward to seeing as many of you as can make it to the show. See you there!
I have been making Homabed compatible roadbed from the beginning when I had customers ask me for it. I simply treated it as a custom order. Now, due to increased and steady demand, I have added it as a product in both the HO 30 degree and 45 degree collections. Homabed 60 degree shoulder is the same as my 30 degree, it just depends on where you measure. There are all variations of main line and branch line roadbed available. These products are not intended for someone who is starting a new layout. I have my other products for that. But, if you are in need of these sizes to complete a project and are having trouble sourcing the roadbed then I am here to get the products to you. As always, if there is something you need that is not on the web site, custom milling is available.
One month from today marks one year in business for Cascade Rail Supply. Growth from zero to now has been nothing short of phenomenal and I thank all of you who have made this possible. While there have certainly been challenges along the way I am poised to continue to provide what I hope has been great products and service for a long time into the future. Having said that, one year is also time to look at the profit and loss column and there has been too much of the latter and not enough of the former. Consequently I have to announce a price increase to take effect on July 1. This will generally be 10% across the board with a few products more and a few less. While this is certainly not my favorite thing to write, it is necessary for the continued good health of the company going forward. I hope you will understand and I look forward to continuing to serve this great hobby.
Major update to the HO section of the web site. I have significantly reduced and simplified the number of items you see on the initial "collections" page. Variations are now in drop down boxes under each item. For instance all four variations of mainline (scale 18" high) roadbed, beveled bendable, beveled straight, non beveled bendable, non beveled straight are in a drop down box under Mainline (18") roadbed instead of being four different items that had to be searched out individually. I have also made descriptions more consistent across the site in order to make your choices clearer. Under the "Panels" section there are now options for panels from 4" up to 24" wide in 2" increments. Please pay attention to the note there regarding shipping of the larger panels. I will be rolling these style changes out to the other scales as I get time. It should not take too long until you see the changes throughout the site. I hope this makes your shopping easier and, as always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or want a product that you do not see listed currently.