mdvle Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 August 9th 2018 edition 103 is now available with various product updates and a comment on the recent factory closure that occurred in China http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Rapido-News-103---New-Videos-and-Product-Updates-.html?soid=1101318906379&aid=BVpZpCBkHnc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Just been reading that. The factory closure was due to the owner retiring according to the newsletter. Good read as usual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSpencer Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Gone are the generation where by children would take over their father's business - even in China it seems. Surprised it could not be sold off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil gollin Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 . This ; Con-Cor owner and founder has posted a long message regarding the China factory closure providing a lot of detail about how things work in China, the model train industry, wages in China and the problems of producing trains in the western world. https://www.con-cor.com/ Was posted by "mdvle" on the Hornby Board thread on the same issue. It is a VERY interesting link to another small US model Railway/road manufacturer who has been using the closed factory. It gives a lot of interesting background and is well worth reading. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted August 14, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 14, 2018 (edited) Interesting that the two most informative statements, are from self sufficient manufacturers, promoting their self sufficiency. Edited August 14, 2018 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium steam-driven boy Posted August 14, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2018 Hi, Interesting that the two most informative statements, are from self sufficient manufacturers, promoting their self sufficiency. Also quashing any danger of unhelpful 'speculation' about their products, fair enough for that alone I think. Regards, Gerry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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