Grandt Line Going Out of Business

[Mike999]

Some of you probably use Grandt Line nuts, bolts and other model railroad parts to detail your 1/25 cars.  Most of their stuff is HO and other "train scales,"  but a 2-inch bolt/washer in HO scale can look right as a smaller item in 1/25.  They also sold packs of nicely-detailed plastic parts for detailing train cars and buildings that worked on other kits.  The late Shep Paine used tons of Grandt Line products in his "imagineering" of 1/35 scale armor kits.

According to their website, Grandt Line is going out of business in June 2018. They will be taking orders through May 1.

http://www.grandtline.com/

[restoman]

Yeah... some of my RR buddies are pretty distraught over them shutting down. 

I just ordered some stuff from them. Talked to them on the phone - Super Nice folks!

[Spex84]

Aw, nuts.

^^^I need some!

Better get that order in before they're gone.

[StevenGuthmiller]

That figures!

Just when I started using their bolts & washers for antenna bases!

Seems that every time I start using a vendors wares frequently, they disappear.

First it's Modelhaus, now Grandt Line.

What's next?

 

Steve

[Dave Van]

Pretty sad......I have used 100's of Grandt Line items.......we are loosing our hobby suppliers. A O scale car I built w/Grandt....

[Eshaver]

This is the first I have heard of this . For we diorama builders , it's really become a FULL TIME job sourcing parts . I'm spending HOURS on the phone now dealing with call centers trying to describe what I need ...

[Ace-Garageguy]

Damm. Just when I was getting back into model railroading, too.

Edited April 4, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy

[Dave Van]

Tichy is the alternative.......not near as many parts....but just as good.....hope Tichy will step up and fill the void. 

[GaryR]

Sad to say, but all forms of modeling seem in decline.

Few young people are interested, older people are well, dying!

Going the way of stamp collecting, coin collecting, ham radio and a zillion other things. 

Sure, some people will always pursue these things, but they are far less popular than they once were. Consider the large number of car vkits that were tooled 40  to 50 years ago!
Time marches on! things change.

[Richard Bartrop]

Yet at the same time, you see the growth of "maker spaces", where for a fee, you get access to tools, and space to work on projects.  It's a great solution for apartment or condo dwellers who may not the space for their own workshop.  People still want to make things, they're just finding new ways to scratch that itch.   Some things, like model railroading, people simply may not have the space for it, and as far as attracting new blood to existing hobbies, all to often, the communities are their own worst enemies there.

Modeling isn't dying, it's just changing.  I checked out train accessories on Shapeways' website, and it looks like HO detail parts are already in the ballpark of Grandt's prices.  And the 3D printing technology is just going to keep getting better and cheaper.

So while the traditional accessory makers are probably not long for this world, the good news is that there's an opportunity for anyone with 3D modelling skills to step up to replace them.

 

 

[Dave Van]

37 minutes ago, Richard Bartrop said:

Yet at the same time, you see the growth of "maker spaces", where for a fee, you get access to tools, and space to work on projects.  It's a great solution for apartment or condo dwellers who may not the space for their own workshop.  People still want to make things, they're just finding new ways to scratch that itch.   Some things, like model railroading, people simply may not have the space for it, and as far as attracting new blood to existing hobbies, all to often, the communities are their own worst enemies there.

Modeling isn't dying, it's just changing.  I checked out train accessories on Shapeways' website, and it looks like HO detail parts are already in the ballpark of Grandt's prices.  And the 3D printing technology is just going to keep getting better and cheaper.

So while the traditional accessory makers are probably not long for this world, the good news is that there's an opportunity for anyone with 3D modelling skills to step up to replace them.

 

 

Change is the only constant........but I hate change!!!! 

[Earl Marischal]

Thanks for the info even if it is bad news.

steve (railway modeller)

[misterNNL]

Thanks for the info. I normally order their rivets by the thousands so I 'd better order up for future projects.