News about the new "Jo-Han USA Oldies LLC" courtesy of Todd Sargis

[dodgefever]

4 hours ago, Daddyfink said:

This kit is nothing I would really want. It is a Niche type kit that a few want, but not all of us. 

Easy Pass

 

Beyond niche... neither of these entities claiming the Jo-Han name is capable of reproducing the lost tooling or even running any of the tooling that might still exist.  I would love to be able to buy a reissued Jo-Han 1966 Chrysler 300, 1968 Olds 442 or  1970 Plymouth GTX, but it will never happen.  Registering  a variation of a defunct trading name and banging out cobbled together leftovers or limited production resin kits is not bringing back Jo-Han.  I'd have more respect for them if they just used their own business names and admitted what they were.  As has been mentioned several times, neither version of "Jo-Han" is a mainstream, volume manufacturer.  This belongs in the aftermarket section.

[Dave Van]

When I was working with Accurate Miniatures  we looked at Jo-Han tooling that was in storage. NONE of it was complete and/or usable. 

While working with Moebius we looked at some other Jo-Han tooling. Same thing. ADD to it that just fixing these old tools left you with a mold MOST injection companies could not run or maintain.  

Atomic/Jo-Han is looking into many methods to bring model items to market.  IMHO it is a positive move for the hobby and where it leads is yet to be seen. 

thanks

[Mark C.]

FWIW, I suspect the 3D print movement will eventually bring back much of the subject matter that once made Jo-Han special to a lot of modellers.  There’s already some of it out there, and IMHO it’s making the Jo-Han debate kind of meaningless.  I’m fine with that, as IMHO Jo-Han was really made special by the company it was and the guy that ran it.  Keeping the name alive doesn’t really bring back the magic of the original Jo-Han, it just prolongs the agony.

That said, I wish the ‘new Jo-Han’ all the success in the world.