Has anyone tried contacting Johan Models online...?

[Ramfins59]

I bought a '59 Rambler Wagon kit from Johan's table at the NNL East back in April. The kit was sealed. I was just looking through it, thinking I might do a quick build on it, as it is a curbside kit. Well, there were no clear red taillights, the green tinted glass was cracked, with a piece missing (not in the box), and one of the chromed antenna's was broken and it is still attached to the sprue...

I tried going online to contact them at their website (per the instruction sheet) www.johanmodels.com and I get connected to some kind of car insurance thingy...?!?!?!?!? I've tried 3 or 4 times with the same result each time.

Has anyone else had the same problem...??? Or am I doing something wrong...???

[Terry Sumner]

Johan be long gone!

[Rob Hall]

I think that website went away a few years ago...I've heard Okey is still selling stuff at shows, but not online...

[Harry P.]

The long, slow, drawn-out death of JoHan continues. Like the guys said, the site is history. But Okey keeps on going... and going...

[Ramfins59]

Yeah.... I guess I fell for this one...!! The Johan Models LLC is called a "Dead Link". Well...... I guess I can make my own taillights out of red sprue. The cracked window is the rearmost back passenger side part of the glass.... Maybe I can use some clear acetate... but that wouldn't match up with the rest of the green tinted glass.... Maybe a sedan delivery...??? Or convert it to a Pickup as suggested in the instructions...??? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm..... The wheels are turning....

[jbwelda]

well you might wait for the next meet he is likely to be at and bring it to his attention then.

[Guest Johnny]

At least you got yours. Ordered the wagon and some The Machine decals on the web site (don't know who had it then) back when they were still selling promo's and parts. They responded with a price and shipping charges via email.

Sent the money order and shortly there after after the site was down. never heard back.

Don't have a clue as to what happened.

[Art Anderson]

Okey Spaulding is still online. He's on Facebook under his own name.

Art

[slusher]

Is it possible to get some parts from a fellow forum member or maybe ebay?? just trying to help..

[PatRedmond]

IF you catch Okey at a swap meet, he generally has a few boxes of assorted stuff. I seem to recall some Rambler wagon parts when I saw him in Detroit last show

[2000-cvpi]

Does anyone know what show he will be at next? I am interested in seeing what he has left to sell.

[sportandmiah]

He might possibly be at the IMPS show coming up in Cincinnati. I saw him at a model show not too long ago in Cinti and he had a TON of stuff at really reasonable prices. I asked him why he doesn't sell online or on ebay, and said he just didn't feel like fiddling with it. If I see him again, maybe I'll propose selling his stuff for him on eBay or something. He has a lot of product ready to buy, but doesn't market it at all. And I believe I live close to him.

[route66modeler]

those two guys from chicago are reissuing the rambler wagon sometime along with the turbine car, 74 cutlas and clear display cases.

[2000-cvpi]

those two guys from chicago are reissuing the rambler wagon sometime along with the turbine car, 74 cutlas and clear display cases.

Not to be a jerk, but I will believe it when I see the kits in a lhs or online. Imc has been real quiet since the model show they were at. Now if they do come out with those kits, I would buy a boat load of each.