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David Inman 11-05-2011 18:32:57 150.135.210.66 Report to Moderator	When I first started with HO trains, I recall Ertl was making some 1:87 stuff. What happened? Simply not enough sales? [Reply]   [No Email]
brian(MN) 11-25-2011 15:28:12 67.54.143.53 Report to Moderator	Re: What Happened to the Ertl Collectibles HO line? in reply to David Inman, 11-05-2011 18:32:57   Ertl did make some good HO stuff. The cars were assmembled, hence a higher price and did not sell well. Now, just about every car is assembled and higher priced yet. They were a ahead of the times I guess. You can find them at model railroad flea markets and ebay. [Reply]  [No Email]
Stan - Florida 11-25-2011 13:15:00 97.103.151.32 Report to Moderator	Re: What Happened to the Ertl Collectibles HO line? in reply to David Inman, 11-05-2011 18:32:57   If you use eBay, there are some 1/87 John Deeres on there at the moment. In eBay, do a search for Deere +A Be sure to leave a space between the e and the + and no space between the + and the A. Stan [Reply]  [No Email]
David Inman 11-30-2011 12:33:06 150.135.210.77 Report to Moderator	Re: What Happened to the Ertl Collectibles HO line? in reply to Stan - Florida, 11-25-2011 13:15:00   Yah, Athearn made most of the major JD's, but the prototype manufactures are under represented. If I had the time/money/space, I figure I'd be much happier to buy American Flyer S gauge 1:64 trains, and then I could find just about any brand and model of tractor made, if I just watch eBay long enough. It always strikes me as ironic--Ertl makes 1:64 and 1:16 tractors, but in the model train world 1:87 and 1:48 are arguably your top two sizes, and I'd argue 1:160 has greater sales than 1:64. And 1:16? I'm not even sure there are ready to run trains in that size. Thanks anyhow. [Reply]  [No Email]
Crazy Red Power in SE-WI 11-06-2011 07:20:12 24.183.132.223 Report to Moderator	Re: What Happened to the Ertl Collectibles HO line? in reply to David Inman, 11-05-2011 18:32:57   The HO line came out in the early '90s, around the time Fred Ertl Jr. retired. The line was retired shortly before or when RC2 took over. It was a great line! Train shows, that are more second-hand friendly, should have an abundance of Ertl's "Authentic Railway Designs" inventory between vendors. Mike [Reply]  [No Email]
Stan - Florida 11-06-2011 04:33:25 97.103.151.32 Report to Moderator	Re: What Happened to the Ertl Collectibles HO line? in reply to David Inman, 11-05-2011 18:32:57   Are you from Iowa? Stan [Reply]  [No Email]
David Inman 11-06-2011 08:11:10 150.135.210.76 Report to Moderator	Re: What Happened to the Ertl Collectibles HO line? in reply to Stan - Florida, 11-06-2011 04:33:25   I'm from Az. Main reason I'm recall the line is in 1999, when I was 7 and first beginning with HO, I had the Walthers HO reference book that listed it. Few years later, when my collection was growing to the point I was ready to add such stuff as the Ertl, it was gone...and I never really knew why. I guess luckily Athearn started making nice JD tractors in HO. Now I like JD a fair amount, and have all the antherns except the combine and disk, but Athearn is horrendously color blind-- nothing but JD. And face it, that is just not realistic. Anyhow, long story short, I wish the ertal line had lived longer, as based on their 1/64 line, eventually they might have made more than just the few JD's and IHC's... Maybe AC, MM, Case, Massey etc. And with a little work, I do know it's possible to alter some of the available HO stuff into many more than just JD. Unfortunately some makes (Allis particularly) I find can only be obtained through the use of a tape measure, and scale ruler-- basically from scratch, which works fine when you've got acuess to the real tractor, but not so well when you don't. I tried to make a 45 by photos only, and the thing turned out looking more like a CA!:( [Reply]  [No Email]
David Inman 11-06-2011 08:11:09 150.135.210.76 Report to Moderator	Re: What Happened to the Ertl Collectibles HO line? in reply to Stan - Florida, 11-06-2011 04:33:25   I'm from Az. Main reason I'm recall the line is in 1999, when I was 7 and first beginning with HO, I had the Walthers HO reference book that listed it. Few years later, when my collection was growing to the point I was ready to add such stuff as the Ertl, it was gone...and I never really knew why. I guess luckily Athearn started making nice JD tractors in HO. Now I like JD a fair amount, and have all the antherns except the combine and disk, but Athearn is horrendously color blind-- nothing but JD. And face it, that is just not realistic. Anyhow, long story short, I wish the ertal line had lived longer, as based on their 1/64 line, eventually they might have made more than just the few JD's and IHC's... Maybe AC, MM, Case, Massey etc. And with a little work, I do know it's possible to alter some of the available HO stuff into many more than just JD. Unfortunately some makes (Allis particularly) I find can only be obtained through the use of a tape measure, and scale ruler-- basically from scratch, which works fine when you've got acuess to the real tractor, but not so well when you don't. I tried to make a 45 by photos only, and the thing turned out looking more like a CA!:( [Reply]  [No Email]