Union Terminal Imports
Fine Brass Models. “Go by Train”
Hi all, today is a day we have been waiting for. The SDP45s began shipping to dealers today from Overland in Muncie. Most mainland dealers should see them later this week. We think the wait was worth it. We will be posting an updated next passenger car project list this week. It includes a number of new road numbers and car names for the Transcon pool sleeper project arriving in September.
Please stop by the Overland Models booth (#418). They will have production samples of the SDP45 models as well as pre-production samples of the next run of passenger cars including SP and CRI&P economy baggage cars and business train baggage cars as well as transcon pool sleepers.
The SDP45 modifications will be finished next week. They will ship from Korea on 7/21. You should see yours a week or so after that depending on Customs. If you are heading to The National Model Train show in Milwaukee 7/16-7/18 please stop by the Overland Models booth (#418) to see them.
This year our models will be displayed at the Overland Booth at the NMRA show in Milwaukee. We will have production samples of each SDP45 as well as the economy baggage and transcontinental sleepers. Please stop by and say hi to Brian and Missy and check out the models.
Hello Everyone
We want to keep you up to date with the latest on the models. After completing testing and inspection there were a couple of minor paint corrections needed on a couple versions that we discussed in an earlier communication. We also identified numerous inconsistencies in the quality of drive operation. Due to the inconsistent nature of the drive issue we returned all the models to Korea for re-work. This past Thursday we received the corrected drive sample and it runs as smooth as you would expect a model of this caliber. We have approved the correction for production implementation on all models. The good news is you will love the way these models run and pull. The bad news is they won’t be back until the end of July.
Hello all sorry for the delay in updating. We have been busy inspecting and testing the SDP45’s and have uncovered a few minor issues. The special edition BN units and the Kodachrome units had some very minor paint issues that needed correcting and were returned to Korea. We also had a number of models that had a slight hitch in the drive system and they were also returned for correction. We will release them all at the same time. We expect them back in the US in 2-3 weeks. The red and grey versions look very nice. Our first passenger car project consisted of over 750 models and we had two returned out of that number for problems. We are working to ensure the same quality control on our locomotives. We are sorry for the delay but trust you will appreciate the effort.
The artists at Boo Rim Precision are putting the final touches on the SDP45’s. They are due to ship from Korea next week on May 20. We will be inspecting them and then shipping during the week after that. Thanks for your patience, they will be worth the wait.
Sorry for the long dealy on status update. We have worked through the final changes on the SDP45s and they are being implemented. We expect pick up notices to be sent mid to late April with model delivery in early to mid May. Thanks for your patience.
Photos of the pilot models are now up.
The SDP45’s and the surprises missed their flight to Springfield. Thanks very much US Customs, feeling good about the taxes we pay. Anyway we will have photos of the SDP45’s up this weekend. They have some unique features never seen before on a brass model (see through steps). Will also post photos of the SP and Rock Island Econonmy Baggage cars and the ACF 10-6 transcontinental pool sleepers. Sorry about the no show models this weekend….. sigh
