Any idea on how I can get a set of these, they can be any color or material. I just need ALL handrails.
How about Athearn.
I have heard from my LHS that Athearn no longer will take many part orders, especially through a dealer and they have discontinued running extra parts, Not true? I like the Athearn handrails (I know, Ijust set myself up.LOL) I just can’t find them.
This is new to me, anyone can shed some light on this?
If you don’t care for what road the handrails are painted for, you can probably find some on ebay. Just be sure that you want to pay for some of the inflated prices some sellers ask for. I can’t comment on what your LHS says about Athearn not running extra parts for sale but since they moved to a new location not long ago, I’d imagine that there could be delays with orders from them. Perhaps you can contact Athearn directly and ask if they still sell replacement parts.
According to my local hobby dealer, I was told that Athearn will no longer accept parts orders thru their dealers - except for stock items like trucks, screws, etc.
Items like handrails, detail parts, shells, etc, must be ordered directly by the consumer from Athearn.
I’ve occasionally needed a replacement part(plow, hoses, etc.) and have ordered them by phone and have never been charged for an item that was ‘broken’.
Since there is likely a limited amount of parts for a given model type, Athearn is probably trying to ‘control’ the ‘amount’ of parts inventory in the US.
They should have the set of handrails you’re needing - I’d just contact Athearn.
Good luck
HF1