Tim Brien said:Sorry, I didn't get that email from the "little Birdie". Who is/was that masked man with the inside information?
You know that Silvergate was required to dispose of all LGB stock by Jan. 1st 2009, as required by Marklin.
Jack,
same as I did not receive the email regarding newly manufactured replacement parts for LGB, hence my enquiry.
Tim,
I understand where you are coming from. I was just trying to point out that the Silvergate email went to many under their own name and was posted on most forums. Whereas the information that that a few here posted reference the Märklin/Silvergate agreement had no source and was not seen elsewhere.
Jack,
I checked the ‘unofficial’ eBay site for Silvergate(?) and new stock is stated as being similar to a particular LGB part number and thus is most likely from the OE supplier for LGB. Other stock is described, ‘as used’ on particular locomotives. Some stock does have LGB headers.
I was aware that an email had been sent, advising availability of spares, but no details of what was available.I checked the Sivergate website and found no mention of manufacturing replacement parts for LGB. There was a lot of LGB for sale at markedly high prices, listed as ‘discontinued stock’. Maybe the site has not been updated for a while.
Which website?
Jack,
this must be an old website. The current site I could find no reference to newly manufactured replacement parts.
http://shop.silvergatedistributors.com/index/394.0.5100.0.0.0.0
Tim,
You won’t find much info here. I suspect because it is early in the process that the email announced. I don’t know anymore that what the email said.
“Silvergate Manufacturing has a variety of parts for LGB engines in stock and available to the public.
Also, Silvergate Manufacturing has started making new replacement parts for LGB engins to help you keep your engines running for future generatons to come.”
While Silvergate may manufacture LGB parts, there is no indication in their website description that they have done so now. The parts listed under “LGB Parts” are not designated as newly manufacturered.
To me, I am interested in how Silvergate is unchallenged – maybe they have been – as to their having the “right” to manufacturer and so name the parts as LGB IF, I say IF, Marklin holds the patent and manufacturing rights.
Perhaps there was a German “Stimulus Package” – if so, there may be no more or less confusion than what we are experiencing as to whether “stimulus” is a gov’t. holding of stock or simply “here’s the cash.”
Jack,
many thanks.
Wendell,
the eBay site that I consider the ‘unofficial’ eBay shopfront for Silvergate, lists some original parts as LGB (complete with manufacturer headers) plus always has ‘used’(?) LGB for sale, including numerous collectable ‘samples’. The aftermarket parts are listed as ‘same as part #XXXXXXX’ and conceivably are sourced from the LGB OE supplier, as does other companies. A new supplier is welcome to afficiandos of the brandname. I feel that the OE supplier must hold the rights to the product and thus avoids infringement with Marklin. Companies like Buhler, have been manufacturing for a long time and their product line is not exclusive to Lehmann and would thus be seen as outside of Marklin’s patent/copyright/trademark control.
Yepper olde thread but this is the one that popped up when I typed silvergate manufacturing into google.ca search field !
IS silvergate’ closed down ? or just their G-gauge aspect of the business ?
The website url that popped up for them IS dead !
Thanks for any info,
doug c
Yes, gone
And you can see by reading it, that once again, Jack had no clue.
If you are a cowboy on an adVenture, you will know that Silvergate went the way of the Iron Horse.
And Jack did have a clue, hence my post above.
What post above? You have no prior post on this thread unless Gtrainman is an alias of yours.
Trying to make sense of the post.
Greg
Thanks for the info Greg !
nite, doug c
p.s. and I would think any prev. post relating to like … early 2009 olde news (when they still existed) is dead news not to start . . . . . . . . kicking sand back and and forth about ! 
As a final note, it’s too bad, because I used to work within walking distance of LGB and later Silvergate in San Diego. Somehow I missed getting the layout tour though, wonder whatever happened to it.
Greg
“…missed getting the layout tour though, wonder whatever happened to it. …”
Yow ! being corp. depending how the “doors were closed”, how much personal involvement managment had in actual garden railways as a hobby, it may have just ended up in a landfill ! That is a heartbreaker, IF that is what happened to it !?
Hopefully it was (at very least) sold to someone who enjoys a running trains !!
doug c
Greg Elmassian said:
What post above? You have no prior post on this thread unless Gtrainman is an alias of yours.Trying to make sense of the post.
Greg
No alias here, my one and only post above. Re-read it and use The Google for a bit of fun. The clues are all there.
EDIT, if you are in fact a cowboy, make sure your adVentures are started on Grenwich Standard Time…
Garrett said:Greg Elmassian said:
What post above? You have no prior post on this thread unless Gtrainman is an alias of yours.Trying to make sense of the post.
Greg
No alias here, my one and only post above. Re-read it and use The Google for a bit of fun. The clues are all there.EDIT, if you are in fact a cowboy, make sure your adVentures are started on Grenwich Standard Time…
BANG
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/anthony-castellano/7/478/a64
yee-haw.