Originally posted by Ted s:
Finally, the very earliest Williams locos (pre-1987) weren't especially well-made. They turned the 3-rail brass business
over to Weaver in 1990 just as they were getting good at it. Definitely a bargain at current prices,
but it will need some mechanical, cosmetic, and electronic upgrades to equal the best of today.
Who is They?
Williams certainly didn't turn the brass business over
to Weaver Models, Jerry Williams Shot himself in the foot 
with this:
against the advice of his "second Hand Man" Mike Wolf and Andy Edelman, Jerry dumped his inventory at the year end ****ing off a LOT of Customers and collectors like me who paid top dollar 2 - 9 months previous to the sale with the USRA 2-8-2 and the brass freight cars and the rest of the Brass inventory. This consumer Anger got back to Jerry's brass manufacturer Samhongsa in Korea Who "Pulled the Plug" on Williams and found another outlet for their brass models with Weaver Models.
Remember the Collector market was HOT until 1991 and this REALLY shot the heart of the O gauge collector!
