WEAVER MODELS is CLOSING

Sad very sad. Picked up a weathered steam engine from Weaver at this last York.  Most of my rolling stock purchases over the past year have been from Weaver.

Wow, I remember when they started. Always had good stuff and made in U.S.A. Makes you wonder..........

sure do like there cars...... Joe Thank You and enjoy you retirement.... you will be missed....

Just wanted to say Thank You! to Joe H. and his employees for all the great stuff I have purchased form them over the years!

 

Best Wishes,

Simon

Joe gave the SDMRR Museum a locomotive - it is still running.  MTH and Atlas give the museum gears, and we thank them for their generosity.  As far as I know, the only donation of a complete locomotive to our local museum O Scale layout was from Joe/Weaver.  My thanks to Joe, and indeed to all who help.

Congratulations on your retirement. 

Brasseur Electric Trains & P & D Hobby Shop are my local dealers, 

for Weaver Models

Your Logo says it all...........

Wow! Always wanted that Conrail bicentennial GP 38. So goes the story of  my life... A day late and a dollar short. Lots of great stuff they put out. I will miss them dearly.

I don't have a lot of Weaver items in my collection, but the stuff I do own I really like.

 

I remember when OGR did an article on Bob's home layout.  Amazing.

 

Thanks for all the great products and service!  Enjoy retirement!

I've only been in the hobby since 2003, but have acquired a lot of Weaver products. Thank you for the trip, it's been wonderful.  Here are some of Weaver's products, my layout.

Baldwin Pennsy BP20

 

Alco C630's

 

Canadian Pacific Hudson.

 

Pennsy E-8's

 

Grand Canyon #29

 

GP38-2.

 

RS-3

 

Pennsy C1 0-8-0

 

Pennsy M1a/b 4-8-2  I believe one of their first brass offerings.

 

Pennsy H10  2-8-0

 

Pennsy L1s Mikado

 

U25b

 

Alco RSD 12

 

Pennsy G5 4-6-0

 

Pennsy A5 0-4-0

 

It's been a wonderful experience.  There is also a lot of Weaver rolling stock, coal cars and accessory parts. 

Thank you,

Michael C. Thompson

 

 

 

Well, I just kept telling myself that this must be a nasty rumor! Weaver is well represented in my rolling stock. I have more Weaver PS-1's than any other single type of car. There are a bunch of Woodsided reefers in my beer train collection.

 

Thank you for the numerous cars that no one else offered. I especially appreciate the troop sleepers, drop end gondolas, B&O Wagon-tops and the Milwaukee Road cars.

 

I only have one Weaver locomotive; the N&W 4-6-2 Pacific. I kept hoping there would be another run of the 2-8-0's. I'm really sorry I missed getting one.

 

All the best in retirement. You will be sorely missed.

The OGR tours of the Weaver facility and operations were really great. We got to see the actual operation of producing rolling stock. Always sad to see the demise of a manufacture of O Gauge products. K-Line and now Weaver, not many left.

 

   Bill T

The closing-up-shop part of this news is very sad indeed.  Of course the retirement part of the story, if that is indeed the reason, is very happy news for Joe!

I'm really going to miss these guys.  Hopefully all their tooling/molds will be purchased by someone (or some companies) who will continue Weaver's terrific line of products!  Best of luck to all their employees, too!

I will also miss Weaver.  I guess I will have to be content with looking for more of their stuff at train shows.

 

I am glad that they produced such a variety of stuff that no one else was willing to do, and I am glad I managed to get on the last, or one of the last, OGR York tours to Weaver.  Great memories!

 

My thanks go out to all of Weaver's employees, and my best wishes for Joe in his retirement.

 

I may have to make the drive out on the 29th for one last visit.

 

Andy

Darned shame!  I always respected their attempt at real scale products.

 

What will happen to their ScaleCoat line of paints?

Joe Hayter and his employees were first class all the way. They were always there when I needed them. They made me fill like they really appreciated my business.
They were never to busy to talk to you. I will always grateful for what they did for me.

Thanks Joe to you and your employees.  

Gentlemen,

    Joe Hayter I wish you all the best in your retirement, and thanks for making my Masonic Train years ago.  I will miss your American made products very very much.  I hate seeing another Pa company coming to an end however.  Hope all your employees will be ok also, great people every one of them.

PCRR/Dave

Wonder what will become of their tooling?

I had been hoping for a reissue of the GTW U4B

Joe 

I am saddened.......I wish Joe a great retirement......however, we have lost a valuable niche. I hope someone picks up the name and the tradition......

 

Peter

First class people and I wish them the bast. I started buying Weaver streamlined steam engines in the late 1990's, and have several. Joe was always great to talk to and deal with, and Gary provided great service (which was rarely needed). I went through their facility a couple of times and everyone was always very nice.

 

Best to you,

   Gerry