Liz & Steve Nelson acquire the assets of Korber Models, LLC.
October 16, 2016
Press Release
For immediate release
Atlanta, Indiana and Milford, Ohio – Liz and Steve Nelson, owners of MrMuffin’sTrains formerly of Carmel, Indiana, announced today the purchase of the business assets of Korber Models, LLC and the business’ relocation to Atlanta, Indiana.
“Korber Models continues to be a leading manufacturer of building model kits and assembled buildings for the model railroading hobby in both HO and O scale. With a long heritage of creative and innovative products manufactured exclusively in the United States, we will continue to offer these products to hobbyists through our growing model train hobby operations located in downtown Atlanta, Indiana along the historic Nickel Plate Road mainline” reported Steve Nelson.
For the past five years, Korber Models based in Milford, Ohio has been owned and operated by Rich and Teresa Redmond.
Steve continued, “Rich has done a terrific job as the steward of this classic brand of hobby model kits first created by Ernie Korber. Through Rich’s efforts, the kits have been retooled providing additional detail and improving the quality of the products, and, coupled with the additional new products created by Rich and his partners, Korber Models has grown in popularity amongst the hobbyists we both serve.”
“As Korber Models has grown and developed, it’s time for additional resources to be brought to bear to provide greater focus and day to day operational support. We have known Steve and Liz for a long time and they have built a great reputation for terrific customer service as well as being active hobbyists themselves. We could not have found a better team to continue Korber Models growth, we are confident that our customers will be well served by the Nelsons” said Rich Redmond.
Korber Models - has been a leader in model railroading structures since 1979, making great looking, unique and easy to build models that bring your railroad to life. Korber Models produces a complete line of structures for HO and O Scale hobbyists featuring unique items such as the popular roundhouse, power plant and grain silos. www.korbermodels.com
Liz and Steve Nelson own and operate several small businesses out of their headquarters in Atlanta, Indiana, including MrMuffin’sTrains, a model train museum and retail shop that serves the hobby needs of its customers across the United States. www.mrmuffinstrains.com
