or those who might know...is this business still operating. I believe it was operated by a gentleman named Tom in the Kansas City area. I notice the website doesn't seem to have been updated lately.
Please advise and thanks in advance.
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A lot of people want to know this answer as well. Last order I placed with him several years ago took 9 months to get.
He seems to be having many printer problems, and no time frame as to when he will start back up if ever. At this time I would say do not hold your breath.
Marty
Originally Posted by SD60M:
or those who might know...is this business still operating. I believe it was operated by a gentleman named Tom in the Kansas City area. I notice the website doesn't seem to have been updated lately.
Please advise and thanks in advance.
Sent him an order and a check last August ... He cashed my check and I still do not have my decals ... E Mails get answered with my printer is in Japan ! Think Im going to ask for a refund...
Good luck on the refund.
Originally Posted by BOBCAT:
Sent him an order and a check last August ... He cashed my check and I still do not have my decals ... E Mails get answered with my printer is in Japan ! Think Im going to ask for a refund...
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I ordered from him once and after several months email him requesting my money back and lo and behold I got my decals.
Dick
Too bad y'all never wrote down the name and address of the man I purchased my custom decals from He was johnny on the spot and did gold and all colors. Also did artwork from photographs.
No, I no longer have his addy as I just lost it in a computer crash.
Ed R
Dave be advised. Tom never had O scale in stock, he always printed the O scale
sets per order. He has had only HO that he kept in stock.
Now for the printer issue, this has been widely known for almost a year. He does not have a printer, and who knows when and if he ever will.
His domain name for his web site is not in compliance at this time, I am able to bring up his old web site that dates back to 2011.
This is a very sore subject with me and a lot of people, I have about a 1000.00
order that I need to fill. But I will not send any cash or check with what I need.
He has lost several of my checks over the years, only to find them 9 months later.
I seriously doubt if we will ever see this issue resolved. He has stated about 2 months ago that, he is not accepting any new orders because he just flat A__
can not print them.
There have been several people who sent him money to help out with the repair cost so they could get there decal orders and he still does not have a printer yet. Go figure that one out.
Marty
Originally Posted by DaveJfr0:
Why pay extra for custom decals when the ones you wanted were supposedly already available in O for cheap? We never knew that Tom was out of stock and did not have a printer… We will see how this turns out in the end...
I just wish someone would give a good clinic or article or something on how to make our own using existing photos and stencil diagrams…step by step process with a full list of what software to use.
Oddballs Decals used an Apls printer. I found this on the Alps website:
"Retail Printer
IMPORTANT NOTICE
As previously posted on March 31, 2007 Alps Electric North America, Inc. no longer offers any support for the MD Series Printers models MD-2010/ 4000/ 2300/ 1000/ 1300/ 5000 respectively.
The end of support also includes the Retail Version of product(s) such as keyboards, glidepoint keyboards, laser printers, serial & ps2 mouse, external desktop and portable glidepoints.
You may purchase supplies for as long as their inventory last from:
Micro Parts and Supplies (www.mpsupplies.com or 800-336-2131)"
After a quick Google search, it seems no one has come up with a printer to replace what the Alps printer does, so draw your own conclusions.
Rusty
this is really old news.
Originally Posted by Rusty Traque:
Oddballs Decals used an Apls printer. I found this on the Alps website:
"Retail Printer
IMPORTANT NOTICE
As previously posted on March 31, 2007 Alps Electric North America, Inc. no longer offers any support for the MD Series Printers models MD-2010/ 4000/ 2300/ 1000/ 1300/ 5000 respectively.
The end of support also includes the Retail Version of product(s) such as keyboards, glidepoint keyboards, laser printers, serial & ps2 mouse, external desktop and portable glidepoints.
You may purchase supplies for as long as their inventory last from:
Micro Parts and Supplies (www.mpsupplies.com or 800-336-2131)"
After a quick Google search, it seems no one has come up with a printer to replace what the Alps printer does, so draw your own conclusions.
Rusty
I was one of them that tried to help in good faith with a prepaid order last autumn. I'm still waiting for my $500 order to be filled.
Andre
I wish you well on recouping your loss at this point. I think I was one of the first he contacted for the same thing. I was to give him 500.00 to help out and he would repay at 1200.00 when he got it.
I graciously bowed out on that one.
Marty
Originally Posted by laming:
I was one of them that tried to help in good faith with a prepaid order last autumn. I'm still waiting for my $500 order to be filled.
Andre
Makes the 20 bucks worth of decals he owes me seem like peanuts. I want the decals more than the money. Rock Island stuff is getting hard to find.
Ken the guy from AR
t610:
Actually, it wasn't a loan, merely a prepaid order to help him.
Ken:
I understand. I too, would rather receive the decals instead of a refund. Unfortunately, I doubt I'll ever see either.
Andre
Hello you might check with Model car , 1/24th scale guys , they make decals and I used a guy in upstate NY called special appearance decals , he is a very knowledgeable guy . What I did when Oddball would not refund , I had him send me the files for the decals I purchased. Better than nothing , and with the file it saves you $$$ on the art work creation time. I just then had a decal maker produce them.
With $500 deposits , that's pretty hefty orders at his 50% off promotion. If you manage to get the files , I could help you from there.For whoever is interested , email me and I can put you in touch with John from special appearance . The good thing about him is , he was a printer , and knows Alps print techniques inside and out.
Here are decals I made from scratch , I do not sell my decals for the HY-CUBES. You will discover that railroad fonts are sometimes homegrown . I have close friend who is a pro in the graphic arts and we have looked at 1000's of fonts , some have to be hand drawn . Anyway just one man's opinion.
Bernie
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Bernie, wow, those Hy-cubes are just too cool- I especially like the Wabash and SP!! You really do some nice work there- to see about 15 of those in a train with some scale auto racks would blow the top off of any modeler's train- so awesome!
Thanks jeff , I build auto racks too , all I have access to are I-phone pix at the moment , here are some. Sorry for the crazy shots , tried to rotate and save ,but they would not stay put.
Bernie
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anyone ever get a refund from Tom at oddballs?
not to my knowledge. File a complaint with you sate attorney general qnd the USPS for mail fraud.
Marty
