THE INSIDE LOOP
RAM PRODUCTS
By Jay Smith, Executive Editor | jays@modelaircraft.org
I WANTED TO SHARE the following letter that I received from Ralph Warner at RAM Products.
After 50 years, we have decided to end production.
After 50 years, we have decided to end production.
We have 200 accessory products currently in our line, 100 RC products, and 100 Ram Track model railroad items. More than 300,000 of these have been produced in the USA and sold through the years.
You may have seen over 2,000 ads that were published in 12 modeling magazines or seen us at one of more than 300 shows across the country, where we displayed our products. But the industry has changed. There are very few “builders” who need to add accessories to models that they have built. Demand has slowed down, and so has our staff.
If you still need products, we have turned over our remaining inventory to MD Trains at 124 Cass Street in Woodstock, Illinois; phone number: (815) 276-9982. They also have all of our production equipment and parts. They may consider limited production if there is demand.
I want to thank all of the industry people and customers who have made us so successful over the years. In the famous words of Forrest Gump when he stopped running across the country, “I’m pretty tired; think I’ll go home now.” Just like that, his running days were over.
