Hi Guys,
Some of you might have updated information concerning these products delivery dates:
C630M Bowser
GP40-2W Atlas
FP9A Rapido
LRC Rapido
SD40-2W InterMountain
BTW, I am modeling Canadian National in the late 70’s/early 80’s.
Any news about Bowser doing an M420 ? An M636 ?
Thanks and be happy,
Michel D.
Rapido’s pretty good about keeping up-to-date on projects, check their site at www.rapidotrains.com . The FP9As have seen test colors I believe, and there’s at least a protoype LRC in their hands. I knwo they were in the process of redisgning a motor for slower speeds. The Turbo’s is done, I don’t know about the others.
The Atlas GP40-2Ws are due in August, way after an original date of December.
I’m waiting for the Trainman Gensets, which are due in June
Now if they would only really produce WHAT they say they are going to produce and deliver it WHEN they say they are going to, we would all be much happier, and they most likely would make more profits!
The Trainman Gensets were originally due in January.
If EVERYTHING from Atlas was pushed back 5 months (some things more than others), then there must have been some major problem. If delivery of one item was moved, I’d be mad, but if everything gets moved back, I can understand that more and not be as upset.
Latest update from Atlas says mid July they will be in the USA.
Back in the dark ages of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, before preorders, “limited” runs and China production, manufacturers actually waited until they were about to deliver products before they told anyone.
But, then again, in those days they did expect or need to sell the whole first run in the first 10 days the product was out either.
I still don’t and won’t preorder anything except Athearn, because they do consistantly deliver. AND, most of what I do preorder is rolling stock, not locos.
I seldom if ever buy a loco until there are some “opinions” out there to review.
Sheldon
Back in those dark ages hardly anyone cared if the loco details were accurat,e if it had the right road name on it it was good to go. More and more, people want accurate details - and you’re never going to get that through mass manufacture. In the very near future, everything but trainset quality is going to be at least somewhat limited production. Withotu enough orders, the model will never be made. And when it does get made, there won;t eb many more made than the total orders. This is not a profit grab by the manufacturers - they really have little choice. While manufacture may have shifted to China for many, and be supposedly cheap, the planning and design of the models has not, and this is where the real costs are. If someoen makes a model and produces a few thousand and only a few hundred sell - that’s a huge hit for that manufacturer. Broadway Limited learned the hard way, but managed to get past it.
By the time you read a review, at least of any decent wuality model, it will be largely unavailable - I do see some risk takes buying stuff and then reselling it on eBay, but very few shops take that chance.
–Randy