I know im not the only preorder individual here
I ORDERED BROADWAY LIMITED IMPORTS Q2 & B& M 4-8-2 4002 steamer on preorder also the knennifick passenger car
RAPIDO 3/4 DOME CAR IN SP & UP
ALSO UNION PACIFIC PA1
ATHEARN SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE GP38 ?? I FORGET HONESTLY
. BUT I FINALLY STOPPED FOR NOW .
POST UP WHAT EVERYONE HAS ON PREORDER SO I DONT FEEL SOOO ALONE lol[:$]
Rapido C30-7
I got the big Shay on preorder, also Rapido G-22 Gon, and H-21A and H21E Hoppers (all Pennsy of course).
Rapido C30-7 in N&W, UP, and BN
Broadway Limited Challenger in both numbers
Scale Trains N&W J class
Bachmann BL-2 in Monon
And last since a while back Athearn announced they were going to do the SD60 in a Monon fantasy scheme one of those.
My dealer loves me!
Right now, I have a lot on my pre-order plate:
2 x Rapido FA-1 NH (As Delivered) - DCC/Sound
1 x Rapido FB-1 NH (As Delivered) - DCC/Sound
2 x Rapido FA-1 NH (McGinnis) - DCC/Sound
1 x Rapido FB-1 NH (McGinnis) - DCC/Sound
2 x Rapido PA-1 NH (As Delivered) - DCC/Sound
2 x Rapido PA-1 NH (McGinnis) - DCC/Sound
2 x Rapido H16-44 NH (McGinnis) - DCC/Sound
1 x Rapido H16-44 NH (Alpert) - DCC/Sound
2 x Rapido 44tonner NH (3/4 balloon) - DCC/Sound
2 x Rapido FGE R7 Reefers
6 x Rapido NH 1937 AAR Boxcars
6 x Rapido TTX F30D TOFC
6 x Rapido R-40 Reefers
6 x Rapido Enterprise Covered Hoppers
I’m just glad these are not all arriving at the same time. [:$]
Rapidity retooled TurboTrain, in PC.
And for nearly a quarter of a century, the S2A Niagara in O scale from Kohs.
Hello All,
First-time pre-order:
Bachmann HO BL-2; Western Maryland livery.
Hope this helps.
I was never a preorderer. But, I’ve now preordered some things over the past year.
I found that if I just waited, there would be plenty in stock at other hobby shops, sometimes at better prices for whatever reason, so it made the preorder process kinda moot.
I think for any thing else in the future, I’ll just wait until the shelves have it (online shelves), and buy it from the shop that has the best price.
Add to my above three Rapido Berlin Mills PC&F cars.
If I hadn’t (over) filled my appetite for 44 tonners on Ebay with those sweet running Keystone kits, some at FAR less than original msrp, and all of the rest as well factoring inflation, I’d have pulled the trigger on a couple Rapido ones. Woulda been my first ever preorder. Dan
your buying everything NEW HAVEN lol
Is it cheaper pre-ordering or answering the “gotta-have” call?
I have a bunch on pre-order:
Scaletrains:
Complete Powhatton Arrow train.
SD45X
A number of Thrall 86’ Boxcars
Athearn:
2 DT&I GP40-2’s
PRR F5 A&B
2 Undec GP7’s
5 Undec 4600 CF ACF covered hoppers.
Rick Jesionowski
thomas81z,
You are correct! [:D] I am buying everything NH because that’s all I model (with very rare exceptions). Normally, this keeps me out of trouble (no Big Boys for me, thanks!), but every once and a while, a veritable cornucopia of NH models hit the market…and this may be the most I’ve ever seen. Rapido knows that the NH sells.
Not bad for a railroad with just 2000 route miles (30th in size among US RRs); the NH’s longest train route ran just over 230 miles from end to end.
However, in our favor, the NH connected the largest US city with three state capitals and ranked 3rd in passengers carried. As Kalmbach’s “Historical Guide to North American Railroads” said, “The New Haven had more history per route mile than any three western railroads put together.” Add a bunch of bright and flashy paint schemes, a heavily populated area that is both pretty wealthy and has a lot of basements, plus nothing to replace it in the hearts and minds of local railfans, and you’ve got a pretty popular railroad even though it’s been gone for more than half a century.
Heck, not only does the NH scheme exist in museums and tourist lines, it’s still in revenue service on ConnDOT. The City of New Haven’s Fire Dept. uses a NH logo on their trucks, and so does the local soccer team booster club. The minor league baseball team Hartford Yard Goats uses the NH’s script logo, and there’s a number of shortlines that are “inspired” by the NH’s schemes.
Sorry, I just started to ramble there a bit. I work for the NHRHTA putting our quarterly magazine Shoreliner together, so I’m a bit of a NH acolyte. [:)]
As for conrucopia’s go, ScaleTrains has a lot of Rio Grande hitting the market late this year, with projected delivery dates only a month apart, for HO GP40’s, SD45’s and N SD40T-2’s.
There is only one item that I wish I had preordered and that is the Canadian Pacific ‘The Canadian’ passenger train by Rapido. There are no plans to offer either the train or individual cars again unfortunately so I have been acquiring the train piece by piece. The only thing I am missing is the dining car and there hasn’t been one of those offered on eBay for at least three years.
If they do change their minds and start offering individual cars again, I will definitely preorder the dining car.
Cheers!!
Dave
Public rambling is perhaps acceptable. Public drooling, perhaps not [:D]
I do not mind preordering. Currently on the list (all Santa Fe)
Rapido 44 tonner #463
Athearn Genesis F7 A/B freight scheme #257L/A
Rapido PA-1/PB-1 warbonnet EMD-remotored #51A/C
Rapido FTA/B warbonnet #168B/C
Rapido FTA/B freight scheme #103L/A
Do books count?
I’ve had the second edition of Zenk’s book on the diesel-hydraulics on order since the day it was first announced. Had to reorder and pay in advance. Might be due ‘any day now’ – and you can probably get one without the long preorder time…
I find this morning that Garbely’s book on the Emmas closes pre-orders on Friday. And they say they’re printing to order and it’ll be one and done with no future editions…
Six Rapido engines (which is a lot for me)
2 C30-7 Conrail
4 SW9 unlettered Industral Red