1:43 scale GM Futureliner Coming Soon

i guess mine is NOT COMING SOON!!

 

Good morning Mr. Nelson,

Thank you for your order for the TSM models.  Unfortunately the date we received from the supplier was incorrect, he has informed us that it could be somewhere in the middle of the summer before we receive this model.  I can certainly keep your order on file and ship as soon as it arrives. I will keep you updated as to any new dates I receive from the supplier.

Sincerely,

Jan Pasteiner

Yeah I got the same letter yesterday, and replied I'd be patient, that it wasn't like I would get it any quicker from anyone else.  

 

I guess diecast vehicle manufacturers have the same problems with slipping shipping schedules as Lionel, MTH, no doubt for the same basic reasons.  

 

EDIT: And by the way, I was impressed with the personal e-mail sent to me by Pasteiner.  A class act, that company.

Lee

 

the personal mail was nice, but my credit card was debited for the full amount.

not that that violates any law at all unless i dont get the Liners.

 

However, my card requires a 60 notification of merchandise not received after ordering to make a charge-back claim. So I will wait 56 more days to advise my card issuer.

My dealer said he expects to receive his shipment in about 6 weeks. I have dealt with Bob from Dominion models for many years and they are a class act. 

 

I highly recommend them.

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  IOLA CAR SHOW BUFFS! H.O.W donated their time and equipment to pick up the GM Futurliner #10, a stylized 1940s bus, which toured the US from 1940-1941,

I placed an order for the "Out of the Muddle Pat II" Futurliner through Diecast Direct this morning.  One of the reasons that I ordered through Diecast Direct is that the don't charge you credit card on pre-orders until the item is shipped.

 

From the futurliner.com website:

          "The exhibit consists of two displays on 16-foot-wide side panels, one on each side of Futurliner where they can be viewed by crowds outside the vehicle. The displays operate simultaneously.
            Model communities in the exhibit contain more than 1,000 buildings," an estimated 1,500 plastic cars and trucks from one to two inches long, scores of trees and other fixtures.
            A complicated electrical system with 25 electric motors -- powered by a unit in the Futurliner itself when no outside power source is available -- operates the displays, automatically causing the cars and trucks to move, buildings to appear and disappear and traffic lights to flash.
            Recorded commentaries synchronized with the action explain what is happening.
            The display on one side of the Futurliner is called "Out of the Muddle -- Part I," and portrays the traffic congestion in a suburban community, its causes and suggested remedies. Part of this community is turned "upside down" by panels that revolve to show how express by-pass highways, planned community developments and other improvements can solve traffic problems.
            On the other side of the Futurliner, "Out of the Muddle -- Part II," offers a similar portrayal of traffic problems and solutions in a modern city, plus a cross-section of a "dream" city of the future in which underground thoroughfares and other improvements have all but eliminated most serious traffic problems."

Close-up of the Out of the Muddle Part II exhibit:

  

 

 

 

Jim

Thanks to this thread, I too ordered the two Futureliners from Pasteiners. IT seems they were no longer sold out or some people can't wait til August. I replied by stating I will wait til item arrives.

My guess is that Pasteiners maybe went back to their distributor to see if they could order additional Futureliners and they were able to do so.

 

Jim

Is anyone concerned that this high-priced beauty in 1:43 will "look" too large, even with 1:43 autos around ?  1:43 HW trucks (not pick-ups) have never worked for me.

Tom B

No
wouldn't it have been fun to work at GM in the 40s

I think they would look great around 1:43 autos.  I would just keep them away from 1:50 scale vehicles, like Corgi buses and trucks.

 

Jim

Were they that big?  I know they were tall, but they were supposed to be.  They weren't as long as some buses, I think, so i imagine they will fit in, to the extent they should -- after all . . . they were made to stand out!

I will find a way to work this into the layout, believe me. Too good to pass up.

I'm sure Veranda will be there when it arrives in town. Movie Newsreel people will be filming the arrival.

Another dealer has posted that they aren't expected until about August 1.

10 3Ds and 8 Muddles left at Pasteiners
they either  obtained or had cancellations because  of the delay until August.

I found it interesting that at the ZZ Top concert I attended last night, set up on either side of the stage were a couple of large screen video displays. During one of the songs they showed a video of a line of Futureliner buses heading down the highway and on display somewhere.

Big Jim, talk about being timely.