I Pulled The Trigger

And I thought my diecast cars were expensive!

A mear bag of shells…….

Welcome to the dark side Bob.

Was wondering how long you were going to hold out before you caved.  

It happens to everyone sooner or later. I have several items here that I had no idea I 'needed' until some folks started posting pictures around here... 

Got to admit, those are very unique and neat looking busses.  

I am trying hard to hold to just the one I have ordered.  

The idea of the flatcar with two is very nice.  Good idea.

Bob, you didn't "pull the trigger," you pulled "both" triggers.

Nice to read how weak-kneed we all are at one time or another--a week ago you had zero buses, and now you'll have a veritable fleet, with a dedicated locomotive and flat car to boot.

C'mon Lee. You can do it. Go for 2.

Wow Bob, 2 !  You've got it worse than me!  I think the Futureliners will be nice, and hopefully, um, diecast (metal)!  I just received my Neo $80, 1:43 "diecast" Landau Cadillac Hearse with separate coffin and gurney.  The coffin is very nice, the hearse is not diecast!  It is plastic and resin.  The resin is so fragile I think if I placed the hearse into a glass of water, it would turn to sludge within 5 minutes!

Rich

Bob -

It's okay, Aries are prone to buying without being able to justify their actions.  I know, because our birthdays a just a day apart. 

Good purchase, Bob. This is one of those models that come along once in a great while. It will be a wonderful addition to nay layout. I have to figure out a way to use it in connection with the GMToT.

I am glad so many picked up on this one.

Thanks Brian for posting the original Futureliner thread and giving us "heads-up"

Yes, as Bob said, "another OGR forum influenced purchase"!

Rich 

Why are these so expensive?  I paid less than $10 for mine a few years ago.

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Dennis

Why are these so expensive?  I paid less than $10 for mine a few years ago.

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Dennis

Exactly WHAT did you Pay $10.00 for? This GM Futureliner Truck has never been done before. This is NOT another MTH/CORGI 1950's Bus.

John:  I was informed by another forumite that you only get what you pay for.  Cheap is cheap, and expensive is, well, just expensive.  It's all in, or not, as you see fit.

Steve:  If I could have traded a bag of shells, or even two, I surely would have given it serious consideration.

Spence:  I've been on the dark side all my life, I just didn't know.

rtr12:  I craved as soon as I saw it.  It was one of those guys on my shoulder preventing me from jumping in right away.  That, and the fact that Vija, my wife, kept saying, "stop buying, and get building!  Your grandchildren  will be teenagers and you will still be buying stuff!"

Lee:  I think you need more than one.

Carl:  You're right.  This purchase took a double load. 

Rich:  I've always had it bad.  With everything I've ever collected, I couldn't have just one.  sort of like Lays Potato Chips.

Jim:  A happy belated birthday to you.  Wishing you many more too.

Brian:  You need to actually work into the train somehow, or buy a few, and have a dedicated station for them along the GMTOT route.

Dennis:  Here's a chance to double your money.  I'll give you twenty bucks for it right now.

It's one of those purchases where you just have to bite the bullet and find a way to do it.  Much like the Train of Tomorrow.  Was it a lot of money?  Yes.  But how long will we have to wait until that is built again, if ever.  Similar to the Gold Polar Express.  You just have to find a way to do it for unique items.

I was personally hoping that more versions of Futureliner were released with different payloads and maybe some sort of deal if you ordered 6 or 8 or 10 to make up a prototypical caravan.  But I know that was a pipe dream.  It's surprising enough that they decided to build even two different versions.

Bob' I can see by your last response to all of us how you really think about things….Forgive me for wondering but, how many hours a day does wife let you loose…..LOL   Or does she hide from you……..  buy the way,I ran my Trains today for the first time since the beginning of January….  I've been under the weather since the new year but making a strong comeback…….

I would love to see pictures of these great buses when you have them ready for the layout.

I'm talking about simple Greyhound buses like I used to ride in back in the 40s and 50s, not futuristic stuff.  I see they are even 29.95 now.  Mine are several years old.  At York back before the Orange Hall was built, you could buy suitable die cast cars for $5.00 too.

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Dennis

Good purchase.  I've waited for this item to be produced for a long time.  One for me, but if they ever do Peter Pan Bus Lines green Futureliner, I may bite again.

These trucks are a very interesting piece of automotive history.  They are big, bad and red & chrome...sweet...and they have dually wheels in back and front...gotta love them.

Wow great buy.We are all looking forward to some pics of them on your layout.