I just received an email from Charles Ro that the Neil Young sets are arriving. Also info about the 18" and 21" passenger cars. You might want to check their site for more info? Just a head's up here. 
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Thanks for the heads up!
-Pete
Thanks but I checked the site and there's nothing new on the passenger cars except dates of availability are in November of this year. Anything more than that in the email?
That's a pretty good ad. Nice to see what was replaced by what.
Well it was there a second ago.
Originally Posted by MartyE:
Well it was there a second ago.
Marty,
Must be a conspiracy!
Originally Posted by MartyE:
That's a pretty good ad. Nice to see what was replaced by what.
Well it was there a second ago.
Huh? What ad? Unless you mean the early buy price list, which is still up on the Ro site.
Anyway, my only interest is in whether there's some additional info on the 21" passenger car features.
Originally Posted by MartyE:
That's a pretty good ad. ... Well it was there a second ago.
Must be like sponsor ads here at the top of the page. Whenever you're looking for a specific one, it's never there!!! 
Seriously though, I'd like to see if what they're saying correlates with the info that was posted here on the forum a couple of weeks ago. Can't imagine why it wouldn't. But I'd still like to see it, since I had the 18" MKT Texas Special aluminum cars on order from Charlie Ro. Haven't seen any email yet.
David
New incoming???? I didn't realize that train delivery by drone was now an option. 
I just saw what was shipping and the Neil Young sets are NOT on that list. AF water towers and weathered Y-3's only
Originally Posted by Dave Warburton:
I just received an email from Charles Ro that the Neil Young sets are arriving. Also info about the 18" and 21" passenger cars. You might want to check their site for more info? Just a head's up here.
Care to elaborate on the info about 18" cars?
It's ironic that they're still listing the 18" MKT Texas Special aluminum cars as having an ETA of 4/10/2015. Yet I thought those were cancelled by Lionel, and being replaced with the 21" plastic version.
The note that was posted here a couple of weeks ago by a forum sponsor looked pretty "definitive" on the subject. Yet when I placed an order with Charles Ro last week for some 2015 items and inquired about the 18" aluminum sets being canceled, the person I spoke with didn't know anything about product SKU's being canceled. 
I found it a bit odd, so we just left my 18" MKT pre-order on the books for now. I'd LOVE to see them, but somehow I'm not holding my breath either. 
David
Originally Posted by Rocky Mountaineer:
It's ironic that they're still listing the 18" MKT Texas Special aluminum cars as having an ETA of 4/10/2015. Yet I thought those were cancelled by Lionel, and being replaced with the 21" plastic version.
David
My email shows the 18" cars Canceled and next to them the 21" cars with Order Now. No thanks.
Pete
Originally Posted by Norton:
... My email shows the 18" cars Canceled and next to them the 21" cars with Order Now. No thanks.
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Thanks Pete. Not really all that surprised to hear it. Was just hoping to see the 18" versions. I'm not planning to order the 21" versions either. I think Lionel made a HUGE mistake going down that route.
Prior to 2015, the various importers had their own niche markets in which each of them was doing quite well. Now everyone is into each other's territory: Lionel trying to get into GGD's, and GGD moving into Lionel's... Lionel abandoning aluminum for plastic like MTH did years ago, etc... 
It'll be interesting to see how all the dust settles, and I don't think it will be pretty. But hey, what do I know? I'm just the lowly consumer.
David
Someone had posted an Ad or flyer with the pricing, passenger cars that were cancelled, and what replaced them. They then must have deleted while I was posting.
Here it is...Ro Info
Originally Posted by Rocky Mountaineer:
Originally Posted by MartyE:
That's a pretty good ad. ... Well it was there a second ago.
Must be like sponsor ads here at the top of the page. Whenever you're looking for a specific one, it's never there!!!
Seriously though, I'd like to see if what they're saying correlates with the info that was posted here on the forum a couple of weeks ago. Can't imagine why it wouldn't. But I'd still like to see it, since I had the 18" MKT Texas Special aluminum cars on order from Charlie Ro. Haven't seen any email yet.
David
Charlie did a very nice job on this ad. Great idea to show what was cancelled and the replacements next to them. 
Those would be it. It was on the forum as I posted my first response. I felt it was some good info.
Originally Posted by MartyE:
Those would be it. It was on the forum as I posted my first response. I felt it was some good info.
I missed your response as I was copying and pasting all those separate sections. Folks tend to miss links here sometimes( or find it too much work to click and go to a specific example) so I'll leave it up in that case.
Marty and Rick, THANKS!!!
David
