@prrhorseshoecurve posted:Well because the market pretty much has been flooded with them, especially the 3 rail side. Weaver did a couple of runs B4 selling the tooling to MTH. MTH did them in PS2 and PS3 with 3/2 trucks. Omi did them in brass, kts from lws, clw and others. ATLAS O did the similar SD40. Lionel has also made both the SD40-2 and the SD40.
With 3rd rail trying to gather up reservations for a loco thats been done at $750-800 ea, I'm sure there are people out there thinking they can buy used and detail one up cheaper than the new one. This cuts into firm reservations.
Perhaps I should have been more succinct in my comment and said - I don’t get that the 3rd Rail SD40-2s aren’t more popular - are short on reservations. I didn’t know the MTH was Weaver old tooling. They were ok but sat way too tall (a big reason I Gave Up buying MTH diesels - and rolling stock and began selling them off). Atlas product was Always nice but MIA for what 10 years or so now. Cant buy what’s not produced. Lionel - hmm. Too much out of the box broken or doesn’t work and oft times no customer support. The others I’m not familiar with. Sure you can troll the used market. I’ve done that for scarce runs. Trick out a plain model ? Sure if that’s your thing. Something for everyone.
Yes. Lots of previous SD40-2 models are out there from previous runs and can be had cheaper. Perhaps I simply view the 3rd Rail model will be a Serious Reliable Upgrade to previous efforts and am willing to pay for that upgrade. It’s about, choice, viewpoint, perception, and (expected) goods delivered. All this IMHO.
And so far not enough reservations to make the project “a go”. 😖 Time will tell.
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