machinist posted:
Was there any mention from anyone at Lionel about the continuation of the AFT such as the showcase cars...
I talked to Lionel's lead product development person about this (forgot his name, but he used "I plan to do (whatever)",
so I assume he was in charge). He stated Lionel will do all 23 cars (I did not mention there were 26) but
not right away. He said the folks who bought the first 13 needed to financially recover from that buy
(all cars arriving at once was not the original plan), plus he has other projects he wants to get out first.
No time line was given.
I for one am Glad to hear Mr. Kunkle has some sense of his buyers! That 13 car hit was NOT cheap! And IF you ordered multiple sets[ Conrail OCS, Amtrak, Broadway Limited, etc.] it felt being hit broadside or T-boned financially!
