All of my prior pre-orders have been from 3rd Rail / GGD and I've been happy with all of them. I have a current pre-order on a Lionel item, but it's a switcher, with a simple color scheme. Aside from the aforementioned importer, I'd be hard pressed to commit over $1K to any pre-order item, as, sooner or later, it will show up on the resale market and, by then, its foibles will be known.
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