Hudson J1e posted:I love York but have no interest in this car. I have to admit that I really like the graphics on it but the car itself looks like the car Lionel uses in their starter sets. It appears to be a undersized 6464 pw type of car with no stirrups and a screw in the side of it. At least MTH gives you a Premier boxcar in their Catalog boxcars. If it was a scale car at a reasonable price like the MTH catalog cars I would consider it but knowing Lionel's prices and the low production number I bet this car will not be inexpensive. For the folks that want it, I say go for it and enjoy the chase. I will sit on the sidelines.
All opinion.
We all have our differing opinions on these type of cars.
For me, I expect nothing more or less than a 6464 type of car for something like this that is obviously not a scale piece. To me that is the definition of what one of these commemorative or "collector" boxcars should be. (and by collector, I don't mean worth a lot money necessarily - the now maligned Horde and Hellgate cars were also of this style, as well as most of the Vapor Records, most of the TCA Museum commemorative cars, etc.)
While I am not suggesting the opinion is not valid, I never can understand why some people say they might like it better and be interested in getting one if it was a scale design. It's obviously not a scale car. I don't specifically dislike that the MTH cars are more to scale Premier pieces, but I don't see it as a selling point either (aside form at this point it should match all the previous offerings - but Iit didn't need to start as a scale series as far as I am concerned). For the MTH cars people used to talk about it being a good deal for a potential repaint, since the car used to be offered much cheaper than any other Premier cars. I can see that aspect for people who were buying them just to repaint them.
I might try to get one. I won't complain if it's the standard MSRP of $85 if it's a USA assembled piece either (which it probably is). I'm just not getting my hopes up, and I'm not going to give some guy who got in line before me $200 (or any ridiculous markup) for one on his table.
-Dave
