Paul Kallus posted:Fortunately for the old wallet and credit card - which is still smoking from the last catalog - I already have the former release of the Reading T1 - a very nice model BTW with rounded underside boiler. The only item I can foresee pre-ordering is the Polar Express Hobo Car, and am glad Lionel is offering it in both the older and newer car liveries. The Snowflake 0-6-0 set and Elf work-train are interesting and will require careful review before committing to a pre-order.
Paul, I like the hobo car, too. I have the original set from 2014 (black roof), and I think it’s great they still catalog stuff to go with it. But, I’m a little gun shy after the black roof RPO was such a color mismatch for the original set. Also, the cataloged black roof hobo car in this catalog has the lettering in the wrong place to match the rest of the set (the 2014 black roofs have the lettering above the windows). So, to work with the original set, the as-built car needs to match the catalog from a color perspective, but vary from a lettering standpoint. That’s a bit of a gamble on a $220 car.
