Rider Sandman posted:Norton posted:MrMuffin'sTrains posted:Super O Bob posted:33? Wow... soon you should think about offering a SECOND cab number! I am sure there are alot more like me who take all the time up to order deadline to decide what to get!
Interesting idea - the second cab number.... we are at 37 this evening....
Rather than another cab number just lobby Lionel to include a marker free smokebox front with every engine. That alone would sell significantly more than 37 engines.
Pete
But, Steve already did lobby Lionel and put his money where his mouth was. He went on the hook for a whole bunch of expensive engines without marker lights. Why would he lobby for everyone else to get the same thing he’s already financially committed to provide for his customers?
Kudos to Steve for stepping up and offering a more prototypically correct model but why would he have to put any money up to do this? These are BTOs and if he didn't get at .least 25 orders none would have been produced. Now that they will get produced the only way he is put out on a limb is if everyone backs out and he is stuck with the lot.
BTW he wouldn't have to lobby for Lionel to include these fronts with every model, only for the ones he sells.
Were these still available from Lionel as they once were I would have done that myself, assured I could resell every one I had.
In this case Steve is producing a model representing the engine in service. I already have two of those and many more in other classes. The only one I am interested in is the first one of the class as shown in the builders photo. Lionel's is close but it could be better. If its possible to get it better I am in.
Pete
