PRRronbh posted:Right after seeing this catalog I emailed one of the MTH VP's suggesting that they make the "Event" units both with and without ditch-lights as appropriate. They had the tooling for both versions (Levin Pennsy E8's had ditch-lights) so no big deal. Received NO reply.
Then here on this forum I expressed that those like myself contact MTH with their own wishes for these units. I know that at least on member who has also posted here did.
Obviously MTH decided to go with ditch-lights as appropriate.?!
ps. I should add Southern (and Pennsy for that matter) had NO,None E8 B-units!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A few people send in an email, and MTH makes changes? But all those customers who wanted it the way it was pictured in the catalog don't call in because they think it will be made as pictured. But then MTH makes the units in a different version from what's cataloged. And these changes happen after people have preordered according to the manufacturer's rules, based on the catalog pictures. It's easy to see how upside down things can get when engines are changed after the catalog is out, and a manufacturer doesn't say anything about it.
Re: the B units, that's harmless. (Of course, if MTH was really making the event engines, they shouldn't have made additional A units or B units for any engine where matching A of B units don't currently exist.) But with respect to the Bs, it's an easy cure for those who want prototypical operation - the person can simply not order it the B unit. No such cure for the ditch lights. Not surprisingly, MTH only made one version of the engines - it would have been cost prohibitive to make and market two different versions of the same engine in multiple road names.
