Being part of the "generation now" demographic, for me I want my instant gratification. Will MTH be able to deliver on time or will they have the same issues as Lionel? They may now for all I know, I don't really follow them in o gauge to know. Lionel just pushed back the second run of the u33d and the Texas special set. I am not going to hold my breath on the sd70ace making an appearance until 2013.
I know this does not matter much to some and they handle the delays with more patience then I do. But the new blood that needs to carry the s gauge touch will have equally less empathy for production delays and might look to a scale with more product like HO or O to make up do delays in delivery. If MTH can get their product out in a more timely fashion, I think that had the potential to hurt Lionel, AM and others down the road. After all, what good is a new scale steamer (2-8-8-2) in the context of product competition if it won't be here until late 2013? I do have one on order though! Hope the world does not end in December like they all say....
Ben
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