@TrainBub posted:I ended up with an early E1 and early EA AB sets. I Had wanted both early and late SFs “A” and an early EA “A”. I had to go with the flow and am VERY pleased with both sets. I still want a late SF “A” only so I hope down the road in a second run, Scott makes that an option. If a second run happens down the road (maybe in conjunction with the 37 Super Chief ?) and “A”s are offered as singletons, maybe we can get Scott to Consider Offering the “Alton” or GM&O (my preference) EA “A”. The B&O “sold” one EA”A” to their Alton subsidiary. It was used between Chicago and St. Louis. The “A” ended up with GM&O when the Alton merged with the GM&O. The paint jobs on these two are quite beautiful. This EA is a rare “bird” for sure. It would be cool to see this one done !!!!
Slightly off topic...but not really....
Parallel to all of our successful groveling for Scott to give us E1's and EA's in O2R/O3R has been Broadway Limited's 2nd (or is it the 3rd???
) run of the same in HO. INCLUDING THE ALTON AND GM&O VERSIONS!!!! And the migration of paint/detail variations of the E1's as they evolved up to their final conversion to E8's.
I know, I know. We in the O2R/O3R domain are part of the hobby's minor market. But IMHO, the actual market goes far beyond only the 'Warbonnet'- and 'Beano'-philes for this pair of icons (NOT an overused descriptor) no matter the scale. And, although as I write this I have absolutely no idea what's happened to the VERY few extra O2R/O3R units of this edition to which Scott alerted us, but I'd be willing to bet they're all gone well before the end of this month...if even that long.
Ah, well, it's all fodder for interesting discussion. And maybe, after the current wallet wounds have healed, it'll be time to prostrate ourselves...again! (And, yes, as you grow older I do, indeed, find myself looking around for what else I can accomplish while I'm down there!!!...since getting back up is such a PITA!!!)
Ah, what the heck! At the rate Scott's hitting the carnival gong with his releases, I may as well stay down there!
