I had been told at the s fest that part of the hang up was due to warner bros (or whoever owns the rights) took longer than expected to approve the sample they were provided and that that added to the missed Christmas date.
I am more worried that missing the Christmas shopping season will effect the timely spread of s gauge to new blood via this starter set. I am sure there are many current o gauge enthusiast that started with the O gauge PE set. I would hate to see potential new s gaugers lost this season to an O PE starter set because of this delay.
My 3 year old is also gunna have to wait till 4 to get a s gauge PE for Christmas too...
Ben.