Do you purchase items that you asked to be made when they are finally produced?

I asked MTH for a Frumious Bandersnatch in polka-dots; I'll buy it when it when available.

Yes I do, that's if they make it of course.

skantner posted:

I do every time. The problem is getting them to hear and honor the request. When I say "Reading" they run screaming into the night claiming they won't sell enough. Yet I see them build much lesser-known, odd-ball road names all the time, and there is NO way they are selling enough of those.

So realizing it's likely just road name bias at the decision-making level, I quit asking. That said, for some unknown reason, Lionel did decide to offer up a new Reading T-1 this year.  And I was one of the first to open up my wallet, even though I didn't ask for them to build it.

If I were still asking, it would be for the Reading N1 2-8-8-2.  Lionel's done the Pennsy Y-3, so they'd have something to start from, yet I know the N1 would never see the light of day in Concord. And I doubt 3rd Rail would go here, even though you'd think it would be in their wheelhouse, based on some of the small lot, odd-ball stuff they've done over the years.

Sorry to be negative. You unknowingly struck a nerve. 

I would like The Aerotrain in Reading Crusader and a Reading BL-2

Yes I do.

Absolutely. When I make my request, I make a point of telling the vendor to consider this as the first preorder. My only issue now, is there are few N&W items left on my list.

I bought everything I ever asked for that was produced and many times multiples.

The only thing I have asked for is a Premier Southern 630. If MTH ever catalogs it I will preorder it as soon as the catalog comes out. (hoping in the new catalog, fingers crossed)

I was requesting a Reading and Northern 425 for a while, and when Lionel announced it, I preordered one right away. After seeing pictures, I wish I hadn't. Anyone want to buy one NIB?

I'll still preorder anything that I request, as long as it isn't crazy priced and is properly done.  (non-green and yellow Rutland caboose to go with that 2-6-0 Lionel)

Not as high ticket as some of the engines mentioned here, but on the toy train front, if Lionel ever makes nice large diesels painted for Warner Brothers (Looney Tunes) or Disney (to pull all the separate sale rolling stock that has been released over the years with nothing offered for sale to pull them), I'm in (preferred with Legacy, but if they cheap out with LionChief, I'd most likely still buy).

The last Disney cars that had an engine to go with them (less those in some starter sets) were the boxcars from the early 90's (the EP-5/caboose offering).  Since then they did all the operating cars (aquariums for Nemo, Little Mermaid, Aladdin, chase gondolas for Toy Story, 101 Dalmatians, etc.), as well as a newer series of boxcars that they made about 5 (maybe 7?) of before stopping.  When I asked about such an engine before these cars were made I was told they stopped with offering such licensed items because the fees were too high.  They have since re-started such offerings, so that is apparently not the insurmountable issue at the moment.

As to WB (Looney Tunes), the only engine ever made was for the somewhat limited availability starter set that was sold in the WB stores (probably around year 2000).  Even if one can find such a set, that engine would not be able to pull many more than the cars that came with it, much less the whole set of all WB offerings from the late 90's to early 00's.

Last item would be the similar mechanism introduced for the control tower about 10 years ago (nice geared motor instead of vib-rotor) adapted to work with the radar tower.  I made my own kit-bash for this quite a while back, but I'd buy one if they offered one made that way (as much as I hate Plug-N-Play, I'd still buy one of these).

-Dave

Like Keith of the M &O lines, I put my $$ where my mouth is and bought :

Train of Tomorrow 

The Atlas O Gunderson double stacks

The Atlas O Erie builts

The MTH Centipedes

The Williams E7s

The 3rd Rail Prr  j1

The 3rd Rail Prr Q2

I have never really done any pre-ordering. But I have two Santa Fe SD40-2's from 3rd rail reserved and I fully intend to buy as long as I am still breathing. Saving as we speak so I am ready. So excited to get a "correct" O scale SD40-2 I will bend over backwards to get my pair.bring em on!

Of course, this doesn't take into account being victimized for all the trains I've bought because of all the nefarious forum members who rave about new items then post videos of them, tricking me into buying trains I had no interest in previously!

I do purchase requests.

The only problem is that sometimes the train stores run out of what I requested.

Andrew

You have to ask everybody at Disney and Warner Bros. directly to have Lionel produce those operating cars. Lionel is the small guy that has to beg for rights to get these characters.

Andrew

When I did my earlier post I forgot about my Train of Tomorrow.  I did say I would buy it if it was produced; it was and I did.  Still waiting for the Lionel scale PRR T1 (production, not prototype), MTH scale Texas and Pacific 2-10-4 "Texas" in American Freedom Train colors (the 3rd Rail is great, but I need mine to run with MTH "helper" diesels), Lionel scale PRR E6 4-4-2 in post war colors, and PRR F3 Phase 2 Early in as delivered colors.  The latter two should be easy; not sure why they haven't been done.  Anyway, I will buy them if produced.

Hi MARTY,

  Yes I have asked for the Reading & Northern 425.  Lionel had built it all though it was in Lionchief + , not scale size, and yes I bought it.  I have also asked for the R&N SDs in any number and yes I also bought those.  I will purchase things from Lionel or MTH as long as I like it and if I ask for it.

AGHRMatt posted 

That said, I'm still hoping for a CF7. Santa Fe, LA Junction, and a couple of branch lines. Even saw a couple of them working the line next to the York Fairgrounds. I guess they'll make one right after I cut up a GP9 and fabricate a cab and hood.

Matt? REALLY?? A CF7???   (There is no Graemlin for shudder)

Even a Christmas Wreath can't help one... Like lipstick on a... 

 It used to be a very attractive carbody design!!

MTH die cast clock

MTH Arrow Stapler Boxcar

MTH Union Pacific Road of the Big Boys

MTH Yankees Murderer's Row Boxcar

MTH Isalys Coffee Boxcar

MTH Bonomo cars

MTH Freedomland Boxcar

MTH Palisades Park boxcar

MTH NYC Green E8s

MTH Chik-fil-a animated cars both color versions

Railking Jahn's Building

Railking TV repair Shop ( still haven't found it)

Railking Rizzotto Brothers Exterminators

Railking Genco Import

Railking Worlds Fair items

Tinplate Christmas Trolley

Tinplate O gauge Girls set ( can't take credit for Standard Gauge)

Peanuts 50th Anniversary Christmas car

Spiderman F40ph

rat

Oh and a few years back I had suggested a Polar Express Aquarium Car with a scene from the movie where the train is moving up and and down the hills. Someone had commented that was a stupid idea because a car like that wasn't in the movie. I guess he was right.

rat

The only items I ever militated for were the CTA 6000 cars, and when MTH produced them, yes, I gladly bought a set. Thank you Mike.

I have purchased a Bachman GE-44 TON and I may purchase an MTH one also although I really want one in NYO&W.

I also requested to Lionel to make M.O.W. cars and I purchased the TMCC crane and crane tender car.

Always.  It's the right thing to do.

I asked MTH to produce an O scale North Shore Electroliner and a Milwaukee Road 261 steam engine.MTH did a fantastic job making the Electroliner and Lionel ended up making the 261.I have both of them.

Hartman posted:

The only time I wanted something to be made in 'O' gauge, I said I'd buy one or two of them (price point), and I will if I'm still here on this planet.  A few sounds are great, but all the assorted electronic "goodies" are not needed for this small loco.  Picture below is a Forney.  (By the way, there are at least two that I know of on the forum, every day asking the manufactures to make something.  So far, I noticed they have not posted to this thread.)
Dennis

My Dad loved the Forney steam engines.He bought ten of them in G scale.Eight LGB ones and two Bachmanns.

Hartman posted:

The only time I wanted something to be made in 'O' gauge, I said I'd buy one or two of them (price point), and I will if I'm still here on this planet.  A few sounds are great, but all the assorted electronic "goodies" are not needed for this small loco.  Picture below is a Forney.  (By the way, there are at least two that I know of on the forum, every day asking the manufactures to make something.  So far, I noticed they have not posted to this thread.)
Dennis

Bachmann makes this Forney steam engine in O scale.It is narrow gauge,so it runs on HO track,but it is O scale.I am guessing you want one that runs on O scale track,but the Bachmann engine is something to consider.

I have bought stuff that I have hoped for and asked abuot.    I have not bought stuff that other people wanted made.    My wants are pretty narrow to one RR and to scale size and accurate paint schemes including build dates

I try to. I'd lobbied Rich Yoder to produce an SP narrow gauge diesel in On30. He did, and I bought one.