This been mentioned? If so forgive me. These according to Scott due June 20th there about. Now I need to figure out a way to pay for these puppies.
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Fingers crossed on an extra set. =) On the reserve list and hopeful.
@superwarp1 posted:This been mentioned? If so forgive me. These according to Scott due June 20th there about. Now I need to figure out a way to pay for these puppies.
Sell a child? Refinance your home?
@rex desilets posted:Sell a child? Refinance your home?
Become A Gigelo. At least have some fun with it!
@superwarp1 posted:This been mentioned? If so forgive me. These according to Scott due June 20th there about. Now I need to figure out a way to pay for these puppies.
The timing is about right. It takes as few weeks to travel by container, then the container has to gert unloaded then clear customs and delivery to 3rd rail.
In the meantime i have to build up finances for the geeps and the Amfleet due at year end!
Good luck and enjoy all those that ordered these units. Perhapse someone will post a picture of the Prr unit with the correct small number board/class light housing.
@vash44 posted:Fingers crossed on an extra set. =) On the reserve list and hopeful.
You and me both!
I somehow goofed-up and had myself convinced I had placed an order for a UP set that was of prime interest.
Welp, I ignorantly failed to check the sample invoices that were sent until very, very recently and discovered I apparently never placed the UP order.
Checked my records...Scott checked his - no proof I ever placed the UP order.
However, there is some good news: Already owning the GGD Empire Builder, I convinced myself this was the only way I'd get a detailed enough set of GN F-Units, and so I wound up placing a standby order for a set of GN F3 which Scott was able to commit to. I unfortunately (foolishly) missed out on the F7s from a few years ago.
I held out on the GN order because, thinking I already had a UP set on order, I wasn't sure I wanted to commit to this much train all at once.
Oh well, at least there's still some positive out of all this - I only owe half as much as I thought I did after all this time. Unless the standby order happens to manifest itself....
In the end, I'm just impressed I was able to fool myself for so long!
I emailed Scott yesterday and I have some info I don't think Scott will mind me sharing. The F3 will arrive at 3rdrail June 10th. Expect a 7 to 10 day turn time for shipping to customers. A total of 520 units were made: two rail, three rail, A units, B units, in many roads. Customers ordered A units, AB units, ABA units, ABBA units. One thing I wish Lionel would do and the reason I ordered these was the option to remove the swinging pilot, install a fixed pilot, get rid of the lobster claw and have Kadee.
I've got a couple roadnames on the reserve list. How does that work? When would we find out we were able to get them?
@Andrew B. posted:I've got a couple roadnames on the reserve list. How does that work? When would we find out we were able to get them?
When you receive your notice from Sunset/3rd Rail to pay for what you ordered.
@Hot Water posted:When you receive your notice from Sunset/3rd Rail to pay for what you ordered.
Perhaps I was unclear- I'm on the "backup" list, as it were. I missed the preorder, so I have to wait for whatever is left afterward. I would assume that won't be invoiced until well after the initial delivery date.
My understanding from my dealings is that Scott sends out the invoices for the reserved units when they are on the water or there abouts. Then he waits for payment for some time - I don't know how long, maybe 30 days. If he does not get paid for what was reserved, then he releases the reservations and fills the back-ups on a first come, first serve basis. so Probably about a month after the stuff is shipped to buyers, the backup reservations should be getting notices and invoices. I bought a pair of F7s this way.
This is interesting, with all the road names/options, take away Santa Fe and my guess is that there were not too many of any road and probably less than a handful for some.
"A total of 520 units were made: two rail, three rail, A units, B units, in many roads. Customers ordered A units, AB units, ABA units, ABBA units."
Just for conversation sake, what road names from our little forum were ordered? I think Gary wrote that he is waiting for his in NYC. What road names were ordered?
Charlie
I ordered ABA set of Nacionales de Mexico. I am very grateful that Scott made them! We had to get a total of 10 engines (any combo of A & B) ordered to make the cut. I posted a thread on the OGR and we got the 10 engines we needed. It is great to have this forum, without it we would not have gotten the N de Ms made!
Seaboard AA
Erie ABA set ordered.
Santa Fe ABBA, Union Pacific ABBA & CB&Q ABBA
Fingers crossed on the reserve list.
Yes NYC for me, I really considered the B&M version but kept with my home railroad. Maybe with the GP7/9 if funds allow.
NYC AA units
A units in CN and PRR
I will be glad when the VGN "battleship" gondolas are "on the water".
ABA - SP
ABA - Natl’ de Mexico
AB - CGW
...and an L105 not far behind.
Ouch!
Bring on the GP-7/9’s!
-Brian
AB N de M
If anyone ordered a PRR B unit and changed their mind, please let me know. I'll buy it directly from Scott. 2 rail preferred, but I'll take a 3 rail version.
Every member who runs Pennsy should have bought the 3rd Rail PRR F3s. Except for high end brass, these are the only accurate F3s. All other (Lionel/MTH/Weaver/Williams/*) F3s have the large number boards, not the small streamlined number boards the Pennsy F3s had.
I bought an ABA set. And it is great they all have power and sound - no dead units.
*AtlasO did not make a Pennsy F3 because of this detail.
