Great sale at RMT started 9AM today!

Walter or a "Buddy" owner - Maybe this has been covered before but I was looking at the Buddy's and saw about "optional switch for prototypical speed control". Can someone explain how that works, how slow will it go, etc? Thanks

nkp4me...The switch is basically a series/parallel feature for the motors. This allows the 'newer' NKP and certain other RDC/BUDDYs to start out/run at same faster speed as the original RMT/BUDDYs without this option. If you are not running both versions, your NKP will operate just fine.

Enjoy the BUDDY.

Thanks.

Walter M. Matuch/RMT

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Walt: If we place an order can we pick it up at Trainstock and pay you in cash? Also I don't understand the A and B suffix on the box cars means. Whats the difference?

This has been a great sale event and I ordered a Beep, several freight cars and an AEC light tower on January 2nd. Haven't got a shipping notice yet  but hopefully Monday will be the day.

 Walter:  I'm looking forward to the Amtrak passenger car delivery! Any estimate for their arrival at RMT ??

Tony

Up on "The D & H Bridge Line"

Walter, thanks for the great sale, I received my order.  [my box has the packing peanuts mentioned above.].  Great painting on the 6400 boxcars, they really look nice.  Gonna give them a go behind my FT....

Thanks for the heads up on the ore cars, Scott.

Rick

Dennis LaGrua...A and B suffix on the Classic 64 Series box-stock-reefer-tank cars denotes while a particular car is same RRname paint scheme as say RMT-964xx, the suffix A or B denotes a different roadnumber as RMT-964xx-A or B. This way you can determine now what roadnumber and then later when/if a car is rerun and roadnumber changed it will then be say RMT964xxC or 964xxD.

Sorry but logistics do not allow deliveries to Trainstock. At the rate the cars are selling during the sale, I would suggest you make an online order ASAP to guarantee receiving the cars you want.

Thanks.

Walter M. Matuch/RMT

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ALCO fan... We are shipping and packing as fast as we can. Your order should arrive in a few days.

AMTRAK passenger cars expected perhaps in late February/March but no shipping confirmation yet.

Thanks.

Walter M. Matuch/RMT

www.readymadetoys.com

I have purchased over the last few months the following from RMT: 6 ore cars and 4 O-27 passenger cars.  Nice detail.  Pleased with quality of build.  Operate/roll very well.  For the price, it is an exceptional value. 

O-27 Passenger Cars: I bought the NYC set.  I replaced an O-27 set from Lionel that were a few years old.  RMT are an inch or so longer, have better lighting, have the black rubber gasket between each car and roll very quietly.

Ore Car:  I have a few Rail King ore cars for comparison.  RMT are about the same dimensions.  For me, not any notable difference in size.  RK weighs a little more.  RMT ore loads vary in color, but so do RKs.  In a consist of RK and RMT ore cars, looks just fine together.

AndrewLawrence...I am sure you will like those RMT PC Covered Hoppers.

Please tell all your train friends about RMT.

Thanks.

Walter M. Matuch/RMT

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Walter, those Amtrak passenger cars look really nice, I may have to purchase a set, and I am not a real Amtrak fan. 

I have bought numerous RMT products (Beeps, Beefs, Boxcars, etc) and thought I had enough willpower to hold off this time around.  I made it most of the week before finally giving in.....those NS passenger cars are going to look great and I always have room for a Christmas Beep, Beer Hoppers, and a Woodside Reefer.

Santa Fe VA...You will not regret the NS passenger car purchase. The lettering detail is accurate and detailed right down to the ATK PV identification # on each car. The NS shop foreman and his crew at Altoona were a great help with the lettering and color match.

And there are only a few sets left of these beautiful cars! 

Thanks.

Walter M. Matuch/RMT

www.readymadetoys.com

Thanks Walter.  I can't wait to put them behind my 611J. 

Looking forward to some of the streamlined passenger sets coming out this year too!

I'm hoping to see my first RMT order arrive tomorrow. Very anxious to see the Ballantine car and many others I ordered. 

Interested parties might want to confirm availability, since it appears TrainZ is selling those as factory-direct shipments rather than from their own local inventory (according to the website note for those items).  So it's more likely they're forwarding the order to RMT or perhaps a distributor for fulfillment.  Just sayin...

David

Well, my wife is going to raise h*ll but I just ordered four Peep passenger cars in generic green for my 65th birthday next month. I picked up a N&W Beep diesel on ebay for less than $30 shipped and my son gave it to me for Christmas. It needs some passenger cars behind it, right? My grandchildren call me Rad Dad so I'll find some way to label each car as Rad Dad RR.
To good of a deal to pass up.......thanks, Walter, for making great products available at reasonable prices. Now, how to pay for them...hmmm? Maybe the President will sent out another stimulus check...

RockyMountaineer...RMT is not receiving any forwarded orders from dealers.

All RMT sales are now direct to consumer and online.

Thanks.

Walter M. Matuch/RMT

www.readymadetoys.com

I love my new rmt stuff. Will look great behind my 3 septa beeps. Looking forward to the bethlehem steel beep.

Got most my order today. Cars are very very nice. Smooth rollers, I will be able to pull plenty of the ore cars.  I got the Lehigh ore and did a side by side with the other brands of ore cars I have. I will be buying more RMT ore cars for sure.  

walter,  how do you join the rmt conductors club?

you cant beat rmt for the price.   i love the beeps and other loco's they make.  so cool that they are small

I got my order delvered today. I was short one A&P REEFER but there was no note as to what RMT was going to do about it. I'll call them tomorrow to see if they are going to credit my VISA card or if they will send an alternative reefer like the WILSON MEAT, UP, or RAILWAY EXPRESS. If those are out I could go for a LIRR HOPPER or a UP STOCK CAR. I guess with this high volume of sales, we should have listed our substitute list for cars that became OUT OF STOCK before they could fill our orders.

I must say I am very happy with the RMT items that were delivered. It is understandable that they would run out of some items. I'll call them tomorrow. I'm sure they can resolve the issue.

Paul Goodness

I got my order today.  Excellent service, couldn't ask for quicker delivery way down here in Eastern Maine!

Got mine today also.  Love the graphics.  Might just place another order. 

I knew my Christmas BEEP was on the way today, but had almost given up hope since it was past 8pm.  Lo & behold Mr. FedEx rang my doorbell at 8:15!  The BEEP looks beautiful & I plan to put it to work in a few minutes under our still-up Christmas tree!

@Paul Goodness... I believe the RMT/AristoCraft web site uses "real time" ordering... meaning that if it is on the website when you order, it is in stock you should receive it & needn't offer "alternate choices."  (There's no place to.)  A minute after I ordered my BEEP last week, I looked at the website inventory list and the number of Christmas BEEPs immediately fell by one.  Merry Christmas everyone!

Paul Goodness:    "I guess with this high volume of sales, we should have listed our substitute list for cars that became OUT OF STOCK before they could fill our orders.   

My order arrived today and the AEC Beacon Tower. B & M Coal Car set and IGA Reefer went to work on the layout. The items work well and the beacon gives added lighting effects  to the AREA 51 section of my layout.

Since I "de-Christmased" the layout yesterday, Christmas Beep "Rudolph" joined the boxed up Christmas items.    

Now if I can only find the  Halloween storage box, the Halloween ore car set and the Halloween depressed flat car set will have some company.

Tony

Up on "The D & H Bridge Line"

I received today the SF BEEF A-A set today - very nice item overall except that horn is wanting and the weak point of the product.  What do you expect for a low end product.  I'll have to replace that someday.

I purchased the BEEF A-A to save my older son's SF ABA PA set he got recently.  My 3 yr old loves to push around dummy engines and wanted to do so with the PA, so I figured the BEEF would save me some repairs and $$$ overall.

Well he likes the BEEF but he has a BEEF with what he got.  He points to the PB (B Unit) and wants to know where his B unit BEEF is.  Found one on EBay luckily, but not cheap.  $30 more than I paid for the A-A set shipped.

Oh the AEC Rotary beacon is nicely done as well.

Jim

I was a bit disappointed at the "grindy" noise of my new Beep.  Are they all like that?

@ALCo Fan - Tony: You should give your Ruldolph Beep a test run before storing it for a year.  If there is a problem, its best to learn now.  I use this approach with all train purchases, not just from any certain manufactuerer.  I would also be interested to find if your Beep is as grindy & noisy as mine.

My issue of a shipment short one A&P Reefer has been resolved. My VISA card will be credited for the $19.99. It is possible for RMT to run out of an item that has been ordered but they do credit your account. They were very nice on the phone and I appreciate their friendly service. Thank you RMT.

Paul Goodness

Always nice to hear about great customer service stories.  Kudos to RMT for a great follow-up. 

Different online shopping cart systems are out there.  When we ultimately selected one for my wife's business, we opted for one that pre-authorizes the buyer's credit card at the time the order is placed (which counts toward the available credit left on the buyer's card for the total amount as ordered).  Then when the items are shipped, the credit card is officially charged for the actual amount -- which may be slightly less than the pre-auth if something is out of stock.  That saves the seller the hassle of needing to issue a credit afterwards.  But not all shopping carts work this way.  Lots of them out there CHARGE the card outright when the order is placed.  As buyers, we need to keep an eye on things, 'cause nobody will manage our affairs as best as we would.

David

4 septa beeps,  septa caboose,  4 lv ore cars and 2 christmas ore

Yesterday morning, I placed an telephone order with Walther at RMT, first experience ordering from RMT, very positive, I had some questions on the relative size of the tankcars and Walther answered all questions in a very professional manner.

John

I received my LV ore cars yesterday and they looked so good I ordered two more today.

Jim M.

Radio Ron...Like in the old hair tonic commercial...a little dab will do ya. Try some white lithium grease on the motor gears...that should help solve that problem.

If anything else, let me know.

Thanks.

Walter M. Matuch/RMT

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