Legacy remote control Crane Car

Shipping schedule for the 6-81885 MOW car was updated on 02/04/15 and the shipping date is Nov '14. There appears to be some confusion here?

rtr12,

   Thanks much it looks like all of the different Legacy Crane Cars are now scheduled for the 14th of Nov instead of the 4th of Feb, have you seen a picture of the MOW Crane Car, interested in just what color scheme Lionel used on it.  If it's decent I want to add to the WAG Logging Train I am putting together.  Well maybe I will have one for next Christmas!

PCRR/Dave

http://www.lionel.com/products...0022&PageID=2151

andy b,

    Thanks much for the picture, looks pretty awesome!

PCRR/Dave

andy b,

   Thanks much for the reference point & picture, looks pretty darn awesome and now the Boom Car is going to have work sounds in it, serious remote control from the Cab2 no doubt about it.  I am definitely looking forward to adding this Legacy MOW to the WAB Logging Train.  Patrick or Charlie doing any Pre- Orders for us on this Legacy set?

PCRR/Dave

This was a timely thread for me... I was starting to wonder where my crane is.  I pre-ordered the MOW crane car and boom car about this time last year... sad to see it delayed until mid Nov.  At least that's money in my pocket until then 

andy b,

   Who was doing the pre-orders, I would like to get in on it, if I can.

PCRR/Dave

On the shipping scheduled Nov 14 means Nov of 2014.  Lionel only puts month and year on there, not month and date.

Sinclair,

   So the Legacy Crane Car should be already delivered, or will be arriving shortly?

PCRR/Dave

I am also wondering on this as well as a couple other odds and ends from 2014 catalogs!  It seems updates on the remaining items delivery dates has come to a stand still!

Pine Creek,

I pre-ordered from Nassau Hobby - one of the forum sponsors.  Charlie is great to work with.   There are other train sites including other forum sponsors that still have their pre-order page up as well.  You can google "lionel 6-81885" and find several.  ...or google "nassau hobby lionel 6-81885"

Andy

Andy,

   Thanks, I deal with Charlie N and like his business, purchase most all my FT CC switches from him.  Charlie has a good business.

Thanks again

PCRR/Dave

andy b,

   Thanks much for the info, just pre-ordered the Legacy Crane with Charlie also.

Got to say though it was like ordering a small engine, this particular piece of rolling stock is not inexpensive, for sure.

PCRR/Dave

I think it's worth it though, Dave. I think you'll have a lot of fun with it. I sure did when I had the BN crane/boom set!

I also have the yellow MOW set on order. I had planned to paint it after I received it, but, not sure now ... it just looks so sharp as it is. Lol.

I do wish Lionel could do a little better job maintaining/creating their shipping schedule.

All it means is that when it got added to the shipping schedule on the website they were planning to ship it November of 2014.  November has come and gone and it hasn't shipped, yet the web page doesn't reflect this.  This is a big grip for a lot of people, that Lionel doesn't do the greatest job at keeping the schedule correct and updated.  Another example is some stuff I ordered along with my VL BB.  I ordered the aux tender, caboose and sound reefers.  The reefers were originally posted with NOV 14 as the date, then in November got changed to JAN 15, but it's February and they aren't here yet, nor did the schedule get changed to reflect it.  The caboose was also listed as NOV 14, but isn't here nor has the date been changed since.  The aux tender isn't even on the schedule.

The best thing to do is pre order it with a good dealer, like you did, and they will ship to you as soon as they get it.

MAKE SURE YOU GET THE BOOM CAR SO YOU HAVE SYNCHRONIZED SOUND TOO!!

IMO the TMCC/legacy crane/boom cars are arguably one of the best command control anything Lionel has ever created,possibly better than many locos. 

These things were Vision Line worthy long before there was a Vision line!!!!

Bottom Line, worth every penny!!!

My only wish is that they would have released them with steam or diesel sounds. Some of the older tmcc crane and boom cars had sounds to reflect steam driven cranes ane whistle sounds. All the new ones seem to be diesel prime movers and horns.

The crane and crane tender are showing as available on Mr. Muffins website. I don't know if available means that it is in stock.

http://mrmuffinstrains.org/sho...cturer&&p=24

I have mine on pre order with Nicholas Smith, but have not heard anything from them yet.

EDIT:

I called the store (Mr. Muffin) and they are still available to order, but are not in stock. 

Miken,

   This was why I started the thread, it seems Lionel has readjusted the actual delivery date and nobody is exactly sure when the Legacy Crane Car is going to be available.

Now that I know about the matching audio Boom Car I will need to eventually Pre-order it also.

PCRR/Dave

Looks to me like Nov 2014 is about when the 2014 v2 catalog came out showing these for the first time? My guess is Lionel doesn't yet have a known shipping date? So I would imagine it will be a while.

Just keep checking the shipping schedule and eventually a proper date will appear, or an updated one anyway. It does appear to me that the manufacturers are starting to release product closer to their posted shipping dates.