MTH pushed back the SP Daylight GS-4s from already long awaited July 2013 to now Jan 2014???

Matthew,

The NEW Lionel Legacy GS2 Daylight already has been released. I have one and I LOVE it! Great Engine!!

FREDSTRAINS

Fred, Congratulations!  I am envious but hopefully not for long.  I would love to get one for myself.  Would it be too much trouble to ask if you could take a quick video of it?  Would love to hear it and compare sounds, chuff, whistle, bell, etc. to my TMCC version. 

Again, congrats, hope you enjoy in good health. 

By the way, where did you order yours and do you happen to know if they have another one available?

OMG      when it ships it ships  I waiting on a few things they will come. Who cares when.

Welcome to the world of manufacturing in China!!!!

Hmmm as my business professor said, all the companies who have made money on new innovations had one thing in common: "The right product, the right price, at the right time...

So why are companies still moving things overseas?

Are they, really? I keep hearing on the evening news that more and more companies (like Maytag) are bringing manufacturing back to the U.S..

Hi Luis,

I have the Lionel legacy  GS-2, here's a video of it.The sounds  are incredible.

Luis Charles Ro has them in stock. Sorry Matt for posting this.

Alex

It looks like MTH pushed back the SP Daylight GS-4s from already long awaited July 2013 to now Jan 2014??? I am very disappointed as I was excited to get the engine this summer. I don't know why they were pushed back so far. I ordered the passenger set as well and it looks like they are still due Aug 2013 but what good are they without the engine...lol

 

I have to see if Lionel's version already shipped...does anyone here know??? If not when is there release date?

 

Lionel released their scale Legacy GS-4 Daylight a few years ago.

Overall a very nice model but it does have a couple of visual errors, one is that the Daylight "fireball" logo on the fireman's side is reversed from how it's supposed to be, and the main connecting rods from the pistons to the main drive wheels are not correct (they are borrowed from the GS-2 which used a narrower, standard-type connecting rod than the beefier, heavy-duty type the GS-4s had).  The MTH model doesn't have those two discrepancies, so the MTH model will be more accurate.

If you want a GS-4 that's an even better rendering of the GS-4 prototype then the brass version released not long ago by Sunset/3rd Rail would be the one to get.

Luis,

Well Alex Showed it all and said it all.  Saves me the Trouble.

Thanks Alex for all the answers and Video!!!

FREDSTRAINS 

Personally, this doesn't surprise me as MTH has already been constantly delaying the release of their Blue Comets and other steam engines from the 2011 catalog...

Steam locos are more complicated than diesel locos, so it takes longer to construct them.

Andrew

MTH is only now starting to deliver some of the steam locomotives catalog'd as far back as 2011.  I've been patiently waiting for one of the Climax logging locos as well... also catalog'd back in 2011.

Suffice it to say... MTH ran into major supplier problems overseas.    We've heard everything from factories burning down (worst case scenario) to factories going out of business with MTH tooling locked behind closed doors to MTH focusing on European-model steam production (best case scenario).  

Whichever scenario you believe, MTH went a few catalogs without steam models featured.  So it's best to expect delays while they ramp up steam production again.  But the good news is that MTH has started delivering Premier steam here in the US very recently... a couple of models at a time.  The bad news is that a six-month delay is very typical when overseas production windows are missed or other supplier issues creep into the picture.

David

It looks like MTH pushed back the SP Daylight GS-4s from already long awaited July 2013 to now Jan 2014??? I am very disappointed as I was excited to get the engine this summer. I don't know why they were pushed back so far. I ordered the passenger set as well and it looks like they are still due Aug 2013 but what good are they without the engine...lol

 

I have to see if Lionel's version already shipped...does anyone here know??? If not when is there release date?

 

I think that this will be the third release of this engine by MTH.  Hopefully this time they will add the front brake hose on the pilot.  Their HO vesion has the brake hoses on the pilot.

The Southern Pacific SD45 diesel in Daylight colors is most likely still available.

Andrew

Thanks guys for all your comments and suggestions. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what MTH does in Jan and if it does ship then what it actually looks and sounds like. I'm sure it's going to be nice especially that they are now using 3.0 boards.

I like Lionel's version of the matching passenger cars I wonder which set I will like better when MTH ships there set due next month.

I ordered the GS4 from MTH figuring I have plenty of time to save my money, I was right.now I will have some money for all those SD70s I ordered from Lionel.

You do realize, of course, that when you get your layout built and you have all that impressive motive power on display, you're going to be in the doghouse? I'm safe for now, because mine are discreetly stored in non-descript boxes -- too many boxes.

That Lionel sound file is not right for a steam engine. "Start her up and hold." ?????? Also, radio communication in the steam era of the GS2?????

Well folks next month is the scheduled due date for these long awaited engines. And following month for matching passenger cars. Do you guys think it's going to be pushed  back again come January? I mean Lionel's Daylight version has been out almost a year already..lol

Matthew,

And speaking of GS-2's, as the 'other Alex'  brought up and showed (above) on his beautiful layout, here is another view of the locomotive. I used it in the opening scenes, and again a bit later on my June 2013 High Definition video. 

Good luck in acquiring your Daylight steamer soon, whether the long-awaited GS-4, or even the GS-2.

Alex

Maybe Mike should have stayed with QSI instead of sticking it to them.