What have you pre ordered ?

I have preordered NOTHING. All this stuff is getting too expensive. I am not saying it's not nice, but I am just not going to spend this kind of money. I will wait for sales and/or future online auctions. I don't see anything I can't live without right now.

Jeff

@mowingman posted:

I have preordered NOTHING. All this stuff is getting too expensive. I am not saying it's not nice, but I am just not going to spend this kind of money. I will wait for sales and/or future online auctions. I don't see anything I can't live without right now.

Jeff

Thanks but the question was what. If you ordered nothing you need not respond.

I currently have on pre-order a Lionel Wagon-top  B&O caboose; that is my only item at this time.

EDIT: I just remembered that I have a VGN "battleship" gondola on pre-order also.

I went a little nuts: I ordered the prototypical Acela with expansion, #69 Veranda, NKP work train expansion set, and 2 freight sounds boxcars. I also pre-ordered some custom runs from dealers.

I mostly collect NKP, but I “gotta have” locos/train sets that are either interesting to me in a historical or engineering standpoint or I had a family member work on.

So far I have a set of SD40-2s on preorder but need to make a minor change, 3 scale E60s (2 E60CHS in Amtrak and NJT and an E60MA in Amtrak), 13 Amfleet and Viewliner cars, and will be adding a set of E1s soon.  I also have a PRR E2b on preorder but don't expect it to get built. 

x1) Lionel Santa Fe VL #3009

x2) 3rd Rail SP&S GP9's

x2) 3rd Rail Southern Pacific Krauss Maffei ML-4000

x20) GGD Battleship Gondolas.

My first time doing regular via-dealer pre-orders, hastened by...well, you'll know by looking:

GGD:

--A pair of battleship gondolas

--5 Viewliners (baggage, crew-dorm, diner and two sleepers)

--an E60MA

2021 MTH Premier:

--Restoration Big Boy

2020 V2 MTH RailKing:

--Airslide hoppers (3) (now en-route)

2020 V2 MTH Premier:

--all-door boxcars (2)

--Corrugated autoracks (3)

--Flatcar with trash containers (2)

--5-unit Twin-Stack car

--Tank Car (Procor)

2020 V1 MTH Premier

--Plated passenger set (ATSF) 4-car, sleeper/diner pair, baggage/coach pair, RPO and full-vista

A big CHONK of change, but I charged up the slush fund to absorb most of the impact, aided by a lack of vacation travel in 2020. However, I don't see myself placing any more orders like this after 2021, since (a) I have almost everything I've ever wanted rolling-stock+motive-power wise, and (b) I'm playing train-box Tetris as it is.

---PCJ

First time preordering, ordered:

1. NYC L2a Mohawk
2. NYC SW8
3. Pacemaker boxcar set

Lots of other cool stuff in the catalog (Acela, ATSF 2-10-10-2, etc.) I would love to order but can't do that this year

This is my first pre order and my first new engine( I have a few Christmas engines that were used). I got the B&O SD70ace #1828. I was really happy to see a csx predecessor’s livery on a modern diesel. Hopefully they’ll do a Chessie sd70 next!

First time preordering, ordered

2021 MTH RailKing Santa Fe F3 ABA

Since the topic is "pre ordered" which doesn't limit the response to rolling stock, I've pre ordered two Department 56 buildings for my layout:  The Model Train Shop and the Woolworth Building.  The Model Train Shop has an animated train running around the second story.  The Woolworth Building is a New York City sky scraper.  I'll have to remove a couple of buildings from the layout to make room for the new.

I may have to revise my response to the "Impulse Buy" thread that surfaced a number of months back.  Rationale, I have a birthday coming up.

A pair of 3rd Rail CNJ GP7’s...my first 3rd Rail purchase.

"What have you pre ordered?"

Lionel U.S Army Sharknose AA set, U.S. Department of Defense Veranda, (2) Dilithium Crystal hoppers, Shark Fin car

MTH Political series engine & caboose set, (2) Ballot cars

I have have a great customer relationship with my LHS, absolutely no problems when I pre order.

Having just received my last (maybe?) MTH preorder yesterday (PRR, B&O, Strasburg, and NYC 4-4-0 locos (that's right, 4 locos!), I have on preorder the Lionel C&A John Bull set and the PRR John Bull on flatcar replica set.

3rd Rail New Haven GP9, Lionel New Haven R2A, Acela with expansion pack

I wanted sooooo much, but sadly the wallet wasn't heavy enough to support it.  So I only put in for the SP Pacific, the John Bull, and the NS tamper from the Lionel catalog.  From METCA I ordered the yellow bonnet SF loco.

Older pre-orders I have are the MTH CP #6644 and Lionel NS theater car.

I did break down and ordered a few:

Lionel Visionline 2-10-10-2, #3001

Lionel Veranda #61

MTH TurboTrain-Amtrak

Maybe 3rd Rail Yellow Streamline Hudson

But that’s it. Nothing else. Yeah right!

Golden Gate/Sunset

N & W SD-40

N & W GP-9, red and black

Virginian Battleship Gons

We rarely pre-order from anyone else due to experience.

For my first preorder ever:

2131480 2-10-10-2 with the blackened rods and wheels. This is also my first time buying this big of a locomotive brand new. It's exciting! It's a little rough having people constantly tell me I'll regret it but whatever. I believe this forum will be able to assist with any creative repairs. I don't believe these specific 2-10-10-2s ever rumbled through the region I'm modelling (Appalachia) but it'll still look awesome pulling tremendous coal drags!

2134120 Southern RS3. I bought a conventional RS3 as a kid. I cut a lot of grass and saved the whole summer for it! I also stripped out the gears by making it do burnouts (whoops). So I'm hoping to resurrect it as an unpowered unit  (add a smoke unit and some lights maybe) and put it in a lash-up with this one. Should be pretty cool for general freight hauling. I'm excited.

I will admit the waiting stinks but that's ok. It's still far enough away that I forget about it until these threads pop up haha I need to get track laid in the meantime anyway so it's all good!

GGD 20th Century Limited cars

SD Daylight cars to go with my new GS4!

3rd Rail CN F3 A&B (2nd run)

Atlas CP RSD-7

Atlas

I made the last-minute deadline at Charles Ro and ordered the concept Acela .....let’s see if it gets made  .

Mr Muffin Special L&N GP30

Mr Muffin Special L&N Pacific

Southern RS3

Shark Veranda & SP Pacific.

Only thing left is the Lionel C of G CLAY CAR.

Nov '19    MTH 20-64150   E-L Ry  coach & baggage car set

Yes,  a birthday is a great excuse- so I went for the Concept Acela ,lol

Lionel 2131370 Southern Legacy USRA Light 2-8-2 #4501

Lionel 2126101 Southern Roof-Hatch Boxcar #26922

Lionel 2126102 Southern Roof-Hatch Boxcar #26961

Lionel 2138080 President Franklin Pierce Boxcar

Lionel 2138040 Amtrak 50th Anniversary Boxcar

Would have loved to get the Acela, but I don't have space to run it.

Valley flyer 2-10-10-2 and Red Pacemaker with matching Vision Boxcars.  Also 2 C&NW Boxcars.

GGD Battleship gondolas

METCA Lionel "Air Force One" SD70 MAC

Lionel NYC weathered Mohawk

Nothing getting into a loud discussion with my wife about. (this time ,anyway!)

Just the new Space Launch Lionchief Freight Set (NASA) from Lionel.

One of our forum sponsor's early buy price was too good to pass up.

From Lionel:

My first new car was a 1970 Mustang - 302 V8 - Red, I now drive a Red F 150.

I am a Amtrak junkie. Riding and watching.

Gary

@Sean007 posted:

Just the new Space Launch Lionchief Freight Set (NASA) from Lionel.

One of our forum sponsor's early buy price was too good to pass up.

A second glance through the catalog showed me a few Boxcars that I might have to have too!

@rattler21 posted:

What is the difference between pre-ordered and ordered? John

Some companies don't make everything cataloged unless there are preorders.  Generally when you preorder you put a small amount down to reserve the item. You may just choose to order from a dealer which I have done from my local hobby store. In the second instance the store owner is taking you at your word that you will not stick them for the order if and when it finally arrives.

Mr Muffins NYC 3330, Lionel

Halloween & Area 51 goodies,  & Star Trek Speeder

I ordered an MTH RS-1 in U.S. Army livery (of course). Interestingly, the dealer I ordered it from charged me for the order last month (a day or so after the product was announced), even though the item has not yet been produced. Never had that happen before.

Not this year, but last year I preordered and prepaid our local Fred's Train Shop to get the preorder discount on the BN GP8 with LionChief from Lionel.  First stand-alone new engine I have purchased since I was 13!  Received it January 7th - it runs and sounds great!

$70 in 1980 for a single-motor soundless GP9 is basically the same relative money as $210 in 2021 for a dual-motor remote control with sound GP8.  Incredible increase in value for the dollar over time, in my 2-engine-over-40-year purchase experience!