http://120pointme.blogspot.com/ has posted that Accu will be offering in the future, San Juan yellow cars in plastic, as well as a new baggage car.
I may have to cancel my order for the green D&RGW set for the yellow ones.
Of course, how long is the future?
I’ve had my green set on order since last October.
John Bouck said:
http://120pointme.blogspot.com/ has posted that Accu will be offering in the future, San Juan yellow cars in plastic, as well as a new baggage car. I may have to cancel my order for the green D&RGW set for the yellow ones.Of course, how long is the future?
I’ve had my green set on order since last October.
Here in yUK I have had my set of four green D&RGW cars on order since September 2007…tomorrow at the show I’m going to cancel.
tac
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That’s frikken ridiculous, ain’t it, T.
They must have only one little Chinee on the assembly line.
By the time it finally ships, you no longer want it.
Manufacturer’s shouldn’t announce product if they don’t have it.
Quote:That's always a quandry. Do you announce a product so that people can plan for it, and hope production goes as scheduled, or hold off, release a $1K locomotive, and hope people have the cash reserves to buy it? It's a delicate game, and quite frankly, none of the manufacturers play it very well. Bachmann went from one extreme to the other, not announcing the Davenport until it was already showing up on store shelves. (I really hope Jack Lynch can shape up their marketing department.) The K-27 debacle, well, it was what it was. Accucraft's famous for sliding delivery dates, and products that "butt in line" so to speak. From a customer standpoint--especially those of us who have written them deposit checks--it's notably frustrating.
...Manufacturer's shouldn't announce product if they don't have it...
Now for rolling stock, I’m not as OC about release dates because the prices aren’t where the locos are. Still, if you announce a release date, you stick with it. Period. You can announce a product that’s “in the pipeline” to generate enthusiasm without being specific about when it may be available. But it should also be advertised as just that–products that are under development for release in the future, not ones that are near to being in production.
As for waiting for lettering schemes, it can be frustrating. My solution–model a railroad for which few products are made. That way, you needn’t worry about what a car is lettered for. Yeah, you have to paint and letter it yourself, but you’d have your passenger cars by now. 
Later,
K
Electric Model Works shows the San Juan yellow coaches coming in June 2009.