Maybe Trix will dump their recently released US prototype freight cars at fire sale prices somewhere down the road.

Ertl did this and they had much nicer cars. Now I see P2K assembled cars being sold at deep discount by my "local" hobby shop - Trainland in Lynbrook.

I also see some Broadway Limited locos being sold at deep discount. Maybe Trix will break up the freight car sets and sell them at a more reasonable price too.

The new Trix NYC caboose got a terrible review in MR, and a bad review isn't seen too often.
I don't know who is impressed by the oversized plastic grab irons that this new caboose has. Thin ridges of plastic representing grab irons (like the ones used on Bowser cars) look much better and can be painted with the side of a paint brush. These plastic ridges are easy enough for guys like us to carve off and replace with wire.

Let's hope P2K (and all the other manufacturers) continue to come out with new steam era freight car models.

Ed





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In a message dated 1/4/2005 10:24:53 PM Mountain Standard Time, tmolsen@... writes:
Ed,

The interesting thing concerning the deep discounts offered for the Broadway Limited stuff in MR by companies such as Standard Hobby Supply, Trainworld and others are that None of them have the product!
Tom; I have no connection with any hobby shop or mail order firm, but some of the problem is that these folks have to place their ads MONTHS before the magazines hit the stores or your mailbox. They are told, as we are, that product "X" will be available on such and such date. As we all know, quite often these dates are pushed back due to many reasons. Now what are these places to do? If they don't advertise, then their competitors might be able to get sales for product "X" as well as for items that everyone *does* have in stock. It really is a no win situation for everybody. Certainly some do jump the gun, but how many years did Bachmann advertise their Spectrum 2-8-0 (which looks great decked out as either Grand Canyon Railway 18 or 29 pulling steam era freight cars) before it finally was delivered?

Take Care!

Brian R. Termunde
West Jordan, Utah
"Ship and Travel the Grand Canyon Line!"
Grand Canyon Railway
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Maybe Trix will dump their recently released US prototype freight cars
at fire sale prices somewhere down the road.

Ertl did this and they had much nicer cars. Now I see P2K assembled
cars being sold at deep discount by my "local" hobby shop - Trainland
in Lynbrook.

I also see some Broadway Limited locos being sold at deep discount.
Maybe Trix will break up the freight car sets and sell them at a more
reasonable price too.

The new Trix NYC caboose got a terrible review in MR, and a bad review
isn't seen too often.

I don't know who is impressed by the oversized plastic grab irons that
this new caboose has. Thin ridges of plastic representing grab irons
(like the ones used on Bowser cars) look much better and can be painted
with the side of a paint brush. These plastic ridges are easy enough
for guys like us to carve off and replace with wire.

Let's hope P2K (and all the other manufacturers) continue to come out
with new steam era freight car models.

Ed






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