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Post by madockawando on Jan 12, 2024 15:11:24 GMT
Fun stuff in this catalogue - thankfully for my wallet though, very little for the Canadian railroader. Very true, but we have been very lucky with the last couple of catalogs which had lots of good Canadian trains!
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Post by northstar on Jan 13, 2024 15:08:33 GMT
I am a big Christmas train buyer and really wish that Lionel would release their offerings in the smaller size when they release something in Legacy. MTH would almost always release something in both Premier and RailKing. I love that new North Pole Central set, but can't run Legacy and don't want to spend the money either.
As for the Polar Express selection, wow. So much now to choose from and the different SKUs just keep getting more numerous and confusing to sort through.
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Post by mrmuffinstrains on Jan 13, 2024 23:09:53 GMT
Mr Muffin has a video announcing his custom runs of this catalog. If your like Midwest road names, you should find something you like. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXIKvoPsZbUIf anyone else hears of any custom runs, please let everyone know! Let's see - Boston & Albany; Illinois central; GM&O; Rio Grande; Union Pacific; BN; Erie; NKP; NYC; PC; D&H; TP&W; WM; L&N; LV; Wabash; MP; B&O; FEC; USArmy; Reading; Milwaukee; W≤ Amtrak; MKT; Cotton Belt; and of course, Monon - yeah, you're right: "cool regional roads but doesn't support the rest of the country. The North east and South get overlooked" BS.
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Post by madockawando on Jan 14, 2024 1:56:44 GMT
Mr Muffin has a video announcing his custom runs of this catalog. If your like Midwest road names, you should find something you like. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXIKvoPsZbUIf anyone else hears of any custom runs, please let everyone know! Yes. Very true, and good luck trying to get a Canadian road name. I’m sure Mr Muffin has his core midwestern customers. |
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Post by rockymountaineer on Jan 14, 2024 2:23:44 GMT
Steve offers a lot of cool regional roads but doesn't support the rest of the country. The North East and South often get overlooked. Yes. Very true, and good luck trying to get a Canadian road name. I’m sure Mr Muffin has his core midwestern customers.
And we wonder sometimes why dealers don't participate here on our forum??? THINK and check your facts before you post... PLEASE.
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Post by edlloyd on Jan 14, 2024 3:39:52 GMT
How about those Doodlebugs at $399.
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Post by Traindiesel! on Jan 14, 2024 10:07:14 GMT
Well I guess we all have our wants and needs. You could ask 500 O gauge hobbyists what they’d like to have made and you’ll get 500 different items. I myself have a wishlist of nearly fifty O gauge items. Some I missed previously or haven’t been made yet. But with all the trains I have I can wait.
Heck, I have a large spreadsheet of items that are still available I’m trying to prioritize before I can worry about what’s not made yet!! But that’s just me. My focus isn’t very narrow but it’s more narrow than it use to be.
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Post by lionelllc on Jan 14, 2024 13:50:51 GMT
Well, you can call it B.S. but I created around 55 common schemes over the years that the OEM’s would not produce. It may be only 5 or 6 grand but if available, I would have spent on store purchases, none of which are in your list. The reason that they're not on anyone's list is becuase it's possible that none of your 55 schemes were profitable projects. If OEM's would not produce them, it's becuase they determined that those 55 projects were not commercially viable good business decisions. I'll publically go on record here and have an offer to you. I will have all 55 of your schemes built. Send me the artwork or images or concepts, and I will have them produced. Since you're so positive these are all great ideas, you'll have no problem having some skin in the game and agree to purchase all unsold inventory I have, 6 months after the product(s) is delivered. I've been doing custom runs for 20 years, and I make the same offer to everyone that has an idea for a custom run that they want to see. I'll be the conduit and facilitate producation of any/all ideas provided that the person that had the idea steps up to the plate with a financial guarantee. In 20 years, only 1 person has taken me up on that offer and signed that blank check. Once you put your money where your mouth is, I'll schedule production with the train manufacturer of your choosing. I won't hold my breath. Stu
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Post by david1 on Jan 14, 2024 15:37:30 GMT
I don't buy alot anymore but Mr Muffin is one of the best dealers around. Nobody in any business wants unsold inventory sitting around not selling.
Apparently there are some people here that have no clue when it comes to running A business.
Dave
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Post by curtis on Jan 15, 2024 14:07:33 GMT
After seeing the catalog my thoughts were confirmed for me. Buying NOTHING as I can not afford those prices and am scared it won't be the right color or quality!
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Post by cornerfieldrailfan on Jan 16, 2024 19:55:00 GMT
For myself I ordered the Chessie, Seaboard & B&O Heritages + 3 of the Harry Potter movie boxcars.
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Post by madockawando on Jan 16, 2024 21:58:20 GMT
Yes. Very true, and good luck trying to get a Canadian road name. I’m sure Mr Muffin has his core midwestern customers.
And we wonder sometimes why dealers don't participate here on our forum??? THINK and check your facts before you post... PLEASE. Yes, I know of that engine since I bought it from Mr. Muffin. How many custom run items has Mr. Muffin run the last 3 years? Hundreds, maybe if you count Lionel Atlas and MTH. And you can only provide only one Canadian road name custom run example from Mr. Muffin in the last three years? Aren't you just proving my point? The other thing is, you are being defensive on behalf of Mr. Muffin and you don't need to be. I like Mr. Muffin and I buy a lot of trains from him. He is a midwestern dealer and 90% of his custom runs reflect a Midwest focus. It's what he does and I am only recognizing that fact. It does not mean I think he is a "bad dealer." So you can stand down from red alert. 
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Post by madockawando on Jan 16, 2024 22:00:52 GMT
I don't buy alot anymore but Mr Muffin is one of the best dealers around. Nobody in any business wants unsold inventory sitting around not selling. Apparently there are some people here that have no clue when it comes to running A business. Dave Of course he is! He is a great dealer and I especially appreciate his "lay a buy" program. It really good for those expensive items that you don't want to pay for all at once. I highly recommend him and I do buy trains from his using the "lay a buy" program.
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