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I have a 4-4-2 on the way from BLW - ordered long ago when I had some crazy idea about using the mech for a C&NW Atlantic. No idea what I might have been thinking/smoking Cheers,-Mark
That was quick! I'm partially responsible for that. Yesterday, they still had several left (actually couple more than #2s). BLW was already sold out of #3 yesterday (that is why I ordered them from MBK). Amazing! Or it just means that Matt didn't produce enough to fill the demand. These were about late in delivery, weren't they? Last time they were offered only with the Hiawatha train. I guess that there were lots of modelers wanting to get their hands on the 4-4-0 loco alone (and for a very reasonable price).
Or they (the LHS) post a small alotment to get them out there and make sales while filling in their dealer orders. Having a live inventory and low numbers forces folks to open their wallets a lot quicker. Most likely you'll see a restock. The Bachman EM-1 #7627 is on its third restock. MTS/MBK often places orders upwards of a hundred of each on locomotives, more when it's a known hot ticket item. Judging that the Hiawatha sets sold very very well, I doubt they only picked up twenty of each number for sale on the website.The S.
My DOA unit was #3, I guess it is a good thing that the logo on the tender is not live or die for me!