I received a pleasant email from the current distributor that I have these models on reserve with and was notified that the pricing information was incorrect. The MSRP is actually $375 for the DCC/Sound version and NOT $450.
These models were listed at $450 US. As some may have recalled, I tried bringing this to people's attention as this was TLT's Canadian price but folks like Walthers and other dealers were using the $450 figure as the MSRP when it should have been adjusted for the US currency.
My dealer also mentioned that the models will be available later this year. Lets hope that holds true. These models are almost two years late. Too bad no major manufacturer has announced plans to produce the modern stainless steel gallery cars to complement these locomotives during that time. Perhpaps they're waiting for the ball to drop with these locomotives. I just hate the idea of putting these with my C&NW Gallery cars.
This is a pleasant surprise and a fairly significant drop in price. As a result I can stick with my original plan of acquiring two METRA and MARC. Originally I had to drop one of the MARC locos when dealers jacked their prices up based on the Canadian MSRP.
These models were listed at $450 US. As some may have recalled, I tried bringing this to people's attention as this was TLT's Canadian price but folks like Walthers and other dealers were using the $450 figure as the MSRP when it should have been adjusted for the US currency.
My dealer also mentioned that the models will be available later this year. Lets hope that holds true. These models are almost two years late. Too bad no major manufacturer has announced plans to produce the modern stainless steel gallery cars to complement these locomotives during that time. Perhpaps they're waiting for the ball to drop with these locomotives. I just hate the idea of putting these with my C&NW Gallery cars.
This is a pleasant surprise and a fairly significant drop in price. As a result I can stick with my original plan of acquiring two METRA and MARC. Originally I had to drop one of the MARC locos when dealers jacked their prices up based on the Canadian MSRP.