Would You buy a Via P42 Genesis "Renaissance"

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Are you interested in ordering a VIa p42

  • Likely

    Votes: 3 15.0%

  • maybe

    Votes: 5 25.0%

  • No

    Votes: 12 60.0%
  • Total voters
    20
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julienjj

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I have a friend who is starting a new hobby shop business. hes thinking in ordering a special runs of VIA rail P42. Just asking, how much of you could be interested in ordering one ? They would be likely athearn RTR dcc ready.
 


i don't model VIA. for someone who has 0 equipment it will need to be a package (or at least possibility for one) of loco and matching cars. and its new so not going to be any special of a deal but rather full price. i would would skip it, if only since its not discounted.
 
I have mix feelings on it. I don't model VIA but it would be kind of different seening it with an AMTRAK P42's lol
 
I don't think you can order special runs in paint schemes that bear trademarks or marks, or paint schemes that you do not own, such as the VIA scheme.
 
diburning said:
I don't think you can order special runs in paint schemes that bear trademarks or marks, or paint schemes that you do not own, such as the VIA scheme.
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The price would be ~100$, like all athearn RTR engines

But Via is a public compagny, and they never refused license to MRR stuff.
the last time there was a run of via p42, it was an order from a vancouvert hobby shop
 
Yes it is true with public companies. My LHS has a special run of RTR cascade's F59PHI's and you knw athrean hasn't produce any in a long time. And they only goin for $40 each
 
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The Rens have been fetching top dollar on Ebay, upwards of $300 for RTR Athearn! Ridiculous IMO.

With Ebay, your friend will be able to get rid of them all for sure!
 
I got to personaly got to layout all the real decals for the real engines when GE produced them in Erie, PA. The small graphics company I worked for produced the decals for the units. All the striping, lettering ect are hand laid out on a table with markings on it to align them, then a special masking tape is applied over the whole logo in sections to keep them all in place till they are applied to the locomotive. I would love to have one in road number 911 to display on my mantle. Mikie
 
kz9 said:
I want a VIA P42 6 car set. Seeing as I live 200' from the rails in Windsor.
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I had clues you where canadian too, modeling csx, cn, cp : all are in the quebec-windsor corridor :cool:

In fact i dont think there is a canadian modelers that dosent whant a P42 :)

- edit : your dream may come true, since Rapido trains is taking preorder for the VIA LRC loco and cars
 


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