A delay of a month or 2 is understandable, and while still upsetting, we can live with it. But these Gensets were supposed to be originally released on December 31st of 2009! They are now 7, approaching 8 months late! Its getting ridiculous how far back they are, and like Mark said, we will be lucky if we see them by August/September
Intermountain is having the same issue with their ES44AC's. They have not even gotten their pre-production models in for the AC's, which means, well expect some more delays for them as well
In fact, just looked on IM's website, they have been pushed back from July to August now, which means they probably wont be here till September either as im sure there will be at least one more delay, but who knows.
**Entering Rant Mode Here**
Manufacturing in China and the US resorting to outsourcing and importing everything we buy has got to come to an end. Im not just talking about model trains here, im talking about literally everything in our households. Think about the big picture here, just imagine how many of jobs bringing manufacturing back into the US would make. Literally millions of jobs would be available. It would solve a great deal of this economic slump were in, and bring things back to normal. I just dont understand why this isnt done! So what if prices increase, I'd be happy to pay more knowing what im buying is good old US quality and was made by a US Citizen, and to know that im supporting the county in which we live. But no, the government just over looks bringing manufacturing back into the US and try's to find another solution, which probably will not work. Yes, bringing manufacturing back into the US after throwing everything overseas is going to be damn expensive and is going to cost ALOT, but isnt it worth it? I mean common we cant keep going like this, relying on another country to produce the everyday items we use over here on US soil. Its ridiculous, plain and simply!
**End Rant**