My Pioneers

Bill.H · **Reply #30 on:** December 30, 2009, 03:28:10 AM

Quote from: 1jump2many on December 28, 2009, 11:36:11 PM

Quote from: donvito on December 28, 2009, 10:36:13 PM
any ideas on how to make it work? someone in SA is needed to purchase and ship

Vito,

Count me in if you are looking for people who want a blue Pioneer. Possibly we could do a group buy and have one of our South African members play host.

I'd go for one also

1jump2many · **Reply #31 on:** December 30, 2009, 03:41:20 PM

Quote from: meanx on December 29, 2009, 08:27:26 PM

This morning Sharp Edge had 7 blue Pioneers available,I e-mailed them for a quote on shipping, they answered me and this afternoon when I wanted to buy them they were all gone hopefully it was a friend of one of you guys that bought them all up.

No one I know either. I guess we'll find out when they pop up on eBay. I'm not getting into a bidding war over them though. If they have a "Buy It Now" option I will most likely buy one. That is, if they show up on eBay.

ufox9al · **Reply #32 on:** January 06, 2010, 02:31:54 AM

With help from a fellow model railroader and stamp collector, I managed to complete my "modern pioneer" family.

While I was pretty excited about this, I thought that the limited run of blue alox Pioneers was simply using the same scales as blue alox Farmers.
However, to my amazement, putting them side by side I discovered that Pioneer is adarker blue than the Farmer. The difference does not show that well in the image, but quite noticeable to the naked eye (Pioneer is at the top):

Seeing this difference in colours made me think about 2008 VSAKCS Electrician, and what colour that is, so now I am on the hunt for one !

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #33 on:** January 06, 2010, 02:49:15 AM

BEAUTY!

Def

donvito · **Reply #34 on:** January 06, 2010, 02:53:30 AM

A group buy must be organized, Def any word from Tim, is he back?

ICanFixThat · **Reply #35 on:** January 06, 2010, 03:39:38 AM

Very Nice! ...the darker color though really has be interested now. It could just be sample variation though, not uncommon with anodizing.

ufox9al · **Reply #36 on:** January 06, 2010, 03:49:56 AM

Quote from: ICanFixThat on January 06, 2010, 03:39:38 AM

...the darker color though really has be interested now. It could just be sample variation though, not uncommon with anodizing.

That is definitely a possibility, so I am on a hunt for the border patrol version and the VSAKCS electrician to see what those scales look like...

1jump2many · **Reply #37 on:** January 06, 2010, 05:12:34 AM

Quote from: donvito on January 06, 2010, 02:53:30 AM

A group buy must be organized, Def any word from Tim, is he back?

You can count me in on any group buy.

I'm sure enough of us could be found to make it happen.

jazzbass · **Reply #38 on:** January 06, 2010, 06:05:06 PM

Quote from: 1jump2many on January 06, 2010, 05:12:34 AM

You can count me in on any group buy. I'm sure enough of us could be found to make it happen.

Same here.

meanx · **Reply #39 on:** January 14, 2010, 02:48:12 PM

Also managed to complete my Pioneer set with the black Pioneer arriving today,thanks ICFT

1jump2many · **Reply #40 on:** January 15, 2010, 12:23:36 AM

Whatever happened to the Blue Pioneer group buy?

?? I have no connections but am more than willing to participate in a group buy. Surely there has to be someone to facilitate such an arrangement. I know, I know, don't call you Shirley.