I SHOULD HAVE LEARNED LAST YEAR THAT BEING IN THE "CLUB" IS A LOST CAUSE....4TH MONTH INTO THE YEAR AND STILL NOT A TRUCK WORTH ORDERING

I totally agree Rick, IMO this is the worst 1st Quarter on record for Code 3, other the than clearance they ran on the warehouse queen's, I haven't spent a dime in four months.

The small production runs make it look like they are selling well, but, how many collectors have gotten board waiting for for Code 3 to make something a bit more interesting ? No FDNY, No Boston, No Baltimore, No DCFD, No Phlliy, No Providence, No North Carolina Rigs, in short, nothing I would be interested in.

I ordered the NMMM series just b/c I wanted something different for a change.

I actually would have considered the "standard colored" version, had they done the ALF cab correctly. What I do find amusing, is the fact that last year, there was no "St. Patty's" rig, & a large number of "collectors" complained. This year, they did one(however late) & a large number are complaining. I personally don't like "holiday" or "sports" releases from any maker, so wouldn't want one at any rate.

See, unlike the Christmas pumper--which they completely dropped the ball on this past year, I never saw the St Paddy's Day piece as an annual thing. Sure it started with a fantasy Chicago Luverne, but then the next year it was Castle Shannon--an acutual piece that just happened to be green--C3 never marketed it as a St P. release, but it called and asked if they were going do a St P. release, they told you it was the Castle Shannon rig....

The Christmas pumper was the one that really ticked me off--to me, that was a set--as long as they were in business, I could count on that each year. Granted I thought the Mack in '04 looked like crap, but I still bought it b/c I considered it part of 'a continuity set' I was so p'od when they didn't do one this year considering I have the first 7 sitting on a shelf.

As for sports, I'm a diehard fan.....but don't paint a fantasy piece. I can go (well, I used to before they went belly up) and buy any number of sports diecast pieces from Fleer--Fleer knows sports, they should make those pieces. Code 3 knows firetrucks, they should stick to just making that.