I have to admit...a little disappointed with this year's offerings. I was hoping for some passenger cars or a different locomotive...seems as if each year it's the same old stuff to include graphics. Perhaps they have limited wiggle room due to the smaller company foot print. Missed opportunity for a growing section of the hobby. Anybody dong a special run?
Sunrise
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Yes! The same old same old.... gondolas w/ pumpkins & ghosts, voltmeter & regular boxcars. 
This does not give me much hope for their 2024 Christmas cars. I'm expecting the, what 30th, 35th version of their flat cars w/ LED Christmas trees, more nativity flatcars & (like Halloween) another diesel/LED caboose offering.
When I pre-ordered Lionel's exorcist walking breakman type boxcar, I learned it is not being made. I thought for sure that was a winner.
As someone that order the Halloween F19 I was really hoping for some great cars to pull behind it. I did begrudgingly order 2 sets of the wood sided Halloween passenger cars, that pricing was scarier than the cars, to pull behind it hoping to fill it in with some Halloween cars. I just don't see anything there jumping out from any of the manufacturers so it maybe time to get creative.
How about the Lionel Doodlebug for Halloween! 🎃 it has great Halloween 🎃 Sounds!!
@MartyE posted:As someone that order the Halloween F19 I was hoping for some great cars to pull behind it. I begrudgingly ordered 2 sets of the wood sided Halloween passenger cars, that pricing was scarier than the cars, to pull behind it hoping to fill it in with some Halloween cars.
Wow, Marty. Even two sets of the Lionel Halloween coach two-packs are a lot. I see that Charlie Ro lists them at $375 EACH!
@Sunrise Special posted:I have to admit...a little disappointed with this year's offerings. I was hoping for some passenger cars or a different locomotive...seems as if each year it's the same old stuff to include graphics. Perhaps they have limited wiggle room due to the smaller company foot print. Missed opportunity for a growing section of the hobby. Anybody dong a special run?
Sunrise
BTW everyone: Sunrise started this thread focusing on MTH's new Halloween offerings, but its been hijacked into a Lionel-based thread somehow.
@Sunrise Special posted:I have to admit...a little disappointed with this year's offerings. I was hoping for some passenger cars or a different locomotive...seems as if each year it's the same old stuff to include graphics. Perhaps they have limited wiggle room due to the smaller company foot print. Missed opportunity for a growing section of the hobby. Anybody dong a special run?
Sunrise
I actually really like the graphics on the volt meter car...also the "mad" scientist on the boxcar...maybe an unpopular opinion, but I'm a fan. Definitely would like to see some variance though when it comes to the engine...a spooky Halloween steamer would be cool.
@RadioRon posted:BTW everyone: Sunrise started this thread focusing on MTH's new Halloween offerings, but its been hijacked into a Lionel-based thread somehow.
Oh I don't know.
Maybe if you can convince a dealer to do some special runs of Halloween coaches or rolling stock you can get what you want.
Otherwise I don't think you'll see much more of what could potentially be more expensive and harder to sell product produced.
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