A Neat Idea for Lionel - Scale #2140WS Outfit (and other Postwar Passenger Cars)

What a great idea.  The rivet counters probably won't think there is enough detail in the 2400 cars however.  I like the idea.

 

Paul Edgar

Now, you need us rivet-counters (or rivet-approximators, in my case) to keep things real,
or at least as real as the un-real can be. (Mr.J.L. Cowen was a rivet-counter, you know -
the 700E tender rivet count was important to him.)

The scale Turbine/PW-style set sounds very appealing, especially if I were a Pennsy fan. But, plenty of those guys around to buy it. I bought the scale J3/"Lionel Lines" set at auction/buy-
it-now a couple of years ago (I did not get "a deal") and was very impressed.

The PRR's 6-8-6 "battleship" is truly impressive - even in PW tiny versions.
I'd love to see the set produced, though my budget will still tend toward the NYC direc-
tion.

This entire philosophy of modern scale items/sets done with PW style and looks is
pretty intriguing in general (pricey, though). I'm sure other sets could be emulated,
also.

Has any model company made a scale PRR S2 yet?  I am all for the idea, but wonder why no one has taken on the challenge if the answer to my first question is "no." Preston Cook's article in the current issue of Classic Trains spells out a lot of the dimensional data of this locomotive.  It's wheel base is 108 feet and would require a wide radius track.  Not a big deal for most of our scale modelers.  

I like the idea of bringing back the green color on a more accurately scaled passenger set.  

Lionel made the S2 in scale twice. First in the 90s, then in the early 2000s. So the company would only have to repaint existing product to realize this set.

 

Thanks, PC!  I also like the idea.