It was hinted on the Ryan and Dave show that there would be a Big Boy in the new catalog coming out in about a month. I would assume it would be scale as the Lionmaster Big Boy is already cataloged.
From what I understand, other than the 4014, MTH has these in stock and has re-cataloged them in their latest catalog.
If Lionel comes out with these will they be from the current version with an oil tender? If so will Lionel offer an oil tender for existing VL and other Big Boy owners? Realizing that the engine would not be 100% accurate for this it would be a nice way of upgrading without another $1900 vendor war purchase.
I have to admit I'm a bit on the fence on whether this is a good move. One side says strike while the iron is hot with the current hype, the other half says there are so many other items that haven't been done in a long time.