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Any of these proposed special runs from Lionel interest you? - An Updated List - To get these made - please preorder - no payment required!

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Lionel 2018 Volume 2 Special Runs?

You'll remember is the last Lionel catalog, we did a couple of special runs. The Nickel Plate Road #757's were sold out before they got here, and the Santa Fe F3 #27L-27C, 6-85364, are just now arriving and I am sure will sell out. BTW, if you'd like one, hit the 6-85364 link above.  

So - what Special Runs should we ask Lionel for in this Catalog?

Here's my list, below, and I need your preorders to determine which of these we should make - so what do you think? 

If you'd like any of these, follow the link and preorder one - no deposit required. Items that get a few preorders will get ordered from Lionel. 

September 8th Update - I added the other RS11's suggested - pretty terrific list!

I am thinking we do a special run of the Visionline Challenger in Western Maryland using a different road number than Charlie Nassau, and one in Delaware and Hudson livery, too. What do you think?

With an MSRP of $1999.99, we would need to sell them for $1799.96.

You can preorder yours here - no deposit required - I just need to know if enough of you are interested in this for me to make it. 

 

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In the ALCo PA AA Sets category, again with all the features described in the 2018 Volume 2 catalog, I am proposing we do one set in Erie Passenger Paint and another set in the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio livery. 

These would retail for $999.99 with both A's being powered, and we would need to sell them for $899.96. 

If either of these are of interest to you, please preorder one using the links below. No deposit is required - I just need to see if there's enough interest to make either one of these. Of course, I am planning to keep one of each. 

 

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ALCo RS-11's are one of my favorite diesels, and I have lots of suggestions here. 

Lionel cataloged an RS-11 in LV repainted in Conrail, Item #1933031, so I think we should do a Lehigh Valley to match it. Lionel did one before, but with the small lettering - this one would have the big lettering and the black and white end stripes. 

Lionel also did a NKP before, but if there's interest, we could do it again, but with a different road number. 

Lionel also did a Delaware & Hudson before in the blue and gray. These would be in the blue with yellow nose, #5001 and blue with the script lettering, #5002. 

I am asked all the time for Penn Central, so here's an RS-11 in PC - want this one?

At the Illinois Transportation Museum there's an RS-11 in Toledo, Peoria and Western. The TP&W ran from Peoria east across Indiana so these TP&W diesels ran around here. 

If you're interested in any of these, please preorder so I can get up the courage to have them made. No deposit required. (Too bad the Monon didn't have any ALCO RS-11's) 

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Apples55Apples55OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
Hot Water posted:
Apples55 posted:

As a fan of big steam AND the D&H, this was a no brainer!!! Just pre-ordered a D&H Challenger.

I would think that the big question would be; will Lionel have the correct tender for both of these models? Neither of those models should have the UP pedestal/centipede tender. 

For those who fastidiously follow prototypicality, I would say this is a true concern. Fortunately for me HW, I am as far from a rivet counter as you can get... I will have no problem having a D&H Challenger, with or without the prototypical tender, pulling a few Gunderson Maxi IV’s. Just my outlook on trains!!!

SantaFeJimSantaFeJimOGR Forum Member

Some Western Pacific F3’s.  Next month the Atlas F3’s will be officially 3 years past their originally scheduled delivery date.  And, considering the news from last month who knows when Atlas will be able to deliver.  I have a fully populated 12-car WP  Zephyr set from Atlas that is collecting a lot of dust.

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While some folks may not think a PRR F3 should warrant a special run because so many have been made, a prototypical correct PRR F3 Phase 2 or 3 would be special.  I'm talking about an F3 with PRR's small streamlined number boards, not the incorrect large number boards that has been on all recent O gauge versions of a PRR F3.

3rd Rail is doing correct F3 Phase 4 A and B units, but the PRR did not buy any freight geared F3 Phase 4 B-units.  All F3 Phase 4 B-units were geared for helper service.  PRR F3 Phase 4 AA sets used in freight service were teamed with a Phase 2 or 3 B-unit.  These were called grill-screen-grill sets.  

So, outside of some high end (expensive) brass sets, no one has done a correct F3 ABA set I can haul freight with.  I would hope there would be a big enough market for a correct PRR F3 Phase 2 Late/Phase 3 to justify Lionel modifying the current F3A mold with the small streamlined number boards (its F3B mold is good as is). 

Make both A units powered with a super bass B unit and this would be a special run engine I would buy.

PS Maybe just make a PRR F3B Phase 2/3 with super base then I'd buy it and two 3rd Rails F3 A Phase 4 engines for a correct grill-screen-grill set.

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Tom Densel posted:

Lionel did make the RS-11 in Penn Central (6-38452)  Not sure of the year.  It is a Legacy locomotive.

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One of my favorite locomotives.

Now, what I would really go for is a GP9 in PC.  I would like to see the SD40 and GP35 in PC, also.

Tom

This engine peaked my interest, so I did a little research.  According to Lionel.com, there were two of these engines catalogued in 2012.  Number 6-38452 with road number 7605 and 6-38453 with road number 7608.  

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Steve, first of all, thanks for thinking outside the box by coming up with these “special run” ideas.  It gives some of us the opportunity to purchase a locomotive in a favorite road name and livery that may otherwise never be produced.  I’m a big D&H and Lehigh Valley fan, so I’m admittedly intrigued by the RS11’s.

I would strongly consider the D&H RS11 #5002 in the lighter blue paint with script D&H lettering...that truly was a one-of-kind paint scheme!  I don’t really like the look of the D&H “yellow nose” version; however, I would sign up for this one if ever offered...

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As for the Lehigh Valley one, I just purchased the MTH Premier GP9 in that same late L.V. “bright” Cornell Red with large lettering scheme, and I also own the Lionel Legacy ALCo C-420 in that scheme...so I’m not sure if I want to add a third similiarly-decorated loco to my roster.  I would say “maybe” as of right now.  

I’d be more interested if it was offered in the Pennsy-influenced Tuscan Red with medium-sized lettering paint scheme shown below.  Side note: There haven’t been very many (if any) L.V. engines offered by Lionel, MTH or AtlasO in Tuscan Red, yet that color certainly represented a period in the L.V.’s history.  Most, if not all, of what’s been produced to date have been done in either the early Cornell Red, or the later bright Red.

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CNJ #1601 posted:

Steve, first of all, thanks for thinking outside the box by coming up with these “special run” ideas.  It gives some of us the opportunity to purchase a locomotive in a favorite road name and livery that may otherwise never be produced.  I’m a big D&H and Lehigh Valley fan, so I’m admittedly intrigued by the RS11’s.

I would strongly consider the D&H RS11 #5002 in the lighter blue paint with script D&H lettering...that truly was a one-of-kind paint scheme!  I don’t really like the look of the D&H “yellow nose” version; however, I would sign up for this one if ever offered...

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As for the Lehigh Valley one, I just purchased the MTH Premier GP9 in that same late L.V. “bright” Cornell Red with large lettering scheme, and I also own the Lionel Legacy ALCo C-420 in that scheme...so I’m not sure if I want to add a third similiarly-decorated loco to my roster.  I would say “maybe” as of right now.  

I’d be more interested if it was offered in the Pennsy-influenced Tuscan Red with medium-sized lettering paint scheme shown below.  Side note: There haven’t been very many (if any) L.V. engines offered by Lionel, MTH or AtlasO in Tuscan Red, yet that color certainly represented a period in the L.V.’s history.  Most, if not all, of what’s been produced to date have been done in either the early Cornell Red, or the later bright Red.

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I really like this LV version, and the 5003 as well.... Thanks..... 

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