If Lionel is Listening: a Lionchief Plus Big Boy

There's no question, the Lionmaster series is popular.  Just take a look at eBay completed items.  I bought a new LM Challenger almost a year ago and decided to try out command control with a Cab 1L.  My first foray into command control.  I love it and have an O31 layout.  I would definitely buy a Lion Chief Plus Big Boy.

I already suggested a LionChief Plus Challenger!   But I will buy semi-scale Big-Boy as well.    Lets ask for whistle-steam in both while we are at it!   I'm in for two of each (just not in the same month - got to spread it out).

I concur, the Lionmaster series was a plus for those who did not have the room for the bigger scale engines. I personally think i would be a good seller.

 Sorry to go against the grain here, but for the sake of a "counterpoint".

I don't know how good of a seller a $600+ "entry level" loco would be.

IMO the Lionmaster series size, porportions, and detail level push it well beyond the caliber of the baby mikes, berks, and pacifics .

Rick, I was thinking more in the price range of the last Lionmaster.  $800 - $900.  With this baby I would pay what was required.  Yes, that's about twice what current Lionchief Plus steamers cost, but then you get twice as many drivers!  And frankly, that strikes me as not too much for the top of the line Lionchief in a world where Legacy locos are running up close to $1500 now.

If it was LionChief+, conventional, and TMCC I would so be in.  And by TMCC, I mean the basics like the original LionMasters were.  I know it can be done, and if they do it in the $600-800 range I would be buying a couple as well.

Why all 3 controls?  Well, I run conventional on the floor loop and the layout I build will be TMCC/Legacy.  By having both LionChief and TMCC, others will be able to drive the BB, like my kids, while I control all my locomotives from one remote.  Because I'm a one remote to control all my trains kind of guy, then I could control the BB when the kids weren't around without having to two fist it.  If Lionel wants to accomplish this by adding to the Legacy system with a LionChief bridge, I will happily pay $200-300 for the device as long as it allows me to control any LioneChief locomotive.