Just Got My Legacy ATSF 4-8-4 Northern #3751

Congrats on the new locomotive!!!  At the discounted price, it's one of the great buys out there.  Just about all the major dealers have priced this steamer in the blow-out zone at one time or another.   With a little luck on timing, both #3751 and #3759 could be had for double-heading at just a shade over the original MSRP of one these jewels.  Simply FABULOUS!!! 

Should make us all think twice about dashing out to pre-order any of the big locomotives from the new catalog, unless of course one feels it's an absolute "must have".  Having said that though, I'm sure Lionel is trying like the dickens to avoid another round of blow-outs to the tune of what we've seen from the 2011/2012 catalogs.

Next up on the blow-out list... or at least marked down "on sale"???  The Shays and Berkshires.  There are WAY too many of those still in the market, and they've been sitting in inventory far too long -- especially the Shays.   Alas, no whistle-steam on those... but the Shays always make for interesting sites and sounds, and the Berkshires have a nice amount of separately applied detail on them.  Stay tuned, and keep an eye out for your favorite dealer. 

David

Great engine,  I picked mine up after always wanting the one released about 7 years earlier.  Went ahead and got one last Dec. 

Congrats Rod.

Jim

I love both of mine. This Legacy Northern is just about perfect for my layout: a really great product that runs and sounds good, and a very detailed, handsome model that looks good, and is big enough to be impressive, but does not hang over the rails on curves too much. One of the two I have, at the least, is always on my layout.

I paid list for both of mine, and my Berk: I don't mind paying list for locos I really like - my logic is that if enough people don't, Lionel will probably stop making these types of locos.  I got the Shay at blow out price though - but I still not sure  it was worth it.  Maybe my least favorite loco.

hello guys; can you tell me where to find one and what I can expect the discounted price to be?  I would like to order one.

Thank you.

Nicolas Smith has blow out on them this month.  $799

http://www.nicholassmithtrains.com/store/

Hi Rod, good for you

This engine is incredible, it's so incredible I purchased two of them

I hope you don't mine me posting a video , but here's mine double headed

Thanks, Alex

Great going Rod - a spectacular locomotive for sure!

Hey Alex -  That's a nice video you have there. Much better camera angle, quite realistic.

Thanks for the information with respect to O42 track.  If that's the case -- and I have no reason to doubt you -- I may pick one of these up. 

>>> the Berkshires have a nice amount of separately applied detail on them.  Stay tuned, and keep an eye out for your favorite dealer.<<

Actually. if you look around those Berks are currently discounted. I picked one up last month at a great price.

This beauty is a sleeper. It has more add on details then a VL engine.

Funny thing, I had been looking ages for a super detailed early 20th century steamer and when I first stumbled on to this guy last year. I walked away because I gave its high cost and missing whistle smoke a big thumbs down.  But with so much add on piping and details, appearance easily made up for it. 

Only had to wait for a discount and jump in...

The big bonus... It runs and sounds as good as it look.

I also have that SF Northern. Like everyone here says, it too is a beautiful piece.

Joe 

I ordered the 4199 (Santa Fe) Berk when they were announced and so paid list price, but don't regret it.  It is scale length and pretty much matches the prototype - at least in the larger details, except, as delivered, the cab was not scale height but I cut off the top and made a new one adding a scale 11" and it now looks just like the photos I have of the 419X SF Berks.  The great amount of added on detail is fantastic.

I doublehead my two Northerns and they have not left the layout since the day they arrived.

Period.

Scrappy

I learned the hard way when I ran 2 of my engines on 042 rather than the recommended 054 curves.  Both of them appeared to run ok on 042, but it added too much stress on the drawbars on both of them. I was told that my S-3 could run on 042 but my drawbar ended up getting bent.  On my MTH engine the added stress on the wireless drawbar caused the engine to malfunction.  I ended up replacing all my 042 curves with 054.   With ATSF Northern, I don't know, but it may run fine with the tighter curves but over time there might be stress added to the engine which could cause possible problems.

I couldn't resist the great deals on this locomotive any longer especially after hearing so many positive comments about it. Just purchased the #3751 from Nicolas Smith and should take delivery later this week! Should look great sitting next to the Lionel #261 Northern.

Well, after thinking about it for most of the month, I went ahead and ordered a Legacy 3751 from Nicholas Smith today.

Their May sale ends today.  There appear to be two more 3751s left and I believe three 3759s still available.  The Legacy Mallets are still available in case any one is interested.

I'm already chomping at the bit to get this engine up and running.  It will be my first steam engine with Whistle Steam.

Darn, this was an expensive thread to click on.  Got a 3751

Well Chris, don't be shy, show us some pictures!

Hi all

Just read this post and called Nicolas Smith and ordered one of each.

They will ship on Monday. What a great buy was looking to by the old tmcc

one last year but cost more that the new ones. Just need to find the Scout

Hvy Wght cars now. Can some one name a store were I could find them. Looked at

Wholesale Trains.

Richard

JC642, what model is that, is is very good appealing.

Hi Guys, How does this engine compare to the first issue in 2004 or 2005? The 3751 with the 5.0 system. I think 38055? I have this one and it runs super.

I have the first issue also and to me the whistle is closer to the real thing then the new one. 

I had mine upgraded to 4 chuffs and a smoke upgrade by Alex M. It really sounds and smokes great. 

these?

http://www.westerndepot.com/pr...cc1bd9f5564b3909c6d6

Berkshire,

email me at davidone@comcast.net

thanks,

dave