LCCA PRODUCTS HOW MANY DO WANT TO SEE PRODUCED

Lou,

How about an AEC glow in the dark switcher and calf?

Norm

lou,tinplate,tinplate,tinplate,thanks terry hudon

thankyou

thankyou

Lou,

Just my opinion - we always have room for a new engine or car since the track is already there.  Accessories are a different story - I would have difficulty finding a spot for any of the new items unless I remove an existing structure.  I don't know what the minimum number is for manufacturing each item, but that's the number I would go with.  Also spread them out over several years.  Tinplate sets similar to the old Marx might be a unique item for LCCA, especially if you could get a price point around 200 - 250 dollars.  Lithograph would be the key selling point - if that's even possible anymore in this day and age.

KC

I would be in for the Texas Special.  As Swanko just mentioned, accessories are a different story.  I don't currently have a layout and I'm running out of room to store the "stuff".  You can always put an engine or a set somewhere, accessories are another story.  They tend to ship in bulky boxes which are hard to store.  An engine can always be run on a carpet layout should the urge hit you.

Thanks for all of your hard work in developing these items.  Nothing is ever as easy as it looks to those not involved in the process.

Rich

my feeling is part of the hobby is constantly modifying or chaning my layout. these new accessories are so unique and state of the art. thanks rich for sharing your thoughts

louie 

I agree with you.  A lot of the demand is also based on the footprint of the accessory.  Some of the stuff that MTH released such as the firehouse and car wash take up a fair amount of real estate.  I think that in limited quantities, these items that you are considering will sell.  The question becomes how much do you have to produce to see daylight on these projects?

Lou, I would like to see some more animated accessories, especially Carnival Rides!!!!!!!!Lionels are good, but I would like more of scale look to them, kind of like Ed Jones use to do. I know they are still made, but there is a long waiting list and the prices are steep.

I would also like to see more "rare" postwar sets reissued. How about some of the old uncatalogued promotional sets Lionel did? I have an 800 page book on all of them!!! :-)

irs under destruction - will join and order

nuke facility - maybe

swamp - maybe

I would love to see a Toonerville Trolley remake.

I'll second that

I would like to see a LIONEL SD70 power and dummy unit, matching pair.  LOCOMOTION

we did a sample but it was just missing something. so we walked away from it for now. i didn't say we would never do it but we blew it!

The nuke plant!!!!!! The urban renewal is done, just now waiting for the building to begin.

I could use a Trackmobile in Lionel blue and orange

due you think a hummer would be cool

I just paid double on eBay for the Texas Special Milk car that you are out of. When I saw the new tinplate set I joined LCCA this past weekend and ordered mine. I think the milk car, the tinplate set, and some of the other Texas stuff is classy. I wouldn't be interested in glow in the dark items or helicopter cars and missle launchers.

IMO I think there is a rising interest in milk, express trains, and head end cars. Would be nice to make up a 8 or 9 car train over a few years - a mix of milk, baggage, and mail cars. I think you have the milk cars handled already BTW.

many thanks and we are glad to have you. by the way our helicopter car may not be what you think. its katy rr police. the pictures are comming.

i'm also making a texas special caboose and we are looking into a modern chrome tank cae . yes carring more milk. i'm looking at billboard reefers too in texas special. we are looking into a push pull commuter train with a head end car and dash 8. we wont let you down.

thanks

louie

Lou... TANK TRAIN CAR SETS !!

If I could have anything produced, this would be it.  To the best of my knowledge it has never been done.  It could be produced on an existing chassis.  The strobes on top and the plows are way cool.  This guy is normally parked at the LIRR station in Jamaica.

Just parked there?  Does it ever run?

If I could afford one of each I'd take them - except for tinplate, which is a specialist interest.

Put me down for a Texas Special cow and calf, the helicopter flatcar and the nuke plant. All the rest is great but it's a question of budget and space.

I like the coal ramp with it's locomotive and hoppers.  Will it be offered in other "names" than just East Coast, like "Big Sky Coal Company" or something like that in a Western US flavor?  We did have large coal operations out here, some railroad-owned by the NP.

It spends most of the time in Jamaica.  Everyone has to live somewhere.

It does run the rails during off peak times.