Originally Posted by RickO:
IMO these crane cars were worthy of VL status 9 years ago when Lionel first offered them. Arguably the best TMCC/Legacy anything Lionel has ever offered including locos.
These are fairly accurate scale models with the accurate sounds to go with it.
You have a point; despite some operating glitches these cranes were an admirable innovation on Lionel's part with great play/entertainment value. I wonder whose idea they were?
Come to think about it, after watching the videos I wonder whether the Legacy version will have similar crew sounds to the TMCC. On another thread Rudy from Lionel posted this comment:
"The legacy boom car will have the fun features of the original TMCC version, plus quilling whistle and a collection of motion sounds as the car moves along the track--rail clatter, wheel flange and bumping sounds. These are similar to what we did for the Vision tank cars. The forthcoming vision reefer boxcars will also have this sort of wheels-and-tracks sound effects."
The TMCC crew voices just strike me as more authentic than some Legacy offerings. I swear one of the crane crew is the same guy you hear on the Vision tank cars!