Anybody have a Lion Chief Plus GP-38? If so, how do you like it?
I have a handful of Lion Chief + motive power (steam and diesel) and am a fan. The new catalog has 4-5 GP-38s, all with Bluetooth. Am thinking about ordering one of these. Would be my first loco with Bluetooth.
Thanks for any input.
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I have a BNSF. GP20 & WESTERN PACIFIC GP7, both are smooth, strong smoke a lot & great sounds. The WP is also Bluetooth which is a great perk. I also like the semi scale size. 14" metal frame, trucks and gand rail. Well worth the $$$.
Lionel Lionchief is defiantly Big bang for the buck. Hope that helps.
Thanks for the info and pics. Great looking locos!
I agree. My two GP 38's have been running for over a year without issue.
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These two guys are easily pulling between 14 and 18 car consists. No bluetooth. Have never used it, so I have no opinion. I use the universal remote to control 3 trains on these 2 tracks on my upper level. I'm using a Z4000 to power both tracks. Thought I would need to run a power drop through 3 rooms of trains and ceiling, but they run perfectly on one drop each.
Can't agree more about bang for your buck. IMO, the LCP's are a big winner.
Jerry
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I have the UP LionChief Plus GP-38 (non-Bluetooth) and really like it. Unfortunately mine seems to have a faulty smoke unit. It is currently at Lionel awaiting warranty repair on the smoke unit. (2nd time I've returned the locomotive in the past year for a non-working smoke unit.)
JerryG posted:I agree. My two GP 38's have been running for over a year without issue.
These two guys are easily pulling between 14 and 18 car consists. No bluetooth. Have never used it, so I have no opinion. I use the universal remote to control 3 trains on these 2 tracks on my upper level. I'm using a Z4000 to power both tracks. Thought I would need to run a power drop through 3 rooms of trains and ceiling, but they run perfectly on one drop each.
Can't agree more about bang for your buck. IMO, the LCP's are a big winner.
Jerry
Thank you, Jerry. Nice looking diesels.
I’m actually thinking about ordering the NS First Responders GP 38. None of the other road names particularly appealed to me and I really like black/white/red/gold color scheme. Very sharp. Will run it with some of the other First Responder rolling stock offered by Lionel.
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