Lionel 2021 Catalogs in early (?)

They will not publish online till 22nd

Start looking on Ebay for 'sneak previews' I guess.

lots of fantasy Paint schemes. Prr, Santa Fe, Acela.  UP turbine in Alaska paint scheme. Mohawks in a pace maker scheme. They must have had a lot of fun.

Since Lionel can't seem to get prototypical paint schemes correct, why not paint everything fantasy?  Nobody can complain that the paint is wrong since it never existed.  Paint problem solved! 

Genius.

@Slipskull posted:

lots of fantasy Paint schemes. Prr, Santa Fe, Acela.  UP turbine in Alaska paint scheme. Mohawks in a pace maker scheme. They must have had a lot of fun.

Seriously? Or you just guessing?

Where is the Mohawk?

Our hobby shop called us today, so off to Nashville we go in the morning. It’s one of the best times of year there is, sitting back in the recliner, a cup of coffee, and total involvement in the newest and greatest toy train book ever. It takes our minds off everyday situations that we have no control over, and that’s why our model railroads are Our best friends. It’s the best hobby I know of. Happy Railroading Everyone

Larry,

Your train room should receive some sort of award!

The more fantasy [island] schemes, the more I can save for the GGD Amtrak scale Amfleet and Viewliners! Maybe Scott will announce Superliners as well this year!

Any postwar inspired sets? Thanks for the images by the way!

Any American Flyer?

@Randy_B posted:

Any postwar inspired sets? Thanks for the images by the way!

Not that I could see. But I always seem to miss things.

Any subways? What kind of freight and passenger cars are being offered?

@Slipskull posted:

Not that I could see. But I always seem to miss thinks.

Any more legacy steam or is that it? I was trying to imagine what the Mohawk in Pacemaker paint would look like and that wasn't it, lol!

Well, I hope there are some Amtrak Acelas in there, haha

although having the Acela back is nice, i don't get why they had to make a polar express version, but hey, maybe I just have no soul.

Is there a prototypical Acela?

I will have to get my copy tomorrow.

Is there f40s for ski train?

@Slipskull posted:

Didn’t see any subway cars not very many passenger cars just a couple of passenger sets. some nice fright cars.

Any cars for the NH PAs?

Are the gondola cars new tooling or some they acquired from Weaver, etc.?

Nothing of interest so far.

I don't see anything I want on those pages.  I see LVC alongside Bluetooth on each page.  What is LVC? 

LVC Lionel Voice Control

Neal Jeter

Odd the veranda photos are gone

calling my hobby shop tomarrow

can't wait to see the lc2.0 stuff and american flyer

Very interesting to see the New Hope and Ivyland set... I always saw this as a niche operation compared to other tourist lines.

@Mark Boyce posted:

I don't see anything I want on those pages.  I see LVC alongside Bluetooth on each page.  What is LVC?

A close look at the LVC logo shows a face with a mouth open and sound waves coming out.

Lionel Voice Command??

@WesternMaryland1201 posted:

although having the Acela back is nice, i don't get why they had to make a polar express version, but hey, maybe I just have no soul.

Did they get Tom Hanks.."All Aboard, this is the Broken Express."

Scott Smith

Thanks for the preview, but so far most of what I see is a bit beyond my budget.

Can I ask the voice command to cut the prices by 50%?

@Lionlman posted:

LVC Lionel Voice Control

Neal Jeter

Woah!!!   I’ll have to read up on that.  Thank you Neal!

@RickO posted:

A close look at the LVC logo shows a face with a mouth open and sound waves coming out.

Lionel Voice Command??

Rick, I tried looking at it close, but couldn’t make it out!  I need new glasses!  😄  Thank you!!!

@scott.smith posted:

Can I ask the voice command to cut the prices by 50%?

You can but the reply will be laughing.  

The blue comet camelback is pretty cool! I was hoping for a remake of the PRSL version when I saw them, but I’ll take the Blue comet version.

No milk cars?

@Slipskull, thanks for posting the catalog pages.  I would not believe there was a PolEx Acela if I hadn't seen these pages myself!! Still not sure I believe it! (And for $2500 I probably won't need to believe it unless I hit the Powerball )

Nothing yet seen that's of great interest.  Nice that camelbacks being offered w/ Legacy & whistle steam ...but at $650 MSRP, I'll happily stick w/ my two TMCC versions.  The modern powered (Acela?) Polar Express is interesting to see offered but again at a steep price and 0-72 minimum curve that approaches what I paid for my first car in the '80's which IIRC had a tighter turning radius.  Maybe it's the almost yearlong covid experience funk talking (or could be I've come to realize I have more than enough stuff acquired over the last 20yrs and for me, today's pricing structure has taken some of the shine off the new catalog aspect of the hobby.  I'll likely look to direct more time into improving the layout and performing routine maintenance tasks.  Hopefully in 6 to 9 months we'll see the return of train shows/meets that will rekindle my fire, although I think my eye will be favoring pre-war or modern tinplate.

We are arguably in the era of the big (wish book size) catalog that offers many items but contingent on a designated amount of confirmed pre-orders.  With Lionel's de-facto return to the lone mass-marketer of O-gauge, it'll be interesting to see how this plays out over the next 3 to 7 years.

I really like the Polar Acela, and the MR, and the SF..... also really looking forward to the SD70ACe in ACL, SF and Monon.

The DETROIT AND MACKINAC double-door 50' box cars are what I need. I like the Port of Tillamook Bay cars.

The Rio Grande and Western Pacific 'Beer Cars" are what I would like to get.

Andrew