Lionel Legacy Class J Questions

 

Hot Water,

 

Thanks for your info and the suggestions.

I will contact Scott.

Here's the original post I started.

 

https://ogrforum.com/t...hantas-owners?page=1

 

Lionel did not do anything to fix this issue. The small washers do work!

Many thanks, Kevin !!

Reservations are sold-out. They are taking stand-by reservations. I have already sent in my CC info. They are supposed to ship in January.

Thanks, Gilly !!

 

in any case, Hosanna !

I took out the J this morning and the stripes are much closer than some I have seen.

it is a close call as to whether it is worth doing the washer trick.

The sound of this locomotive is an eleven out of ten.

i read some reviews of the Lionel J and those of other manufacturers. I have watched, and listened, to the J's of other manufacturers and the difference is so great as to be no comparison in my mind. I have been trackside to hear many steamers and the Lionel sound is in a class by itself. Period.

 

Now, how to get whistle steam into this loco.

 

Scrappy

I know how ..You have to get Lionel to sell you one of those boards though  good luck!

Rub it in big Guy! My new MTH J has the crew talk that includes such brain bending nuggets as:

 

"Well it's finally done, the 611 is on the road again"

"Remember there's always the over exuberant fan you've gotta watch out for"

"I hope the people following along on the highways use caution. Some of them take unnecessary risks"

 

As Charlie Brown would say ARRRGH!!!! Makes me want to put some Homies on the track just so the 611 will have something to run over...

 

Can't wait to load the next MTH sound file!

 

Of course, the UP Whistle warms my heart and brings a tear to my eye...

In 1 of Scott's latest emails, he said the cars were all sold out. However there are usually people that back out for one reason or another. Just get on the waiting list for cancellations.

Thanks, fellas.

 

Scrappy

Eliot,

Congrats on the new purchase and I hope you enjoy her.

I didn't notice the stripe issue until it was pointed out of the forum.

As for add on cars - Lionel is ending their aluminum car production so you're not going to see any aluminum cars for the Pocahontas.  I can't blame them after seeing all the challenges they have had in production and the tremendous lead time needed. They may do some plastic ones down the road though.

Depending on how picky you are, The Powhatan Arrow cars from 2005 are a kind close match. There is a 2 car coach set and a Stationsounds dining car add on that was made and you can still find them if you do a little bit of searching. They are a different shade of Tuscan but I think it looks good for about 10ft away. (Remember in real life that most of the time none of the cars matched perfectly either - cars were painted at different times or whatever paint they had in the shop that day).

I have been buying the 4 car Pocahontas sets, keeping the 2 coaches and selling off the Combine and Observation. I have a 10 car matched train now but it took a lot of time and effort to make it happen.

Good luck!