Lionel Legacy Pacifics

I cant decide b&o or southern crescent in black...  so video would help me too...

Super O Bob posted:

I cant decide b&o or southern crescent in black...  so video would help me too...

Tough decision; I was at that point between the Atlanta & West Point (the black is beautiful) and the B&O (shade of green with yellow trim for it being different); such turmoil in our little world.

I was up all night thinking about it...  lol

I took a big chance and pre-ordered the Halloween Pacific - am glad to see it turned out very cool I can't wait to get it on the tracks.

Paul, can you give us a video of whistle and sound??

Good job Paul...  cant wait to see some videos on this one...

Any more Pacifics?

Peter, take it easy bud!

Those that got them aren't wasting time on the forum. They are off playing with their new toys!

I guess I'll just forget it. I was so caught up in my excitement, I was pushing people to post theirs (as a way of keeping this thread from dying).

I'm confused by the blue Lionel used. Looks like the old style color blue as opposed to the darker blue 425 currently wears, but they also chose to use the new style logo. Odd.

Same for the drivers and trailing truck which should be blue....they were able to color the other Pacifics....

I think the blue has to do with money. They probably don't have every color, so they use the closest ones possible. Or the blue has something to do with the lighting in the pictures.

Are the cab roof and walkways on 425 supposed to be black like the MTH version?

MichRR714 posted:

Are the cab roof and walkways on 425 supposed to be black?

Yes

Let me know when you receive your Pacific.

I saw Eric Siegel running his on the webcam before.

grp24 posted:

Those that got them aren't wasting time on the forum. They are off playing with their new toys!

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Not my video, but someone on the Tube was courteous enough to show his Lionel 425 in action.

The whistle sounds incredible. Easily a match for the whistle on the MTH model.

Here is my video I just got done recording.  Sorry for the poor quality, hope you like it.  I do, especially the whistle.

That’s a slightly edited 587 whistle

Those are some nice videos of the 425. Can't wait to see the Fried Green Tomatoes locomotive.

Roof is originally blue, under all that soot, according to these picrures...

Lionels blue looks really close to this photo of the real engine all cleaned up on this turntable.  The roof looks to be originally blue, then covered with soot.

Lionel model looks like the repaint on the turntable with the nice black pistons...  looks really good...

Sounds like the whistle for the Reading&Northern 425 is different than the whistle for the NP 2256; so not a generic whistle for the Pacifics?

Laz1957 - great video; was surprised that the tender did not have a backup light; however, the ash pan lights make up for it along with gauge lights.

laz1957 posted:

 hope you like it.  I do, especially the whistle.

 

But......which one do you like better laz???....... The MTH....... or the Lionel???.....

RickO posted:

laz1957 posted:

 hope you like it.  I do, especially the whistle.

 

But......which one do you like better laz???....... The MTH....... or the Lionel???.....

WOW RICK?  Man that is a tough one.  Lionel because of the whistle and whistle smoke or maybe MTH with the color and whistle.  I'm between a rock and a hard place but what a place to be.

Does anybody know what the A&WP 290's whistle sounds like?  I heard that Lionel is doing 290's actual whistle on it.

Not my video, but here's an example:

Super O Bob posted:

Roof is originally blue, under all that soot, according to these picrures...Lionels blue looks really close to this photo of the real engine all cleaned up on this turntable.  The roof looks to be originally blue, then covered with soot.

Lionel model looks like the repaint on the turntable with the nice black pistons...  looks really good...

I am no expert and my eyes are getting old but when I expand the photo, the roof vent cover in the above picture looks to be painted the same as the smoke box.  Doesn't look like soot covered blue to me.  Just my opinion.

Well I was not looking at that hatch.

The curved surfaces of the cab you can see the blue showing thru...  looks like soot to me.

This is the old scheme...  look at the other picture...  thats the one lionel model is.

I will go look for some other pics...  the other pic kinda looks like blue at the front edge, but its really hard to tell.  This cab surface is not as nicely finished as the piston housings that are clearly black painted...

Here you can see the blue top of cab better.  That hatch that is propped open is blue and soot covered, but you can see its blue here.

Talk about soot!  The top of boiler and domes are covered in soot here in this pic!

My 425 is on the way. I would love to see and hear the Halloween version if anyone can post/

turbine posted:

My 425 is on the way. I would love to see and hear the Halloween version if anyone can post/

I'd like to hear the same for the Atlanta & West Point #290 as well.

I guess nobody wants the A&WP 290 at this point. ravenhawk6910 and I are the only ones that are interested in it.

Pete, hang on, my A&WP showed up today from Trainworld; will be making a video in a few hours.

RickM46 posted:

Pete, hang on, my A&WP showed up today from Trainworld; will be making a video in a few hours.

That's great news! So excited for it.

Hi Kids,

My Pacific Atlanta and West Point 290 from Trainworld showed up today.  TW does a great job of double boxing the locomotives with enough padding to protect the original brown factory shipper - first rate!  Ordered it the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and got here (Florida) via UPS today, Monday.  It arrived in pristine condition in its factory foam - no loose parts - no damage.  Well, one minor issue, the micro red lens of one of the tender lanterns was laying in the bottom of the foam box - no worries, crazy glue fixed it.

Tender: no back up light but the lanterns are extremely bright.

Locomotive: blemish free; the side rods are held on with hex bolts and a wrench is included; nice red ash pan lights; cabin light; headlight; gauge lights; standard railsounds and CAB2 functions; the whistle sounds like a duplicate of the Big Boy and FEF3 - very loud; so far, lots of smoke from the whistle and stack - you can see the resistors thru the fill holes; 2 spare tires; smoke fill funnel; smoke dropper; 2 grease ports for the drive gears; no orange memory module.

There is a mystery: included in the box are 2 long black screws in a bag with black rubber spacers.

The video follows; didn't have smoke turned on; short video (pay no never mind to my finger in the lens):

Sweet pacific!

Been trying to register the VL Niagara and now the Pacific - no dice; the product numbers have not been added to their system.