Lionel, may I request that you make this L2d Mohawk? (#2933)

That is one beautiful engine. I'd be in for a Legacy version.

Scott is looking for reservations on this one now.

Pete

Can’t beat 3rdrail for detail.  

I smell a potential brass hybrid for the future, using the existing L2a chassis...

I hope you get your Mowhawk. It's my favorite Engine.My Grandpa was a Mowhawk Engineer in the 30's out of The Cleveland Collinwood yards.Nick

Norton posted:

"Scott is looking for reservations on this one now."

Yeah, I know. But, I have been waiting 2-3 years on my NYC R-class electric from 3rd, and have inquired about it a couple of times (all I get is "maybe"...), and it remains on the "coming" list (when last I looked 2 months ago), and I have just lost patience with them. They keep announcing new items. What about the rest of us?

So, until and if my R-class comes, I will not be reserving anything else from 3rd Rail. Mohawk or not. Also, I suggested to 3rd that a DRGW L-105 Challenger (not the UP design) be offered, and it now is (I'm not taking credit). So, I'll save money there, too. I suppose that I should officially cancel my R-class order, as this is a 2-way street, and if you can't make it (essentially a cancellation on their end), don't ask me to allocate resources to it.

Really, I'd rather have a Lionel Mohawk than a 3rd Rail version, anyway. My L2a is beautiful and sturdy. I think I'll do a close detail comparison between the L2a and the L2c to see if an existing L2a could be accurately (90%) and reasonably changed to an L2c, without butchery. Great, another project...

I would be surprised if Lionel did another L2 given they have done three aleady. I have to give them credit for finally doing a USRA Mikado with road specific details instead of redoing the K-Line engine over and over with just new electronics.  So there is hope they might alter the details on their Mohawk.

I have an R motor reserved as well. If it happens OK, if not thats OK too.

Pete

I like the idea of another NYC freight hauler. I own 3 versions of the L2a and 4 Berkshires. It would be nice if Lionel would tweak their existing tooling to offer different variations. MTH offered multiple versions of the L3 and 4 Mohawks. I'd like an A1c B&A Berkshire. Use the tender from the Mohawk and clean up the existing boiler. The A1c's were called sports models as they did' have a lot of excess plumbing. Much cleaner looking.

I’ll second that Dave 

Just curious, but did the 3rd Rail Mohawk get canceled? Didn't see it on their website anymore....