Predictions for Lionel's 2013 V1 Catalog

There will be trains in it. But love your Central ideas!

How about a Vision Line Allegheny!  That would empty my wallet.

How about a 726 Bershire with all the legacy features that can operate on 036 radius.

I predict they will al be over priced.

 

Steve C.

How about a Legacy C&O Yellow Belly with whistle steam.

 

Doug

You are right - it is time to start this thread, isn't it.

 

I have not a clue what will be in it, and yet I know - know with utter certainty - exactly what will be in it: something I don't know I need right now but will absolutely have to have as soon as I see the catalog.

I like Doug's thought a nice yellow belly. And like Steve mentioned, maybe what I really like will be a tad out of reach.

 

Either way, when the catalog comes out we'll all be staring! 

And then the regular rash of threads complaining about what's not there/is there/prices/colours/etc. will begin. 

 

After people complain about waiting for it for so long

 

 

But seriously, this is what I would love to see:

 

1. Reading and Northern #425 with maroon passenger cars

2. Strasburg #90 with passenger cars

3. Chestnut Ridge Railway Mack Railbus #51

4. An American Flyer 715 Automatic Unloading Car, but for O gauge.

 

I will be shocked if I see any of these though, so my money is safe

Same stuff decorated differently.

 

Pete

We will see the catalouge around April after many delays, some will be happy, others will be unhappy

 

 

I would like to see a newly designed conventional 200 watt transformer, with two handles.

Hopefully they will release the 2013 American Flyer Catalog next month?

 

Thanks,

 

Phil    

I 2nd the Vision Line Allegheny. More then likely there will be the 10 NS heritage SD70ACe's. I'd like to see a Conventional Classics/PWCS version of any of the Turbine sets.

 

Bill

This forum certainly has more than enough of that... After all, isn't this a hobby and aren't hobbies supposed to be fun!!

Still waiting on that N&W Big Steam Legacy. Class A,Y,Z Plenty of room in the A for some goodies. Wont happen because of the J, although they belong together.

 

Predictions- 

Legacy/Vision--   Cab Forward for sure -P7 Presidential Engine- Big Pennsy Steam maybe the swoosh-Some kind of Erie Diesel power- trackside vision operating building- Legacy sound cars-Introduction of products for where legacy is going.

I would love to see a Wabash Bluebird passenger train set. Scale F units and 18" passenger cars. Probably not likely, but it would be nice.

My wants:
-More PS-2 covered hoppers
-More PS-1 boxcars
-ACE 3000
-Something new in the LionMaster line
-A legacy diesel in Lionel livery
-GM Train of Tomorrow

I predict there will NOT be a Chicago & North Western H class 4-8-4 in the catalog thus saving my checkbook from a big hit once again this year.

I would love this one too as long as it has the swinging bell and all the steam effects  

 

Given the outcry when the whistle-steam effect was pulled from the headliner locomotives in the last catalog, let's hope we haven't seen the last of this feature.  But I wouldn't hold my breath, considering the manufacturing/supplier situation in China these days.  

 

David

I would like to see some new 6464 boxcars with sprung trucks. Not the "postwar style" bar end the last bunch had. No more postwar remakes, new roads and designs!

I would like a Legacy/TMCC ERIE NW-2 switcher. Isn't over 50 years long enough to wait?

For the Standard O line, I wouldn't mind a Pennsy L-1 Mikado, New York Central L3A Mohawk with elephant ears, AC4400CW's, #587 of the Nickel Plate Road, or the GS-4 American Freedom Train.

 

For the intermediate Classic Line, some reasonably priced Legacy updates on the Dash 8-40B/C Lionel did in the 90's would be nice, like what they did with the GP-9's and SD60M's in 2010.

 

Maybe for the Conventional Classics/Postwar Celebration, the 1430WS or 2140WS with either the 2025 K-5 steamer or 671 Turbine and green 2400 passenger cars would be cool.

 

And for the beginner line, some more remote controlled Thomas characters - those would surely be popular.

I also hope they do not pull the whistle steam effect. I now have 5 engines with whistle steam. Best thing since sliced bread. They have made some improvements on whistle steam since the earlier ones, such as the filler covers in the later versions.

 

I also like the swinging bell on the vision line Hudson and hope to see some more of that. As I have mentioned in an earlier post it seems these features started to disappear in the last catalog, even in some of the more expensive Engines.

 

Remote Control James and Percy to go with the remote control Thomas.

 

Neal Jeter

I will predict that there will be a new FT passenger set (but perhaps in the Ready to Run catalog) in a new paint scheme.  I would love an FT set decorated for:

Northern Pacific

Great Northern

Milwaukee Road

Atlas did a real nice SW9 a few years back with TMCC

 

Would love to see the following by Lionel or someone:

 

1)  scale 86' auto parts box car in four and eight door versions

 

2)  scale auto racks in two versions to compliments Lionel current model.  open sided and corrugated sides with no top

 

3)  NS Veterans day engine

 

4)  Southern 40' or 50' box  car with roof hatches used in Kaolin service.  Have an Atlas car made up but need to be painted. 

 

5)  Welch Grain Co covered hopper

 

6)  everything to operate the way it should when we get it.  Quality control to highest standards and doa's/returns in low single digits.

Some as ever: a new LionMaster Steam engine... preferably something Pennsylvania, like the L-2 or a Q!

 

Jon

Anything Strasburg livery but especially scale passenger cars with full interiors to fill the void left with MTH no longer making Strasburg Premier ones.

There will be misprints and typographical errors contained within its pages and it will have at least one thing I want but have no need for. 

 

--Greg

That would be great!  I'd also like to see more GP35's  How about DT&I?

I don't know how I forgot this, but the Lehigh Valley John Wilkes.

If they're taking orders I'd take any of the following: NS GP38-2 Conrail C40-8W Conrail SD60M Lehigh Valley C628 white paint Canadian cylindrical hoppers in new schemes

No prediction, but sure would like one of these....... with legacy......someday

 

Vision Line/Legacy Southern Pacific AC-4. Lionel cataloged a TMCC AC-4 a few years ago but the engine was never made.   And if it might be made, PLEASE put the traction tires on the front drivers, NOT behind the crosshead guides! It's a cab forward!  Ah, dream on. Probably not enough interest.

Diecast vision-line ES44DC in BNSF and other roadnames.

 

I predict their pre-order pricing will be very reasonable.  I think Lionel delivers a lot of value in their higher-end and scale stuff.

I too would like Lionel to produce this engine.

Legacy Pennsy B6 with whistle steam