The new NS "Honor The Veterans" locomotive

I agree. Although I did not see combat, I was in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. I think a percentage of the profit should go to the Veterans in some way. I was lucky enough to see the travelling Vietnam War Memorial Wall a few years back. It brings you to tears just looking at the 58,000 plus names of those who died over there.

I also hope that Lionel produces this locomotive.  It could be a nice uncataloged year-end announcement.  I'd buy one.

I don't care if MTH or Lionel makes it, as long as it is a Premier or Legacy scale model, I am in for one. I wouldn't want it as a starter set.

I agree Eliot, it is a wonderful way to pay tribute to those we all need to remember.

I'm in for one. I'd put my Dad's name on it!

I too would purchase this locomotive and put my fathers name on it.

Eliot, What a great idea!  A neat way to remember your father in law's place in history.  

Ditto for me, as I believe I indicated earlier.  I'll buy the first one that becomes available in PS3 or Legacy.

Putting a vet's name on it is a terrific idea.  My dear ole dad was at Normandy on D- Day.  He was gone too soon and I wish I'd listened better to his wonderful stories of men in war.

The problem with releasing a model of this Loco is that no existing model is correct for it. It's a SD60E rebuild with the Admiral cab.

 

A regular SD60M painted in this scheme would be fine by me but if a backwards NS horse caused such an uproar I'd imagine the significant difference between an SD60E & SD60M would cause the model to be a flop.

That may well be true for the rivet-counting crowd, but as far as I am concerned they could apply that scheme to just about any locomotive and I would be at the top of the list to buy one.  Fortunately (in my opinion), in the 3-rail O gauge segment of the hobby the majority still have not gotten to that rivet-counting stage.

 

Whoever comes out with this paint scheme first, and pretty much regardless of the locomotive they apply it to, will almost certainly have a sales winner.

 

I want a Lionel Standard O Legacy model (I'm not a rivet counter, so close enough is good enough for me), but I'd also like to see it in a veterans tribute starter set, in addition to the scale models.  It should be represented in all the product lines.

 

Andy

 

 

Quite frankly, I (along with many O-Gauge enthusiasts) wouldn't know the difference, and don't even care.  Heck, Lionel or MTH could even produce this locomotive as an ES44- or SD70-class locomotive like the other NS Heritage units, and I'd be just as happy -- although I believe both companies already have SD60-class tooling that could be called upon for this model. 

 

I predict this paint-scheme will be a best-seller regardless of the model the importers decide to use.  Just my opinion, FWIW.

 

David

I'm in for one, both myself and my brother were in the military during the Vietnam war and having our names on the side of that locomotive would be a nice memory for our family in the future. Great idea Scrappy,

 

Dave

but I'd also like to see it in a veterans tribute starter set,

Andy, that's a good idea. At least this year the Navy and Marine trains are coming out.

Larry

If I were running Lionel (or MTH for that matter), I would not only do this scheme in all of my product lines (Standard O, Traditional, American Flyer in the case of Lionel, and Premier, RailKing, S gauge, and HO in the case of MTH), but I would donate a portion of the profits to veterans charities.  Or even split across several, like an organization that helps aging veterans (veterans homes), an organization that helps wounded veterans, an organization that helps those currently serving (like the USO), and an organization that helps the families and children of our service men and women who have given that "last full measure of devotion" in service to our country.

 

Andy

I don't know a SD40 from WD40.  It looks really cool and whoever puts it out first will get me to buy one.

You'd notice if you saw them. The SD-40 has a square cab, and the WD-40 has a rounded-off cab. They both roll down rails very nicely.

I had no idea there was such a thing as a WD40 loco.  I was actually referring to that stuff in the blue spray can.

Oh, sure. The round cab is a give-away.

 

 

http://flic.kr/p/cpb6qS