Lionchief Plus NW2. They were just produced the 1 year, and they haven't been produced since. From the comments I've seen on the forum, they were well received. The four road names produced didn't interest me, so I've been hoping they would produce more in different road names.
Frisco 1522
Rocky Mountaineer posted:Title of the thread says it all. I'll start off with my very short list of things I really thought we'd see. I'm not planning to buy lots of stuff anyway in 2017, but I would have found a way to fit these purchases in if they were offered:
- An Aux Tender for the Freedom Train's GS-4.
- Chessie Steam Special passenger cars. I told Harry and Bill Henning I'd buy their Chessie T-1 on display in the store, if the new catalog had the matching set of cars. Come on, Lionel. These would have helped dealers move a few locomotives!
- Great Northern "Empire Builder" passenger set/cars. True... 3rd Rail is currently taking reservations for their version. But it would have been interesting to see Lionel go head-to-head with Scott on this. Just wasn't meant to be. Instead Lionel went with a Burlington Northern offering. Same territory... but not for me.
I guess we'll have to wait for Volume 2!!! Now when does that come out again???
David
What's missing? Easy .... big steam. There are two choices, or I suppose three if you count a shay. Peter
Bruk posted:21' Passenger cars for the Chessie System T-1's.....
PJB posted:Rocky Mountaineer posted:Title of the thread says it all. I'll start off with my very short list of things I really thought we'd see. I'm not planning to buy lots of stuff anyway in 2017, but I would have found a way to fit these purchases in if they were offered:
- An Aux Tender for the Freedom Train's GS-4.
- Chessie Steam Special passenger cars. I told Harry and Bill Henning I'd buy their Chessie T-1 on display in the store, if the new catalog had the matching set of cars. Come on, Lionel. These would have helped dealers move a few locomotives!
- Great Northern "Empire Builder" passenger set/cars. True... 3rd Rail is currently taking reservations for their version. But it would have been interesting to see Lionel go head-to-head with Scott on this. Just wasn't meant to be. Instead Lionel went with a Burlington Northern offering. Same territory... but not for me.
I guess we'll have to wait for Volume 2!!! Now when does that come out again???
David
What's missing? Easy .... big steam. There are two choices, or I suppose three if you count a shay. Peter
Does Lionel have the tooling to produce these cars since they went to all plastic 21"?
PJB posted:What's missing? Easy .... big steam. There are two choices, or I suppose three if you count a shay.
What's missing? Easy .... small steam. there are two choices, or I suppose three if you count a fully detailed PRR Atlantic with whistle smoke and swinging bell... 
joe
Something new, like a Alco HH660, Baldwin diesel engines and of course Bangor & Aroostook EMD NW2, F3, GP7 and E7 #10.
-Johan
It's difficult to ask for what I like because it's so regional... I keep hoping for something steam reasonably close to scale in Texas and Pacific. Realizing the local appeal and concentration of the market in northeastern and western roads I am certainly dreaming. The promised 3D Rail T&P 2-10-4 though not Lionel is surely a dream come true. The scale Erie Pacific of not that many years ago is very close to the Texas Pacific P-1. An oil tender with a doghouse and a capped stack would do it. Maybe even an accurate paint job!
At a certain point one wonders how many beautiful NYC Hudsons and GS-4s before the market is saturated? Apparently limitless. Oh and some working WW-2 era T&P "chocolate " heavyweights would be nice!
Dreaming in Texas!
I really liked those die cast diesels they came out with a few years back. Love to see the GE ES44 EVO they offered and the Canadian Pacific. BigRail
Union Pacific Oil Fired Challenger 3985:
Joe Jordan Auxiliary tender:
Add-on pack to the UP Excursion consist. I'm not sure if 18 inches or 21 inches would be the correct length for the baggage car shown in this picture:
BigRail posted:I really liked those die cast diesels they came out with a few years back. Love to see the GE ES44 EVO they offered and the Canadian Pacific. BigRail
That's easy - just go to eBay as there are several of these constantly for sale. Besides, at the rate the catalogue pricing is skyrocketing, you're better off with eBay.
Frankly, even though my sons and I are relatively new and just starting to put together our roster, the new pricing on "common" Legacy motive power has reached a breaking point, bordering on the absurd. It has nothing to do with an ability to "afford" these items. It's got everything to do with "do I want to put this much money into an item like this." Sort of like a friend I have who paid $800 for Gucci belt, claiming it was all about quality. To me, a belt is an item with an upper limit on value, given it's a ... belt.
I'm not addressing whether we are being gouged, as I don't have enough data to know the answer. What I'm saying is, from a practical perspective of someone who is not so deep in this hole that I can't see clearly, paying $2,000 for a "common" Legacy is kind of insane. In addition, it has no more or less quality or features than similar items on eBay that are slightly used and available at half that price, and it gets harder and harder to justify buying new Lionel products - IMO.
Peter Araujo posted:...
Add-on pack to the UP Excursion consist. I'm not sure if 18 inches or 21 inches would be the correct length for the baggage car shown in this picture:
Mike Reagan mentioned several times last year that any car based on a baggage car design would be 18" -- including the UP flag baggage car and the AFT display cars. However, even the latest 2017 catalog continues to get things wrong -- both in graphics and captions.
David
Rocky Mountaineer posted:Peter Araujo posted:...
Add-on pack to the UP Excursion consist. I'm not sure if 18 inches or 21 inches would be the correct length for the baggage car shown in this picture:
Mike Reagan mentioned several times last year that any car based on a baggage car design would be 18" -- including the UP flag baggage car and the AFT display cars. However, even the latest 2017 catalog continues to get things wrong -- both in graphics and captions.
David
Boy I hope Lionel hits a home run on these cars! I have not anticipated more a product from Lionel than this one.
645 posted:Bill Henning posted:Ugh, still no Amtrak E8's :'(
Sunset is doing Amtrak E8/9's which are currently in production from what I understand. Don't know if all of the Amtrak's are already reserved - if interested contact Scott Mann.
Definitely worth a call to Scott. I seem to recall reading that somebody ordered a bunch of these (10 or 20) -- in essence acting as a dealer per se -- to get the roadname made.
David
How about "AMROAD" as in Silver Streak?!
I'd seriously like to have a set of the Texas and Pacific E-8s but my cash is going to the 2-10-4.
Griff Murphey posted:I'd seriously like to have a set of the Texas and Pacific E-8s but my cash is going to the 2-10-4.
My curves can handle one, but my bank account can't. 
Neither can mine, gonna have to sell a couple of firearms to do it.... one time chance though...,
it truly is a fantasy come true. Imagine being a NYC fan or Pennsy and they made the first ever Hudson or GG-1.
Peter Araujo posted:Union Pacific Oil Fired Challenger 3985:
Joe Jordan Auxiliary tender:
Add-on pack to the UP Excursion consist. I'm not sure if 18 inches or 21 inches would be the correct length for the baggage car shown in this picture:
I second this also!
Another 2 pack of ACCURATE UP Excursion cars, even though we're awaiting the first delivery!
LEGACY EMD E-6 locomotives
Wasn't expecting to see it but would have been thrilled to see a UP Flag SD70MAC, powered or non-powered, to pair with the 28227 (4979) from 2004. Seems less likely as each year passes.
Grampstrains posted:A red Lionchief Plus GG-1 is at the top of my wish list. While I am disappointed that it wasn't in this catalog, I expect to see it in the near future. I was pleased and surprised to see the Berkshires.
Agreed...And green
Reasonable prices, ATSF Legacy steam locomotives, smaller scale steam that can go on O36 with full Legacy, and all the LC+ locomotives as LionMaster with Legacy control.
PJB posted:BigRail posted:I really liked those die cast diesels they came out with a few years back. Love to see the GE ES44 EVO they offered and the Canadian Pacific. BigRail
That's easy - just go to eBay as there are several of these constantly for sale. Besides, at the rate the catalogue pricing is skyrocketing, you're better off with eBay.
Frankly, even though my sons and I are relatively new and just starting to put together our roster, the new pricing on "common" Legacy motive power has reached a breaking point, bordering on the absurd. It has nothing to do with an ability to "afford" these items. It's got everything to do with "do I want to put this much money into an item like this." Sort of like a friend I have who paid $800 for Gucci belt, claiming it was all about quality. To me, a belt is an item with an upper limit on value, given it's a ... belt.
I'm not addressing whether we are being gouged, as I don't have enough data to know the answer. What I'm saying is, from a practical perspective of someone who is not so deep in this hole that I can't see clearly, paying $2,000 for a "common" Legacy is kind of insane. In addition, it has no more or less quality or features than similar items on eBay that are slightly used and available at half that price, and it gets harder and harder to justify buying new Lionel products - IMO.
What Legacy locomotives are you referring to on eBay that are half price? I do not see any especially ones that are couple of years old. What is the difference between a locomotive that is "common" legacy and on that is not?
How about a Milwaukee Road - TMCC Rotary Snowplow, like the Rio Grande one that just came out this past year?
LC+ 773, GG1
Some heavyweight passenger cars for PRR that would have gone great with the K4's. Guess we will have to wait until the next catalog maybe.
I would like to add LC + 746 to the post by Art which included LC+ 773, GG1.
Thanks, Phil
Reading & Northern hoppers
Also the R&N 425 with Aux tender in O scale of course.
Actually I do miss their line of "mainline" signals. I wonder why they don't have them anymore. I like the ones I have, especially the three light mainline signals. BigRail
I was kind of hoping for a new Pennsy steam, maybe an N1.
I was also surprised that there weren't any new sound cars.
