Who would be up for a LionChief Plus J?

Not a bad idea, but in that price range, I would be hard pressed to pick a Lion Chief over a MTH Imperial.

Ron.........I cannot disagree with you....but Lionel has name recognition no other train company has, and I believe it would be a winner for them.....people who are new to trains, know the brand....

This is our modular group's unscientific experiment:

We have held 2raffles: 2013 &  2014.

In 2013, we raffled an MTH starter set and sold about 600 tickets.

In 2014, we raffled a Lionel Pennsylvania Flyer (a less feature-filled set) and sold around 1600.

Peter

I would be interested.   What price range are you thinking about?

Ken.......I would say same as a LionChief Plus Hudson.

Peter

Definitely would be in for at least one at that excellent price point!

Would be a great idea with some cheap streamlined passenger cars

I would! I would!!

I'm in.

Count me in too.  Even though I already have more than twice as many trains that I can run, I would be in for one more, be it the "J".

In solving a math problem, x = enjoyment, x must be a N&W J Lionchief Plus.

enjoy your trains...

Lionel must have something in the works since they are going to record the "J". 

Listen to notch 6 ep: 55.

Could it be a Lionchief?

As long as the Lion Chief + line keeps selling out, Lionel will keep adding more locomotive choices and incrementally raising the price. I would expect a J to be priced higher than the current offerings because of its connection to the rejuvenated 611.

After a few years, I'd expect more features, too as an enticement for early Lion Chief + purchasers to upgrade. We've seen this pattern with proto 1 -> 2 ->3, and with TMCC ->Legacy, and it will no doubt repeat as the technology evolves. That's actually a good outcome as those on budgets can pick up earlier generations inexpensively and those with larger budgets can hop on the latest models and sell their previous generations.    

I agree with you and would do the same, but there are many that want the PostWar style of these Lionel items.  The J would be a fine fit for the LionChief Plus lineup.  Good idea, Peter...it should sell well.

I'll bite, but with a nice can motor. Not pulmor.

I'm not sure about a J. I'm not an N&W fan but the J is a particularly attractive loco so I might buy one if Lionel ever makes it.

Doug.....I do not believe they have ever made a LionChief with an AC motor......and I kind of doubt that they will start now.

Peter

Didn't know that.  As you can tell, I don't know much about Lionchief, but I'd go for a slightly smaller J to go with my 15 in. passenger cars.

I'm certainly game. And hey, while we're at it, let's make some LionChief GS-4/2 Daylights and unstreamlined Northerns using the older modern era tooling from the 80's/90's.

LionChief Plus has been very successful so I think Lionel will keep making different locomotives and adding features but will keep the LC+ line in the mid price range. They won't keep loading it up to the point that it will compete with Legacy. They seem to be committed to expanding the LC+ line and that's just fine with me.

I most certainly would be interested. But I would also like to see a Berk and a small mallet.

I would much rather see a "Lionmaster" J with a properly shaped tender.

I would personally much rather see a scale-sized or near-scale smaller LC+ steam loco such as a 2-8-0, 2-6-0, or more conventional ten wheeler. The upcoming camel back is very tempting, but camel backs were such odd locos and were only used on a few roads. Hopefully, we won't see the quality sacrificed to keep the price down. I currently have a Mikado, and I'm really fond of it.

Bill in FtL

Peter,

I think it would be a good idea.  I don't know if would buy one, as I just purchased an MTH Imperial this week.

I'd get one in a heartbeat!

Jerry

Lionmaster would be even better.