@Hot Water posted:Just a thought but, since EVERYTHING made for PRR and/or NYC sure seems to sell out, over and over and over, why has there never been a scale NYC K Class Pacific produced for the 3-Rail market?
Hot Water,
I have been asking the same question for years. In my opinion, the New York Central K-Class Pacific was as significant a locomotive as the NYC Hudson. They were widely used and I think a model would sell well to the large clientele that buys New York Central.
As far as the Big Boy is concerned, I bought an MTH version years ago. I'm satisfied with it so have no reason to pay Lionel's high price for another one. The latest features aren't something I absolutely must have.
I think that the most likely buyers of the latest Big Boy are people who have gotten into the hobby recently and who want a model of the largest locomotive they can find. Plus, the tooling already exists so it's not a major investment decision for Lionel to reuse it. I suspect that most of the long-time O gauge people like myself already have a Big Boy and can't justify spending a lot of cash to replace it. I would prefer to see Lionel offering small to medium size locomotives that haven't been made previously in it's Vision Line - such as the New York Central Pacific. The small and medium-sized locomotives are also more practical to run on most people's layouts and the prices would probably be more affordable.
MELGAR
