Long story short. When I picked up this hobby, Lionel had nothing close to what Mike was bringing out with MTH. I chose MTH products and entered a pre-order for the Lionel Verandah Turbine. Odyssey was being introduced as well as a break through in quality, scale & realism with this new offering. I waited a long time and went through the "Odd-No-See" phase where the development was not going very quickly.
Fast forward to last year went I got back in "Grandkids & such", I decided to purchase both brands since the Big L was really doing well. I wanted to buy the engine I always wanted and purchased a used Lionel Verandah Turbine. needless to say, I am thrilled and look forward to receiving it. I sense it will be a long time before we see a diecast diesel engine like this one.
