Originally Posted by John Korling:
The LionChief system is the same in principle as the astronomy/birdwatching/RC/musician analogy. It's designed and marketed as starting point; not marketed for pre-existing O gauge hobbyists. If the LionChief set is as far as the consumer it's marketed towards wants to go with it, nothing more is needed and has done its job. If the person's interest in the hobby evolves and expands, then he/she invests in the more advanced equipment and he can still either hold on to and play with, sell, or pass down the LionCheif set, just like the aforementioned analogies.
I guess we should ask who doesn't still have their 1st train set, because those I know well that are into trains still have them and enjoy running them. Not anyone I personally know would get rid of them, and that includes some people that aren't into trains, but still have their 1st train set. Mine was an old Marx, and I still have what's left of the set. I've even paid money to keep the locomotive running so that I can pull it out and run it with my more modern stock. So, unless someone buys one to give us, there'll never be any LionCheif equipped trains in my house.
