Originally Posted by Rusty Traque:
Well, Lionel did clean up the Northern considerably and for some reason, the Milwaukee Road version looks the best.
It there is a Gilbert-based Hudson in the future, it would be nice if the mass of the clunky valve gear and handrails could be reduced a little. It would make a good looking locomotive even better.
Rusty
My "vote" is to eventually produce two versions: Classic Gilbert with modest improvements for simple operation and a "Vision-Line" type with all the electronics and computerization that can be crammed in for the "scale" crowd. Very different price points, though.