rthomps posted:............................Adding BlueTooth is a major plus not to mention having a very simple remote included suggests that Lionel HO may be in for a good ride in HO.
Add in accessories, etc., and Lionel will have created an excellent re-thinking of HO.
If they went that way, the 10 year old inside of me (and the adult to some extent) would agree. As a kid in the late 70's through 80's into HO (since Lionel was not affordable on allowance/simple job money), I always was envious of the accessories available in O Gauge, which is probably what drove me to pursue O gauge once I became an adult with a real job.
The way Lionel has been dealing with accessories lately however, I'd be very surprised (though pleasantly so) if they invested in the costs to scale down all the tooling (for items where that is practical - some probably are not). Around 15-20 years ago when Lionel re-did almost every PW accessory ever made with a modern version, they were putting a lot into that realm. IMO lately, not so much.
If they do actually make HO accessories, I might have to get a few to go with some of the HO I still have from childhood.
-Dave
