A "justification" for such a set is that there was an American Orient Express. The color scheme is appealing within the context of typical fantasy Standard gauge tinplate. The Lionel Blue Comet hardly looked like the real CNJ train of the same name. The fatal negatives for me are: (1) it is not conventional/traditional (IMO modern electronics in any tinplate is an aesthetic anathema and soon to be repairable only with difficulty), and (2) like many of you, I already own and run an extended consist modern reissue Blue Comet with both a 400E and a 390E to pull it. I've grown to prefer my blue 390E for this duty.
Don't see anything here to get all worked up about. Not my cup of Earl Gray, but to those who like it, have fun!
Bob
