@raising4daughters posted:Too small of a basement and layout plus other financial priorities keep me away from the impressive scale models..........That in-between, traditional/O27 market seems to be getting squeezed. There's rolling stock galore out there used and NOS, so that's not a worry at all. The supply of new locos, especially steam, in this space seems like it will be cut back dramatically. With the death of Rail King and WBB on life support (from a new model perspective), I thought Lionel would come with a wide array of LC+ 2.0 engines in 2021.
@Madockawando posted:....... tweeners who are not into fantasy or TV show based starter sets and whose modest size layouts are not suitable for these O-72 or even O-54 minimum curve monsters. I think there are a good number of us out there although we may not be as vocal as the high end scale crowd. .
@johnstrains posted:Agree with the last two posts. That's where I fit also.
The Lion Chief Plus and LC+ 2.0 really appeals to me and would love to see Lionel step it. There are a lot of locos to be made, steam and diesel. And some sets!
I think that's were the majority is - those who have modest-sized layouts. The LionChief series has been extremely popular and are more appealing than ever with the new Plus2 features. Like the others, I was very surprised Lionel offered so little new (only one new engine, and not that many repeated types of engines, either) in the LionChief Plus2 line in this catalog. I think they missed the mark on that. As johnstrains said, there are a lot of locos to be made, steam and diesel.
