Francine posted:
If Flyer/FlyerChief offerings continue to sell out quickly, expect Lionel to become a little more daring with S, conversely if they don't - it will be recycled trains from the past.
With the exception of the Berkshires, the FlyerChief line is basically recycled Northern's and GP7's from the past. Any FlyerChiefing of the PA's, EP5's or variations on the GP7 will also be recycling from the past.
Vastly improved in construction, decoration and with crisper details I'll admit, but still based on 60+ year old products.
The Mikado's and Pacific's of the early 2000's were true "break out" products. As were the Challengers, U33C's, Y3A's, SD70's and ES44's (and I'll include the Berkshires here) of more recent vintage.
Unfortunately at this time, only the Berkshires remain.
Now, I'm not insisting that Lionel make only S Scale stuff. If they want to continue down an improved traditional line, that's OK. But, they have made some really cool non-traditional new stuff.
Rusty
