If you have already purchased the Legacy Base Station with one or more remotes, you likely have little use for LionChief products of any kind. However, if you are coming from traditional AC transformer controls, you probably will find LionChief much more attractive.
Personally, I don't care for the Baldwin switcher because it is just too mis-shaped with that goofy oversized cab. The GP 7/9/20's flat handrails have turned me off of those locos, and the SD9 looks like just a GP with extra wheels. The recent Berkshire is very close to a home run, but I still am unhappy with those cast-in handrails on the boiler. I'm hoping the LionChief 4-8-4 I have coming will be as good as the Berkshire, but even with it's cast handrails, I think the Berkshire is a bit better looking, and a good indicator of where Lionel is heading with future S gauge items. Their recent bay window and EV cabooses with upgraded graphics, lights, windows & handrails are a big improvement over the old Gilbert versions, and the Polar Express passenger cars look a lot better in S than they do in O.
Bill in FtL
