Reply to "would you but a flyer set offered by LCCA"

It was interesting that Brady initially said a flat 'No' to the question and then when pressed to expand came up with a majority list of accessories that are basically pre-war. if we are looking to expand the 'S' line then all of it on the will not persuade me to purchase any of it. It is better suited to the 'O' gauge people and aimed at them specifically. With regards to a Hudson, originals are still reasonably cheap to acquire and there is know way I am going to spend a lot more on a new old original with a simple smoke/choo-choo unit. If Lionel want to consider a new Hudson it will have to be new from the ground up and to semi-scale standards, or perhaps more but not too much that means I will be frightened to pick it up for fear of breaking something off. At this point I believe Lionel should seriously consider selling it with options for scale/hi-rail wheels and more importantly giving us the option for either having it with all the full electronic sounds or not, or even just offering it as a simple engine with the sound system available as an optional kit which can be added by us to install. I believe this would be a much better option to suit many tastes. I think the emphasis for the future should be to produce new items of old and modern outline that compliments the original AF line so that they can be operated together but with the exacting standards/quality demanded for today. A lot of old AF still looks good now and can be fun to run, I have no problems myself to mix and match what I run. Perhaps we are at a cross-roads where we should consider leaving original Flyer in the past to collect and run it for what it represents and enjoy what the future holds. These are just my own thoughts and I know that not everyone will agree with me, but you have asked for people's input and this is mine. Regards, Neil