Good Candidates for Lionel's Vision Line?

I really, really, really want a Vision A-B-A ATSF F3 set, in Warbonnet of course, with at least one speaker in each unit, a smoke unit in each, the usual Vision scale and detail, and maybe a nice set of super detailed cars (animated people inside?) to go with it. If Lionel is reading this, I will take two.

a vision aquarium car

a vision rotary snow plow

 

 

rat

Actually, none. The Vision Line seems to me to be over-priced, over-contented and over-blown. I have one Vision loco and, to quote Billy Crystal: meh.

 

I propose a new level of scale Lionel loco features: "Basic Command and Sound", for those of us who want control, cruise and a little 4-chuff/prime-mover noise. And that'll do. The loco version of the new CAB1-L/Base-L. (I bought that, but I -never- intend to buy the 

CAB-2, etc.)

 

It's getting as unpleasant as reading an automobile "feature" brochure. Honestly I

just want to know the horsepower, not if it can talk to Neptune. ("Hey, I'll pay you

to NOT put that stuff in.")

 

 

 

 

Clearly there are people who like vision line technology and some who do not...

 

Getting by that though, Lionel really picked some obscure locomotives in the beginning to model. Very unique in style, sound, and features.... the more the better!

 

I would like to see:

1) Erie Triplex

2) Cab forward - any class will do.

3) Pennsylvania S1 duplex or a T-1 4-4-4-4

4) The Timken 4 aces 4-8-4

5) The GG-1 5 stripe Tuscan and Brunswick green

6) The C&O turbine

7) UP bull moose

8) Z-5 Yellowstone

9) Class A-4 Northern Pacific

10) Dreyfus Hudson with all the passenger cars.

What features would you like to see in a Vision Line GG1 that weren't in the JLC series version?

I too think that Vision Line is a little over priced but i would want:

 

PRR/LIRR H10

PRR/LIRR G5 LIRR Engine #35 and #39 

and the UP Bull Moose seems to fit in with the "obscure" trains which are featured in the Vision Line

They already did one oddball articulated for the PRR, how about this oddball articulated for the NYC? 

 

How about using some tooling that already exists and give us a Vision Line Allegheny.

 

Also do a set of F's in NYC for the east coast guys. (Like the early '50's) 

ERIE Triplex

 

I vote for a Vision Line smaller steam locomotive for those of us will smaller layouts, like a Mikado or Pacific for instance with whistle steam and bell action.  When Lionel first released Vision Line items they indicated they were going to incorporate the features into smaller locomotives.  I realize they did the PE and another cheap locomotive, but I want a quality locomotive with the features but smaller.

 

I have to state my second vote:  Vision Line Texas Special.....

 

Steve, Lady and Tex

I agree, I have been looking for a the legacy version for some time to no avail.  However given the space constraints in a short locomotive like the f3 I would prefer a ABBA configuration like the Legacy, with one powered B and a railsounds with a big speaker in an unpowered B.  I like the idea of the animated people in the cars.

 

Anything not previously done.

 

I love UP, but please, no more UP VL products for a while.  After VL Challengers and now a VL Big Boy my wallet needs a break! 

This one REALLY makes sense for Lionel to do.

I would like to see a Duluth, Misaube & Iron Range Yellowstone.

OthersI would like to see,

 

3 pec big blow UP turbine in die cast

UP mountain in the greyhound scheme 

 

Reading & Northern #425

 

Reading K-1, the biggest 2-10-2.

 

Personally I'd like to see Lionel redo the unstreamlined J3a Hudson. Some of us were disappointed in the detail level of the Vision J1e. I would be very happy if they would put Vision technology in the J3a that they did a few years back.

david1,

I hope those don't get made, more UP engines to buy! 

 

 

Instead of the over rated WB livery, how about some the various BLUE freight F units!

What is a UP Bull Moose?

Whatever I may hope for, I expect there will be a steady stream of PRR, NYC, UP, and ATSF locos.

I would like to see the PRR  T-1 and the C & O Yellowbelly Hudson.

http://www.train.camuxi.com/in...e_ISO_langue,en.html

 

I am for the Pennsylvania B-6 switcher or the C&O 614 Northern.

A UP big blow makes sense, its huge and has tons of room for speakers and smoke units...

 

What would be really neat is a Vision Passenger car or dining car with a moving conductor/waiter and the associated sounds.

Same here, except in Midnight Chief for me...

A Visionline McKeen Motor Car and trailer, a rail grinder, a triplex, and a rotary snowplow.

  

Although the high dollar locomotives are always amazing in Vision, how about using it in some cars that more folks can afford and that would have just as impressive an impact on folks' layouts. For example:

 

Dining car where you can hear people's orders being taken, you can hear the chef and waiters conversing, you can see flickering flames on the stove or light in the oven and smoke comes out the kitchen hood that smells like cookies, cake, baked chicken, etc.

 

Different animal cars: they have the cows covered...they could easily do chickens, turkeys, horses or sheep. 

 

How about a vision operating car like the already cool dry ice reefers with conversations as guys load and unload as well as amazing dry ice effects.

 

The possibilities are so many and would be so much more affordable and just plain cool!

The Commodore Vanderbilt Hudson from the 90s also seems LONG overdue. They'd have to paint it the correct dark grey color and perhaps adapt the body to the Vision 700E chassis.

 

Good call, Marty!  The Yellowbelly Hudson would be a definite purchase for me.

If they did make a big blow, I would be extremely tempted to buy.  Having the speakers in the lead unit only do the diesel and horn sounds, then the middle unit a dual speaker with all the big blow glory pumping out.  I think there is a lot that could be done with this loco to make it extremely cool.  I would just love having it it high detail.

 

That or a T-1 available with all the skirting or the modified version.  I would have to have all the skirting though.  Maybe make it removable so you could run both versions?

c&o streamlined hudson

Heck yes.  Me too!

My understanding was the VL series would be obscure trains that had never been done. With that I am voicing the DM&IR Yellowstone as others have in hopes Lionel will actually read this thread. After all the Yellowstone is always my vote when this thread comes up. Unfortunately Lionel has gone off on a tangent of reproducing everything already made in TMCC now with fat boy speakers and smoke coming from every possible orifice. So for those that voted for a cab forward just be patient I'm sure it's next, or maybe an AC-9, NYC Niagara, a Mohawk? How far are we from another UP FEF with bigger speakers and more smoke affects which they will label VL. Come on Lionel give us another CC-2 or ATSF 2-10-10-2. Enough of the smoke and sound filled repros, we can do the mods to make the old TMCC's smoke and sound better.

I'd like to see a Southern Pacific 4-6-2 Pacific.  Matt

 

Union Pacific Gas Turbine 

Die Cast SD 70ACE

 

return of ethanol tank cars with sounds 

Seriously,  though, the Reading K1 IS a great candidate,  they have HUGE boilers (rebuilt from 2-8-8-2 mallets) and big tenders,  plenty of room for fat boy speakers and swinging whistles and engineer cigar smoke and deflating coal loads.