Glad I didn't buy the 611 set. Maybe I'll spring for the engine only. LOL!
Rusty: Loved the shot from Metropolis!
Originally Posted by NSBill:
Here is what I saw:
Weathered Sharknoses-PRR, B&O
Weathered 4-12-2
Unpainted J, GS-2 or 4, 4-12-2, and Mohawk
Some more GP30's
N&W J 611
Seperate sale Texas Special, and PRR F3's from the Neil Young series
UP F3's from NY series
Christmas Story 30 yr ann. boxcar
Where the wild things are boxcar, and one other boxcar that was on the shipping list but not in the catalog.
Bill
All the same stuff they can't sell, yawn
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What makes them think weathering locos is going to help them sell? If the weathering looks anything like Lionels past attempts that look like grey primer overspray..........good luck......blowouts anyone??
I just hope they fix the back steps on the GP-30 and of course produce them in a road name I want!
Originally Posted by RickO:
Originally Posted by NSBill:
Here is what I saw:
Weathered Sharknoses-PRR, B&O
Weathered 4-12-2
Unpainted J, GS-2 or 4, 4-12-2, and Mohawk
Some more GP30's
N&W J 611
Seperate sale Texas Special, and PRR F3's from the Neil Young series
UP F3's from NY series
Christmas Story 30 yr ann. boxcar
Where the wild things are boxcar, and one other boxcar that was on the shipping list but not in the catalog.
Bill
All the same stuff they can't sell, yawn.
What makes them think weathering locos is going to help them sell? If the weathering looks anything like Lionels past attempts that look like grey primer overspray..........good luck......blowouts anyone??
RickO, I asked the same exact question.
Ah yes but they have Harry Heinke weathering them and as he is such a recognized artist they are going to charge a few hundred extra dollars for his weathering job.
I think the common theme in this catalog is Lionel can't get the passenger cars made so they will sell all the set engines as separate sale.
NSBILL
Do you remember what the road names were on the new GP-30's ?
Thanks
Originally Posted by Blue Streak:
NSBILL
Do you remember what the road names were on the new GP-30's ?
Thanks
The only one I remember is the NS one, it has the horsehead logo.
Bill
I sure hope the catalog is up before dawn so I can be late for work.
Originally Posted by NSBill:
Originally Posted by Blue Streak:
NSBILL
Do you remember what the road names were on the new GP-30's ?
Thanks
The only one I remember is the NS one, it has the horsehead logo.
Bill
Bill was this NS a high hood or a low hood?????
Ron
I think I'll get the weathered 4-12-2 even though I already bought one last year given if the weathering looks good. I think the features on the 4-12-2 (steam whistle) and blow down effects make it a good buy. Too bad no mention of VL locos. Whatever happened to this rumored VL Big Boy coming out?
If people think Lionel is going to have blow outs on their products, you should think again. I don't think there will be blowouts anymore given the fact that Lionel now will only make to order and will not produce extra given that their cash flow is tight.
It would be great if in this catalog they included a die-cast body Three-bay, open-top Hopper with coal load in the correct Burlington Northern paint scheme, road number, and it must have die-cast roller-bearing trucks. The previous release of a BN open-top hopper had the paint scheme of a smaller, older hopper with journal bearing trucks.
An O Scale Chessie System Three-Bay Open-Top Hopper with coal for C&O, B&O, WM would be great, since there have been enough O scale sized Chessie System diesels made in the past 10 years to match the cars.
Andrew
What time will the new catalog be available tomorrow? LOCOMOTION
Originally Posted by J Daddy:
Who Hoo!!! I will be saving tons of money this year!
What brand of printer are you using?
I can't wait to see it!
Originally Posted by Charlienassau:
Welcome back Chris! (my son from his honeymoon) He missed the Lionel visit for his new wife! :-)
Best wishes to Chris and his bride.
Gerry
You work for Lionel to get these inside tibets?
Originally Posted by Ansonnn:
I don't think there will be blowouts anymore given the fact that Lionel now will only make to order and will not produce extra given that their cash flow is tight.
Originally Posted by PRRronbh:
Originally Posted by NSBill:
Originally Posted by Blue Streak:
NSBILL
Do you remember what the road names were on the new GP-30's ?
Thanks
The only one I remember is the NS one, it has the horsehead logo.
Bill
Bill was this NS a high hood or a low hood?????
Ron
Low hood.
Okay, where's the catalog? Or was this all an elaborate joke?
Typically happens around 11am.
Quick Casey, it is not a Hoax because I saw the catalog a couple days ago. But what is in it is a joke.
For you guys expecting a Vision product there is a Vision line engine in there. Oh wait it is the Vision line Pennsy Centipede's from two years ago.
As Rick O stated, Ho Hum, all the stuff they haven't been able to sell.
Looks like a garage sale with MSRP pricing.
Thought possibly Nassau Hobby would have it on their site but not there either. Still waiting for Lionel site to get their act together and post it. While they use China manufacturing as reason for missing scheduled deliveries wonder why they can't have catalog ready to go on line in timely fashion on day scheduled as do other companies. (Perhaps they're using Chinese for webhosting, too?) Perhaps, Charlie, rather than relying on assistance from Lionel's itt staff for advice on your Nassau Hobby site, they should ask your web developer for assistance on their Lionel.com site.
Wait till you see the pricing on the VL big boy. According to my LHS it will closer to $3000.00 then $2000.00. Although he did sell over 30 of the SF 2-10-10-2.
Soll over thirty? Were they $2000? If so, with $60,000 sales for only one models that retailer handled, I'd say that's one LHS that's most likely not feeling the pinch quite as much as the majority of LHS's are.
Originally Posted by david1:
Wait till you see the pricing on the VL big boy. According to my LHS it will closer to $3000.00 then $2000.00. Although he did sell over 30 of the SF 2-10-10-2.
Originally Posted by Charlienassau:
The new catalog goes live this wednesday on their web site as well as ours.
Thanks Charlie....
So Charlie, what time today, or maybe another Wednesday, are you and LIONEL going live with this new catalog ??????
Perhaps the IT guy called off today..?
Originally Posted by ogaugeguy:
Soll over thirty? Were they $2000? If so, with $60,000 sales for only one models that retailer handled, I'd say that's one LHS that's most likely not feeling the pinch quite as much as the majority of LHS's are.
Originally Posted by david1:
Wait till you see the pricing on the VL big boy. According to my LHS it will closer to $3000.00 then $2000.00. Although he did sell over 30 of the SF 2-10-10-2.
im told the vl big boy is not in the catalog.
I'm not sure how this can be called a 2014 preview catalog if all that is in it is what is posted above, most items being recataloged stuff.
Also forum says GP30, but my LHS says actually are GP35. So I'm waiting for it to go online to tell who is right...
Originally Posted by Super O Bob:
Originally Posted by ogaugeguy:
Soll over thirty? Were they $2000? If so, with $60,000 sales for only one models that retailer handled, I'd say that's one LHS that's most likely not feeling the pinch quite as much as the majority of LHS's are.
Originally Posted by david1:
Wait till you see the pricing on the VL big boy. According to my LHS it will closer to $3000.00 then $2000.00. Although he did sell over 30 of the SF 2-10-10-2.
im told the vl big boy is not in the catalog.
I'm not sure how this can be called a 2014 preview catalog if all that is in it is what is posted above, most items being recataloged stuff.
Also forum says GP30, but my LHS says actually are GP35. So I'm waiting for it to go online to tell who is right.
Well, the front of the catalog is titled "2013 Fall catalog" So I'm not sure how much 2014 product it will contain.
ok, see there you go. I dont know who to believe! Even I was told a different title!
Did you see what the title of this post is? "Lionel 2014 Preview Catalog"
Guys, the picture of the cover was posted in this very thread on the 7th..... It clearly says Fall 2013.
An old railroader told me when I hired out those many decades ago, "Son, don't believe anything you hear. And only half of what you see."
No catalog posting as of yet, just checked.
There isn't a Big Boy in there. The only "new" steam is some of the unpainted steamers, the J, GS-2/4, Mohawk, and 4-12-2. And there is a separate sale 611 J.
Bill
Originally Posted by ogaugeguy:
Soll over thirty? Were they $2000? If so, with $60,000 sales for only one models that retailer handled, I'd say that's one LHS that's most likely not feeling the pinch quite as much as the majority of LHS's are.
Originally Posted by david1:
Wait till you see the pricing on the VL big boy. According to my LHS it will closer to $3000.00 then $2000.00. Although he did sell over 30 of the SF 2-10-10-2.
"LHS" is a relative term. Some of us are just fortunate enough where one of our LHS's also happens to be a VERY large train dealer whose customer base is not that "local". 
For the very successful train dealers, selling 30 or so units of a very expensive locomotive is as common as most of us opening a car door every day. Having said that though, everyone is having a challenging 2013 -- as witnessed by the number of "sales" going on throughout the entire year.
David
Where the preview on the lionel site?
Originally Posted by MartyE:
Glad I didn't buy the 611 set. Maybe I'll spring for the engine only. LOL!
Lionel has clearly had issues coordinating the completion of various set components. I can think of several sets where the locomotives have been ready for MONTHS now, but a variety of rolling stock haven't even made it to the factory floor yet. Crazy!
It's only natural that Lionel now would want to sell stuff that's essentially collecting dust in factory storage, but it does raise the question... How many do they sell ala carte vs. "save" for customers who pre-ordered the entire sets? Gotta be a tricky scenario... and certainly not something they intended to manage at this stage of the game.
David
Seems like the biggest news for the new catalog is not the trains but the Legacy LCS system.
6-81499 LCS Power Supply with DB9 Cable
6-81502 LCS Sensor Track 10ft Cable
6-81500 LCS Sensor Track 1ft Cable
6-81503 LCS Sensor Track 20ft Cable
6-81501 LCS Sensor Track 3ft Cable
6-81325 LCS WiFi Module
6-81294 LEGACY LCS SensorTrack
