More Peanuts, Please !!!

Buy the hallmark ornament before they're all gone.

 

rat

Unless Lionel (or MTH) already has something in the works, the lead-time alone would take at least a year or more.

Probably too late for the movie tie-in. But hey, you never know.

Sean

Hi Sean,

 

    According to a press release last week, they are still working on the movie, but I guess it is just wishful thinking on my part.  Could they rush a half minute sequence and would the storyline accommodate a handcar ride?   Good questions, I guess.

 

Take care, Joe 

Hi Ratpak,

 

   Hallmark always does a good job with the Charlie Brown Christmas stuff.  I am looking forward to seeing what other companies are going to do, especially certain toy lines.

 

Take care, Joe.

Joe,

Nice Charlie Brown and Snoopy Handcar!  I would purchase one of those if Lionel made it!!  I was hoping Lionel would offer another Peanuts Boxcar for this Christmas...maybe next year!  I would like to see them create a Peanuts set with LionChief technology.  They also could also put the handcar on Depressed center flatcar and offer it as an additional car to the set.  I placed my Snoopy and Woodstock handcar on depressed center flatcar and run it around my Christmas Tree along with my other Peanuts Christmas/Thanksgiving rolling stock cars.  Be nice if they could have the Peanuts Theme song to play in the train too, but that would be another copyright.    Ken

My snoopy is ready....

Joe, I bet you'll be the first in line for the movie

 

Bruce....

 

 

 

Hi Bruce,

 

    I am looking forward to it.  I didn't think it would look so good; hope the story is nice and memorable.  (Love your video.)

 

Take care, Joe.

Hi Ken,

 

    I love your Peanuts themes on your Christmas layouts!!!! Nicely done!

 

I posted a "how-to" vid on YouTube about changing the heads on the handcar figures since I get a few questions now and then.  Unfortunately, the original Lionel Charlie Brown head wasn't quite right, but it is possible to do the conversion yourself if you take the plunge make the cuts:

 

 

Take care, Joe

"the lead-time alone would take at least a year or more."

 

Got that right. 

 

Hi Bruce,

 

If the movie is well received, then it should be a fixture every year and Lionel has a chance to capitalize on it on a recurring basis, like they do with Polar Express and Thomas.  Getting a train sequence in the film would be fantastic!

 

Take care, Joe

 

 

Joe,

When I first saw this a year ago, it made me laugh.  I am hard one to buy for too!  As with Snoopy I can always use more track, but better yet a new car or train set!

It would be great if they put this into the movie.  I look forward to seeing it with my daughter in Nov.

Ken

Joe, cool!

 

(Joe Cool? Google it)

I can't believe this much time has passed and nobody said that!

 

Snoopy rocks.

Hi Ken, Bruce, and Everyone,

 

    Well, if you look closely, it actually is 3 rail track, and a Lionel train !!!!

 

Take care, Joe.

 

 P.S.  I have it, on good authority, that Snoopy prefers O27 tubular !!!

Nice job cool project

Nice video and a nice cartoon. 

 

I don't recall seeing the cartoon before.

 

Tom 

I'm sure Lionel was aware of Hollywood's schedule and the possibilities. Is it not the job of the New York Office to handle licenseing, remember licensing works both ways. I'm sure McDonalds, BK, or Wendy's is having stuff made right now or maybe on the water timed for the release. 

Hi KHayden93,

 

     Thanks for the compliment!  It was a little scary the first time I took a saw to one of the figures, but after the 7th time, its matter-of-fact.

 

Take care, Joe.

Hi MNCW,

 

   I would like to find a better, higher resolution image of that cartoon and print it as a poster.  I remember seeing it as a kid; it was a daily strip, not the larger Sunday comic.  I had that on my old drive from an old Win 98 machine and don't know where I got it.

 

Take care, Joe.

 

That is actually the new Lionel Snoopy BTO starter set.  MSRP $999.95

Hi RedBall342,

 

     I don't think Lionel is aware of the potential new customer they would have with a Charlie Brown and Snoopy (Peanuts) product line because they are thinking of children (adults who buy trains for children) and older men (who buy prototypical product) as their main customer.  It is women of a certain age, the Hallmark ornament customer, who would be their "new frontier."

 

    From my point of view (the retailers I follow), seems like this movie snuck up on a lot of manufactures.

 

Take care, Joe.

 

P.S.  And they need to do more than just slap a Peanuts logo on a boxcar.  J.

Hi SantaFeJim,

 

    A 'steal' at any price  (but it comes with Fastrack)!

 

Take care, Joe