The Next Vision Line Item

D500, I only know of the well known Allegheny's, and overall, I suppose, that they aren't THAT bad, but that Second Story Pilot deck has always just looked wrong/ awful to ME, YMMV.

 

 We all have different tastes, seems that I also offended a few folks awhile back when I voiced MY OPINION, on the GAG1(GG1), Then there were those that couldn't see the BEAUTY in the Aero-Train, and there is the untold number of complainers every time a UP Big Boy or Challenger is released, but some how those always seem to sell, which, I Imagine is WHY they keep being produced.

 

Different Strokes, for Different Folks,

 

Doug

I agree that it will be a Allegheny. As mentioned above, it originally came right after the Big Boy. Been asking for this for the last year. Hopefully, it will be the next one. Would make sense since the 611 was re-made way after the Allegheny.

I've been wishing for a c&o allegheny as well.  In vision line would be something of another animal! 

The Allegheny is a no-brainer. Long over due.

However I was hoping Lionel would break their re-release strategy and maybe do something spectacular? 

 

Like the C&O M1 steam turbine...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would personally like to see a Vision Line model of an NS RoadRailer set complete with a NS GP60 with rotating fan blades, semi fixed pilot, opening engine cabinet doors, working gauges and cab screens, and a pop off nose to reveal a bathroom, and 9-10 RoadRailer cars with rotating bearing cabs, and sounds like Lionel did on the tank cars a few years ago.

I would love to see the M1 turbine! That thing is so big and powerful looking: amazing. Of course, lets try to keep it as low cost as possible for us people that want Vision Line but don't have $2999.99 or $3999.99 to spare! 

Your right, the cost strategy has been set. Seems anything vision line will be 1500.00 on up to 2k BTO.

The Big Boy was a great success, the Centipedes a disaster.

Remakes are a natural hit when looking at the books. Hopefully they will inspire to make new product...

 

 

Doug (challenger3980) - no offense, bud. All in good fun - and I'm not the biggest fan of the GG1, either - though I don't dislike it. I do like electrics, but as a NYC guy, well, a PRR unit is always...suspect!

 

I do love the beasty Allegheny (I have only that nice K-Line 1:58 version), but it is not my

favorite articulated.

 

If we are to see a Vision articulated, is should, would, MUST be the SP AC-9 2-8-8-4 Lima.

Best-looking articulated, ever. 

 

Still vote for the Niagara - in a Pilot version, too.

 

 

I seem to recall it took MTH a long time to unload their C&O turbines for far less.

 

Rusty

For all the Pennsy fans and myself alike.....the prr t1 duplex or prr s1 duplex might make good candidates as well! I think these would appeal to a larger crowd and the molds are screaming to be used again! 

Your all asking for something big, long and expensive. Me, I might consider going for a VisionLine "General". Something dying to be made correctly and scaled.

This one looks better.

I'm surprised Louis Marx never made that one.

 

LOL!!!  Now that's funny.

What makes the Vision Line the Vision Line are features that have never been done in O gauge before.

 

So the real question is not so much which engine, but what new features can be done?

 

Personally, I'd just like re-issues of the N&W J 611 and UP FEF 844 with whistle smoke (and they can do multiple road numbers for those who don't want another 611 or 844).

 

Andy

 A VL J? Are you kidding me, no way. There must be thousands of J's out there made by our mfgs. We don't need another one. The C&O M1 turbine would be worse then the centipede, a door stop for sure. 

 

Lets have something new, like a UP mountain, or something from the early part of the 20 th century, maybe a set with scale cars. How about a NYC  2-6-6-2, the only articulated the NYC owned. 

 

Make it reasonable and not in the $2900+ range, keep it in the $1400-$1900 range and they will sell. Any higher, keep them. 

You are right sir... that means the 12 other people that wanted that thing already have it. 

 

btw: my vote goes to the FEF fer sure!!

I think that they should look in to the Southern 630. It could run on almost any layout (their old 2-8-0 release can run on O-31). It is a modest sized locomotive that still runs today. With the same tooling they could do the Southern 722 (in green and black) and the Savannah and Atlanta 750. I think the market is overcrowded with big stuff. I love watching articulateds as much as the next guy, but sticking smoke effects in a 30 inch boiler is easy. Let's try and get it in something smaller.

Vision Line Allegheny or Vision Line N&W #1218......something that still exists in excursion service or a prominent museum piece that people can see, touch, and relate to.....look how popular the VL BB #4012, and especially #4014 are......  

Why a Vision Steamer or Diesel as the next expensive item?

 

Why not more Vision style cars at a lessor price?