I saw the new HO UP Gas Turbine in MR today and boy does it look great! Does anyone know when this’ll be out and what the price is?
It cost the same as the Challenger, like $700. Even discounted it is still very expensive. Which makes it way out of my price range. Too bad.
Oh man!!! I guess it’s out of the question for me, too.
My dealer guesstimated $750-900 WAY out of my range I can barey afford the new Athearn engines being on a fixed income
decoy706
around $700,= that is a bundle, I saw the ad too but is it Photoshopped up?
It is scheduled for 'spring" but want to SEE one before I buy one, It also die-cast, will it look like the trix stuff?? Or is the detailing a bit like P2K , Genesis or Rivarossi: lots of questions to be answered
I suspect Athearn will cater to the high income rollers.
Will they be able to deliver P E R F E C T I O N?
Its going to be way too much for what you get.
What we really need is a three-unit gas turbine.
Whats really funny you could probably pick up a “O” scale MTH one for probably less than what Lionel will want for it.
“BigBlow69” Hmmmm. Your screen name makes me think of somthing not related to trains! [}:)][}:)][;)][;)][;)][;)]
In my opinion, they should make a newer version with no walkways on the sides.
then its not a veranda turbine anymore, I think it becomes a “BIG BLOW” the 8500HP version, an 3 unit monster: A unit, B unit and fuel
or one of the older double ended turbines but I think they are not that attractive,
For myself I don’t like engines with two front sides
An awesome locomotive at an equally awesome price. Lionel is filling a niche market, however, because no one else produces this model except in brass, which would cost much, much more than Lionel’s mass produced one, and would not have a DCC decoder and sound system. A big factor in Lionel’s pricing is the QSI sound system / DCC decoder. I’m sure Lionel, Broadway Limited, and other manufacturers that use QSI systems get them at a significant volume discount, but if I were to purchase one as an individual they cost around $200 each. Broadway Limited’s models are more reasonably priced only because they use plastic instead of cast metal. I think the newer Athearn Genesis locomotives are going to use QSI systems, too, and that’s why they are becoming so expensive.
does anyone can tell me what to expect of the detailing of this LIONEL locomotive?
would it be anything like P2K , Genesis, Intermountain or Rivarossi, Or is it something like the die cast TRIX stuff?
I have not seen any Lionel Ho locomotives overhere in Holland, so I can’t judge the quality, I only know so IF I want to order one I must do that “IN THE BLIND”
kind of a risk, concidering the amount of $$$ involved
I saw some photos of the unpainted Veranda. Look pretty good. Many free standing grab irons and handrails. And the body detail seems a good as plastic, even though it is die-cast. Money is the only thing stopping me from getting it here.
Hello aggro,
did you see those photos on any website?
and wait for a review in an upcoming issue of Model Railroader
how accurate do you think reviews in Model Railroader are? are they in any way influenced by commercial backgrounds? (you don’t write a negative review on one of your best advertiser)
Could I make a topic out of this?
True it wouldn’t be a Veranda anymore, but it would look a whole lot better. P2K or Athearn Genesis should make a good looking A unit with a B unit and a big oild tender.
Neither of those manufactures I feel would make a turbine as good as Broadway Limited. And its is very doubtful P2K would even attempt it. If they do make one it should be capable of pulling 200 cars.
Lupo, I saw pre-production photos on Lionel’s web site a while ago. I don’t know if they are still there.
Thanks Aggro, I give the site a once-over again,
allthough I think some things are very hard to find on there