I'm pretty pleased with the Lionchief line and how Lionel has improved them over the last nearly 10 years. Great starter kits for anyone getting into the hobby. Extremely reasonable priced as well. Whether it's the Sante Fe Super Chief, Polar Express, or whatever gets them into the hobby, the Lionchief is a fantastic entry point.
Dude I say from my heart THANK YOU for posting this. I am going to add an O scale train to my Carrera slot car table and I had my eye on this particular train. You have convinced me to buy it. Thanks again.
What a great gift for a young person who enjoys the hobby, Chris! Very impressive railsounds and great ease of operation. I hope your son gets a lot of pleasure out of running this great looking consist for many years!
I bought this set 2 years ago and the 2 add on cars. It’s one of my favorites. I have 3 loops on my layout and it’s almost always on one of the 3. FYI it will work on tubular 0 27 track corners no problems no marks. Nice gift for your son. Thanks for sharing.
Wow Chris .. I remember my dad and mom got me a train set ..Am Flyer for Christmas (Santa) and I was too young to know so they packed it away and I got it a year later even forgetting Santa brought it last year. I loved it and played with it for many hours. Its what started me. I think he really bought it for himself . His dad was a RR worker on making up freight trains in the yards. Went to working a suit jacket. I would have loved to have that set back then. I think you are starting new modelers...great
Can't go wrong with Santa Fe! Awesome set Chris. The conductor and announcer sounds were pulled directly from the Santa Fe Post War Celebration Stationsounds Diner which are really top notch in my book.
Awesome train I want one for my collection I collect that type of trains I now hav 7 Different sets there alll awesome Great video thanks for sharing Subscribed 🚂🚃🚋🚃🚋🚃😎👍
Wow so awesome to hear of his excitement and growing into the Hobbie. Great review, love all your videos. Keep up the good work. If I may say, I know change, keeps things fresh, however I miss your opening video where the music is perfectly tuned with the NF/S tender from Strasburg blasting onto the scene. Lol That being said, keep up the great videos. They teach and inspire. Stay safe.
@@ChrissTrainsandThings you're most welcome. I've enjoyed them. And we'll I'm about 45 min from Strasburg and again the timing of it is prefect. It builds up to it and boom.
Hi Chris, I'm just seeing your video, very nice. My set just like this one is coming in today. I'd like to ask how you all's unit has held up so far and also, how many cars have you put behind the f unit? How many do you think it will safely handle? Thanks for the nice video and Happy New Year
Ah, poisoning the minds of youth are you Chris? Remember, the ancient Greeks executed Socrates for that! Just kidding! That's a beautiful set and I'm sure your young one's going to have a ball and start building some great memories with it! Hard to beat that "Pure Hollywood" Super Chief!
I'm pretty pleased with the Lionchief line and how Lionel has improved them over the last nearly 10 years. Great starter kits for anyone getting into the hobby. Extremely reasonable priced as well. Whether it's the Sante Fe Super Chief, Polar Express, or whatever gets them into the hobby, the Lionchief is a fantastic entry point.
I'm 43 and the polar express got me hooked. Bought it for and the tree
What a great review Chris. They have a few add on cars now for this set. 👍
Dude I say from my heart THANK YOU for posting this. I am going to add an O scale train to my Carrera slot car table and I had my eye on this particular train. You have convinced me to buy it. Thanks again.
What a great gift for a young person who enjoys the hobby, Chris! Very impressive railsounds and great ease of operation. I hope your son gets a lot of pleasure out of running this great looking consist for many years!
Great review Chris. Your son is following in your footsteps. Congratulations ! Thank You
Thanks 👍
I bought this set 2 years ago and the 2 add on cars. It’s one of my favorites. I have 3 loops on my layout and it’s almost always on one of the 3. FYI it will work on tubular 0 27 track corners no problems no marks. Nice gift for your son. Thanks for sharing.
A great entry level set for kids and adults.
Great set I have one.CHEERS FROM New Jersey
Thanks for watching!
Wow Chris .. I remember my dad and mom got me a train set ..Am Flyer for Christmas (Santa) and I was too young to know so they packed it away and I got it a year later even forgetting Santa brought it last year. I loved it and played with it for many hours. Its what started me. I think he really bought it for himself . His dad was a RR worker on making up freight trains in the yards. Went to working a suit jacket. I would have loved to have that set back then. I think you are starting new modelers...great
Can't go wrong with Santa Fe! Awesome set Chris. The conductor and announcer sounds were pulled directly from the Santa Fe Post War Celebration Stationsounds Diner which are really top notch in my book.
So glad they used those sounds.
Very nice train set I have the polar express super chief lion. Chief set
Hola buen dia muy buen video excelente modelo de f3 santa fe abrazo grande
Chris, won’t catch the premiere but will watch later. Interested in your review of this set, have had it and the add-on cars for a while now.
Awesome train I want one for my collection
I collect that type of trains I now hav 7
Different sets there alll awesome
Great video thanks for sharing
Subscribed 🚂🚃🚋🚃🚋🚃😎👍
I definitely have this on my list Rich. Mainly because of you, I’ve seen you running this set over and over again now I’m hooked. 👍
Those LionChief trains look good on a nice layout.
Yes they do
Wow so awesome to hear of his excitement and growing into the Hobbie. Great review, love all your videos. Keep up the good work.
If I may say, I know change, keeps things fresh, however I miss your opening video where the music is perfectly tuned with the NF/S tender from Strasburg blasting onto the scene. Lol
That being said, keep up the great videos. They teach and inspire. Stay safe.
Thanks for time kind words. As for the intro, I’m glad someone has picked up on that!
@@ChrissTrainsandThings you're most welcome. I've enjoyed them.
And we'll I'm about 45 min from Strasburg and again the timing of it is prefect. It builds up to it and boom.
That is a really nice set Chris. Great sounds on that engine.
It really does!
I think i've seen that set on an old I love lucy episode...
Great sounds for a starter set!
It really is!
Cool trains
I just bought this set for me and my daughter it’s pretty cool
It really is!
Hi Chris,
I'm just seeing your video, very nice.
My set just like this one is coming in today. I'd like to ask how you all's unit has held up so far and also, how many cars have you put behind the f unit? How many do you think it will safely handle?
Thanks for the nice video and Happy New Year
Awesome set Chris 😊👍
Thanks 👍
For the price, I would take that over any Legacy set. Very nice look and features for the price.
I enjoyed this video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Ah, poisoning the minds of youth are you Chris? Remember, the ancient Greeks executed Socrates for that!
Just kidding! That's a beautiful set and I'm sure your young one's going to have a ball and start building some great memories with it!
Hard to beat that "Pure Hollywood" Super Chief!
This train set nit available in my area
What is the weight of the locomotive?
Not much at all. Maybe 4 lbs?
Ahhhh! You stole my video! Lol just kidding. Snooze you lose. I’m going to be comparing this set with the Menards F-unit beta 2.
Yes! The Menards - SF Lionchief comparison would be great.
This will be a great comparison!