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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite Yah, Bo--I'm with you on Lionel bowing out of HO, I was hoping to see some product from them. NOW, it probably means that MTH will come out with a UP Challenger to duplicate Genesis after their K-4 to duplicate BLI and we'll all be in this same forum again this time next year with ANOTHER plethora of duplicated steam. Wanna bet? Tom [/quote] Tom I agree with you and Bo-- on Lionel's decision to leave our market area, but we should learn form this and see if we can help decide on what model the remaining importers decide to build. MTH might listen to our email, since they have imported some very interesting models in their larger scale past. At least one Subject line in this forum has been about the fact MTH is entering the HO market, but maybe they will listen, since we have a voice nationwide for what we want. We should all start emailing BLI, MTH and all of the new import companies to tell them what we want. They always want to play it safe and sell something that has sold before, but if we request what we would buy, (most anything I guess), some of the new guys out there should respond with a product we really want. A NP Z8 and a NP Z6 would be nice since the Z 6 is just a few details and a different tender away in detail from the Z8. The SP&S also had copies of each. One example. It would make sense that a DM&IR running gear is close to the EM1 B&O, since they were cousins. The tender details and boiler shells are not related, but one chassis could save a lot of money. We have accepted 64” drivers instead of 69” on the Berkshire for quite some time, except in brass. The Trix Big Boy has 64” drivers instead of 68”, but the look of the engine is still great, and the overall dimensions are close, compared to the Tenshodo Big Boy which is three scale feet too long. The big three steam builders built copies of previous engines during the war to save on money and to expedite the process. Some of these engines have distinct details to give the look of the road, but many of the items are fairly close. One such example just came in from BLI, the real PRR J1 having been copied from the C&O T1, allowed BLI to use many of the drive parts to build both engines. There are many more examples of steam locomotives to be built, so I believe we should email all of our favorite importers, and say, Another good example is the Proto Berkshire, which all use the same basic running gear and vary only on the detail of the tenders, cabs and boiler shells. IF YOU BUILD IT (correctly), WE WILL BUY IT !!!! I know we have taken polls many times, but this time, if you actually email one of the importers, put in on this web page or start one for this purpose so we can see what you really want and would buy. I have already made my selection by naming the Z8’s, but would buy most others if they are done well.
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