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What would you like to see made ?

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 10:05 PM
I agree with Farrellaa & Bill M. about afordable vehicles, I have some but due to the cost I use mostly detailed matchbox tractor trailers , fire engines , police cars ect.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 7:09 PM
(re: affordable HO scale vehicles)hey farrellaa-- I agree with you. Model railroaders are getting ripped by the absurd prices for decent scale plastic vehicles. Of course we don't have to buy them , or we could instead model the 19th century. Have you priced scale horse and buggies lately?!? Seriously, I've been real outspoken on this before on another Forum topic so I won't repeat or vent here.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 7:07 PM
How about an "accurate" body shell of a Western Maryland consolidation., Something where we could remove the upper body of a Bachmann mechanism, and replace with something much closer to the h-8 or h-9 class?
Heck, this could work with a lot of other roads too, that had 2-8-0's with much different boiler details.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 6:40 PM
More photo back drops.
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Posted by timthechef on Saturday, March 20, 2004 6:33 PM
I would like to see more steam engine kits that are affordable.
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Posted by SOTATRR on Saturday, March 20, 2004 6:28 PM
May i please get a DM&IR M4 2-8-8-4

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Posted by farrellaa on Saturday, March 20, 2004 6:04 PM
Really good HO scale automobiles that aren't $6.00 apeice. I don't know how I will outfit my layout with 100 cars at those prices. Any other suggestions?

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:17 PM
L & N and N C & StL accurate freight (incl. caboose) and passenger equipment for late steam/1st gen diesel era in reasonably affordable plastic in HO
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 20, 2004 12:10 PM
Baldwin DR-4-4-15/RF-16 'Shark' 'A & B diesels by either Stewart, Bachmann Spectrum or Life-Like Proto 1000, or preferably Proto 2000 in HO.scale. Please use correct trucks (Model Power and ER Models use incorrect Alco FA/FB trucks). Picky aren't I. . . And for something real unlikely, a decent Alco-GE-Ingersoll-Rand 300hp Box Cab switcher,circa 1925 or later similar variants. hey MDC isn't it time you upgraded your old noisy, cranky 'box cab'?
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 19, 2004 6:26 AM
HO scale CP Rail "red barns" (SD40-2F) and CN SD50Fs in plastic...I'm too poor to buy brass[:(] and I'm too lazy to kitbash[;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 18, 2004 2:02 PM
Affordible, high quality steam
more acurate first gen. diesels
a UP 9000 (4-12-2)
DDA35 (already made?)
a decent DDA40X (bachmann's is garbage)
some GP9Bs
a UP Super Turbine
FEF-1s and 2s
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 18, 2004 12:54 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by jschuknecht

An accurate N-scale SW-1500.

---jps
[C):-)][#ditto][#ditto][#ditto]I'd buy 4!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:49 PM
More accurate high level HO steam, pre-1900, both wood and coal burners.

Jay
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:15 PM
An accurate N-scale SW-1500.

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Posted by AggroJones on Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:27 PM
More accurate, high level, HO steam.

Including, but not limited to....

DM&IR M4 2-8-8-4
B&O EM-1 2-8-8-4
SP AC-6 4-8-8-2
USRA 2-10-2B
NYC modern 4-8-2
ATSF 3800 2-10-2
UP 9000 4-12-2
WM 2-10-0
SP F5 2-10-2
ATSF 5011 2-10-4
NP 2-8-8-4
PRR L-1 2-8-2
D&RGW L-105 4-6-6-4
D&RGW L-131 2-8-8-2
ATSF 2900 4-8-4
GN 4-6-6-4
UP FEF-1 4-8-4
Reading T-1 4-8-4
C&O H7 2-8-8-2
PRR 4-6-4-4
SP AC-9 2-8-8-4
USRA 4-6-2B
N&W Y6b 2-8-8-2
PRR I-1 2-10-0
SP GS-1 4-8-4
UP old school 4-6-6-4
N&W 4-8-0
SP P-8 4-6-2
WP 2-6-6-2
NYC Niagra
NP A class 4-8-4

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 15, 2004 8:01 PM
I would like to see someone make a SD40T-2. Athearn's is good but I would like to see one come out with detail options. It's becoming harder to find detail parts. I would also like to see an AC6000. I would paint it blue with a big R of course[:D][:D][:D].


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Posted by CP5415 on Monday, March 15, 2004 7:48 PM
A Proto RSD17 chopped nose in multimark livery.

Gordon

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 15, 2004 7:48 PM
1)Highly detailed, accurate, but low cost steamers
2) More Burlington Route models in HO
3)Locomotives in HO scale by Red Caboose or Kadee
4) More locomotives from Intermountain
5)More Wabash and Rock Island models
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What would you like to see made ?
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 15, 2004 7:25 PM
What would you like to see manufactures ? here is what I would like to see made.

1) some Farmrail stuff
2) some Kimanchi RR stuff
3)some Kansas & Oklahoma stuff
4) more MKT
5) some Muskogee roads steamers
6) affordable steamers

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