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Posted by Texas Zepher on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 10:08 PM
My model locomotive is - HO scale NP Z-6 4-6-6-4.
Unfortunately it has already been made by W&R, the catch is the real cost is $3000. So I would definitely buy it for $1000.
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Posted by icmr on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 8:29 PM
Anything ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



ICMR

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 8:01 PM
They already have...thanks Overland!
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 19, 2005 8:28 AM
I could lean both ways but $1000 is WAY to much for me, (expecally for HO of N)
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 19, 2005 12:51 AM
I would not!!! My Loco I want is already provided by overland! And its rediculus! 895 dollas!! Whew!!! When i Can go to these Train shows and wait till the last minute and go Crazy and get 10 15 bucks knocked off decent stuff, im Talkin Genisis and Kato,... and Proto 2k... remember to Poke around at the train shows! lol
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Posted by SimRacin40 on Sunday, December 18, 2005 11:58 PM
I'd keep the engine itself simple,but then I'd give it some sort of artifical intelligence,perhaps program in your layout plan and then it could travel around the layout on its own accord,provided there isn't another train heading towards it on the same track.(I'm sure the beta version would provide a couple head on collisons.) It'd be interesting to see a train doing what it "wants",although the route selection would be random.

I can dream,can't I? [:p]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 18, 2005 9:59 PM
Maybe not for one but maybe for a set By set I mean the BN DF40-2 set. Only company
that might produce it would be Overland but they said they cant find enough information on
the prototype to build it.
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Posted by trainfreek92 on Sunday, December 18, 2005 6:41 PM
well maybe a gp7 maine central with the green/gold schme full scale
Running New England trains on The Maple Lead & Pine Tree Central RR from the late 50's to the early 80's in N scale
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 18, 2005 2:29 PM
For me? How about a 1:1 scale F45...

Love dem 645s!!!! Vrrrrrooooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmm!!!!

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Posted by ICRR1964 on Sunday, December 18, 2005 2:17 PM
My choice would be a GP7 in brass with the latest sound equipment, best DCC money could by, the smoothest running of any loco out there on the market with a paint raod painted in the Bloomer Line road.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 18, 2005 1:27 PM
Why spend $1000 dollars on the loco I want when I could find anything I want for $100ish and then pay $150 for it to be custom painted, kitbashed and detailed. I just saved myself $750!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 18, 2005 1:16 PM
I'd love to have a Shay in brass, but I'll never buy one. It's just stupid.
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Posted by loathar on Sunday, December 18, 2005 12:14 PM
Fthunder11-You do know that Bach Spectrum makes that HHP-8 in Amtrak colors,Right?
Saw it in the Dec. MR.
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Posted by Virginian on Sunday, December 18, 2005 12:01 PM
I want a BLI or Proto 2000 Heritage level quality Y6b to replace the brass ones I sold. I am getting by with Rivarossi, but would like better. PCM has announced a Y6b. In my opinion it is overpriced at $700 so I am not going to get one unless the street price turns out to be quite a bit less. Haven't heard Lok sound yet either, so unsure about that. I am resisting the urge to reward manufacturers who introduce models I want, but price them too high. I thought the BLI Class A and J were reasonable for what one received, and I fail to see what makes this engine worth $300 more.
What could have happened.... did.
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Posted by railroadyoshi on Sunday, December 18, 2005 11:38 AM
I would never pay 1000 for a MBTA F40 (being I could just decal one). What I'd really like is prototypically correct MBTA coaches!!! Mebbe i'm being too picky, but ther MBTA never used horizon cars, they use some sort of German Cars that are SIMILAR to Horizon cars.
Then again, thats a coach, not a locomotive[:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 18, 2005 11:06 AM
For me, a thousand dollars for a locomotive - whoa! - Heady houghts......I'm an N-Scaler and I model the Milwaukee Electrics. I'd GLADLY pay a grand for a LITTLE JOE (from KATO (of course) with working pantographs, DCC, and sound not that there's much of that [:-^] I've got a SPUTNIK pairing already with a pair of ex-KATO EF's, but a LITTLE JOE would REALLY make my CHRISTMAS MERRY & BRIGHT!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 17, 2005 12:04 AM
Lets just say a BLI SF 4-8-4 2900 class engine with hornby live steam in it that could run on both conventional DC & DCC.
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Posted by RMax1 on Friday, September 16, 2005 2:32 PM
You just saved a bunch of brass guys some money!

RMax1
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Posted by Curmudgeon on Friday, September 16, 2005 1:47 PM
A re-issue of Rollin Lobaugh's Challenger, detailed for NP, with only drive change being can motors, but that's not critical.
All sand-cast bronze parts as original, ScaleModels couplers (none of this Kadee stuff), balanced as the original.
In 1:48, none of this Proto garbage.

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Posted by palallin on Friday, September 16, 2005 1:20 PM
O scale Frisco 1500-class Mountain, preferably the 1501.

FWIW, the top-line O scale brass imports top out north of $3000; $1000 would be a bargain.

Of course, I could model it myself. The advantage would be gaining the skill a knowledge to fabricate in brass using a lathe, end-mill, and resistance soldering unit (and would therefore be able to model other locos as well), but the drawback would be a much higher up-front cost, well over the $1000 limit.
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Posted by zigg72md on Friday, September 16, 2005 1:04 PM
I would want an O gauge S2 6-8-6 steam turbine with a 16 wheel tender. Painted black with no road name but the engine number 1972(my burth year).
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Posted by icmr on Friday, September 16, 2005 11:44 AM
Illinois Central SD40-2 by Kato and everything that it needs to run. I emailed Kato about it.



ICMR

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Posted by waltersrails on Friday, September 16, 2005 11:44 AM
i would have a SD50 Chessie System update every thing.
I like NS but CSX has the B&O.
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Posted by selector on Friday, September 16, 2005 11:02 AM
IF I had that much to spend for myself, it would be for a CPR 2-10-4 Selkirk #9000. That was the one they modified with a three-part boiler, where steam moved from one chamber to the other at 1600 psi (nope, not an error). It had three cylinders runnng at 250 psi, and a booster running at 850 psi.

The crews gave out before the engine did in trials. I think it was ulcers...or maybe it was hemorrhoids.
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Posted by SpaceMouse on Friday, September 16, 2005 10:42 AM
I need 3 2-6-2 Saddletankers for the California Western railroad. But I can make a lot of kitbashing mistakes for $1000.

Chip

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Posted by jeffshultz on Friday, September 16, 2005 10:30 AM
I suspect I'm dittoing what everyone else here has said when I say that $1000 is too steep, regardless the level of perfection.

Realistically I could probably hunt down brass GP39-2s (ATSF version) and have them custom painted for less than that.

And the CFO would be deeply unhappy with me if I did....
Jeff Shultz From 2x8 to single car garage, the W&P is expanding! Willamette & Pacific - Oregon Electric Branch
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Posted by bbrant on Friday, September 16, 2005 10:23 AM
I have a wife. The chances of EVER having an extra $1000 bucks for any type of model railroading (or anything else for that matter) are slim to none!! [:)]
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Posted by keystonecrossings on Friday, September 16, 2005 10:14 AM
Baldwin Centipedes, please!!!

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 16, 2004 7:49 PM
My loco would be an R-32 subway car. But 1000? actually, if it were brass, it would be worth it if all the details were in place. But honestly, i am in the process of building one to scale from scratch out of styrene and so far i have spent about 5% of that, with impressive results. ......its just taking some time

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