Models for 2005

[Anonymous]

I would like to see {call me crazy} one of the big boys produce a GM AEROTRAIN.Even after it's disapointing short lived life.I looked at one in brass 1500.00.To me it is a thing of beauty and would love one with dcc and qsi sound.Even the old varney plastic models with no detail and no motor still goes for 100.00 or more on e-bay I know most manf.could not afford such an exotic engine with a limited customer base But that doesn't stop me from wanting one.

[Anonymous]

No Traction Fans? How about a 6000 series CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) Set.? New Yorkers have models from Lifelike! (Redbirds, i believe). What i wouldn't do for a nice Red line/Green line setup!! If you are old enough and from Chicago, you know what i mean!!!

[PennsyHoosier]

I would like an AFFORDABLE T-1.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Bikerdad

N Scale Hogwarts Express, by Kato and Graham Farish

If anyone makes it, it will be Bachmann, they own the right to making train sets based on that movie. Lionel owns the rights to the Polar Express Movie, but Bachmann made a polar express set back when the movie concept wasn't around

[BRJN]

Penn Central / Conrail "Bicentennial" (well, how about a series of everybody's) locomotive paint schemes.

PRR type GG hopper. Circa 1900, composite (wood and steel) construction, about 100 tons capacity. Almost the last and largest composite hopper, since after 1900 all-steel was the new and better way to do it. (Besides, it was designed here in my home town!)

Locomotives that do NOT cost $100+ each?

Is a 1900-era 4-4-0 with good-quality detailing and second-tier roadnames (that is, subsidiaries and soon-to-be-merged lines) asking too much? I can wait with sound.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by railguyho

I did a little research today in my case really want a 2-8-8-2 allready have the class A if the class a was heading south and the 2-8-8-2 was heading north and,passed each other,would I be able to tell the difference in the engines by the sounds they produced.Not talking about the whistle but mainly the chuff.Everything that I could find out was no, same sound system= same train.I would think that a 2-8-8-2 in real life would be different in the sounds it made compared to a 2-6-6-4.I never heard either in real life so I am only guessing untill I can research this more.I still want the P2k engine but might wait till soundtraxx releases its new line of sound to see how it stacks up against Bli.I know the original release of this engine by life like is one fine steamer.

You have raised a good question about the two engines sounding different. If the 2-8-8-2 Y class is running in the compound mode, which was normal on the road, they make a very quiet puffing sound because the high presure steam is used directly into the low presure cylinders and the exhaust was fairly quiet compared to the A class engine. The N&W used them in compound much of the time as this was more efficient once the train was moving.

I got to watch these engines at Roanoke in 1956 for a week of railfanning and they were great to see in action. The whistles on the Y's were different also from the A class. When the Y class was run in simple mode, they were very loud because the large front cylinders got high presure steam in simple mode.
I would guess not even soundtraxx will offer the compound steam sound, but ehn who knows.
You can purchase recordings of both engines and check the difference.

[Anonymous]

A CP D-10 and CNR Bulletnose Betty by BLI

[Anonymous]

N Scale

Santa Fe:
SD45-2's
SD45-2's Bicentennial
F45's
FP45's
CF7's
GP60M's
GP60B's
GP40X's

FWWR:
CF7

WP:
GP40's Bicentennial
and any other engines they had

SSW:
Bicentennial Tunnel Motor

-Matt

[TrainFreak409]

I wouldn't mind seeing Bachmann Spectrum make these in N scale:

Union Pacific 3 Piece Big Blow Turbine
Union Pacific Side Breather Baby Turbine
Union Pacific 4-12-2
Any 2-10-4 Texas
Davenport US Army Turbine Switcher 1149
C & O Alleghany
4 Truck Shay
C & O streamlined Hudson
Baldwin Centipede
Krauss-Maffei ML4000, both cab and hood versions
Baldwin T2500
Pennsy S2 Steam Turbine


~[8]~ TrainFreak409 ~[8]~

[DavidBriel]

Bachmann or another manufacturer should produce HO Auxiliary Water Tenders for use behind HO models of current or now retired steam excursion locomotives, such as SOUTHERN 2-8-2 4501. David Briel

[twhite]

While we're on the "Wish-List" thread, I'd like to see BLI or Heritage come out with a Baldwin 'Centipede.' I know that the prototypes were about as useful as a third nostril, but they sure LOOKED impressive! And while we're at it, how about BLI coming out with a 2-8-0 Consolidation, say something like a chunky little Rio Grande P-41? Dang, those fellas were cute!
Tom

[PennsyHoosier]

Dang, Nevin, you captured everything that I could want.

[ckape]

Well, I'd like the GP15D and GP20D, or one of MK or MPI variants. I'm not that picky.

Also nice would be SD70ACe and/or SD70M-2, and some of the white BNSF icicle reefers.

[Anonymous]

N&W M class for light branchwork, please. The Sunset version is almost unobtainable and I just want something less large. Big is not always better.

Tim

[Anonymous]

SD40-2 (Atlas)
GP9m in AT&L paint (Atlas)

[Anonymous]

Virginian thank you for the info.where would i find the recordings you spoke of.O.Winston Links.

[Anonymous]

BLI SD70MAC or the equivalent (yes i am aware of thier AC6000CW coming out).

Of course these engines will be completely worthless if not painted for CSX[8D]

[Anonymous]

I most likely want a Kato GE BNSF ES44AC Locomotive (GEVO)[:P]. I love those things.
And an SD60M in BN & BNSF Paint!

[Virginian]

A 2-8-8-2 compound and a 2-6-6-4 simple OUGHT to sound quite different. The compound will only have four exhaust strokes per revolution, wheras the simple should have eight. The compound would also sound slightly softer, at least that's the way I remember them. In simple mode, the 2-8-8-2 would have 4 sharp and 4 softer chuffs per revolution. Of course, a lot of the hard vs. soft differences may be evened out somewhat depending on the smokebox and interior exhaust layout. You need to listen to some of O. Winston Link's recordings. Very good stuff.
Oh, and over time the simple engines 8 chuffs should drift to 4 chuffs, and then back to 8 and so on, because they did run slightly out of phase. The BLI Class A does this beautifully.

[j1love]

I would love to see a 4-8-2 L-3 Mohawk by BLI, Athern, or LL. I love Pennsy but those steamers rock!

[Anonymous]

A Silverliner II in HO

[NevinW]

Baldwin Shark in B&O early paint scheme

P2K, Genesis or Broadway Limited quality with sound! - Nevin

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by wes454

I'd settle just for the models BLI has already announced! I'm not happy that the ATSF 2-10-2's got pushed back again...I'm beginning to think I'll be lucky to get them by 2005

You said a mouthfull,allthough my perefrences allways lean more towards steam,I have been waiting for their release of the sw series of switchers.I think
Bli made a big mistake pushing back their release in favor of higher priced steam units.Also their release of the Alco rsd15 ,I would buy one no matter ,but the fact that being an Alco unit it will sound different than say their the rest of their emd diesels,is without a dought the most attractive feature for me.I would like to see in the comming year specific sound for each type of engine,not just the same sound system covered by a different shell.Bli's sound bite for the sw sounds to me just like the one for their E's except for the horn.

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