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HO trains wishlist
Posted by Amtrak_Titan on Saturday, September 29, 2007 9:32 PM

Post your wishlist for locomotives and cars you want to be made in HO.

 My wishlist: Amtrak California Cars

                Pacific Surfliner Cars

                Walthers Amtrak Horizons in the IVb scheme

               Walthers Transition Sleepers and Coach Baggage Superliner Cars in IVb

              Walthers Superliner Coach in the Amtrak California scheme

              Walthers Baggage cars in the Amtrak IVb scheme

             Caltrains and Metra Nippon-Sharyo cars

             Amtrak Talgo cars 

         Walthers Autorack in the Western Pacific, MKT, and CP Rail Beaver scheme 

           Locomotives: MP36PH

                           F40PH-2C 

                          F40PH-2Cat

                         GE P30CH

                        EMD F59PH 

                      GE P32AC-DM  

    Kato F40PHs in the Metra, VIA, Amtrak IV, and Surfliner schemes  

                          and maybe: Amfleet cars made by Rapido trains

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Posted by gmcrail on Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:01 PM

Dream on - "All things come to those who wait."

 

 

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Posted by UP2CSX on Sunday, September 30, 2007 2:34 AM
Wow, I can see you like passenger trains. Smile [:)] I'd like to see an accurate, easy to build, or RTR  model of an NKP bay window caboose. There hasn't been one yet. It would also be nice get some really accurate PFE and ART reefers at a price the average modeler could afford.  
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Posted by MisterBeasley on Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:29 AM

More HO scale figures with hard hats!  We need them for coal miners and refinery workers, among others.  My packing plant could use a few people with those white helmets and coats.  The best I've seen is Woodland Scenics "smoke jumpers," which need a bit of custom painting.

I've got Preiser's sets of people going up and down stairs, and another group of folks sitting on the stairs, but people hanging on to box car sides or climbing ladders aren't available, either.

Wouldn't you think coal miners would be more popular than 1:87 llamas or camels, which you can find?  Do you have llamas on your layout?  (Pics welcome, of course.)

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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Posted by AntonioFP45 on Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:36 AM

The EMD SDP40F - Flat nosed version in:

1. Amtrak "Pointless Arrow" w/ red nose scheme. 

 http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=202654&nseq=0

2. Amtrak Phase 3:   http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=19204&nseq=104  (2nd unit)

3. Santa Fe "Blue Bonnet"  http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=59895&nseq=88

Wouild like to see it produced by Athearn or under Walthers P2K line. Big Smile [:D] 

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Posted by reklein on Sunday, September 30, 2007 9:48 AM
A good plastic Milwauakee "little joe"
In Lewiston Idaho,where they filmed Breakheart pass.
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Posted by CMucha on Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:16 AM

Lets see

 

Metra Mp36 (or ill repaint a F59)

Tower 55 AC4400CW In UP, BNSF, NS, CSX colors

SD70ACe in The Katy, and the UP heritage 

Many TTX and BNSF well cars

 Metra Cars (modern silver)

BNSF and UP Bethgon Coal cars

BNSF, UP, CSX trilevel auto rack

A Couple Amtrak Genisis P42s

Amtrak amfleet and superliner cars 

 

Basicly everything modern ill take 

Colin 

 

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Posted by BigBlueConrail on Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:42 AM

Nj-Transit ALP-46

CSX GP40-2 with sound and DCC

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Posted by Amtrak_Titan on Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:00 PM
I would also like an AMD103 made by Kato.
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Posted by AggroJones on Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:08 PM

 An HO highly detailed diecast Missabe 2-8-8-4 for only $100...

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Posted by Flashwave on Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:29 PM

Fro BLI/PCM to release their stuff in a timely fashion....

 

Oh, wat, that's not what you meant. I'dd like to see Rapido do a wider variety of cars, and in the American Orient Express.

And for Walthers to do a heavyweight SP Daylight to boost the car count in the Spectrums

A trackmobile (yeah yeah, I know I'm wierd)

I want a  veranda, and I know it was made, but I couldn't afford it. SO let's see 'er again. And while we're at it, the rest of the UP turbines, sans the M-1000.

A BL-2 that's got a sound/DCC decoder already in her.

A Decoder and Sound for the Proto BL-2 with instructions on how to DCC it.

More good Daylight stuff.

 

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Posted by Boomer Red on Sunday, September 30, 2007 8:42 PM

     I model CN in New Brunswick so here are some models I could use! I model in HO.

1. RTR M636

2. RTR M420W

3. RTR RSC14

4. RTR S13u

5. RTR HR616

6. ECC style snowplow that is modernized with a sloping cupola.

7. RTR PSC and Hawker Siddelly cabooses

8. RTR C630M

9. RTR FPA4 and FPB4

10. A large modern Jordan Spreader

11. And a RTR model of CNs cylindrical Hoppers, the 50' type used for Potash service.

   Thats all I can think of right now, but I doubt I'll ever see any of themSad [:(] 

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Posted by dinwitty on Sunday, September 30, 2007 9:25 PM
 reklein wrote:
A good plastic Milwauakee "little joe"
I'm with you on that one, (South Shore) and the passenger cars (orange ones)
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Posted by SD60M on Sunday, September 30, 2007 9:29 PM

1. BN SD60M 2-Window from maybe athearn.

2. Plastic BN Through Train. Yea im wishing alright!

3. BN GP38 Pacific Pride I

4. FP45 and F45 in BN and ATSF Superfleet

5. BN GP38's, 40's and 50's with sound and ditchlights!!

6. IC 4-6-0 #382 with sound!!

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Posted by CPRail modeler on Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:38 PM

accurate GMD GP7/9 passenger version

GMD FP7/9A w/prototypical parts (snow shields, winterization hatch, 48" DB fan, etc.)

MLW FA/B1,FA/B2, FPA/B2

MLW S2/3/4/10/11

MLW RS3/10/18

CLC 44H44A1 (DT-2)

CLC H16-44

And now onto the steam...

0-6-6-0

Selkirk

Hudson

Pacific

Jubilee

And others...

All above must be superdetailed, excellent running, and be under $100 CDN. Of course, this may never happen...

EDIT: Forgot one!

ALCo S2/MLW Booster slug set

More expectations added...

All units mentioned above must have a CPR paint scheme.

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Posted by DavidBriel on Monday, October 1, 2007 12:46 AM

 CSX YN-2 B36-7 Locomotive

 Modern Tropicana White Reefers

 Atlantic Coast Line H-1 Wood Chip Hoppers

 Western Railway of Alabama and Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Flatcars, Gondolas, and Hoppers

 Central of Georgia-Southern-Norfolk Southern Smoothside Lightweight Combine Passenger Car 726

 Southern Fluted Passenger Cars 841-845 as built or as modified by Norfolk Southern for Excursion Service

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Posted by Arjay1969 on Monday, October 1, 2007 8:54 AM

Walthers Santa Fe Full Dome cars

 

Walthers Santa Fe Budd Hi-Level cars, including the Lounge

 

A plastic U30CG

 

A plastic U28CG

 

Hey, one can dream, right? Big Smile [:D]

 

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Posted by Dallas Model Works on Monday, October 1, 2007 9:00 AM

My wish is for things to not go out of production.

More and more it seems like if you see something interesting, you have to buy it right then. Wait and it it'll be gone. never to be found again.

Except for the Atlas railroad station. That kit'll be around forever!

 

Craig

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Posted by Hoople on Monday, October 1, 2007 9:37 AM

Let's see...

Union Pacific 9000 class 4-12-2- Emailed BLI, they have plans for it!

Southern Pacific GS-4 class- I know bachmann makes them, but I want PCM to make their's!

Harriman 2-8-0s, 2-8-2s, 4-6-2s, 4-4-2s, and others

Accurate UP dome diners i.e. the City of Los Angeles car.

All HO scale.

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Posted by GAPPLEG on Monday, October 1, 2007 10:26 AM

As with every time this comes up:

More Alco's  Any and all that haven't been made yet. Love them smoking devils.

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Posted by Amtrak_Titan on Monday, October 1, 2007 7:50 PM
I would like the P32AC-DM because I would like the whole Genesis group to be in HO. I think Rapido would make a great accurate Amfleet car.
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Posted by onebiglizard on Monday, October 1, 2007 8:40 PM
I would like Walthers to provide a set of modular structure walls without windows.  That's not too much to ask, is it?  My cold storage warehouse will look silly with windows every 12 feet.
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Posted by jcgisel on Monday, October 1, 2007 10:01 PM
I would like some HO surfliner cars that aren't brass. Also a metrolink F40.
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Posted by Amtrak_Titan on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 8:32 PM
  I would like to add the Hiawatha Atlantic onto my wishlist.
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Posted by Harley-Davidson on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 3:25 PM
I like the brute Alco C855A that Overland released in brass (UP scheme) many years ago. Overland should have the die cast, so perfectly can re-run as TOWER55. Hey, Brian Marsh, can your hear me???!!!
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Posted by csmith9474 on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 3:29 PM

 doc manago wrote:
I like the brute Alco C855A that Overland released in brass (UP scheme) many years ago. Overland should have the die cast, so perfectly can re-run as TOWER55. Hey, Brian Marsh, can your hear me???!!!

I don't believe that brass is cast. If it were that easy we would probably still be seeing a gas turbine from them.

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Posted by steemtrayn on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 4:53 PM

CN 9000, even if it's brass.

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Posted by R. T. POTEET on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 7:23 PM

I wish some manufacturer would bring out an Onion Specific 4884-1 or 4884-2 Classes; the hobby is sorely in need of these!!!

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Posted by mcddhawk4 on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 7:56 PM

GENSET SWITCHER IN PLASTIC BNSF

SLUG UNIT IN PLASTIC SANTA FE

MK 1200G SANTA FE LAJ IN PLASTIC

INTERMOUNTAIN HI LEVEL LOUNGE CAR TRANSITION BAGGAGE/DORMITORY CAR EL CAPITAN

 

 

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Posted by mj5890 on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 8:01 PM

Heres what I would like to see all in HO 

What I really would like to see would be some plastic spine cars that can carry 53' trailers!!!

also on the list would be

Amtrak talgo cars that are compatible with the ER models

Pacific surfliner cars (not brass)

Amtrak Superliners in IVb SOON (walthers moved their relase back to March 18 2008Sad [:(])

Metra MP36 and modern metra comuter coaches to go with

Amtrak NPCU in phase 3, V, and cascades, or maybe a details west conversion kit for this

More Atlas AEM-7s  

Modern BNSF and Tropicana refers

Modern BNSF and TTX intermodal equipment

BNSF executive pasenger cars

scale test cars

larger selection of modern MOW equipment

Detail and decal kit to make regular engines into radio controled switchers(should include warning lables and antena equipment, and maybe even a figure holding the controler)

 

Thats it for now but I might add more

Joe

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