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Posted by dehusman on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 10:37 PM

Anything for the 1890-1910 era.  The major manufacturers haven't brought out anything new in the last 30 years. Literally.  Throw us a bone.

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Posted by joe-daddy on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 11:06 PM

Slipping sound for  steam locomotives.

 

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Posted by Amtrak_Titan on Saturday, October 20, 2007 1:07 AM
 f14aplusfl wrote:
 Bapou wrote:
 Amtrak_Titan wrote:

Athearn P40 in the NJ Transit scheme.

NJ Transit doesn't have P40s

I thought they were leasing some from Amtrak. 

 NJ transit purchased four P40DCs from Amtrak. I think for a new casino route. I wonder if I am the only one who wants Amtrak California cars in HO. 

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Posted by Midnight Railroader on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 9:25 AM
 Dallas Model Works wrote:

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.

THAT is a very good wish!

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Posted by stevechurch2222 on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 11:00 AM
I wish Walthers would do the Milwaukee Road in their Tri Level Auto Rack Enclosed and that Accurail would do the Custom Rail Auto Racks with the option of being enclosed in the Bi and Tri Level versions.AThearn to do another run of Milwaukee Road yellow 60' bulkhead flats.That's all I have for my list.
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Posted by BigBlueConrail on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 11:27 AM
Anything from NJ Transit
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Posted by stokesda on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 12:11 PM
D&RGW Krauss-Maffei ML4000 diesel hydraulic locomotive in plastic. I know it's already been done once many many moons ago by AHM, but it would be nice to have a newer, more readily available model by Athearn, Atlas, P2K or the like.

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Posted by ckape on Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:08 AM

The things I'd like to see the most right now are DME SD40s/SD40-2s and MNNR Alcos (or their CF-7).  Most of those are just new paint jobs, a few there aren't any plastic models for right now.

BNSF SD70ACes that I don't have to pay the sound-equipped price for

Rail grinders and ditchers.

There are a few things that I'm in the process of trying to scratchbuild right now that I would otherwise include in this list, but for those I'd like to have my models finished so I can show them off for a while before everybody can just go out and buy one.

 

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Posted by joe-daddy on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 2:19 PM

I'd like to see the following Airplanes available in HO scale:

Piper Cub

Cesna 152, 172

Beech Bonanza (V tail of course)

Beech twin

Gooney Bird DC 3

Ford Tri-Motor 

 

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Posted by Packer on Thursday, August 7, 2008 7:21 AM

Stuff not to go out of production

As for me, BN units with sound and DCC in HO and to never go out of production.

Vincent

Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....

2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.

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Posted by Been Nothing Since Frisco (BNSF) on Thursday, August 7, 2008 8:53 AM

I would like to see santa fe box cars that look very real for 8$, super cheif cars for less than  15$, santa fe abba set w/1 powered and 1 dumy a and 1 powered and 1 dumy b for less than 120$ and more santa fe and frisco steamers that are IN STOCK.

-edit- I almst for got, santa fe 2-10-10-2 for 100$ that can run on 22" raidus.

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Posted by Guilford Guy on Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:06 PM
Only thing from your list remotely possible is the ABBA for $120...

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Posted by Been Nothing Since Frisco (BNSF) on Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:37 PM
Thats why it's called a wish list.
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Posted by Geared Steam on Thursday, August 7, 2008 4:48 PM

Milwaukee Road Little Joe's , Boxcabs and Quill.

If these were ever produced, I would have to go from geared steam to electrics in Montana.

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Posted by onebiglizard on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:03 PM
I'm with MisterBeasley - I'd like to see more HO figures (and other scales for other modelers) representing industrial workers.  Many of us like to model industry, and the hobby manufacturers support this with lots of industrial structure kits.  Those "passengers at the station" figures don't look too good in the industry scene though.  Think of your mom in a skirt up on the refinery or steel mill catwalk - not good.  
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Posted by twhite on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:18 PM

A 4-6-6-4 Challenger that ISN'T a UP 3900.  (Rio Grande, WM, WP, NP, SP&S, D&H). 

Okay, I'll modify that a bit.  I'll include the original 1936 UP 4-6-6-4's.  Now, THOSE had character!

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Posted by RedGrey62 on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 6:51 PM

Had to make sure I didn't post to this one already, always happy to post wish list just in case someone who can grant wishes (or manufacture them) is watching.

CB&Q blunt end observation for both the Denver and Kansas City Zephyrs

General American 1960's 3 bay covered hopper, we have enough PS's to hold us for awhile

More variety in open autoracks

The complete 1956 Denver Zephyr would be nice too.

Rick

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Posted by Diamondback Six on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 7:10 PM

Since Walthers is doing the '48 20th Century Limited, for either them or BLI to follow up with the '38 version. Economically, it makes sense, as they'd be able to reuse the tooling for the Bridge (Plan 4069B, subtle differences from later versions) 4/4/2s and the RPOs, and they've already done "almost-there" on the 17/18-roomettes and 10/5s. All that's left is to cut tools for the diners, the 13DBR's and the obs and a little correction to the paint...

Even better would be to have it in the original '38 opex-blue outer stripes with broad center-stripes, '39 with silver outers and pinstripe centers, and ~'45 reversed-grays with pinstripes versions... maybe release with a Hudson, a Mohawk and a Niagara or pair of early-paint E7As respectively.

 From there, all that's left for a '38 Broadway Limited is the PRR-specific sleeper/lounge, obs, diners, any crew-dorm and head-end...

 Maybe a COLA/COSF from the same time. (All those prewar streamliners pretty much used the same sleepers aside from the "specialty cars", as opposed to NYC vs. PRR/everyone-else Pullman/ACF 10/6s which had the vestibules at opposite ends relative to the rooms... and since COLA/COSF pretty much had equipment built to the same basic plans as far as I can see, they could even be a combined project.)

 '41 Empire State.

 Some complete named trains from the heavyweight era.

 Maybe a North Coast Limited or Olympian Hiawatha to give the Empire Builder some competition. (Hey, I'm darn near the only NYC modeler in the Pacific NorthWet, gotta stroke the locals...)

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Posted by ChrisKSDF on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 7:49 PM

 joe-daddy wrote:
Cesna 152, 172

Doesn't Herpa make a C172 in HO, or is that a 182?

EDIT: Found it for you from my good friend Steve at Pilotwear & Diecast Airplane: http://www.pilotwear.com/store/p/4622-Cessna-172-Skyhawk-1-87-HO-Scale-Plastic-.html

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Posted by NS AS-416 on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 10:53 AM
Norfolk Southern Class F1 Berkshires in plastic

Norfolk Southern Phase 1b DS 4-4-1000 in plastic

DRS 6-4-1500 in plastic: preferably Norfolk Southern but undecorated will work too

More freight cars from the original NS in plastic

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Posted by ho modern modeler on Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:26 PM

Everything on the original post and AntonioFP45's esp Amtrak Surfliners (Union Station Products makes the Cali cars)

Cal-Fame packing house in HO

Modern Tropicana Reefers, or old 60 footers with detail

Cascades Talgo sets

Trough-Train

More cheap in-town buidings and subdivision-type houses that don't have $35 garages sold seperately (am I dissing Atlas AGAIN) Plasticville for the new millenium, Bachman buys out DPM and Grandt Line!!!!

Mine doesn't move.......it's at the station!!!

 

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Posted by Texas Zepher on Friday, August 29, 2008 2:47 PM
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A two track truss bridge.....I have yet to find one I like.

You mean like this?
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-3012I bought my first one for the NMRA national show in St. Louis, so the've been on the market for a long time.  I know they had the double track out long before they released the single track version.
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Posted by Texas Zepher on Friday, August 29, 2008 2:51 PM

 joe-daddy wrote:
Gooney Bird DC 3
I could have sworn Walthers did a DC-3 about 5 years ago.  Yeah, here it is.  Ok make that 10 years ago.

http://www.walthers.com/exec/page/press/1998/dc3airplane 

I don't think they sold well.

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Posted by EM-1 on Saturday, August 30, 2008 11:00 PM

I have a thing for B&O locos I used to see in the local yards.

B&O EM-1 2-8-8-4

B&O L-1 or L2 0-8-0

B&O U-1 0-10-0

Since the Canadian Jubilee 4-4-4 has been mentioned, how about the B&O Lord and Lady 4-6-4 and 4-4-4

A fireless steamer 0-6-0 like on display in Bellvue, Ohio.

Also there's a couple (to me) impressive looking early oil electrics from the 1920s or 30s.  One looks like they turned the one into a double ended unit.

Also, I'd agree on the DM&IR 2-8-8-4, and also include the DM&IR 0-10-2

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Posted by DZ_DOME_FAN on Saturday, March 5, 2011 11:40 AM

Good luck in any effort to have model makers build TWO dome/observation models for the Q's DZ and KCZ.  The DZ's dome/observation had the "rear"-mounted dome, the KCZ's the "front"-mounted dome. Finding just one of these models coming along would be great, although my guess is that the DZ dome/observation would be the first choice, not the KCZ's tail car.

 

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Posted by Steve McDonough on Saturday, March 12, 2011 10:20 PM

Walthers is making Name -train passenger trains but they leave some head end cars out

like  NYC inside -door express cars similar to their outside door ones previously produced.

Also C&EI had kitchen troop cars with inside doors ,and baggage cars that would be seen on many

other trains like Wabash,Southern,ATSF etc. They make a nice PS 70' baggage car but some roads

had different door arrangements where Walthers could just add new sides to existing produced

bodies! Also would like CB&Q  Denver and Twin City zephyr trains which actually look great

after they come  out with  a Chicago Union station bldging and headhouse!

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Posted by azrail on Sunday, March 13, 2011 11:25 PM

Prototypical 50" Santa Fe MTC reefers..not the Athearn repaints that are actually PFE cars.

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Posted by nssd70m on Monday, March 14, 2011 5:51 AM

I would say a NS or N&W C36-7, NS C39-8 and a SOU, or NS GP39X. Earl...

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Posted by Mike Kieran on Monday, March 14, 2011 10:44 AM

Sound decoders in the Bachmann Spectrum locomotives.

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Posted by Mike Kieran on Monday, March 14, 2011 11:33 AM

I wish that Bachmann would do ther paint scheme on their red engineI with yellow stripes with a blue engine. In fact, more manufacturers should do like Bachmann did. paint the locomotives, but don't letter them.

Oh yeah, and 1/87 scale ocean going ships.

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