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Posted by acelachaser on Sunday, March 29, 2009 3:54 AM

Since I'm a sucker for the Northeast Corridor,

An E-44 in HO would be nice. I think MTH is working on the O scale version, so hopefully HO will followSmile, Wink & Grin! Any paint scheme works for me.

Bachmann did a great job with the E-33... I've been bugging them for a Budd Metroliner (Amtrak's "new" cab control car that's been on NEC rails for 43 years!Grumpy) set  from Spectrum and how about some  Budd Silverliner/Arrow cars as well?

My layout's Septa commuters are tired of standing on the platform waiting for me to kitbash some! lol

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Posted by rjake4454 on Saturday, March 28, 2009 8:10 PM

Eric L.

FrankRHa1

...   To go one further, all of the streamlined steamers for those sets of passenger trains (4-4-2, 4-6-0, 2-6-2, etc.).  ...

 That reminds me:  Although I think the HO market has recently been overloaded with PRR K-4's (remember the days when the only choices were Bowser or Brass?), I'd really like to see Spectrum or Bway Ltd. produce the streamlined versions of the K-4.  They already have the chassis/drivetrain.  I would definately go for those since the Brass streamlined K-4s are now hard to find and too expensive for my budget.

Thumbs Up I would like to see that too, definately would be good to see some streamlined hudsons too by BLI.

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Posted by bobby21060 on Saturday, March 28, 2009 7:05 PM

What I would like to see modeled was from a MR mag article a while back. An MP15DC painted in a green color and referred to as the Green Goat. Would also be great if a toy engine manufacture would produce them in the HO scale as I'm not setup for air brushing in my basement yet to be able to create my own. Does anyone know of any railroads currently using the Green Goats besides UP?

 

 

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Posted by moetrain on Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:26 AM

Yeah, my brother and I took that ride a few times from Edmonds, WA to Whitefish, MT a few times back in the late 60's. Loved those skydomes, too!

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Posted by Andrew C on Saturday, March 28, 2009 12:15 AM

What the heck, I'll throw in my two cents worth. I would like to see some big Canadian MLW's, preferably a C630M with the correct trucks and rebuilt air filters. One of the most common locos on the CN in eastern Canada for a long time, not sure who else had them but I know some went on to the Cape Breton and Central Nova Scotia Railway.

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Posted by Eric L. on Friday, March 27, 2009 11:19 PM

FrankRHa1

...   To go one further, all of the streamlined steamers for those sets of passenger trains (4-4-2, 4-6-0, 2-6-2, etc.).  ...

 That reminds me:  Although I think the HO market has recently been overloaded with PRR K-4's (remember the days when the only choices were Bowser or Brass?), I'd really like to see Spectrum or Bway Ltd. produce the streamlined versions of the K-4.  They already have the chassis/drivetrain.  I would definately go for those since the Brass streamlined K-4s are now hard to find and too expensive for my budget.

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Posted by FL9 on Friday, March 27, 2009 10:22 PM

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned this one already, so here goes.

I would really love to see a HO scale EMD FL9, especially a sound-equipped version with a Hancock air whistle.

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Posted by Dr. Megavar on Friday, March 27, 2009 8:05 PM

I'd love to see Atlas do an O Scale, 2-rail version of the Alco HH600/660 -- preferably in the Trainman line -- like their recent HO model.  Hey, Atlas, y'all already have the plans!

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Posted by g&gfan on Friday, March 27, 2009 7:46 PM

I see there are some CPR fans out there.

I for one would like to see a reasonably priced CPR D10 4-6-0 produced. (Are you listening True-Line.) Considering that over 500 of the prototypes were built surely a decent model could be on the market.

Sure the old Roundhouse kits may be kitbashed but a nice RTR one would be great. 

For diesels some of the 6-motor MLWs (with proper Hi-ad trucks) would be nice.

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Posted by FrankRHa1 on Friday, March 27, 2009 7:32 PM

Oh, yeah, let's see some 2-8-8-4s.  In all road names: B&O, DM&IR, SP.  They're hard to find in brass, so let's see about plastic.

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Posted by choo-choo-wayne on Friday, March 27, 2009 7:22 PM

We finally have Milwaukee passenger cars (HO) in post-1955 yellow and gray.  How about a nice FP-7 in the same scheme?  With a couple of them, I could complete my model of the Arrow.

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Posted by FrankRHa1 on Friday, March 27, 2009 7:18 PM

Technically, Roundhouse already did those in the kits.  You can find them on ebay left and right.  And Last time I talked to Toby at Horizon hobbies, those are seriously being reconsidered in the new roundhouse as fully assmebled with sound/dcc.  Along with the rest of the Roundhouse kits.

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Posted by virogue on Friday, March 27, 2009 6:52 PM

 Ok, please Athearn and Atlas, make my day!!! Smile,Wink, & Grin

- Baldwin Centipede (NdeM)

- Correct Norfolk Southern C40-9W (with prototypical head- and ditch lights)

- NS Slugs to mate with yard engines like SD38s...

 Of course, all ready to run and DCC ready...

 Thanks a lot in advance for your condideration Bow

 Vianney Roge -France-

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Posted by FrankRHa1 on Friday, March 27, 2009 6:03 PM

I'd like to see the S-class northers for the Milwaukee, C&NW, and CB&Q.  From those railroads I'd alos like to see the streamlined 4-6-4 hudsons (Hiawatha, aeolus, 400, etc.)   To go one further, all of the streamlined steamers for those sets of passenger trains (4-4-2, 4-6-0, 2-6-2, etc.).  And lastly, the semi-streamlined 4-8-2 of the SP, with daylight colored tender and cab.

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Posted by espeefoamer on Friday, March 27, 2009 4:45 PM

Southern Pacific SDP45.

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Posted by mrprksr on Friday, March 27, 2009 4:31 PM

 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A U25C IN TODAYS QUALITY....KINDA THOUGHT STEWART MIGHT DO IT AFTER THEIR C628 AND 630.....ONLY PLASTIC I AM AWARE OF IS OLD AHM WHICH LEAVES ALOT TO BE DESIRED....LAR

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Posted by GeneMoser on Friday, March 27, 2009 4:21 PM
The one I will never get, a C&O H-7. However, I am in total agreement that we need some good small to medium locomotives. I'm an Eastern modeler for the most part, but where are the Harrimans? Where are the catalog 2-6-0, 2-6-2, 2-8-0, 4-4-0, 4-4-2s? That's what we really need. Gene
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Posted by jpwhawaii on Friday, March 27, 2009 3:20 PM
How about a Whitcomb 44 tonner with siderods. A nice 300 HP loco. Sound and DCC would make this perfect.
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Posted by teen steam fan on Friday, March 27, 2009 2:19 PM

(HO or OO scale) 

A British Railways 9F A 2-10-0 mixed traffic steam engine that was soon replaced with more modern desiel engines.

A GNR S1 a 0-8-4 shunter that was used at hump yards

A LMS black 5 these were a high river, go big or go home mixed traffic locomotive  

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Posted by tatans on Friday, March 27, 2009 1:50 PM

HEY ! !  Train maker guys , are you getting any of this? ? I would say there is a need for some new engines, the populace is speaking ! !  free enterprise.

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Posted by Phoenix & Western Guy on Friday, March 27, 2009 1:21 PM

I agree w/ DFP, Sr.  Old electrics are hard to come by.  How about undecorated MU 54's.

Bill Torian

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Posted by SPIKEE on Friday, March 27, 2009 12:21 PM

In HO scale, and using the well proven Bachmann 2-8-0 drive mechanism, I'd like to Bachmann produce a D&RGW C-41 or C-48. 

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Posted by rjake4454 on Friday, March 27, 2009 12:21 PM

I would like to see the Baldwin 60000 in HO.

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Posted by Packers#1 on Friday, March 27, 2009 12:08 PM

 In N scale, from either Atlas (preferably) or Kato, a dern GP10!

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Posted by JimValle on Friday, March 27, 2009 11:52 AM

After 110 replies and counting it's obvious everyone has a favorite.  I'd like to see an SP AC-9.  This was the SP's right-end-forward version of their usual cab-forwards.  With its skyline casing and general good proportions it made a very handsome articulated.  It can be offered in both coal and oil burning configurations.  It would give SP modelers who are perhaps a little jaded with cab-forwards  a nice alternative and would be an excellent addition to a fleet of SP engines. 

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Posted by graywolfs02 on Friday, March 27, 2009 11:32 AM

 After going through all 100+ replies, I see that no one has asked for:

CB&Q 2-8-2 O4a Mike (any road number except maybe 4960)

CB&Q 4-6-2 S-2 Pacific

CB&Q 4-6-0 K class

CB&Q 4-4-2 P class Atlantic

 Lest I forget....sound equipt too.

Yes I am a CB&Q fan

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Posted by rjake4454 on Friday, March 27, 2009 11:29 AM

Eric L.

I agree!  I'm interested in Civil War era up to 1870-80s 4-4-0 with sound!  You could add early 4-6-0 & 2-8-0s of the same era as well. 

Yup, it would be great to see high quality models of the John Bull, lafayette, etc. as well. The Bachmann ones look nice, but I doubt they are reliable.

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Posted by baltimoreterminal on Friday, March 27, 2009 11:22 AM

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 I would like to see a B&O 4-6-2 class P7d the "Cincinnatian"  Those Key Imports are a little to pricey for me..........


I'd like to see more of the ordinary, everyday type loco's, rather than the unusual.  B&O had 21 P-7's with about 4 groups or sub-classes with distinct detailing.  The P-7d's ran in Cincinatian service, Baltimore-Cincinnati 1947-1950, and Cincinnati-Toledo (or Detroit) 1950 to the end of steam.  Rather specialized service life.

With the trend in the hobby toward Ready-to-Redetail, or at least get it out of the box and onto the track, and toward operation oriented layout designs, with the social aspects of getting a group of modelers together, there is more need and market for multiple freight engines (generally, not all that much switching with passenger operation, and who is the rare guy that wants to mark-up for a passenger run?)

My real desire would be medium steam power (80'; fits on an 11" turntable), with sound, that could pull 25-30 cars up a 2% grade!!!!  

For specifics, as an HO transition era guy, being limited to one engine, I'd go for the B&O 2-8-2 Q-4, Q-4a or Q-4b (225 loco's) and it's close cousin, the Q-7f (50 loco's).     (don't bother with the Q-4d; there were only 3 of them and the Westside brass import can be a close stand-in for those) 

Then there's the detailing.  Many roads made alterations to the appearance of their as-delivered power.  However, most of the alterations were common across a class of engines.   For the Q's, about 1946 B&O changed from a round plate with numbers on the smokebox door to the Capitol Dome casting, moving the number to a bracket below the high mounted headlight headlight (changed from the few center mounted headlights in the early 20's).   These could be add-on parts.  Speaking of head lights, how about providing lighted number boards on the sides of the headlight (and decals for the numbers).   

Before the end of the War, most of the Q's had their footboard steps replaced with 2 step ladders from the pilot to the running boards.  And after about 1952, many of the engines got footboard pilots rather than "passenger" pilots.  With add-on parts furnnished on so many of today's models, the buyer could detail as he needed to match a particluar engine.

Another add-on part is the Automatic Train Control system, represented by a box on the pilot deck and pick-up shoe on the lead tender truck.  This detail was only used in ATC territory (Philadelphia sub-division, Baltimore Terminal, Washington Branch and Metropolitan Branch to Point of Rocks on the Baltimore Division, and a little territory out west) and could be added to the model for, say, Baltimore Division assigned loco's. 

For their Vanderbuilt tenders, the Q-4's and Q-7's had either high or low mounted running boards.  With and-on parts the builder could offer both versions. 

Since the 20's or 30's almost all B&O engines had the intake air filters for the air pumps mounted below the boiler and above the pilot deck rather than hanging off the tender side of the air pump.  The only model I recall with this detail provided was the Overland or Oriental B&O P-1d.

For painting, B&O changed from 9" gold leaf lettering on the cab and tender to 5" lettering (mustard yellow imitation) after the 1941 passing of Danial Willard's presidency.

Now for sound.  How do we get great sound out of a Vanderbuilt tender?  Does anyone know how the recent SP MT-6? sounds with its Vanderbuilt tender?  Does the sound come out of the coal pile (or oil tank)?

Another request / dream, is that the builders would seriously work with the modeling committees of the historical societies.  While not every detail is practicable, far more benefit is gained from a model that comes close than one that the rivet counters spread nasties about.  Good word of mouth goes to 2-3 people; bad press goes to 9 people. 

With my vote for steam cast, I'll support the earlier request for an EMD SW-1 with sound.

Regards, Travers, BaltimoreTerminal, 3-27-09

 

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Posted by Eric L. on Friday, March 27, 2009 11:14 AM

I agree!  I'm interested in Civil War era up to 1870-80s 4-4-0 with sound!  You could add early 4-6-0 & 2-8-0s of the same era as well. 

My HO layout is small with 22" (& smaller) curves & #4 turnouts.  My 6-wheel truck diesels and larger steam have trouble with these constraints.

 It seems that the manufacturers love to go large.  This has to be in part because such offerings command a higher price, and while I love BIG steam, (we are, after all, collectors by nature!) I want to see the industry rise to the challenge and put quality sound in SMALL Steam!  I recently heard that Bway Ltd will be producing PRR's Q-2.  But how many of us can actually run such an engine on our layout?  Such an impressive engine looks rediculous pulling smaller trains.

 As a Pennsy fan, I'm also interested in D-16s, H-6s & H-8s, (yes, I would also buy an E-6 or two with factory sound!).  I'd love to see the Baldwin Centipede and Sharks equipped with the correct sound - I have the new Spectrum version, but would like to see the big 6-whl trk Sharks as well!

I'd also seriously consider CNJ & Reading Steam if it became available.  (Yes, I have IHC's CNJ 4-6-2, but it isn't really true to the prototype.) 

 But how about some mid-19th century steam with sound!?

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Posted by mmr197 on Friday, March 27, 2009 10:59 AM

The manufacturers have missed out on a classic medium sized articulated, the D&SL/D$RGW 2-6-6-0.  It is a perfect articulated for smaller railroads.  I know it's a limited prototype, but it would be a boone for all of us freelancers.  It could also be made as articulateds should be made, with a rigidly mounted rear engine that could still handle small radius curves.

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