Your locomotive

[lupo]

Well Kevin,
I would like to order a 3 unit UP gas-turbine #27, because your company going to make it about $1149,= cheaper than Overland Models is offering it !
Now that is what I call a Discount!

[Jetrock]

I've seen the engine I want at stores or on eBay (a painted and detailed Sacramento Northern GE steeplecab) for around $450 and passed it by. To date the most I've paid for a loco is abut $130, and I'm not that willing to go much higher...although I said that about paying over $100 for a loco last year. We'll see... either I'll break down for the SN loco or the brass "Moraga" observation car one of these months.

On a side note--how many hours would you spend MAKING the exact engine you want--either painting, detailing, kitbashing or scratchbuilding--from less expensive kits/parts/materials?

[GDRMCo]

It would have to be the GDRM&MCo M1a 2-10-6. It would feature DCC, high quality sound, perfect detailing, all brass so it would weigh 48 ounces, an extremely ultra powerful 5 pole motor with 2 flywheels, 30 wheel pick up and would probably be able to haul as much as its prototype could, at least 350 cars.

[Supermicha]

I would pay 1000 dollars for an HO Scale "Live Diesel" AC6000 with a real little turbocharged diesel engine in it...

[AggroJones]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Roadtrp

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Yea, right. I'm gonna spend $1,000 for ONE danged locomotive? Is that sucker going to run any better than something I can get from Kato for $100?

Spending that much on one locomotive is a sign from God that you've got too freakin' much money!!

[#ditto]

That is way beyond the limits. But if I could have a locomotive with all my specifications, it would be a 1:87 Santa Fe 2900 class 4-8-4.

She would have 24 wheel pick up, a super-bass filled sound system, an intense amber LED headlight, lit number boards, no traction tires, an ultra powerful 5 pole motor with 2 flywheels, deeply blacked running gear, and the engine itself would come in at 31 ounces! Her dicast boiler and lead weight would make it quite the hauler! [bow]

[Roadtrp]

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Yea, right. I'm gonna spend $1,000 for ONE danged locomotive? Is that sucker going to run any better than something I can get from Kato for $100?

Spending that much on one locomotive is a sign from God that you've got too freakin' much money!!

[CP5415]

MLW RSD17 That's the one I'd want.
Chopped nose in CPR's Action Red livery with multimark.
Or a plastic detailed version of CPR's 4-8-4 3101 or CPR's 4-6-4 2816
or ..... hmmmm I'll leave it at that

Gordon

[Anonymous]

WM Potomac 4-8-4 Was a dream loco for me for years. 800 bucks in brass , unpainted with no DCC. Now remotored, with a new gearbox, DCC installed and paint, and I'm over a grand before adding sound!!!!!
But it's worth every penny![:D][:D][:D][:D]

[Anonymous]

Boy you guys sure are limited in thought, if it's only $1000, then i'd grab the 1:1 SP GS-4 he's offering [:D]

Jay

[Anonymous]

Mine would just be Wheeling and Lake Erie gp-9. Fully equipped with DCC and sound. Though for 1000.00 maybe a minature working deisel engine. Justs a thought.
Andrew

[Anonymous]

My dream locos would be All CNW SDs 1000.00 each is a little steep though but i could mange if they had sound

[FThunder11]

I certainly would if I had the money! Mine would be An Acela HHP-8 amtrak, with all the stuff to be completely ready for DCC.