Models we really need in HO

[Anonymous]

Red caboose needs to make a ROCK ISLAND coil steel car - in "The Rock" black and blue.

We also need a good plastic RI caboose in use before the 60's !

[Anonymous]

All of our wants and wish list should be emailed to BLI in the case of steam and the diesels should be sent to Kato, Atlas and Athearn for consideration. I have been doing this for some time and have to believe they do respond to general requests if the model fits a need and will make money for them.

I would like to see some of the Illinois Central 2500, 2600 and 2700 class locomotives built. They all used the same boiler size and looked much alike in many ways, but the 2500 and 2600 were 4-8-2's and the 2700 or 2800 class were 2-10-2's.

[the-big-blow]

I wasn't thinking cars when I started the post, but now that you metioned it a standard 89' bi/tri level autorack ( more detailed than Walther's) would be a welcomed by many modelers.

[Anonymous]

tunnel motors is all i need now i mean heck i got AC4400CW,8-40C's,SD60's,SD70's,and the enginesthat have been announced AC6000CW,U28/30B's,8-40CW,GP38's,SD38-2's..i mean if your amodern modeler like
me, we pretty much got it all!! i do want an SD40/45T-2 and i would be the happiest modeler in the world!

[Anonymous]

in HO scale


SD40T-2, SD45T-2
B23-7, B30-7, B36-7, B30-7A, B30-7A(B)
SD45-2
MP15AC,MP15DC,MP15T
UP 3 unit turbine

steam....
4-4-2
2-10-2 USRA heavy and light

[the-big-blow]

MP15 was one I missed. Milwaukee Road would be awesome.

[orsonroy]

I'll second the need for IC steam. For being one of the largest steam-era railroads around, they've been sadly neglected by the modeling industry.

We could also use a nice, pre-USRA mikado. Something like a NYC H-5.

And how about, in plastic, modernized small steam, like a non-USRA 0-6-0, 4-4-0, 4-4-2, 4-6-0, and some smaller 2-8-0s?

And more steam-era cabooses!

[cbq9911a]

A Baldwin Russian Decapod, like Frisco #1630.

Also North Shore Line interurban cars.

Pre-Streamlined commuter cars, such as S.P. Harriman coaches, Lackawanna Boonton Branch cars, Erie Stillwells, and Rock Island "roach coaches".

[Anonymous]

SDP45,SD45-2,C636.A readily available quality GP35.I would like to see more of the unique models built.I would like to see proto do the GP35 and SDP45 in Erie Lackawanna.I like thier SD45 better than the Kato model.Dan

[Anonymous]

For steam, a good 4-4-0 is overdue (make mine CRI&P)

For diesel, a high quality (KATO) SD40-2 in RI.

[Anonymous]

More E-units at reasonable prices. A Proto 1k E3 would be very good. I know BLI have this loco on their future plans list, but I can't afford their locos - I don't need sound and I'll settle for the same level of detail as the latest Proto 1k Alco RS locos - I enjoy adding extra detailing! The same chassis could also make an E4, E5, EA, E1 and E2 (though I'll admit these would have fewer sales due to being dedicated to certain roadnames).

[Anonymous]

All Union Pacific:
4-12-2
4-10-2
2-10-2

[Anonymous]

HO scale tunnel motors!!!

[Anonymous]

1. A CB&Q O-5 or a Rock Island R-67 4-8-4 Northern- COme on already, BLI and Life-Like, if you guys don't think these two engines are good looking, you've got to be crazy!

2. An SW or SW-1, and not the Model Power one. Proto 2000 or Genesis making these would satisfy me.

3. A CB&Q O-1A Mikado. Another smaller engine that would be perfect on way-freights and switching jobs.

4. A CB&Q M-4 "Colorado" 2-10-4. This would be AWSOME!!!!

[the-big-blow]

RSD-15 Alligator

[gtcr98]

Modern intermodal flats and spines. Intermodal makes up 50% of rail traffic. I doubt if it makes up .01% of models produced.

[CP5415]

A half decent plastic 4-6-4 or 4-6-2 in Canadian Pacific livery that looks like a CPR steam locomotive.

Gordon

[Anonymous]

oh yeah....i forgot the C420 (in Arkansas & Missouri paint)

and the SDP45 (in SP paint)

[orsonroy]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cbq9911a

A Baldwin Russian Decapod, like Frisco #1630.

Pre-Streamlined commuter cars, such as S.P. Harriman coaches, Lackawanna Boonton Branch cars, Erie Stillwells, and Rock Island "roach coaches".

Bachmann Spectrum has had the Russian Decapod out for well over two years now. It's a great model, and even comes decorated for the Frisco!

Stillwell coaches are available in resin from F&C, and as a car core kit from ECW.

[orsonroy]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cjm89
2. An SW or SW-1, and not the Model Power one. Proto 2000 or Genesis making these would satisfy me.

BLI is coming out with an SW this fall, sound equipped. They'll have proof models at the NMRA convention.

QUOTE:
3. A CB&Q O-1A Mikado. Another smaller engine that would be perfect on way-freights and switching jobs.

I couldn't agree more!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by gtcr98

Modern intermodal flats and spines. Intermodal makes up 50% of rail traffic. I doubt if it makes up .01% of models produced.

I'll second that. There are no spine cars currently available in HO - Walthers made some superb frontrunners and articulated spine cars but these are currently discontinued. Let's see a return of these two models at least - the articulated spine car kit was very reasonably priced and made up into a good-looking model. The frontrunner was also superb, if a little fragile - I would suggest wire grab irons/footsteps in the event of it being reintroduced as I've had to repair mine several times, despite being very careful when handling it!

[decapod39]

For myself, I would like to see a nicely rendered PRR 2-10-0. Of course, this is a selfish request, but I think it would sell quite well. There were almost 600 of the real ones, and there are plenty of PRR modelers out there holding their breath (and their cash) waiting for one.

[mustanggt]

I want to see a high qaulity F40PH, in both HO and N. I know N scalers have been wanting one for years. Maybe Lifelike could use the old tooling and make one in the P2K line

[TrainFreak409]

MY TURN!

I'd like to see some one make these cheap, so that people like me can afford them.

HO SCALE

Union Pacific 3 Piece Turbine
Erie or Virginian Triplex, or both
Pennsy Q1, and Q2
Great Northern 2-6-8-0
ALCo Century 855
Krauss-Maffei ML4000 Cab and Hood versions
Lima Hamilton T2500 Transfer Locomotive
The "Little Joe" Electric
Pennsy DD1, and L5 Electric

That's it for me, as of now.


[8]TrainFreak409[8]

[Anonymous]

If Athearn genesis made SP and DRG&W SD40T-2s, SD45s, and SD45T-2s, with ditchlights and see-through metal grills, it would be great.

[michealfarley]

I say it everytime this question comes up.......

C636!!!

I've spoken with Stewart in regards to making this in the past, but they say new tooling would be required, and that it could not be based on the C628/C630 production. This would be a great Atlas release, as a lot of us would run them with our 4-axle ALCo and Big GE products from Atlas. Please do both BN and SP&S!

[cwclark]

SD45T-2's and MP15AC's!

[the-big-blow]

I have to agree C636's are definately one of the meanest looking locomotives out there. I would welcome one in model form.

[Anonymous]

My wish list (HO scale) - no brass or unobtanium alloy models, please (I want to stay married and hang onto my basement!)

Baldwin Shark A & Bs in plastic (only ones available are from ER Models - ex Model Power units - good, but require lots of weathering next to Proto 2K diesels, or they no longer 'measure-up' detail wise. Also, the trucks are wrong, for they belong under an Alco. Mantua/Tycos were a cartoon caricature of the prototype, and are pure junk) If they were done by Proto 1K or 2K they would be perfect.

L&N steam, esp the 2-8-0s, 2-8-2s, 4-6-2s, and 4-8-2s.

Southern 2-8-0s, 2-8-2s, and 4-6-2s.

L&N freight cars from the 1950-1955 era. Hardly any equipment is available even lettered for these, and not necessarily correct, either. Accurail would be my choice fro these.

NC&StL freight cars (ditto above L&N comment).

L&N caboose - wood sided in plastic (resin is still available from Michael George I think)

Southern cabooses-both bay window and regular, esp wood sided, ones.

NC&StL 4-8-4 "Yellow Jackets" - can't afford Overland's $1500. yikes! price tag

generic heavyweight passenger equipment w/ modular window/door sides that could be kitbashed into something at least close to one's chosen roadname.

more MOW equipment in affordable plastic.

Craftsman bungalow residences similar to a couple of the recent Atlas releases, which are okay, but still not correct. These were built in 1900-1930 and still populate many residential, and now also commercial, neighborhoods close to RR tracks and depots all over the USA. They'd be perfect in plastic or resin.

Generic L&N depots - perhaps modular, so one kit could make various depots that all share common architectural elements.

There's a conspicuous lack of smaller SP and NYC steam engines (and although I don't model either at the moment, there's probably a lot of interest in both).

And for my last and truly never to be ever produced in plastic hopeful - a Little River RR (std. gauge) 2-4-4-2 used in Tenn. logging operations. Was made briefly by Oriental quite awhile ago, when their prices were lower than BLIs are today !

[the-big-blow]

QUOTE: Originally posted by michealfarley

I say it everytime this question comes up.......

C636!!!

I've spoken with Stewart in regards to making this in the past, but they say new tooling would be required, and that it could not be based on the C628/C630 production.

Nothing against stewart but the C-628/30 have been a big dissapointment. Maybe if they did a total RTR model it would have been better. I think another manufacturer should give it a shot.

[nslakediv]

I need some more walthers steel bay window cabooses, NS, NW & Southern, I have only had 6 of them on backorder for 2 yrs. now. Amen on the intermodal. How about some of these modern TTX flat cars. Carbon Black covered hoppers and CSX coke express.

[AggroJones]

All HO.

Santa Fe 5011 2-10-4

Southern Pacific F-5 2-10-2

CBQ M-4 2-10-4

Southern Pacific AC-8 4-8-8-2

Union Pacific 9000 4-12-2 (I wouldn't be able to run it)

NP Z-8 4-6-6-4

DMIR M-4 2-8-8-4

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

All HO.

Santa Fe 5011 2-10-4

Southern Pacific F-5 2-10-2

CBQ M-4 2-10-4

Southern Pacific AC-8 4-8-8-2

Union Pacific 9000 4-12-2 (I wouldn't be able to run it)

NP Z-8 4-6-6-4

DMIR M-4 2-8-8-4

AggroJones, you are AWSOME!!!!![:D][:p] Anyone who wants A CB&Q "Colorado" 2-10-4 made is GREAT in my book!!! That DM&IR "Yellowstone" would be neat, too.

(I wish either BLI or Genesis would make one, P2K's larger steam is a little pricey for plastic with no sound or DCC decoders)

[DavidBriel]

HO Gondolas, Tankcars and Woodchip Hoppers decorated for ATLANTIC COAST LINE and Flatcars including pulpwood cars, Gondolas and Hoppers including woodchip cars for WESTERN RAILWAY OF ALABAMA. These cars would be good for CSX and Southeastern US HO modelers. David Briel

[Anonymous]

All Union Pacific:
4-12-2
4-10-2
2-10-2
3 unit turbine
Eeryone is on the challenger kick lately
we got enough challengers not that I do not like the 3985 but how bout some variety.

[wt259]

QUOTE: Originally posted by gtcr98

Modern intermodal flats and spines. Intermodal makes up 50% of rail traffic. I doubt if it makes up .01% of models produced.

Just to add my .02 worth, at a reasonable, affordable price.
Wayne

[Anonymous]

Reading T1 4-8-4

[rf16a]

Reading T-1Northern.
Reading G-1, G-2, and G-3 Pacifics.
A good PRR H-9 and H-10 Consolidation.
Anthracite road steam engines with wide fireboxes for RDG, CNJ, and others.
PRR B-60 baggage cars.
An SD-45-2 for EL, CR, CSX, NS, (the ones with the huge fuel tanks).

[MudHen_462]

BLI need to come out with a line of 4-8-4's (hopefully with a GN Northern...)

[Anonymous]

Agreeing with Ray for more steam-era cabooses.

Andre INGELS
Brussels, Belgium (The Beer Country[:I])
"C&O, The Way to Go"

[Anonymous]

Oh lets see, how-about a Baldwin Baby Face Diesel, or some really nice American Juice Jacks of the 30's and 40's vintage. Please also include an E1.

[Anonymous]

I would like to buy more HO small-ish steam like:
4-6-0 D10h
4-4-0 CPR type
4-6-2 G2 light pacific
SW1200RS
Does anyone else hanker for these?
I guess I should add, plastic models not brass. I have an apt. based small layout and have a couple of 18inch radii loups. Don't need anymore than painted models, I have my own ideas on road names & #s. My Spectrum 4-6-0 runs like a charm on the flat; a little slippery on grades. I find that my Heritage 0-8-0 has stiff legs and an inadequate connection between loco and tender. Happy 4th of July everyone, Don M, Toronto

[Anonymous]

Just thought of this, Howabout the Streamlined Steam Turbine by GE that the UP had, Not necessarily in UP, but what a machine.

[Anonymous]

A Milwaukee Road "Little Joe" electric or a Rock Island USRA light Mikado (with the oil tender) would be nice to see, too. Maybe if BLI has a 2nd release of the Light Mikes, RI will be one of the roadnames. But I would love to see BLI or Genesis do a CB&Q 2-10-4 or 4-8-4.........[sigh]

[Anonymous]

My suggestions?
Reading T-1, in Reading, American Freedom train and Chessie Steam special liveries. Long time overdue!
RF-16 A's and B's. For all the reasons stated before.
Alco 430 Century. Why, I dunno, I just like em[%-)]
Finally. center cab Whitcomb switchers. So ugly, they're cute!!!!

[cmurray]

This Canadian would like to see an MLW M420 in affordable plastic (Kato, Athearn, P2K)

[Eriediamond]

I sang this song before, but here goes again. I wish manufactures would produce cabooses (even if they are "generic") in road names they produce their caboose era locomotives in. I happen to be modeling Erie in HO. Plenty of Erie steam era locos, but no Erie cabooses. I said this just as an example, as there are lots of other road name locos produced and no matching cabooses for them. Thanks, Ken

[Anonymous]

Well, the M420W is coming in a resin kit from Kaslo (needs an Atlas U23B chassis), as is the GMD-1, leaving me with the M636 as the main locomotive I'd like to see. I also wouldn't mind seeing some Draper Taper HR616's come out, Resin would be fine.

And a Pt. St. Charles Caboose in plastic.

[TrainFreak409]

Another model I'd like to see, preferably in HO, with at least smoke, and working reverse lights.

THE ACE 3000!

I suggest that we write letters to manufacturers. Chances are, they won't produce them, but they may influence future decisions.

If anybody wants the addresses to afew companies, I'll list them.

Atlas Model Railroad Co.
603 Sweetland Ave.
Hillside, NJ 07205-1799

Life-Like Products, Inc.
1600 Union Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21211-1998

Kato USA
100 Remington Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173

Stewart Hobbies
140 New Britain Blvd.
Chalfont, PA 18914

Bachmann Industries, Inc.
1400 E. Erie Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19124

InterMountain Railway Co.
P.O. Box 839
Longmont, CO 80502-0839

Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.
P.O. Box 3039
Milwaukee, WI 53218

These are the ones I know.

[8]TrainFreak409[8]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rf16a

An SD-45-2 for EL, CR, CSX, NS, (the ones with the huge fuel tanks).

Love those things! Hopefully someone makes them [8]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cjm89

1. A CB&Q O-5 or a Rock Island R-67 4-8-4 Northern- COme on already, BLI and Life-Like, if you guys don't think these two engines are good looking, you've got to be crazy!

2. An SW or SW-1, and not the Model Power one. Proto 2000 or Genesis making these would satisfy me.

3. A CB&Q O-1A Mikado. Another smaller engine that would be perfect on way-freights and switching jobs.

4. A CB&Q M-4 "Colorado" 2-10-4. This would be AWSOME!!!!

You forgot the CB&Q Hudson, very handsome locomotive and still some left to get photos and measurements from.

[Anonymous]

B23-7; B30-7A; MP15DC; GP15-1(could use a higher quality unit) GP50;

[twhite]

AggroJones: BLI has an ATSF 5011 2-10-4 promised for sometime this winter. That's the one with the 74" drivers, right? Also, I understand they're coming out with the Santa Fe 2-10-2, the more modern one. If they do the sound right, it should be the loudest locomotive in their impressive fleet--the prototype sounded like six Thompson machine-guns pulling tonnage up the Tehachapi. For myself, I'd like to see more steam-era Rio Grande (D&RGW) standard gauge freight rolling stock. Boxcars and reefers--and yes, the Rio Grande had standard gauge reefers. Maybe an early hopper or two. But mainly boxcars (not the silver 'Cookie Box' that everyone seems to produce). I'm getting tired--TIRED, MIND YOU--of decaling.

[andrechapelon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite

AggroJones: BLI has an ATSF 5011 2-10-4 promised for sometime this winter. That's the one with the 74" drivers, right? Also, I understand they're coming out with the Santa Fe 2-10-2, the more modern one. If they do the sound right, it should be the loudest locomotive in their impressive fleet--the prototype sounded like six Thompson machine-guns pulling tonnage up the Tehachapi. For myself, I'd like to see more steam-era Rio Grande (D&RGW) standard gauge freight rolling stock. Boxcars and reefers--and yes, the Rio Grande had standard gauge reefers. Maybe an early hopper or two. But mainly boxcars (not the silver 'Cookie Box' that everyone seems to produce). I'm getting tired--TIRED, MIND YOU--of decaling.

Actually, that 2-10-4 is Santa Fe #3829, essentially one of the 3800 class 2-10-2's but one that had an experimental 4 wheel trailing truck applied. They're doing #3829 as part of their 2-10-2 series as it's just a modification of the 2-10-2. http://www.broadway-limitedwest.com/images/atsf3800/2104/side1.jpg

Andre

[Anonymous]

Harriman steam power:
4-6-2s
2-8-0s
2-8-2s
4-4-2s

non usra - UP 0-6-0

[macchoo2]

Hi there Gary here,since we're dreaming. Let me put my two cents in. How about The following in HO scale Atsf . E1A /B both powered, limited run mind you since Santa-Fe was the only user; also an accurate model of Atsf . 4-6-4 hudson's, not that junk in brass released acouple decades back. That's all I want.Gary Mc Cabe

[Junctionfan]

Locomotives-C40-8M CN and BC Rail
SD80MAC CSX yn3 scheme, Conrail with NS and CSX renumbering
AC6000CW other than Broadway Limited
SD50F ready to run
SD60F ready to run
GP40-2W CN and various shortlines
SD70ACE
SD70MAC with flared radiators

Rollingstock

TTX 5 unit spine capable of carrying 53 foot trailers
TTX 2 unit 89 foot tofc flat with the draw bar attached
tankers stenciled for vinyl chloride
tankers stenciled for styrene monomer
tankers stenciled for ethalene oxide
tankers stenciled for sulfuric acide
Darling 54 foot funnel flow tankers
54 foot PD hopper
60 foot gondolas with the bulkheads
89 foot frame flats with prototypical frames (FTTX ones in particular)
tankers stenciled for caustic soda or sodium hydroxide solution
presure flow hoppers other than Overland (Procor and CN)
CN coil cars and other coil cars made by National Steel Car
4 truck tankers (RAIX, DUPX)
60 foot bulkhead flats with center stakes
articulated autoracks other than in N scale Atlas
LRC cars for VIA
more plastic pellet hoppers-DOWX, CCBX, BFGX, OCPX, GVDX etc
Safety-Kleen tankers
Intermodal

40 foot and 20 foot container-MSC
53 foot containers-Stax (red and white), CN, Trans X, Alliance Shippers
53 foot container chassis
53 foot trailers-Laidlaw, USA truck, Allied Movers, Climan, MDC, Purolator.

[ckape]

As far as needs go, I don't really notice any obvious shortcomings save for too many models only available in RTR and not in kit form.

But then there's the things that I want, regardless of how rare the prototypes are:
More modern reefers, I'd prefer the BNSF 973000-series, but any with the external cooling unit would be good
Loram equipment: hy-rail grinder, ditcher, heavy rail grinder, ballast cleaner
American Orient Express with actual prototype cars, not that Rivarossi set
GP15D, GP20D, MK1500D, MK2000D, MK2000C
Yard slugs, especially the TEBUC6
More AMD103s in phase v paint

[Junctionfan]

53 foot trailers-Central Transport, US Xpress Enterprise, President's Choice, Yellow, Roadway, TST Overland, Gelco, TSI, Kllm, and some of the beer makers.

53 foot containers-ATS, Klyson, Landstar, C.H Robertson, MS Carriers

71 foot mechanical reefers-Lamb Weston, Cryotrans McCains, Cryotrans Carnation, Cryotrans Universal Foods, BNSF, Simplot, tilx, Tropicana (white).

65foot tanker-DBCX stenciled for methanol

54 foot PS hopper-J.M Huber (gacx), ADM white, CABX(carbon black), Dupont (adipic acid carrying)

64 foot centerflow-Central Soya, Casco, Temple Gypsum, KT Clays, Goodyear, B.F Goodrich, PPG Hi-Sil, SMNX

56 foot cylindrical hopper-Pillsbury, GAF, US Salt

40 foot corn syrup tanker-Casco

54 foot vegatable oil tanker-AGP, Owensboro Grain Edible Oils.

50 foot air side hopper- Sid Richardson Carbon, CCX carbon black, Degussa

[Anonymous]

Grand Trunk Western U-3-a/b
UP 3 Unit Gas Turbine
UP 4-12-2
DM&IR 2-8-8-4
Reading T1
C&O Greenbriar

[Trainnut484]

This may sound like my wish list is the same as another post. I would like to see Santa Fe's "1-Spot" Amos n Andy 1938 rebuilts. They were perhaps the most unusual of all to wear the warbonnet. The most noticable change was their bulldoggish noses and elevated cabs.

Hopefully LifeLike is watching here and add them to the P2K or P1K line[;)][;)].

Take care,

Russell

[wt259]

QUOTE: Originally posted by gtcr98

Modern intermodal flats and spines. Intermodal makes up 50% of rail traffic. I doubt if it makes up .01% of models produced.

[B)] Living proof that I should read the entire post before replying twice to the same thread!!! Anyway, I still agree about intermodal. [#oops]

[NevinW]

Baldwin Shark from BLI, Proto2000, Stewart in B&O colors - Nevin

[Anonymous]

You know what I think we really need in HO scale. Well I think really need are 1950 building that don't cost us 50.00 bucks like a post office a food store and that kind of stuff.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Junctionfan

Locomotives-C40-8M CN and BC Rail
SD80MAC CSX yn3 scheme, Conrail with NS and CSX renumbering
AC6000CW other than Broadway Limited
SD50F ready to run
SD60F ready to run
GP40-2W CN and various shortlines
SD70ACE
SD70MAC with flared radiators

Rollingstock
tankers stenciled for vinyl chloride
tankers stenciled for styrene monomer
tankers stenciled for ethalene oxide
tankers stenciled for sulfuric acide
Darling 54 foot funnel flow tankers
54 foot PD hopper
60 foot gondolas with the bulkheads
89 foot frame flats with prototypical frames (FTTX ones in particular)
tankers stenciled for caustic soda or sodium hydroxide solution
presure flow hoppers other than Overland (Procor and CN)
CN coil cars and other coil cars made by National Steel Car
4 truck tankers (RAIX, DUPX)
60 foot bulkhead flats with center stakes
articulated autoracks other than in N scale Atlas
LRC cars for VIA
more plastic pellet hoppers-DOWX, CCBX, BFGX, OCPX, GVDX etc
Safety-Kleen

[#ditto][#ditto][#ditto]
But NOT ready -to-run[:(!][:(!][banghead][banghead] i'd lke to see these in kit form so that I can build them to they way the prototypes are,with spills and the like.
GP 20's
All different kinds if ICG GP units.
SDL 39's of Milwaukee Road and WC[:D][^]
Alot of ACF centerflow covered hoppers
More boxcars[:D][:D][:D][:D]
Alot more tank cars,including ones lettered Englehard Minerals and Chemicals,CHS (Cenex Harvest States),liquid sugar tankcars, liquid asphalt, green Procor tank cars,and quite alot of specialty chemical tankcars,including the beer can/shorty tankcars.[:P][:P][:)][:D][:D][^][^]Bring them back Walthers!!!![:(!][banghead]

[danmerkel]

QUOTE: Originally posted by nedarb

You know what I think we really need in HO scale. Well I think really need are 1950 building that don't cost us 50.00 bucks like a post office a food store and that kind of stuff.

Amen to that! I've been trying to "populate" my HO layout with some housed & retail type buildings in a small town/city setting... About the best you can do are the DPM buildings and they are a LOT of work to complete. Forget about houses... your HO people will have to live in the upstairs of those retail buildings![:)]

dlm

[cspmo]

I would like to see B.L.I.to come out with a Chicago & Northwestern E-4 Hudson,and a H-1 Northern also a Chicago Great Western texas type.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cspmo

I would like to see B.L.I.to come out with a Chicago & Northwestern E-4 Hudson,and a H-1 Northern also a Chicago Great Western texas type.

Those would be very cool to see. What about the CNW Pacifics, I thought they had some of the largest ones made, class E3? The CNW is one of those railroads that seems to be forgotten by the manufacturers. Of coarse there are allot of those missed roads.

[Anonymous]

HO scale:

Generic Harriman 2-8-2
DMIR M-3 2-8-8-4
SP AC-11 4-8-8-2 ( a good one, like from BLI)
SP AC-6 4-8-8-2

.....And a UP 4-6-6-4!


Kidding about that last one. [;)]

[j1love]

Even though I model the Pennsy, I would love to see the real workhorse of the NYC---the Mohawk in plastic and inexpensively done by Life Like or even BLI. IHC makes a version that just does not look right to me.

One of the other posts wished for a Pennsy 2-10-0, I believe Bowser makes an incredible kit of this engine. I believe they have a super detail kit for it as well. Just my 2 cents and an FYI.

5+81=39!! BELIEVE IT!! GO EAGLES!!!

[gjwilliams]

The NP fans amongst us are still awaiting a U25C from anyone!

[Junctionfan]

ONR centerbeams
TTX 60 foot highcubes-more numbers from Athearn
AOK centerbeams
more metal well cars from Walthers
CP Expressway cars

[Anonymous]

I would like to have a interlocking station. A good one. And can not find one.

[twhite]

Bo and Aggro: Just got back on this forum, but oboy, do I agree with you on the Missabe 2-8-8-4's. Just about the most beautiful--and certainly the most powerful--Yellowstones that God and Baldwin ever created. I'd like one with the huge--HUGE--Elesco FWH system. I've got two old Akanes (that run beautifully) but they're Worthington, though I replaced one with a Cal-Scale Elesco (not near as big, by the way). That and ANY Espee AC cab-forward from AC6--my favorite--on, would be just like hog heaven. I'd cash in my insurance policy and get an entire fleet!

[AggroJones]

More Western smoke-box mounted air compressor steam. DRGW 2-8-8-2s, 4-6-6-4s NP Challengers, GN 2-8-8-2s, 2-8-2s, SP AC-9, WP 2-8-8-2s and such.

[green_elite_cab]

By far and for most we need to be made, and be made affordable

CATENARY!!!!!!!!!!!!! PRR, NEC, NH all of that! look at all these electric locmotives out there!

things liek little joes would certainly seem more attractive to train companies if they knew people would buy them, and most people will want catenary before they buy electrics

A NEW E-60 model, either CP CF, CH, or MA, i don't care! i have an old E-60, and lets just say that anyone whos heard of me and my e-60 knows that it hates me a whole lot, and the pantogrpahs stink!!!!!!!!! must be afforable

UP gas turbine at an afforable price (not more than $110)

any awesome steamengine, i need a nice one.

yeah, don't for get, CATENARY!!!!

model memories costs to much!

chris

[Anonymous]

I feel that a good quality plastic MP15AC is needed. An Athearn style kit would be nice, except now they don't make kits. They make RTR, chinese models, which are great for some people, but some of us like to actually put this stuff together, and you usually get a much better result, than some chinaman in a sweatshop....

[Anonymous]

I want a Vert-a-pak car so I can include the Lordstowns area in my layout with chevy vegas since this was how they were transported. Of course I may be only one a few who knows what this car is or used for.

But hey its my dream and no one can take that from me (except my wife.)

[Anonymous]

A Baldwin Centipede - Granted they might not sell as many as Baldwin did, but they are unique.
Second on the Little River 2-4-4-2. It's just the ideal 'big' engine for a small logging road.

CaptnCliff

[Anonymous]

Looking at the success of the LifeLike Proto NYC subways makes me think that if they would do some commuter stuff it would sell. How about the PRR MP54's (they ran from I think the 40's into the 80's under PRR/LIRR/PC/SEPTA colors)? Some of the more modern communter equipment I think would also be popular. Those with larger layouts could run 6 or 7 unit trains and those with smaller layouts could run 2 or 3 unit trains - all prototypical!

Would also like to see Proto do a PCC trolley. They ran in nearly every city in the U.S. at one time or another. I've never really been impressed by the Bachmann model and although Bowser makes a PCC, I can never seem to find one. (BTW: why aren't Bowser models more widely distributed? - Bowser seems to be a relatively cheaper way for Pennsy modelers to get a decent size fleet of steamers as compared to BLI - and I think building kits are fun!).

Would also like to see a relatively inexpensive model of the fishbowl bus. Again, I think they would sell well as they were found in nearly every American city for a couple of decades.

[rrinker]

Reading T-1

Reading T-1

and

Reading T-1!

Some other styles of Northeastern cabooses would be nice, besides the ONE type made by Proto2000.

I would also like to see re-runs of some previous Atlas and Stewart diesels, ESPECIALLY the RS-3.

A Reading FREIGHT Trainmaster would be nice -the announced Atlas models are both passenger versions.

[Anonymous]

Eastern Car Works has a NE caboose and I believe MDC came out with one. I agree - would love to see the Stewart RS3's out again - the ones with the Athearn drives - affordable, good running and good looking.

[RMax1]

I agree with the more E units at reasonable prices. BLI has them but $200 to $400 is a little much. I would love to have a few UP E's . There are not enough Proto 2000's to go around and the Rivarossi's look cheap. There are just certain models that are not avaiable.

RMax

[Anonymous]

Affordable injection molded HO catenary - how expensive would it be to tool up for just the basics, and leave it up to the modeler to kitbash any unique pieces they'd need ? Also, there's no real need to have live overhead wiring esp/ w/ modern DCC controls. All we'd need is some overhead that looked 'real' and would be durable enough to take a hand bumping against it when re-railing a car, uncoupling, or doing some cleaning or maintainence of the surrounding track or scenery. How about a stretch-type of very thin material that would give and take a bit when accidently bumped into? Or make the catenary out of a semi-flexible material and/or a flexible mounting system to the table work, so the entire deal - at least in a localized area - would bend out of the way when bumped into?

I'd also like to see the following in HO(and before I complete my kitbashes and upgrades) -
Baldwin Shark A&B units - Proto 1K or 2K, Spectrum, or Atlas?
Little River 2-4-4-2 (Proto 2K or Spectrum)
USRA Light 4-6-2 that could be modified to specific RR prototypes -Proto 2K or Spectrum / not BLI - want to be able to afford more than one !
N&W steam - smaller stuff please - Spectrum or Proto 2K (probably wishful thinking)
L&N cabooses - injection molded or affordable resin conversion kits
Southern cabooses - ditto above
steam/diesel era freightequipment lettered for L&N & NC&StL - Proto 2K please !
USRA 55 ton hoppers lettered for L&N (late '40s-early'50s era schemes)
inexpensive and accurate '40s/ '50s model cars & trucks (no interiors needed)
'20-'30s era 'Craftsman' residential bungalows (similar to new Atlas kits) *1
'20-'30s era 'Four-square' style two story residences (smaller version of old Spectrum kit) *2

* 1&*2 - possibly done in modular wall / doors / windows, front porch, roof sections, chimneys, foundations, fashion not unlike DPM approach to industrial / commercial bldgs. (Modeler furnishes all the unique details as needed.) Heck, if there's sufficient interest in this, I'll do them in resin and offer them for sale !!??

[Anonymous]

I would really like to see more Light Rail Vehicles like the Siemens-Deuwag U2 or U3. (now they are the SD100 or SD400)

[darth9x9]

I think Atlas needs to come out with an GP-40-2 in their Master Series. I would buy a boatload of them!

BC

[gpharo]

Kato if you're listening an Northern Alberta Railway SD38-2 would be a great choice


http://bensonrailphotos.com.seanic11.net/canada.shtml

half way down on right side NAR 403

NAR was voted at some website (I forget which one), top 5 paint schemes in Morth America.

[aloco]

How about a late model Fairbanks-Morse H12-44 switcher with frame mounted handrails and the great big picture windows on the back of the cab?

[bogp40]

High quality centerbeam flats both open and opera. McKean models had good base model to start with (a lot of work and poor quality mold). The Walthers centerbeam doesn't come close either. I would like to see P2K produce these in ready to runs as well as kit form. I have never had any problems with any Proto rolling stock, I beleive them to be some of the most economical and best running pieces yet.
Bob K.

[Anonymous]

I really need is a good looking interlock tower. and other railroad buildings.

[chicirjs]

B23-7, B30-7, B36-7

MP15DC, MP15AC

Autoracks, other than the Walthers model.

[mikebonellisr]

I'm sending my choices to BLI.....Small,"Modern', steam. I would buy a 0-6-0 other than the all too common slope back tender,Maybe a N Y C B11.Or a 4-6-0, 2-6-0, a 4-4-0 and a 4-6-2 with a feedwater heater.

[DanRaitz]

General Electric's
U25C's

U25C's

U25C's

-7 B-Boats

and don't let me forget---U25C's

Dan

[twhite]

hey, while we're E-ing it up, how about those lovely/ugly bubble-nosed E-2's that used to run on the City of San Francisco and City of Los Angeles? And in the original paint scheme of Armor yellow and brown, not yellow and gray? I'd bite, and I'm not even DOING diesels!

[Anonymous]

Vgn 2-10-10-2, plastic E1, Eastern coal turbines ( like JAWN HENRY)
N&W K2 in plastic more of the milwaukee road steamers.
and the list goes on.

[Allen Jenkins]

I'd want a Family Lines, Tampa, FL rebuilt
Uceta GP16, in French Grey,
With a Family Lines, French Grey M-5 Caboose....any number.
Wish You Were Here!
ACJ.

[dragonriversteel]

A southern transfer caboose or any transfer cab for that matter,not the $45.00 dollar range ones we see today. Also it would be nice to see a tie crane that ride's atop a MOW gondola.by custom finnishes.Add this one to the list to, a un -retired walthers coal flood loader 933-3051. I could go on and on but I must go play with my trains LOL.

[Anonymous]

RSD 15 its out check BLI web along with this they have the SW &NW2 Been out for over a year.They are also doing 2 Big UP steamers.
C420 MRC made one afew years back check eBay they show-up alot on there, along with Walthers SW1.
MP15DC - Coming from Atlas both N &HO
MP15AC - Coming from Athearn/Genesis
2-10-0 Bachman had one for years, they are also doing a 2-10-2 should be out soon.
BLI SW7 is so so I have one it stalls on almost every #6 switch. If it stalls it sounds like a record with a bad skip. MR was alittle to good to BLI with their review on this one, I have heard of alot of problems with this engine, not just mind.

[RDG1519]

We need 40 ft RBl's with separate ladders and grabs.

What about HH Alco Switchers with sound?
We need SW 1500's and SW 1001's with sound of course!

[espeefoamer]

What we really need is an HO SDP45.SP used these on many trains in thier last years,and no model is available,at least in plastic.

[Darth Santa Fe]

Here's my list:

1: U50B in plastic that can take an 18" radius

2: Stephonson's (is that how "Stephonson" is spelled?) Rocket (I think Triang made one in HO a long time ago, but I think we need a new one. Maybe Bachmann will add it to their line of historic train sets)

3: High quality 4-4-0, 1860's to 1870's style

[Berk-fan284]

DM&IR + Northern Pacific 2-8-8-4 Yellowstones (1 each), Northern Pacific 4-6-6-4 Challenger , UP 4-12-2, Pennsy Duplex Drive Q2 4-4-6-4 (all in plastic, sound and DCC compatability optional, I'm a technological throwback- analog) because well I am greedy.

[bwftex]

I'd really like to see a T&NO (SP) C-24 2-8-0 in die cast and plastic. With some tender options it could be a fairly standard 2-8-0 that many people may be able to use. A well done more modern 4-4-0. Ordinary type 4-6-0s, light and medium sized 2-8-0s with commonly found running gear types or running gear options. Maybe some Alco, Schenectady, Cooke or Lima prototypes. Bruce

[Anonymous]

For my Two Cents worth....
"Babyface" Baldwins...4 and 6 wheel versions.And maybe the Centipede, while they're at it.
FL-9s..in all variations of paint[;)]
Bombardier Comet / Horizon cars, with CORRECT cab ends, and the side/center door version
Modern Intermodal: Spine Cars, the new Articulated Well Cars, etc...

[GAPPLEG]

More Alco diesels all kinds. FM and Baldwins too..

[Anonymous]

An alco s-1 with low profile cab ala the New Haven,I think Pennsy may have had them also, atlas, doing the century 425 in correct phase ala New Haven also, different battery boxes,step ,airhorn placement, an NE-5 caboose, atlas or p1k low nose rs-11.
And ho scale vehicles in plastic or resin, from late 50's-mid-60's; a station wagon,yesterdays minivan, all bigger families had them,a corvair,sixties minicar,and a rambler of some sort, there were lots of them in that time frame, lastly a ford 'f'series truck from midsixties, I believe Ivers made a white metal one ten years ago

[David_Telesha]

More New Haven stuff, period.

FL-9, and everything else.

[tomikawaTT]

How about the CUT - NYC heavy motors to run under the catenary someone else wanted. Also PRR and LIRR 1950's commuter EMU cars.

[jpmorrison]

undecorated 50' box cars

jeff

[Anonymous]

I would really like to see that model Pamela Anderson in HO scale. She is a very sexy model ya know?

[dragonriversteel]

Gents I don't ask all that much,but one of these would really top the cake. Thats right a lucky gondola crane in Norfolk Southern MOW orange.Is this to much to ask for ?


Patrick
DRSC

[tstage]

An NYC 4-8-2 Mohawk - with sound. L-1, -2, -3, or -4...I don't care.

Tom

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Merten Man

I would really like to see that model Pamela Anderson in HO scale. She is a very sexy model ya know?

[:p] Throw in Tyra Banks, Jenna Jameson, and Cindy Crawford too.

[csmith9474]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dirtyd79

QUOTE: Originally posted by Merten Man

I would really like to see that model Pamela Anderson in HO scale. She is a very sexy model ya know?

[:p] Throw in Tyra Banks, Jenna Jameson, and Cindy Crawford too.

HEY!! The Preiser girls are just fine!!![:)]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by csmith9474

QUOTE: Originally posted by dirtyd79

QUOTE: Originally posted by Merten Man

I would really like to see that model Pamela Anderson in HO scale. She is a very sexy model ya know?

[:p] Throw in Tyra Banks, Jenna Jameson, and Cindy Crawford too.

HEY!! The Preiser girls are just fine!!![:)]

Well we could use some more modern vehicles for them to ride in like 80s and 90s Jeeps and Ford Broncos. And while we're on the subject of HO scale vehicles maybe some campers for on the backs of Trident's pick-ups.

[Anonymous]

HO
Locomotives
GE U18B
EMD NW5
EMC/EMD SW1 in all phases
IC/ICG GP8,GP10,and GP11
F45
SD40-2 in all 4 phases-offered in original SOO paint
GP38-2 in all 4 phases-offered in original SOO paint

Freight Cars
Thrall 52' 6" gondolas in 4' 0" 4' 6" and 5'0" inside height versions
85' and 89' piggyback flats in Trailer Train brown and early yellow paint with multiple numbers
Wide Vision Cabooses in multiple versions in correct paint schemes and numbers


O Scale 2Rail Only Please! (Non lionel crap!)
EMD GP7,9,18,20 utilizing same frame with seperate walkways,long hood,cab,and short hood.Seperate add on details
EMD SD7,9,18,24 engineered same as above
EMD GP38-2's and SD40-2's in all 4 phases
Wide Vision Cabooses in multiple versions in correct paint schemesand numbers
P-S 4740 and 4750 cubic foot covered hoppers and ACF 4600 and 4650 cubic foot covered hoppers
Thrall 52' 6" gondolas and 60' flat and bulkhead flat cars
50' Box cars of the 1960's and 70's
GSC 53' 6" flat and bulkhead flat cars

Had to add that last group.

Have a good one.

Bill
Iowa

[Anonymous]

Alco RS-36
Alco RS3m
EMD GP39-2
Alco rs-11 chopped

These would be nice in plastic Atlas or Kato models, I know they are available in out of this world priced brass.

[dcgrosvold]

Make that:

ALCO C-420 (any paint scheme)
ALCO T-6

NP 2-8-2, 4-8-4, 4-6-6-4, 2-8-8-4, hell, ANYTHING NP (not just some generic loco w/NP paint)

MILW Little Joe Electrics would be nice, too.

All I ever see for western roads is UP, ATSF, UP, DRG&W, dd I mention UP? (and we hafta pay EXTRA for that! Grrr..!) [:D]

[Anonymous]

Western Maryland #6 Shay
Good quality Spectrum Smaller Shays and other logging equipment

[Anonymous]

I don't know if i've posted to this thread before but i want an HO SD70M-2 or SD70ACe from Atlas

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by gtcr98

Modern intermodal flats and spines. Intermodal makes up 50% of rail traffic. I doubt if it makes up .01% of models produced.

Ditto!

[DavidBriel]

I would like to see more HO scale signal bridges produced especially these two Southern Railway prototypes pictured. I would buy two of either type of the two Southern Railway prototype signal bridges pictured if they were available in HO scale since I model the Southern as one of the railroads on my HO layout. Many of the prototype signal bridges still exist on today's Norfolk Southern.

www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=7596
www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=129360

[Milwhiawatha]

A decent plastic model version in HO and N scale of the Milwaukee Roads Skytop passanger car.

[Anonymous]

an actually good 44 ton, at least marginally better than the bachman one, FL9 for the new haven fans, (non brass) C415 non brass but still with decent detail, and blue box kits need to come back.
GEARHEAD426
[8]

[Anonymous]

I would say a Mopac 4-8-4 or 4-8-2 with the huge tenders and the doghouses would be great! Or more electrics from Milw Road and B&M. I also wouldn't mind seeing a UP M-10000

[Anonymous]

Streamlined Steam with relevant cars in non-brass (plastic or die-cast)...

[on30francisco]

I believe there is a need for some affordable, high-quality, non-brass, RTR locomotives for HOn3 and HOn30. Although I model in On30, I do HO as my secondary scale. If there were more choices of locomotives available in HO narrow gauge like there are in On30, HO narrow gauge modeling would be much more popular.

[reklein]

MILW "little joe" electric please

[Milwhiawatha]

[e-mail],
do you mean in plastice or brass. Because you can find them in brass. I woudlnt mind it in plastic tho be nice. I personally can't wait for Kaslo shops to get the SDL39 done.