Models we really need in HO

[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.