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Posted by j1love on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 12:33 PM
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!!!

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 8, 2004 11:17 AM
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. [;)]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 28, 2004 5:58 PM
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.
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Posted by cspmo on Saturday, August 28, 2004 5:45 PM
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.
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Posted by danmerkel on Saturday, August 28, 2004 5:11 PM
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![:)]

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 28, 2004 3:07 PM
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]

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 28, 2004 2:26 PM
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.
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Posted by NevinW on Friday, August 27, 2004 7:47 PM
Baldwin Shark from BLI, Proto2000, Stewart in B&O colors - Nevin
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Posted by wt259 on Friday, August 27, 2004 7:23 PM
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]
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Posted by Trainnut484 on Friday, August 27, 2004 6:05 PM
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
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 27, 2004 4:47 PM
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
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Posted by Junctionfan on Friday, August 27, 2004 4:05 PM
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
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Posted by ckape on Friday, August 27, 2004 2:15 PM
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
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Posted by Junctionfan on Friday, August 27, 2004 1:21 PM
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.
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Posted by macchoo2 on Friday, August 27, 2004 12:36 PM
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
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 27, 2004 1:06 AM
Harriman steam power:
4-6-2s
2-8-0s
2-8-2s
4-4-2s

non usra - UP 0-6-0
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Posted by andrechapelon on Sunday, August 22, 2004 11:01 PM
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
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Posted by twhite on Sunday, August 22, 2004 9:39 PM
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.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 22, 2004 8:49 PM
B23-7; B30-7A; MP15DC; GP15-1(could use a higher quality unit) GP50;
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 22, 2004 8:13 PM
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.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 4, 2004 1:59 PM
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]
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Posted by TrainFreak409 on Sunday, July 4, 2004 12:48 PM
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]

Scott - Dispatcher, Norfolk Southern

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 4, 2004 12:29 PM
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.
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Posted by Eriediamond on Sunday, July 4, 2004 8:25 AM
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
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Posted by cmurray on Saturday, July 3, 2004 10:43 PM
This Canadian would like to see an MLW M420 in affordable plastic (Kato, Athearn, P2K)

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 7:38 PM
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!!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 7:32 PM
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]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 7:26 PM
Just thought of this, Howabout the Streamlined Steam Turbine by GE that the UP had, Not necessarily in UP, but what a machine.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 7:25 PM
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
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 3, 2004 7:23 PM
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.

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