Models we really need in HO

[Anonymous]

Agreeing with Ray for more steam-era cabooses.

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

[MudHen_462]

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

[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).

[Anonymous]

Reading T1 4-8-4

[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]

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.

[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]

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)

[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

[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.

[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.

[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]

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

[cwclark]

SD45T-2's and MP15AC's!

[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!

[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.

[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]

[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

[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.

[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!

[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!

[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.

[Anonymous]

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

and the SDP45 (in SP paint)

[CP5415]

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

Gordon

[gtcr98]

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

[the-big-blow]

RSD-15 Alligator

[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!!!!

[Anonymous]

HO scale tunnel motors!!!

[Anonymous]

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

[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).