Taking a poll for all ho scale modelers

[selector]

I think it's about time BLI built an HO 2-8-8-4 (Sheldon is rolling his eyes, and probably more than a few others). I'm sorely tempted by the latest C&O 2-8-2 offering, but that price!! (Yes, Brent, I'm still holding my backside, three weeks later.)

But, I'd like to see more CPR steamers, say a 2-8-2 or a 4-6-2.  Of course, if Rapido ever announces that they will go ahead with the Empress 4-6-4, I'll be very happy.

[doctorwayne]

JDawg

If one was made, would you be happiest with a completely finished car, painted, couplers/trucks, and all, or, just a shell to use as a blank canvas?

As best I can recall, I have bought only one "finished" car...all of the current other 400-or-so have been re-painted/re-lettered, or modified in some manner, and some have also been scratchbuilt.  
Another 200-or-so locomotives and freight and passenger cars were sold-off when I decided to backdate my layout to the late '30s era.
A few I regret selling, mainly because of the work I had put into them.

I have intentions to modify five locomotives that will match five specific prototypes, and intend to scratchbuild a dozen-or-so cabooses, and about the same amount of era-specific freight cars based on a variety of real ones.

My apologies for not supplying an answer more suitable to your request.

Wayne

[gmpullman]

My list is probably a bit geographic-centric but these are a few models that come to mind that I'd like to see on my layout:

Locomotive, steam:

A New York Central K-3 or K-11 or other class K Pacific. Running close second would be a Nickel Plate L-1a Hudson with the elephant ears:

Nickel Plate Hudson 175 by Edmund, on Flickr

Loco diesel:

The Pennsylvania BP20 "sharknose" Baldwin Passenger engines.

Loco Electric:

Pennsylvania GE E44 electric.

Freight car:

This is one I have been suggesting to a few manufacturers to produce. A U.S. Navy/DOD Helium car. These cars were pretty numerous and were seen on many roads all across the U.S. Past models from AHM just don't cut it. They were great in their time but I'd sure like to see a Tangent, Exactrail or Rapido model of it with good detail.

5033004 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library, on Flickr

Helium_tube by Edmund, on Flickr

Read more about the extensive and interesting history of the helium cars here:

https://www.amarillorailmuseum.com/helium-car-history

Also a nice PRR F22 flat car. I have a few 16" Naval guns I need to transport and the F22 was instrumental for this. Yes I have a few F&C resin kits on the shelf but I got as far as gluing the stake pockets on (straight) and gave up. I think I still have a stake pocked glued to the back of my neck somewhere.

Caboose:

Erie Dunmore caboose OR bay window caboose.

Erie Railroad caboose C254 by Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum, on Flickr

ERIE, Waldwick, New Jersey, 1951 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art, on Flickr

Especially with the ex-milk express trucks under it.

Erie-Lackawanna caboose by John Hepp, on Flickr

Passenger?

The Budd Lackawanna Tavern Lounge:

Lackawanna_Tavern by Edmund, on Flickr

The Budd New York Central Brook series 5 BR obsercation lounge:

The 20th Century Limited's Observation Car "Wingate Brook" by Marty Bernard, on Flickr

Just the top few that come to mind.

As much as I like to build a kit now and then I would much prefer a completed, painted and lettered model. I'd probably go for about ten of the helium cars and at the level of detail I'd like there's probably 8-10 hours, maybe more with paint and lettering, in each one. Time I really don't have to spare.

Regards, Ed

 

 

 

[maxman]

Conrail C32-8.

[JDawg]

Greeting! For all HO scale modelers, what would be a freight car, a locomotive or a caboose that you would like to see made that you, yourself would 100% buy. If one was made, would you be happiest with a completely finished car, painted, couplers/trucks, and all, or, just a shell to use as a blank canvas?

 

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