HO TRAINS HALL OF FAME

[trainboyH16-44]

QUOTE: Originally posted by orsonroy

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainboyH16-44

How about BLI's firsst NYC Hudson? Didn't it raise the bar for other manufacturers?
Trainboy

Nope; that would be my pick, the Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0. It might not be #1 in the hall, but it needs to be in there for revitalizing the steam end of the hobby. BLI wouldn't even be in business if it wasn't for the trailblazing efforts of Bachmann and their Spectrum steam line.

What I meant was that they installed a sound system.
Trainboy

[cbq9911a]

Any "Hall of Fame" candidates need to meet two criteria:

A. They've been on the market for at least 25 years .
(excludes BLI, Bachmann Spectrum, etc.)
B. They have to be widely available (excludes brass).

That said, here are my candidates:

Locomotive Division:
1. Athearn F7
2. Tyco/Mantua Mikado
3. Tyco/Mantua Pacific
4. Gilbert HO Hudson
5. AHM/Rivarossi N &W Y6B 2-8-8-2

Rolling Stock Division
1. Athearn 40' boxcar.
2. Atheran Santa Fe Caboose
3 AHM/Rivarossi heavyweight 12-1 sleeper.
4. Tyco operating hopper car.
5. Lionel HO operating milk car.

Track/Electrical Division:
1. Atlas Custom Line switches.
2. Atlas terminal joiners.
3. Caboose Hobbies ground throws.
4. Radio Shack DBDT center off switch.

Scenery Division
1. Atlas suburban station.
2. Atlas signal tower.
3. Revell Bakery/Enginehouse/Newspaper Plant
4. Wiking model vehicles.
5. Life-Like lichen.

[Anonymous]

Myself

[Anonymous]

Rivarossi's UP FEF-3: All-around best model of a UP FEF-3 out there (also, IMO, the best HO steamer to date).

Kato's Business Car: Superior detail and runnung to that of Spectrum or Walthers passenger cars.

Digitrax's Zephry: Need I say more?

[Anonymous]

One of the original LGB "Stainz" 0-4-0s (effectively the first G scale loco ever made commercially).
One of the Athearn rubber band drive units
Hornby's Zero 1 - one of the forerunners of DCC
A Hornby O scale Metropolitan line electric loco - the original type that ran at 240v, one of the first (if not the first) commercial electric locos. Pity about the tendancy to fry unwary users!
A Lima diesel loco - future generations must not forget how awful the mechanisms were...

[dknelson]

The famous Revell bakery or farm house.
The Bowser articulated
The AHM/Rivarossi Y6b 2-8-8-2
A piece of Atlas snap track
The Renwal "House a'fire"
The Athearn Santa Fe caboose or B&O hopper
The Tyco/Manuta General
The Plasticville signal tower
The Kadee #5 coupler

Dave Nelson

[Anonymous]

LL P2K locomotives (not sure of the first releases) for greater detail and still affordable.

[MidlandPacific]

In the brass room, I would nominate the following, for providing a range of locomotive types at affordable prices:

PFM Sierra 2-6-6-2
PFM ATSF 4101-class 2-8-4
PFM ATSF 1950-class 2-8-0

[IRONROOSTER]

My top three would be:
Central Valley box car
Bowser K4 Pacific
Atlas signal tower

Enjoy
Paul

[orsonroy]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainboyH16-44

How about BLI's firsst NYC Hudson? Didn't it raise the bar for other manufacturers?
Trainboy

Nope; that would be my pick, the Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0. It might not be #1 in the hall, but it needs to be in there for revitalizing the steam end of the hobby. BLI wouldn't even be in business if it wasn't for the trailblazing efforts of Bachmann and their Spectrum steam line.

[trainboyH16-44]

How about BLI's first NYC Hudson? Didn't it raise the bar for other manufacturers?
Trainboy

[Anonymous]

If there was a model train Hall of Fame. What would you like to see in it.
1. Athearn's F7
2. AHM's GG1
3. MRC's 2400 power pack