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What passenger cars would you like to see made?

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Posted by Texas Zepher on Monday, December 20, 2004 9:21 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mcdeo
with some ATSF hi-level cars by Walters, WITH the 'hump' back dorm car!!

Why do they have to be Walthers? What's wrong with the Details Associates models?
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Posted by Texas Zepher on Monday, December 20, 2004 9:21 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mcdeo
with some ATSF hi-level cars by Walters, WITH the 'hump' back dorm car!!

Why do they have to be Walthers? What's wrong with the Details Associates models?
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Posted by Texas Zepher on Monday, December 20, 2004 9:25 PM
Boy, I just realized this was an OLD thread someone had dug up to the top. No wonder everyone was asking for California Zepher cars!
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Posted by Texas Zepher on Monday, December 20, 2004 9:25 PM
Boy, I just realized this was an OLD thread someone had dug up to the top. No wonder everyone was asking for California Zepher cars!
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Posted by fishplate on Monday, December 20, 2004 11:11 PM
Affordable "ESPEE" articulated coachs & articulated diners. Plans published in
our GREAT mag "MODEL RAILROADER" would be great too! In our home we have
modelers in HO and N. So both scales sould be covered.
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Posted by fishplate on Monday, December 20, 2004 11:11 PM
Affordable "ESPEE" articulated coachs & articulated diners. Plans published in
our GREAT mag "MODEL RAILROADER" would be great too! In our home we have
modelers in HO and N. So both scales sould be covered.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:22 AM
Oh boy, my favorite thing, passenger cars.

I don't wi***o put in anything specific, just more parts to build up our own,
sides, decals, doors, vents, underbody details, fluting, trucks, and interior parts. Some makers have made some nice strides in that area, but it can always be better.

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:22 AM
Oh boy, my favorite thing, passenger cars.

I don't wi***o put in anything specific, just more parts to build up our own,
sides, decals, doors, vents, underbody details, fluting, trucks, and interior parts. Some makers have made some nice strides in that area, but it can always be better.

Alvie.
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Posted by sailor38 on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:30 AM
Bring back some of the '30s and '40s with clerestory windows for us old geezers!
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Posted by sailor38 on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:30 AM
Bring back some of the '30s and '40s with clerestory windows for us old geezers!
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Posted by drgwcs on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:14 PM
I would be happy if Walthers or Branchline would make the old Rio Grande Pullman green scheme. I don't know why every manufacturer when they release Rio Grande has to duplicate the yellow and black scheme. IHC, Riverossi, Branchline, and Walthers all duplicated their efforts on this.
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Posted by drgwcs on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:14 PM
I would be happy if Walthers or Branchline would make the old Rio Grande Pullman green scheme. I don't know why every manufacturer when they release Rio Grande has to duplicate the yellow and black scheme. IHC, Riverossi, Branchline, and Walthers all duplicated their efforts on this.
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Posted by MidlandPacific on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 7:27 AM

Well, I'll put in a plug for the 1890-1910 era: wooden coaches with wide and narrow vestibules and in 58'-70' sizes, some with arched windows. And I'd like 'em in resin: the LaBelle models are good but time-consuming.

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Posted by MidlandPacific on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 7:27 AM

Well, I'll put in a plug for the 1890-1910 era: wooden coaches with wide and narrow vestibules and in 58'-70' sizes, some with arched windows. And I'd like 'em in resin: the LaBelle models are good but time-consuming.

http://mprailway.blogspot.com

"The first transition era - wood to steel!"

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:27 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by radbean

I'd like to see either VIA renaissance or LRC passenger cars. Kato introduced the new VIA P42 locomotive in N scale, but chose not to produce the passenger cars that go along with it, unlike their Amtrak release. Whose brilliant marketing idea was that? The person should be fired! Does Kato really think they're going to sell as many VIA P42 as they could have without the rolling stock to go along with them?


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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:27 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by radbean

I'd like to see either VIA renaissance or LRC passenger cars. Kato introduced the new VIA P42 locomotive in N scale, but chose not to produce the passenger cars that go along with it, unlike their Amtrak release. Whose brilliant marketing idea was that? The person should be fired! Does Kato really think they're going to sell as many VIA P42 as they could have without the rolling stock to go along with them?


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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:41 AM
I would like to see 1) the ATSF HiLevel fleet in HO in Amtrak phase 1, 3 and 4.
2) SAL PS Sunlounge sleeper-lounge
3) BWay Lmt to do the CB&Q's and WP's in Amtrak phase1 and AutoTrain where appropriate.
4) Walthers needs to do a Dome Obs ex CBQ or CP "Park" car
5) Walthers needs to offer stainless built-ups with NO paint/lettering !!!!!!!!!!!, since they only know a few RR's. If we want cars to match in other than the offered roadnames, we can add decals !!
Not to "rag", but I am disappointed in Walthers. I have brought to their attention many times about producing the "fakes" and leaving out the real cars. (Amtrak RPOs and non-existant phase 4 cars, but NO ex- ATSF 4-4-2 sleepers which Amtrak DID have! Also,I can't do any complete set of ACL, SAL, or SCL because they give RPOs (incorrect) instead of the diners, sleepers etc, and when they do, the decal sets are incorrect !!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:41 AM
I would like to see 1) the ATSF HiLevel fleet in HO in Amtrak phase 1, 3 and 4.
2) SAL PS Sunlounge sleeper-lounge
3) BWay Lmt to do the CB&Q's and WP's in Amtrak phase1 and AutoTrain where appropriate.
4) Walthers needs to do a Dome Obs ex CBQ or CP "Park" car
5) Walthers needs to offer stainless built-ups with NO paint/lettering !!!!!!!!!!!, since they only know a few RR's. If we want cars to match in other than the offered roadnames, we can add decals !!
Not to "rag", but I am disappointed in Walthers. I have brought to their attention many times about producing the "fakes" and leaving out the real cars. (Amtrak RPOs and non-existant phase 4 cars, but NO ex- ATSF 4-4-2 sleepers which Amtrak DID have! Also,I can't do any complete set of ACL, SAL, or SCL because they give RPOs (incorrect) instead of the diners, sleepers etc, and when they do, the decal sets are incorrect !!
C Harrison-NJ

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 7:58 AM
Pennsylvania RR's Keystone cars. The first Metrolinger cars
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 7:58 AM
Pennsylvania RR's Keystone cars. The first Metrolinger cars
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Posted by jcgisel on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 4:52 PM
Amtrak Surfliner cars please!!!!!!!!!!! I've been wanting them since Athearn put out the F59P in the surfliner scheme.
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Posted by jcgisel on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 4:52 PM
Amtrak Surfliner cars please!!!!!!!!!!! I've been wanting them since Athearn put out the F59P in the surfliner scheme.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 5:59 PM
Walthers gets the close-but-no-cigar award on the Super Chief cars and locos. The pre-war 4-4-2 sleeper they have offered just doesn't cut it in modelling a post-1950 Super. A post-war "Regal"-class 4-4-2 would have allowed modelers to put together a prototypical train. Alas, short one car type. A shame when they produced 4 cars (all beautiful models) unique to the Super Chief, i.e., the dome lounge, 36-seat diner, dormitory lounge and observation lounge.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 5:59 PM
Walthers gets the close-but-no-cigar award on the Super Chief cars and locos. The pre-war 4-4-2 sleeper they have offered just doesn't cut it in modelling a post-1950 Super. A post-war "Regal"-class 4-4-2 would have allowed modelers to put together a prototypical train. Alas, short one car type. A shame when they produced 4 cars (all beautiful models) unique to the Super Chief, i.e., the dome lounge, 36-seat diner, dormitory lounge and observation lounge.
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Posted by trolleyboy on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 9:52 PM
I would like to see Walthers to the Canadian National Super Continental with the matchinng GR/BLK/GLD FP-9's pulling it. They did such a nice job on their Super Cheif set a similar CDN product would be wonderfull. TB
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Posted by trolleyboy on Wednesday, January 5, 2005 9:52 PM
I would like to see Walthers to the Canadian National Super Continental with the matchinng GR/BLK/GLD FP-9's pulling it. They did such a nice job on their Super Cheif set a similar CDN product would be wonderfull. TB
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 18, 2006 9:38 PM
I would like to see the Superliner in HO in western Amtrak schemes such as Amtrak West , Amtrak Northwest, and Amtrak California.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 18, 2006 9:38 PM
I would like to see the Superliner in HO in western Amtrak schemes such as Amtrak West , Amtrak Northwest, and Amtrak California.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 18, 2006 9:40 PM
HO Superliners with "end-of-train" lights
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 18, 2006 9:40 PM
HO Superliners with "end-of-train" lights

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