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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 8:33 AM
None of the above.--since i model the DL&W (loosely) the biggest loco they had were 4-8-4s, but the branch I model could never handle them
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 8:33 AM
None of the above.--since i model the DL&W (loosely) the biggest loco they had were 4-8-4s, but the branch I model could never handle them
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 10:48 AM
well how about the great northern R class 2-8-8-2 or its monster electric used in the cascade tunnel number 5018 a b-d-d-b what a monster engine but beatiful in its way.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 10:48 AM
well how about the great northern R class 2-8-8-2 or its monster electric used in the cascade tunnel number 5018 a b-d-d-b what a monster engine but beatiful in its way.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 11:02 AM
A Pennsy T1 in N scale would be nice, I voted for the GG! cuz the one I have is too light to pull more than 3 cars and is not very DCC friendly.....Ed
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 11:02 AM
A Pennsy T1 in N scale would be nice, I voted for the GG! cuz the one I have is too light to pull more than 3 cars and is not very DCC friendly.....Ed
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 11:05 AM
Really none of the locos on your poll...... You should include a blank on all your polls for write-in's. I agree with others that the Canadian, fans are too often left out.
USRA locos in CN & CP paint schemes????!!! give me break! The few that were on GT and GTW and did make it north were few and far between. How about a CN Mountain or Northern; or one of the zillion CP D-4's/ D-10's . Not even one simple shake the box plastic van (or better in plastic). Even the all-weather loco cab conversion kits are getting hard to find....
The manufacturers that sometimes do put out half-way good models have gotten my money.
Why do ads for limited run Canadian models appear in MR long after they have been sold out ?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 11:05 AM
Really none of the locos on your poll...... You should include a blank on all your polls for write-in's. I agree with others that the Canadian, fans are too often left out.
USRA locos in CN & CP paint schemes????!!! give me break! The few that were on GT and GTW and did make it north were few and far between. How about a CN Mountain or Northern; or one of the zillion CP D-4's/ D-10's . Not even one simple shake the box plastic van (or better in plastic). Even the all-weather loco cab conversion kits are getting hard to find....
The manufacturers that sometimes do put out half-way good models have gotten my money.
Why do ads for limited run Canadian models appear in MR long after they have been sold out ?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 3:43 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by aerocoupe

Does anyone still sell the DD40x in HO scale?


Athearn makes one.[:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 3:43 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by aerocoupe

Does anyone still sell the DD40x in HO scale?


Athearn makes one.[:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 8:28 PM
[personally,I like large artic. loco,s and don1t understand what was kept and what was left out! the allegany was a loco like none other. I`m personally coing narrow gauge HOn3[:D][:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, July 19, 2003 8:28 PM
[personally,I like large artic. loco,s and don1t understand what was kept and what was left out! the allegany was a loco like none other. I`m personally coing narrow gauge HOn3[:D][:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 20, 2003 3:35 PM
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 20, 2003 3:35 PM
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 20, 2003 3:39 PM
Actually, if I was to buy a "Monster" loco, it would be a cab forward to pull all my reefers.
And I would only run it on a club layout with big curve radii-my home minrad is 25".
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 20, 2003 3:39 PM
Actually, if I was to buy a "Monster" loco, it would be a cab forward to pull all my reefers.
And I would only run it on a club layout with big curve radii-my home minrad is 25".
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Posted by Martin4 on Sunday, July 20, 2003 3:51 PM
In the Monster class, I already run one UP SD90MAC (I would like a couple more !) and a DD40 is in the paint shop. I am not a steam fan but I consideer the yet-to-come Genesis Challenger as aMuseum feauture or an Excursion train puller.

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Posted by Martin4 on Sunday, July 20, 2003 3:51 PM
In the Monster class, I already run one UP SD90MAC (I would like a couple more !) and a DD40 is in the paint shop. I am not a steam fan but I consideer the yet-to-come Genesis Challenger as aMuseum feauture or an Excursion train puller.

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 20, 2003 5:09 PM
The big engines are nice to look at and great to watch as they run, but how many have layouts big enough to properly justify having the big monster engines? I would rather see the manufacturers produce good quality (Broadway Limited type) smaller engines such as 2-6-2, 2-6-0, 2-8-0 with sound, DCC, etc. Makes more sense to have small, good quality steam engines for the majority of the layouts which don't have room for the monsters.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, July 20, 2003 5:09 PM
The big engines are nice to look at and great to watch as they run, but how many have layouts big enough to properly justify having the big monster engines? I would rather see the manufacturers produce good quality (Broadway Limited type) smaller engines such as 2-6-2, 2-6-0, 2-8-0 with sound, DCC, etc. Makes more sense to have small, good quality steam engines for the majority of the layouts which don't have room for the monsters.
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Posted by trailerkeith on Monday, July 21, 2003 12:28 PM
What about some nicely (and reasonably priced) n scale cab forwards, centipedes, and a NYC box cab electric?
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Posted by trailerkeith on Monday, July 21, 2003 12:28 PM
What about some nicely (and reasonably priced) n scale cab forwards, centipedes, and a NYC box cab electric?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 21, 2003 2:11 PM
I would change my vote to the BIG BOY locomotive, because I think they look cool
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 21, 2003 2:11 PM
I would change my vote to the BIG BOY locomotive, because I think they look cool
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:21 PM
The GG-1 was probably selected because it was birthed during the era of steam and was still in service when steam was all but gone. [:D] I'd vote for Pennsy's T1 even though only 2 or 3 were built at the end of the steam era.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:21 PM
The GG-1 was probably selected because it was birthed during the era of steam and was still in service when steam was all but gone. [:D] I'd vote for Pennsy's T1 even though only 2 or 3 were built at the end of the steam era.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:40 PM
Bachmann Spectrum has the most accurate DD40AX HO scale in plastic. Athearn's model is closer to a DD35A. all it needs is 2 small cooling fans to replace 2 of the large ones[:D]



QUOTE: Originally posted by JonathanSD45

QUOTE: Originally posted by aerocoupe

Does anyone still sell the DD40x in HO scale?


Athearn makes one.[:D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 22, 2003 5:40 PM
Bachmann Spectrum has the most accurate DD40AX HO scale in plastic. Athearn's model is closer to a DD35A. all it needs is 2 small cooling fans to replace 2 of the large ones[:D]



QUOTE: Originally posted by JonathanSD45

QUOTE: Originally posted by aerocoupe

Does anyone still sell the DD40x in HO scale?


Athearn makes one.[:D]
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Posted by mrvidman on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 2:20 AM
The W1. Great Northern's largest electrics. A pair would be perfect!
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Posted by mrvidman on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 2:20 AM
The W1. Great Northern's largest electrics. A pair would be perfect!

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