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Wishlist, Fall 2006

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Wishlist, Fall 2006
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 28, 2006 3:03 PM

Ok, I know these have been done in the past, but I couldn't get rid of the temptation to share with everyone what I'd like to see done in plastic in HO. Go ahead, sue me. Ok, I guess I'm just really bored........

C&O J3a 4-8-4

GTW U3b 4-8-4

GTW K4b 4-6-2

P&LE 2-8-4 (am I alone on this one?)

MILW S3 4-8-4

Pere Marquette N1 2-8-4

UP "9000" 4-12-2

GP15-1s and Ts

More SD40-2s!

More SD80MACs

MP36

DM&IR 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone

SP AC-9 2-8-8-4

NYC J3a 4-6-4, non streamlined please

 

Anyone else want to contribute?

 

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Thursday, September 28, 2006 3:09 PM
I wouldn't mind having enough Digitrax DH123AT decoders to convert all my Athearns to DCC. A dozen would take care of my active roster.

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Posted by j1love on Thursday, September 28, 2006 5:31 PM
Hi guys, I would love to have a NYC Mohawk 4-8-2.  I know of only the IHC model and I would like to have it made by BLI, or Athearn, or P2K.  Also, maybe a Pennsy 6-8-6??  ( now I know that I am dreaming on that one!  Sigh [sigh])

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 28, 2006 5:31 PM
Wow, already on the second page in 2 hours?
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Posted by mononguy63 on Thursday, September 28, 2006 5:49 PM
I wish for several bottles of free time. That way, each evening after work and dinner and fighting the great homework wars and getting all the kids in bed, I can uncork a bottle and create a couple hours of time to do something really outrageous, like working on the layout.

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Posted by Cannoli on Friday, September 29, 2006 4:10 PM
 mononguy63 wrote:
I wish for several bottles of free time. That way, each evening after work and dinner and fighting the great homework wars and getting all the kids in bed, I can uncork a bottle and create a couple hours of time to do something really outrageous, like working on the layout.


I'll take several of those bottles as well, perhaps we can buy them in bulk and get a discount.

Other that that I'd like another dozen or so Digitrax decoders to finish converting my own fleet and enough Kadee metal wheel sets to upgrade the wheels on all my BB freight cars.

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Posted by Dave Vollmer on Friday, September 29, 2006 4:21 PM
N scale Pennsy K4.  You HO guys have 4 to choose from!

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Posted by Milwhiawatha on Friday, September 29, 2006 4:42 PM

Steam , and Diesel Versions of the Milwaukee Hiawatha

All versions of the cars that they hauled.

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Posted by wjstix on Friday, September 29, 2006 4:58 PM

NP 4-8-4 A-1.

DMIR 2-8-8-4 or 2-8-8-2

CNW "Minnesota 400" streamlined 4-6-2.

and for real wishfull thinking....

Plastic model kit of Duluth Union Depot - now "The Depot" historical RR museum. (O well, one of the Superior WI depot would be nice too.)

 

 

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Posted by SOU Fan on Friday, September 29, 2006 7:03 PM

High Hood Sd40-2 and a ES44AC

-dekruif

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 29, 2006 8:45 PM
 dekruif wrote:

High Hood Sd40-2 and a ES44AC

-dekruif

You got your first wish. BLI has announced them, due for late next year. http://www.broadway-limited.com/products/SD40-2HH.htm

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Posted by SOU Fan on Friday, September 29, 2006 9:11 PM
 cnw8835 wrote:
 dekruif wrote:

High Hood Sd40-2 and a ES44AC

-dekruif

You got your first wish. BLI has announced them, due for late next year. http://www.broadway-limited.com/products/SD40-2HH.htm

SSWWEEEEEETTT  I can't wait til next year's december 25th.

 

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Posted by NS2591 on Friday, September 29, 2006 9:47 PM
All in N scale and NS unless Noted
HH SD40-2
D9-40CW
D9-40C
D8-40C
D8-32C
HH Geeps
Bethgons
SD70Ms
MP15DC
Good Sounding Sound in N scale
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, September 29, 2006 11:34 PM
I would like to see some SD40-2  AND SD40-T2 IN SUSQUAHANNA
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Posted by twcenterprises on Saturday, September 30, 2006 4:20 AM

Southern Railway HO scale

Green F7B Intermountain with sound (NOT BLACK!!!!!)(Got the FP7A's with sound, sweet)

Green RS3's (NOT BLACK ATHEARN/ATLAS ARE YOU LISTENING!!!!!!!!!)(Sound would be a definate plus)

To be released GP30's (4#'s, sound in all of them)(Oh well, half ain't bad, may put decoders in the other 2, or buy all 4 and swap chassis w/someone on DC)

High Hood SD45's with sound.

Sound decoders for the 60 +/- engines on my roster.

Free time (several dozen bottles please)

Winning lottery ticket (Jackpot on the millions, of course)

That's a good start.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 30, 2006 9:07 AM
mabey these are too rare to have in a plastic model, but enough railroads had them that they might happen one day, the GE B23-S7R.



i took this photo in new london, P&W running long hood forewards. the railroad has 2 of these.
would make a very difficult, but interesting kitbash.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, September 30, 2006 11:19 AM
 GEARHEAD426 wrote:
mabey these are too rare to have in a plastic model, but enough railroads had them that they might happen one day, the GE B23-S7R.



i took this photo in new london, P&W running long hood forewards. the railroad has 2 of these.
would make a very difficult, but interesting kitbash.

GEARHEAD426

I agree, Conrail also had many B23-7Rs and B30-7Rs. Someday.......
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Posted by Nataraj on Saturday, September 30, 2006 11:59 AM
I would love to see a caltrain MP-36
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, October 1, 2006 8:26 AM

MILW S3 4-8-4
I hear ya. I'd like one too (w/ sound). Overland had them some time ago, but it sells for over $300 on eBay.

Athearn is already coming out with a SD45 (can't wait to see list of roadnames)

I'd like to see Athearn come out with GP7/9/18s since Athearn has a bad habit of covering nearly every roadname and paint schemeBig Smile [:D]

other than that.....

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Posted by AggroJones on Monday, October 2, 2006 11:08 PM

Missabe M3/4 2-8-8-4

Southern Pacific F5 2-10-2

Santa Fe 2900 4-8-4

Great Northern R2 2-8-8-2

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Posted by TwinZephyr on Tuesday, October 3, 2006 8:29 AM
The 1875 Baldwins... 2-4-0, 4-4-0, 2-6-0, 4-6-0, 2-8-0.  Maybe even an 1880 4-8-0.
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Posted by rrebell on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 1:21 AM
A Spectrum or Proto 2000 camelback in HO.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 4, 2006 2:05 PM

Some of the Harriman Standard engines.  Don't care what configuration just some of them.

 

A Milwaukee K1 2-6-2

A Great Northern Y1

A EF1 Box cab with the parts necessary to either run them alone or as combo units

A GE 40 ton steeple cab.   Be nice if this one was in Spectrum

A Soo Line 2-8-0, 2-8-2, 2-6-0

 

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