Since it appears that the "What loco would you like to see?" thread was so popular, I thought I'd do a follow up thread.
This is open to freight, passenger, MOW, anything but a loco.
So, what rolling stock would you most like to see? Please mention the scale.
Since I model N scale, I'd like to see some wood sided passenger cars that are longer that the MDC 50'ers. Some 78' footers would be great! Something like this...................
There are some Model Power and RR heaviweights available, but they're all metal sided versions, and the conversion is a pain.
steamage wrote:A modernized version of the old John Allen hot box decector car to flash red LED when couppled to hard. Auto reset in 10 seconds. An adjustment to the amount of shock to trigger the red LED to go on. Or I will have to build one.
I'd take one of those in N scale. You could make it a flat that you add whatever top fits your era so that one flat could be a wood boxcar, a modern boxcar, a waffleside or whatever.
I would like to see HO scale (and N scale for the N scalers) Santa Fe Hi Level cars that are up to par with the BLI Zephyr cars. I have heard twice now through the internet grape vine that BLI may already be working on this, but we all know how the rumors go.
I would also like to see a run of all the Santa Fe business cars in plastic, especially the Topeka, Atchison, and the 400 series division superintendent shortys (although I have the Topeka in brass and have a reservation for one of the Coach Yard division superintendent cars).
Shorter gondolas - e.g. 40' and under. Looks like I'll get me wish because Accurail is supposed to be releasing some 40'ers later this year. I hope they'll come in kit form, too.
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
My son and I would like to see more Norfolk and Western cars (passenger and freight) from the 1940's to the late 1950's.
In HO scale.
Macdonald,RB (Mac)
I'd like to see an accurate series of models in HO covering the various models of Western Fruit Express refrigerator cars-as opposed to the endless stream of PFE models. Hopefully, this would include both wooden and steel versions, and both ice bunker reefers and mechanical types as well as the insulated boxcar variants. Also more variety in transition era tank cars.
All in plastic, in at LEAST Accurail quality (Branchline or Tichy quality preferable):
NYC "USRA" steel boxcars
Wood heavyweight passenger cars (60'-75' lengths, as per prototype)
B&O wagontop boxcars
B&O wagontop covered hoppers
NC&StL 36 foot STEEL rebuilt boxcars
IC 40' single door, single sheathed boxcars
IC 40' double door, single sheathed boxcars with end doors
Seley hoppers
36 foot stock cars
36 foot double sheathed boxcars, early
36 foot double sheathed boxcars, late
36 foot single sheathed boxcars
40 foot, low height, single sheathed boxcars
30'-36' wood coal gondolas
More prototype-specific wood cabooses (there should be at LEAST one released with every new steam engine that comes out!)
We NEED cars for the 1900-1930 era. We've got plenty of steel boxcars and single sheathed cars, and WAY too many USRA things. We've even got a few decent examples of Pennsy cars like the X29. But we're missing HUGE chunks of the steam era freight car fleet, especially now that Roundhouse is basically gone. Most of the cars that we need are available in resin, but very few of us can afford the time and money to invest in huge rosters of resin freight cars. We NEED quality plastic freight cars for the pre-transition period, especially the cars that there were tens of thousands of that for some unknown reason have been "forgotten" by the hobby.
Ray Breyer
Modeling the NKP's Peoria Division, circa 1943
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
First of all I already look forward to the PCM HO Scale SP Daylight cars and then I'd like to see:
HO Scale MKT & Frisco - Texas Special Streamlined cars
HO Scale SP & Rock Island - Golden State cars
HO SCale UP - City of Los Angeles & City of San Francisco cars
HO Scale AT&SF - El Capitan cars
HO Scale Seaboard - Orange Blossom Special cars
I hope one of these days someone will produce these Passenger cars... I just can't afford the Brass models.
csmith9474 wrote: I would like to see HO scale (and N scale for the N scalers) Santa Fe Hi Level cars that are up to par with the BLI Zephyr cars. I have heard twice now through the internet grape vine that BLI may already be working on this, but we all know how the rumors go. I would also like to see a run of all the Santa Fe business cars in plastic, especially the Topeka, Atchison, and the 400 series division superintendent shortys (although I have the Topeka in brass and have a reservation for one of the Coach Yard division superintendent cars).
I did ask BLI about their plans and the answer was more a so-so one: They weren't even sure when they would announce the 20th Century Limited cars and they also mentioned that so-far the El Capitan cars were not on the schedule.
I mean it's true that they have so much stuff announced already and the models keep getting delayed and delayed; maybe we will see these cars but it could be a long wait.
Daniel1975 wrote: csmith9474 wrote: I would like to see HO scale (and N scale for the N scalers) Santa Fe Hi Level cars that are up to par with the BLI Zephyr cars. I have heard twice now through the internet grape vine that BLI may already be working on this, but we all know how the rumors go. I would also like to see a run of all the Santa Fe business cars in plastic, especially the Topeka, Atchison, and the 400 series division superintendent shortys (although I have the Topeka in brass and have a reservation for one of the Coach Yard division superintendent cars). I did ask BLI about their plans and the answer was more a so-so one: They weren't even sure when they would announce the 20th Century Limited cars and they also mentioned that so-far the El Capitan cars were not on the schedule.I mean it's true that they have so much stuff announced already and the models keep getting delayed and delayed; maybe we will see these cars but it could be a long wait.
Thanks for the input on BLI. Don't even get me started on schedule delays with BLI/PCM (WHERE'S MY DAYLIGHT PAs/PBs?????).
As far as the Texas Special cars go, that is a HUGE one I forgot. I have been looking at the release from Overland (stunning cars) and am considering very heavily (I don't know if i can sneak that one past the wife). Union Station Products make styrene sides for a lot of cars not available otherwise if you are willing to take on the task. I am using their sides to model the Sunset Limited.
S Scale Ma&Pa 56' open platform passenger car.
S Scale Stilwell oyster car.
Enjoy
Paul
Modernized heavyweight passenger cars.
I kitbashed a modenized CB&Q heavyweght coach (#6161). Also, MR had a good article maybe 2 or 3 years ago on kitbashing an entire train (B&O) of modernized cars. Each prototype road had its own way of modernizing, but there must be a way to design a generic line of modernized heavyweights.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
My vote is for HO scale 40 foot plug door cars (RBL), with separate applied ladders and grabs. No one does these cars. Maybe Athearn or ATLAS will see this. ATLAS has already done the research given their great line of N scale 40 footplug doors.
My two cents.
Chris
I'd like to see more of the modern grain cars in HO. Intermountain did a very nice run a while ago and I got the Alberta Heritage and Canadian Wheat but I have yet to find the Saskatchewan Heritage cars.
Cheers,
Kevin
The GATX 96500 in HO. I have an old Quality Craft unpainted wood model kit that I found on E-Bay, but would really like to see a modern RTR in plastic and color.
http://rwhales.railstuff.net/GATX/GATX_96500.htm
Dave
USAF (Retired)
orsonroy wrote: All in plastic, in at LEAST Accurail quality (Branchline or Tichy quality preferable):NYC "USRA" steel boxcars Wood heavyweight passenger cars (60'-75' lengths, as per prototype)B&O wagontop boxcarsB&O wagontop covered hoppersNC&StL 36 foot STEEL rebuilt boxcarsIC 40' single door, single sheathed boxcarsIC 40' double door, single sheathed boxcars with end doorsSeley hoppers36 foot stock cars36 foot double sheathed boxcars, early36 foot double sheathed boxcars, late36 foot single sheathed boxcars40 foot, low height, single sheathed boxcars30'-36' wood coal gondolasMore prototype-specific wood cabooses (there should be at LEAST one released with every new steam engine that comes out!) We NEED cars for the 1900-1930 era. We've got plenty of steel boxcars and single sheathed cars, and WAY too many USRA things. We've even got a few decent examples of Pennsy cars like the X29. But we're missing HUGE chunks of the steam era freight car fleet, especially now that Roundhouse is basically gone. Most of the cars that we need are available in resin, but very few of us can afford the time and money to invest in huge rosters of resin freight cars. We NEED quality plastic freight cars for the pre-transition period, especially the cars that there were tens of thousands of that for some unknown reason have been "forgotten" by the hobby.
I'd like to see Walthers release HO Amtrak Superliners in phase IVb. Or at the very least someone release decals for IVb Superliners.
HO Amtrak express track reefers would be nice too.
A plastic HO Santa Fe Hi-level Lounge is always at the top on my wish list, but seeing as nothing has come from TSP, or others in 10+ years now since the first Hi-Levels in plastic were released...I give up.
Matt from Anaheim, CA and Bayfield, COClick Here for my model train photo website
A high end plastic HO N-6 transfer caboose. I'd like to buy an old Lambert brass transfer cab,but always seem to miss the auctions. Shoot would be nice for someone to make them for the masses.
Hey while I'm at it,how about a HO Southern loco-trol radio car. Missed these too,a company use to produce these in resin kit form.
Patrick
Beaufort,SC
Dragon River Steel Corp {DRSC}
Fear an Ignorant Man more than a Lion- Turkish proverb
Modeling an ficticious HO scale intergrated Scrap Yard & Steel Mill Melt Shop.
Southland Industrial Railway or S.I.R for short. Enterchanging with Norfolk Southern.
I have this kit in my collection. I agree ,would be nice to see it in plastic. I the kit its self is fairly easy to put together,but would look better made of plastic.
Ditto to Daniel1975. My need is for Frisco passenger cars, both streamlined and heavyweights(layout I plan--Frisco passenger that ran in Missouri in the 1960's) actually ran both--a couple of baggage/mail/freight heavyweights in front and the passenger streamliners in the rear. I know, IHC makes their non-prototypical streamliners and Pullmans in Frisco logo, but(1) they're non-prototypical and (2) not really in to having to do all of the conversion work(changing trucks, constructing body couplers, etc.)--though would probably do it if the car quality was better. Edit--forgot about Con-cor--are available in Frisco Texas Special--not the streamliners I would need--after having checked other threads, seems quality/conversion issues similar to the IHC cars.
Jim
Modern intermodal, HO scale Maxi IV's, 53' Spine cars, a re-run of Walthers Long Runner. More grain cars, especially if Athearn Genesis came out with ARI's Through Sill with Union Pacific's Building America and CMO reporting marks. Different centerbeam cars, and maybe some all-purpose 89' flats.
HO ACL (CSX) Woodchip Hoppers
HO CofG, SOUTHERN and NS Combine 726
HO NC&StL (CSX) Gondolas
HO SP&S (BNSF) 50' Straight Side Flatcar
HO Modern Tropicana White Reefers
HO WofA (CSX) Gondolas