If I could pick a narrow gauge engine to produce it would be....

In On30?

Mountain Model Imports makes them in HON-3, ON-3 and ON-30. Check out their web site.

How about a MMI 4-6-0 in On3? I believe these were the primary passenger power on the D&RG (and other narrow gauge railroads) for decades. There are brass imports around if you have deep pockets. Alas, the current state of the economy probably makes new model production a very risky venture. I have some San Juan closed vestibule passenger cars on order but no locomotives but I'd be interested in a T-12(?) 4-6-0 to go with my C and K class engines.

Paul S

I wish MMI would make the Baldwin 8-18C 4-4-0 they've been advertising forever. They were ubiquitous - D&RG had them as well as most California and Nevada NG roads - the NPC, the SPC, and the NCNG to name a few. For me at least, Bachmann's 4-4-0 just doesn't fill the bill. It looks nothing like the broad majority of NG 4-4-0's that ran in the USA.

Dwight,

MMI should use your live steamer as the prototype. Four-4-0s were certainly widely used on both standard and narrow railroads and certainly earned the name, American Standard. These are too early for my modeling period but were a very successful design when cars were all wood and trains were lighter. Generic models are okay for many but I prefer one based on a prototype. If it ran on the railroad I model, that's even better.

Paul S

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Originally posted by Dwight Ennis:
I wish MMI would make the Baldwin 8-18C 4-4-0 they've been advertising forever. They were ubiquitous - D&RG had them as well as most California and Nevada NG roads - the NPC, the SPC, and the NCNG to name a few. For me at least, Bachmann's 4-4-0 just doesn't fill the bill. It looks nothing like the broad majority of NG 4-4-0's that ran in the USA.

Their web site is showing November delivery.

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Originally posted by Mike Norberg:
Their web site is showing November delivery.

Yeah, but that was Nov. 2010. The web site was never updated.

From what I understand, they were looking for a certain number of pre-reservations to justify the tooling costs for the die cast version and didn't get them. However, they did say that if there were insufficient reservations, they would instead produce a more limited run brass version. That hasn't happened either.

I would like to see Bachmann shrink down their shared boiler G Gauge 4-4-0/2-6-0 down to On30. Wouldn't mind their K27, either... (Yeah, I know Mountain Models did one.)

Rusty

An East Broad Top Mike!

It would be a DD45M or the SD40-2; both of the meter guage conversions done in South America, Brazil, I believe.

I'm with you Rex. I continually pester the Bachmann guys at York to produce some EBT Mikes to go with their hoppers.

I have one ally there that is on my side, but he doesn't make the final decisions.

The Baldwin engines from the EBT and the WP&Y are almost identical and the WP&Y runs some EBT hoppers so there are two historical lines that could run up some sales.

Does anyone on this forum know of any other NG lines that operated similar locos? Of course, if you like to freelance this opens up more chances for sales.

Tony

I would like to see a nice 4-4-0, as well as an AK-47.
Al

the three RGS 4-6-0s would be nice. older ones out there, but a new offer of those 3 (20, 22 and 25) would be nice.

Darjeeling and Himalaya B-class 0-4-0t

I would love to have a Boston Revere Beach & Lynn 2-4-4T Mason Bogie engine. I have wanted one since I first saw them ina 1955 issue of Railroad Magazine. Odd-d

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Originally posted by BucksCo:
A K-36

Then do it, Jack.

Sandy River #24.

Jeff C

I would go for the class 90 of the White Pass & Yukon.





Boerries
White Pass & Yukon Route Railfan Webpage by Boerries Burkhardt

A Newfoundland RY 4-6-2. I know in on30 it would be huge but love them.
Mike Arnold

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I would go for the class 90 of the White Pass & Yukon.

I could go for one of those as well...both of them if they came in both liveries.

I'll add another vote for the White Pass class 90.

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Originally posted by Whitepasser:
I would go for the class 90 of the White Pass & Yukon.





Boerries
White Pass & Yukon Route Railfan Webpage by Boerries Burkhardt

I like the DL535 myself.
http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/misc-w/wpy103eka.jpg

If I were to pick a diesel, I'd probably go for a plastic version of the WP&Y's 90 class (A similar design was used in South America) or a 45-tonner like the ones used on the Oahu Railway and Land Company, Georgetown Loop, and Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway.

Steam-wise, I'd go for an intermediate-sized tank engine.

Just downsize the Bachmann G scale Eureka 4-4-0.
What a photogenic engine!
I have many Bachmann On30 engines but have not purchased any of the Bachmann 4-4-0s because they just do not do anything for me.

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45-tonner like the ones used on the Oahu Railway and Land Company, Georgetown Loop, and Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway.

That's another one I sure wouldn't mind having!

I agree with you Allan. I consider those shovel nosed Diseasles on the White Pass to be abominably ugly!

Now, a small scale GE would fit in on so many NG layouts, not just one or two. They are/were found almost everywhere.

Tony

Again, we can add also a 3rd paint scheme to the GE's. And don't forget the similare GE's were running in South America. But I agree with a previous message, the DL535w are also very nice. But the GE is smaller and would fit to smaller layout's too. And as Tony wrote, he don't like the looking. If you ever wrote with them, you like them. And don't forget all engines of teh WP&RY are still running today. And this may boost the sales also with some tourists. The number of sales could be higher. But we never know when we never try. So again, I'll go for the GE's :-)
Boerries
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