Does anybody know how MTH works their customer model suggestions? I sent MTH a model suggestion for a GE U34CH diesel locomotive in the NJ Transit disco stripe scheme with Scale and Hi-Rail wheels for 2 and 3 rail versions. I am a firm believer that if MTH made this it would be very popular. I have Atlas 2 rail comet cars and I would LOVE to see MTH make a model of this particular engine to go with those cars of mine. I figured since they made models of U-Boats already it would be an easy model to produce.
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I hope they can do a U34CH or even do a U36C and go from there. The Later Uboat and Dash 7 line (especially the 4 axle models) of GE have been forgotten about.
Someone here on the forum has done a nice job on a custom painted NJ Transit.
My opinion and my bad experience with M.T.H.!!!!!
I E.-Mailed M.T.H., with as much pertinent info. as necessary, except the product's item number, as I told them I did not know the number and If they might give it and the product info., to me.
Their response was that I need to provide them with the product item number.
I E.-Mailed them back, what I initially sent them, already.
I am still waiting for a reply, for about THREE WEEKS, now!!!
Ralph
A few years back, I punted and redid a C30-7 to mimic a U34CH. Yes, there are some inaccuracies, but it still turned out to be a pretty decent model. I jokingly called it a C34-7H and numbered 1 number higher than the last U34CH built in 1983.
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Sweet Jonathan!
You should be able to repaint lionels scale u33c's to this paint scheme.
I can't pick on MTH too much because they release more models than anyone else, I believe. I sometimes wonder why they went a certain direction. I have to say they try. I'm still waiting for a G scale SD70ACe that was actually talked about, maybe in speculation at the least.
I would have to guess in this case, maybe Atlas would have been the choice to make it? It seems like when another manufacturer tries, MTH responds faster than hearing a few wants from the public. Just my guessing again.