New MTH Catalog

Yes, you are correct. Unfortunately for me Just like the last 6 years- no new models, just updated electronics [PS 3.0] and different paint schemes so these MTH catalogs are no longer exciting for me as they once were. 

I’m in need of some CNW Madison cars so I’d really like for MTH to put them in the next catalog. They’ve been made before and I’d like em to make them again.

I'm really hoping to see them make the NS red mane AC44. Maybe even in 2 cab #s. I saw on the nsdash9 website that the second one(8521) is being built in Roanoke(I think). But I don't know what paint scheme it will have. I'd like to see some modern unit trains, flatware with modern military equipment, and those sets of mixed freight cars like they did in the the late 90's and early 2000's.

Bill

I would love to see some some great northern Big Sky Blue engines. With PS3.! I'd even settle for some older Great Northern versions with the PS3 stuff in it. Like gp30 gp35 gp9s.

I hope Mth puts a  RAILKING  GP7 or 9 in New Haven or Railking  F7 in New Haven  ,  And a New have Caboose !    I am working a New Haven Train !

My    Mth  Rail King  Rsd-5 in CNW  colors is running great with some train cars from Lionel & Menards with a Mth CNW caboose ! 

My main collection is  MTH Railking  NYC   Steamers & Diesels  !   Plus Mth Christmas engines & cars ! 

Yes , I have some Lionel Christmas trains as well ! 

Train Season is here !  Time for a new temporary layout !    maybe some more switching this time !   FAST TRACK  !     I never took down last years Christmas Ovals of Lionel Hi-rail !     I need to buy some Hi Rail Turn outs ! 

I wonder if the SOO LINE GP30 diesel engine locomotive will be in this catalog. 

Andrew

My Wishlist:

• Premier Burlington Northern E8s 
• Railking Burlington Pioneer Zephyr

Have they made what's on the cover before?

BigRail posted:

Have they made what's on the cover before?

Yes, about 14 years ago: https://mthtrains.com/20-5543-1. 

Wish list:

NYO&W - Premier

2-8-0 Long John

4-6-0 Teakettle

4-8-2 Y-Class

2-10-2 Bullmoose

ABBA FT Sets

A  F3 units 501-502-503

My wishlist:

• Canadian National 6060
• RBMN 425's Auxiliary Tender
• WMSR GP30s 501 & 502
• Amtrak Phase IVb Superliners (Along with separately sold Baggage Cars)
• RBMN Parlor Car #3
• Brass Steam Locomotives
• Norfolk Southern 8520
• NS, UP, BNSF Dash-9s
• Metrolink Safety Bombardier Coach

And let me guess......Daylights, Big Boys, and Pacifics.....again!!!

I would love to see MTH do the Metroliners in PRR,Penn Central and Amtrak.

Hoping to see a PRR p5 boxcab electric in this catalog. After all, MTH promised to replace the shells on an earlier run that had zinc rot. I have been on a "list" at MTH to have mine replaced. I hope MTH will make good on this as my boxcab is one of my favorites. Really disappointing to see the shell cracking and rotting away.

my wishlist

Railking yellowstone

rio grande l105

jawn henry turbine

The Premier ACF Center Flow 3-bay covered hoppers still have not been produced in the GVSR Golden West Service scheme, the SSW "Cotton Belt Route" heritage scheme from the Union Pacific, the typical Red and Green bodied BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway cars with the Circle-Cross logo. They have to get to those typical schemes someday.

Andrew

If you want advanced notice of whats in the MTH catalog, just flip through the latest Lionel catalog.  Discount anything new or new tooling and whats left is in the MTH book.

Very sad about that, nothing new just same old same old.

cmscanuck posted:

Wish list:

NYO&W - Premier

2-8-0 Long John

4-6-0 Teakettle

4-8-2 Y-Class

2-10-2 Bullmoose

ABBA FT Sets

A  F3 units 501-502-503

About the only engines I would even consider purchasing, but I'd rather see them with Legacy.

paigetrain posted:

my wishlist

jawn henry turbine

That ship has sailed, my friend. 3rd Rail already built that model; I have no expectations of ever seeing it offered again.

N&W Premier

0-8-0 Class S-1a (Not that goofy USRA thing.  Offer as C&O and Virginian too)

2-6-6-2 Class Z-1b (nope, Lionel didn't build one)

0-8-8-0 Class X-1

4-6-2 Class E3 (former PRR should be an easy remake)

4-8-2 Class K-2 (Heavy Mountain, offer as C&O too)

The first 10 SOO LINE GP38-2 diesel locos renumbered into the 4400-4409 series with a red SOO have not been offered by MTH.  SOO 4407 shown on the right.

The Premier flat cars with bulkheads have not been made in the 1960's SOO LINE Colormark scheme. 

Andrew

My wish list...2008 prices.

Tom

I am hoping that there are more real paint schemes for the Premier AIRSLIDE covered hoppers.

Examples:

ATSF Santa Fe circle-cross with light gray body

ATSF Sana Fe large name with light gray body

GTW GRAND TRUNK WESTERN blue and white. The GTW had only 7 cars in this scheme. Perhaps they can make all 7 road numbers at one time. 

BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway circle-cross logo versions ex-BN or ex-ATSF

GM&O GULF, MOBILE & OHIO 

Andrew

Amtrak IVb Superliners

Since Lionel dropped the ball on this...

RBMN 425's Auxiliary Tender, oh please, please, please.

My wish list? A Command control Docksider. I could use several.

It's time for a release of a ps3 Premier ES44AC in Interstate heritage colors. Have not seen a ps2 one on ebay for 2 years.

I think GP30s are possible, as they haven't been offered in a few years. NS 8520 is all but certain, using either the AC4400CW or C44-9W tooling (the latter is more prototypically accurate, I think, since NS did not replace the cabs on its AC44C6Fs). Edit: After reading JD Stuck's later post, it will probably be the Dash-9 tooling.

For my money, I also think we're due for another run of the C40-8s. In the past 4 years since they were last offered, most of the Class Is have retired their fleets and had them scrapped or sold off, so there is a nostalgia market. Additionally, some of those C40-8s were sold off to popular regional railroads like Pan Am or to leasing companies like LTEX, all of which present novel paint variations for MTH to market in addition to the standard CSX, Conrail, NS, UP, CNW. 

I think it's time, however, for MTH to produce a B23-S7/B23-7R. 

I wish MTH would offer real smooth streamlined passenger cars in RailKing. Since they all have ribs, they all look the same just different color.  And an open observation deck on the nice RK Madison cars too.

pittsburghrailfan posted:

For my money, I also think we're due for another run of the C40-8s. In the past 4 years since they were last offered, most of the Class Is have retired their fleets and had them scrapped or sold off, so there is a nostalgia market. Additionally, some of those C40-8s were sold off to popular regional railroads like Pan Am or to leasing companies like LTEX, all of which present novel paint variations for MTH to market in addition to the standard CSX, Conrail, NS, UP, CNW. 

I think it's time, however, for MTH to produce a B23-S7/B23-7R. 

They could do a fresh paint and patch schemes.

Bob Dixey posted:

I would love to see MTH do the Metroliners in PRR,Penn Central and Amtrak.

I would like to see them also, not so much on the PC version.

laz1957 posted:

Since Lionel dropped the ball on this...

RBMN 425's Auxiliary Tender, oh please, please, please.

Yes I have the MTH engine #425 and we need the Auxiliary tender to make it complete.  please.

Matt Makens posted:

I’m in need of some CNW Madison cars so I’d really like for MTH to put them in the next catalog. They’ve been made before and I’d like em to make them again.

Since I got hold of a CNW heavyweight set (Pullman Green) after years of searching/trying, you know they'll do one now. I still need to get hold of a sleeper/diner pair.

The Premier O Scale oval opening or opera opening 73' Center Beam Flat Cars have not been produced in the TTZX TT TRAILER TRAIN graphics and paint scheme when they were built between 1985 and 1989. 

The first run of the Premier O scale BRITISH COLUMBIA RAILWAY Center Beam flat cars quickly sold and there has not been any new cars made with new numbers. The British Columbia Railway had hundreds of these Thrall Car Center Beam flat cars for lumber loads. 

MidSouth Rail Corporation had a fleet of Gunderson built Center Beam flat cars. They looked nearly identical to the Thrall Car Center Beam flat cars. 

Andrew 

Gilly@N&W posted:

paigetrain posted:

my wishlist

jawn henry turbine

That ship has sailed, my friend. 3rd Rail already built that model; I have no expectations of ever seeing it offered again.

 

I don't know - remember when 3rdR, Lionel and MTH all brought out the PRR S-2 6-4-4-6 "Big Engine"? In essentially the same general time frame, was it not? Big, expensive, "oddball" loco.

Unfortunately I bought the 3rdR version, which came out first, and had no TMCC. Solvable problem, but I never have. It also cost too much, but I bought it anyway. Sigh.

I believe, like others, that we will not see any new molds, just new paint schemes.  However, I think it would be kind of neat if MTH combined already existing molds into new models.  For a PRR example, combining its 5/6 window HW RPO, doors with the round windows off its PRR baggage car, and using the roof off its streamliners to make a modernized RPO would be great.

This may be hard to believe, but we haven't had a Norfolk Southern Dash-9 with 3.0 in traditional NS black yet. There's been NS Operation Lifesaver Dash 9s but no regular NS paint Dash-9s. I'll take two if they're in the new catalog.

As a long-time purchaser and operator of MTH locomotive models, I'm unlikely to buy more MTH products unless they are first-time offerings from new molds. A Boston & Maine or New Haven Mogul would be nice, or a New Haven I-5 Hudson, New Haven Santa-Fe (2-10-2 steamer) type, or an AMTRAK ACS-64.

MELGAR

MELGAR posted:

As a long-time purchaser and operator of MTH locomotive models, I'm unlikely to buy more MTH products unless they are first-time offerings from new molds. A Boston & Maine or New Haven Mogul would be nice, or a New Haven I-5 Hudson, New Haven Santa-Fe (2-10-2 steamer) type, or an AMTRAK ACS-64.

MELGAR

Good luck with that, I got all of the trains I need for now so unless they knock my socks off I am good.

Would any body be interested in a southern high nose gp50 or sd50?I would love to have one or two.I think mth could do it.