What locos would you like to see in the future?

I haven't said much for a while about my desired loco. It would be the Milwaukee SDL-39. Simple, sweet and the mfg could sell one to every Milwaukee modeller

How many would those be?

I like the way Tom thinks...these selections would work nicely for my shortline and switching Ma and Pa/Yorkrail, Stewartstown RR, MDDE addiction

 SD40x is a rail industry standard.

"Can't do the vertical China drive", "can't do the horizontal drive"...come on, this is the 21st century. Oh yea that's right...this is O scale.  Nevermind...

I still think Sierra #3 would be a good candidate:

 

 

She's well known and because of her movie career she could be legitimately lettered for almost any railroad.

 

Rusty

Atlas told me about a year ago,they want to do the GP40,but with the mess up in their China factories it's doubt full we'll see that.

MTH did the gP38-2 wish they'd do more of them in their Premier line.

Al Hummel

 

Spiderman F40ph

 

rat

I would even take the SDL39s undec and paint them myself if I could a couple.

 

Dick

How about Pennsylvania RR Electrics  E-2b and E-3c

Sunset/3rd Rail is considering offering the E2b.

Pennsy,  E3sd Atlantic

These are all 2-rail brass: How about the PRR T-1 in the versions Key gave us when I was in HO scale. How abut an updated B&O  EM-1. An updated UP C-855 a-b-a set. The C&O T-1. Santa Fe 5001 class 2-10-4!! ( PSC promised in 2012 but never delivered ). Santa Fe 5011 class 2-10-4. NP/SP&S Z-6. GE U-28,30,33 AND 36 both ''B'' and ''C''. Updated PRR Q-2.

If EMD can make them why not Atlas?    That was a joke but it had some truth in it.  

IIRC they were announced (or perhaps you or Scott mentioned them in a thread on here once)... but it seems rezzys are light so they must be lower down on the priority list.

 

I'd love to se G5's or I1's in PRR but the L1s seem to be slow sellers. 

No, not really any "truth in it". EMD would make pretty much anything a customer wanted, and that they were willing to pay for, in any quantity they wanted. Whereas Atlas, or any other model manufacturer/importer, must produce a MINIMUM QUANTITY in order to recover the tooling costs for specialized products. 

nikkormat,

There is a Sunset NP Z-6 in new condition with DCC/Sound on the Allegheny Scale Models site.  

 

Sunset also imported the PRR T-1 in several versions.  Same for the B&O EM-1.

 

Thought you would like to know.

 

Ed

Lighten up oldhead, no need to turn every joking comment into something nasty.

 

Both EMD and Atlas (or any manufacturer) are in business to make money...  We got that.

Sorry if I upset you with reality. Trying to compare model train manufacturing to either EMD, Alco, or GE is pretty ridiculous, don't you think? 

Strasburg RR #90

Cotton Belt #819. Alco PA's in Warbonnet. 2 rail please.

Intrigued!

 

How about an E1 and and E2 to go with it?

Sunset/3rd Rail is considering offering the E2b.

Bob, who is the Sunset Rep hereabouts, has been circulating an interest sheet for those interested in the E2b. (Though some clowns thought it funny to write fictional names on it).

 

If you have an interest in that engine, get your name on that sheet and maybe you'll get the engine built.

 

Alco PA's were done in Warbonnet by Key 4-5 years ago.

Doesn't anyone keep up with the offerings of the importers?

Ed

Sorry Bob, but maybe some of us aren't that deep into obscure niche brass releases, let alone 4-5 years ago. Me...I'm re entering the brass market, (which is in the dumpers in comparison) after 20 years haven't kept up with brass releases and have a lot of catching up to do. But thanks for the Alco PA's note...sheeeze.

I would like to see a GP38-2 or SD40-2  in RJ Corman,  I'd prefer them to be done by MTH Premier line. Also just more short lines even if MTH would do a build to order,  like what Lionel is doing.

All the engines I want are from small roads I know will never get made just not enough interest/demand

I would just like to see my heavy mike come in....

Chill Pat, my bad I should have said PA's in ABS by Atlas or 3rd Rail.Have a great evening, Scott.

I'd like to see GP38-2s&-40-2s,to.

Wish the "Big 3," would get their heads "together," instead of "butting" them,it would make O scale more attractive especially to newcomers.

Al Hummel

I keep having to check - a lot of posters are looking for MTH and Lionel here on the 2-rail forum.  I think that is great - about time Lionel started again making 2-rail stuff.

 

I am overwhelmed with trains, but would not mind seeing a Harriman 0-6-0 in die cast with a round boiler.  My favorite is the SP S-9.

 

I would think that most of the above wants have been done at least once in O Scale, especially all those Diesels with numbers between SD-9 and SD-45.  There are probably more Warbonnet PAs in O Scale than there are NYC Hudsons.

 

We have abundance!

As long as the requests are prefixed with something other than PRR, SF or similar, it isn't going to happen. Doesn't anybody paint equipment anymore? And why on earth do more and more people want big power such as Big Boys? You can't run them on even reasonable size radius curves unless they are long coupled and look like toys. O scale is easy to do in a small space. You don't need an airplane hanger if your tastes run a little more reasonable. I used to run S and then Sn3. Next came On3 and then On30 for a short time before finally switching to Gn15. On30 and HO mechanisms work fine for this. I run what I like and mostly scratch build my motive power from the mechanisms stated. The biggest problem with Gn15 is the size of structures! Oh yes, I model indoors as I don't believe in leaving my work out in the weather. 

 

I manufacture O scale items and I like detailing and painting O scale locos and rolling stock, but it just sits on the shelf. We all choose what we want to model and size, cost and availability all count. Attached is a photo of some of my 1/2" scale models.