What would like to see 3rdrail produce next? New or rerun?

Albertstrains, I second the CP F2a Jubilee's. Or possibly B&O's Lady Baltimore. 

RailRide posted:

Matt Makens posted:

Siemens S70

Or Bombardier Series 100

 

I'd reserve either one (or both) of the above without hesitation. Even though the pictured examples are nowhere near my neck of the woods

I already have the Electroliner , Greenliner and the NYC T-motor.

---PCJ

Look at the Houston METRO S70 LRT cars with the new safety striping on the cab ends.  METRO does have cars with the small cab.  the small cab trains are the same size as the SLC UTA units.

With all the Pennsy steam fans around in o scale, you would think that a K5 pacific would be a great seller. The k4 has been done to infinity .but no K5, even though there were only 2 real K5's, I bet you could sell the required number so the importer could make a fair buck profit.  I will take one of each version. 

 ANYBODY ELSE INTERESTED IN A PENNSYLVANIA K5

Franky-Ogee posted:

With all the Pennsy steam fans around in o scale, you would think that a K5 pacific would be a great seller. The k4 has been done to infinity .but no K5, even though there were only 2 real K5's, I bet you could sell the required number so the importer could make a fair buck profit.  I will take one of each version. 

 ANYBODY ELSE INTERESTED IN A PENNSYLVANIA K5

Yes! I would love to have a K5

I would go for a K5.  The big problem as I see it is that Scott offered this engine a few years back and there were not enough orders to have a build.  I pre ordered then and would do so again.

Norm

I would pre-order too, maybe now is a good time to try again..

GG1 4877 posted:

Any interest in a re-run of the E7s with some upgraded tooling to get more variety in the pilots and offer some new road names and or new paint schemes on ones that have already been done?  Perhaps Powered B units in 3 rail?  I'm just thinking off the top of my head of some roads that might work in addition to ones that have been done already:

PRR - Keystones & stripe only

Penn Central

NYC Cigar Band

ACL

B&O and C&O late scheme

C&NW

Illinois Central

L&N

Mopac

Wabash

The tooling is 5 years old now if you can believe it.  A rerun would allow for some great improvements.

I would be in for pennsy keystone & PC

There were about 5 or 6 orders for the Pennsylvania K5 when it was offered years ago. That is all. Sunset can currently offer 100 of a steam locomotive vs the 125 required not long ago. Maybe a PRR K5 should be offered again. I will talk to Scott about it.

If any of you go to the TCA convention in York stop by the Sunset 3rd Rail booth in the Orange Hall and make your feelings known. Scott will not be there but Jonathan Peiffer and I will be. I would expect cost to be around $1550 - $1600 for a brass K5.

SOO LINE FP7 A-unit in 1960's scheme. SOO LINE SD40-2 IN 1970 TO 1973 graphics and numbers.

rheil posted:

There were about 5 or 6 orders for the Pennsylvania K5 when it was offered years ago. That is all. Sunset can currently offer 100 of a steam locomotive vs the 125 required not long ago. Maybe a PRR K5 should be offered again. I will talk to Scott about it.

If any of you go to the TCA convention in York stop by the Sunset 3rd Rail booth in the Orange Hall and make your feelings known. Scott will not be there but Jonathan Peiffer and I will be. I would expect cost to be around $1550 - $1600 for a brass K5.

Sounds like a plan. Hopefully this project can happen  

One of these might be a fun item to have..........

 

I would like to see FP7s rerun in SP.  Either Black Widow or Scarlet and Gray.  I missed them last time around.

RI F7's......... A and B Units Powered with DC to keep the cost down.

Regards,

Swafford

 

SP blood nose fp7's would be nice. A great match for the sunset limited set comming out.

Swafford posted:

RI F7's......... A and B Units Powered with DC to keep the cost down.

Please explain further, as ALL the Sunset/3rd Rail powered models, steam, diesel, or electric, are driven by DC can motors. 

Regards,

Swafford

 

I think he means no electronic guts inside just a motor wired to the rails. Im not sure Scott wouldn't spend the time and effort to make a 3rd line of locos as it would only knock the price down like $100

Not sure if anyone else has suggested this but I would like to see an NKP L series Hudson; preferably one of the LIMA built versions after their 1946 rebuilding.  I also would like to see Sunset 3rd Rail come out with either their own sound systems or a way to give the user a choice of whistles.  I seem to remember them proposing some sort of add-on board that would have done this some years back.  The present Lionel system being used (for 3 rail) seems to only offer a Hancock 3 chime for steam.  

Hot Water posted:

Swafford posted:

RI F7's......... A and B Units Powered with DC to keep the cost down.

Please explain further, as ALL the Sunset/3rd Rail powered models, steam, diesel, or electric, are driven by DC can motors. 

Regards,

Swafford

 

Good Day,

No digital command system on 2 Rail powered engines.

Regards,

Swafford

Matt Makens posted:

I think he means no electronic guts inside just a motor wired to the rails. Im not sure Scott wouldn't spend the time and effort to make a 3rd line of locos as it would only knock the price down like $100

Hi Matt,

Yes, 2 Rail with no command sys. just DC.  Hey, $100 is a $100. If a person was buying an ABA set?  Savings of $300! It all adds up bud!

Regards,

Frank

Swafford posted:

Hot Water posted:

Swafford posted:

RI F7's......... A and B Units Powered with DC to keep the cost down.

Please explain further, as ALL the Sunset/3rd Rail powered models, steam, diesel, or electric, are driven by DC can motors. 

Regards,

Swafford

 

Good Day,

No digital command system on 2 Rail powered engines.

Regards,

Swafford

DCC is the future, why ignore it

Cor

I would be interested in a Frisco Russian Decapod preferably 1630. Other road numbers would be fine.   

moonlicht posted:

Swafford posted:

Hot Water posted:

Swafford posted:

RI F7's......... A and B Units Powered with DC to keep the cost down.

Please explain further, as ALL the Sunset/3rd Rail powered models, steam, diesel, or electric, are driven by DC can motors. 

Regards,

Swafford

 

Good Day,

No digital command system on 2 Rail powered engines.

Regards,

Swafford

DCC is the future, why ignore it

Cor

Good Day,

I'm not ignoring the technology. I love tech! I work in tech but ..............sometimes people just want a simple system.

Regards.

Swafford

TRAINMANTIM posted:

I would be interested in a Frisco Russian Decapod preferably 1630. Other road numbers would be fine.   

Wow.  1630 with the Nebraska Zephyr in tow.

It don't get no better!

And yeah, I'd spring for a 1630.

Rusty

Rusty,

Nope it doesn't get much better than that at IRM. Well maybe 1630 pulling 135 empty coal hoppers from East end of the railroad to the IRM/UP interchange, takes the cake.  

moonlicht posted:

DCC is the future, why ignore it

1 - it's not the future; it's been around quite a long time.

2 - it's totally unnecessary for some folks and their layouts.

3 - I don't ignore it; I just have no need of it or any other CC system; I remove them and sell them off!

As prices continue to rise I think 2Rail engines with DC with no command system should be an option!

Regards,

Swafford