What would you like to see from MTH in 2012

I'd like to see some more current passenger running equipment

Amtrak HHP-8
Amtrak Acela
Amtrak Metroliner

SEPTA Market Frankford EL and Broad Street Subway sets
SEPTA Silverliner V Commuter train sets
SEPTA Kawasaki single-end LRV

Chris

Ted, you are absolutely right!

More scaletrax switches...

11 degree Y
Curved O-72/O-96
Curved O-96/O-120
Double slip

and as for steam, the Four Aces would be perfect.

It seems everyone has a pet item they would like to see produced, including myself.
The GE 44 toner has the most mentions, I would expect that hasn’t gone unnoticed by the manufactures. I am happy with the amount of stuff available like wagon top boxcars and cabooses and the almost endless verity of rolling stock and locomotives.
Some items I think that have a large marketing potential are O scale sized illuminated street lamps. O gaugers, more than the smaller scales, love to do night scenes on their layouts.
I also wouldn’t mind a McKeen railcar lettered for the Rochester Buffalo & Pittsburgh Ry. I am certain, if I wait long enough all my wishes will come true.

Not asking for much here, but -

I wish they would make the headlights brighter on both steam engines and diesels, to cast a beam on the rails ahead. That looks so good, especially when running with the room lights out. And in DCS, have the ability to dim the light if the operator wishes.

I wish they would put operating front couplers on steam locomotives.

I don't mind the radio chatter, but please stop wasting all the good audio time on the assinine crew talk. How about some useful sound effects, like the sound of water rushing into the tender tank when we stop at the water tower. Or sound effects of filling the sand bins, or coal falling into the tender as we park beside our coaling towers. A long blast of steam being released. A work crew sequence, with hammers on iron, hydraulic oil pumps, impact wrenches, and scrubbing or scraping sounds. It would be nice to be able to push and hold a button on the DCS remote for flange squeals as a consist goes through a tight curve. Or Rich Melvin from the 765 cab window shouting "Get that lashup spotted - now!"

And finally .... PLEASE dump the "Train Wreck" sound effect. What a waste of electricity! Why would we even want a train wreck sound? Are we supposed to smack the engine over when we use that? People don't just get up and brush themselves off after a train wreck, and say things like "Are you all right?" Okay then, back to work.

Mike

quote:

Originally posted by John Pignatelli:
Both Lionel and MTH need to make an accessory button than, when pushed, blows every crew talk chip on your layout.


You mean blow it up right, especially that lazy *** that keeps telling everyone to check the compressor. Bada Bing

I like the crew talk from Atlas . Press the button for crew and you get "@#$%^&^&**()))__+_+)*&^%$" I don't know what they're saying I just hope it's not
"You idiot you paid to much for this engine" The tower guy must be from Texas cause I've never heard "All clear for departure" said so slowly in my life.

That's it that's all you get . Having crew talk in your engine is like the only 2 days out of ownership that you love owning a boat. The day you get it....and the day you get rid of it.

David

How about a SP MT -4 or 5 with skyline casing or a skirtless war baby GS-4.
Frank

I would like to see in Premier the following Alco FA2 in New York Central, F3 and GP9 for the Grand Trunk & Western in the deliverey green and gold paint scheme, F7 Wabash, RS11 for the Nickel Plate Road. No Santa Fe or Union Pacific.

I would like to see Santa Fe GP-9s and RSD-4/5 in Zebra Stripes.

Stuart

Would like to see a Railking Imperial ES44. Put it in a freight kit like the SD70ACE and you have the perfect beginners consist kit. I think they'd sell a ton of them, plus my Railking SD70 feels inadequate next to a scale ES

This Burliington Northern-Trinity-Northern Star Insulated Box car color and graphic scheme applied to the PREMIER Steel 60' Express Reefer.

 

 

 

The new VRE locomotives.

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew

 

View my layout progress below

 

https://ogrforum.com/d...ent/3119198892841262

Please retool the Premier UP Inspection Car and we get a...

 

Brill Doodlebug!

 

Also: 

 

Harlem Transfer IR boxcab with KD mounts...

 

52 ft Bethlehem gondola (Tangent does these in HO)...good for B&O, RDG, CNJ, WM, LV, WAB and some slightly modified one appeared on other roads...

 

Brian

Something I just now thought of: how about creating RailKing versions of the European stuff?  (That would be all eight locos to date, plus associated rolling stock.)  Some, such as myself, may not have the money or space for the full-scale Premiere line equipment.

Great product but I agree with the better quillable whistle and horn sounds and slider on remote would be nice.

For all the pictures on their website to have the parts breakdowns

and maybe a little better parts availability.

 

 

Please make these Genesis diesels with the paint schemes shown and matching passenger cars.  The paint scheme on top is extremely hard to find and sells for way above msrp when posted on ebay.  One engine was quickly pulled and did not even have a chance for a bid since someone must have offered more than the starting price. 

 

Please make a FIXED PILOT and scale wheels version.  The best of all worlds would be to have a replaceable fixed pilot so we could keep the hi-rail wheels and only replace the front pilot for looks and leave the B unit alone with the hi-rail coupler.    This would make a huge improvement for making it look realistic.  The rest of the engine has great detail and looks realistic, but when you see a photograph from the front the big gap and huge coupler greatly take away from that realism.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rich

 

Rich, I really like that 3rd picture w#202. Never seen that paint scheme so far.

 

Dave

Scale - Union Pacific U50C

 

Rail King - Miwaukee Road S3 Northern with sky dome and sky top cars in Union Pacific and Milwaukee Road liveries.

RailKing and Premier

Grand Trunk Western AIRSLIDE Covered Hoppers

 

GTW reporting marks. blue body with white graphics.

 

The GTW AIRSLIDE hoppers were frequently in use on the Grand Trunk Western in the 1990's.

 

GTW

316021-316027

Airslide Cov. Hop.

4/1978-7/2009

 

GTW

316028-316037

Airslide Cov. Hop.

4/1982-10/1997

 

 

Andrew

Here are my current wishes:

 

One that almost came true from MTH:

 

 

 

And one for the freight side that has never been done in 3 rail:

 

 

I'd like to see a box car with a miles traveled meter in the side. Resetable. Would convert track inches traveled to scale miles traveled.

Frisco SD45 would be fantastic!

 

      Drawing by Michael Eby           Painted by Frank Swafford

F

I'll put my request in again for a Premier Boston and Maine/Maine Central/Portland Terminal 44 tonner.   Black with the red nose stripes, please.  All had the same livery excepting the heralds on the cab sides.

I Would like them to do some reissues on

 

O-Gauge Rail-king Girls Set

Caterpillar Accessories such as the Water Tower/The Bill Board

Caterpillar 6 car sets of Hopper Cars With Loads

Soda Company Remakes in all types of cars and accessories to go with them

A Hudson and cars in the Atlantic Coast Line Royal Purple

A Reissue of the UP Passenger cars In the two tone grey Scheme

I am still hoping for a Railking CPR 4-4-0 like the one on display in Calgary  outside the CPR head Office or a 4-4-4 Jubilee.   I will be setting up a layout in my new apartment and need smaller engines that will work fine  on 0-31.

Just wondering............................Did any of our suggestions get produced?

 

Regards,

Swafford