pimanjc
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 | | 08/03/2008 2:38 PM |
| Marty and all,
My dream car[s] would be a set of smoothside, silver, undecorated, w/interiors, [supply various road name decals]cars.
JimC. | |
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todd55whit
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| | 08/06/2008 8:38 AM |
| | I'd like to see a plastic NE style caboose. (New Haven) Aristocraft started with a brass Pennsy version. But I think Lewis has gotten away from producing brass. A ready to run Rusell snow plow or a flanger car would also be nice. | |
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W3NZL
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| | 08/06/2008 4:25 PM |
| U folks that want these large 60' + cars better get out Ur kitbashing tools,
since the vast majority of people R using 4 & 5 ft radius track, where 60' +
cars look terrible, there just isn't enough of a market for them for anybody
to justify mass production of really big cars...
Paul R...
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NTCGRR
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| | 08/06/2008 5:20 PM |
| Paul
But when they do make them we have room for lots and lots. | |
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ConrailRay
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| | 08/06/2008 9:23 PM |
| Posted By AndyC on 08/02/2008 11:23 AM Figures, can't get the older pictures to show... But, I did manage to copy over some new pics... Ray, you mean, cars like these two????   Andy
Cast that puppy, cause I'm too lazy to scratch build again!!
I built one and then ripped it apart cause I didn't like the side panels... Need all the holes!
I started a few of these a while back when Marty built his fleet:
Anyone know how to vacuum form? It seems you can get some fairly descent detail on it and might be good for some of the larger plain box cars and maybe even the autorack (without the holes in the pannels). Then just brace the inside with something cheap to make it sturdy...
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Torby
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| | 08/07/2008 6:59 AM |
| I'm a steam nut, but at the Botanic people are always asking if we have a metra train.
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rwjenkins
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| | 08/07/2008 11:40 AM |
| One that is 9.375% smaller! (sorry, you guys started it...)  | |
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Great Western
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| | 08/07/2008 2:04 PM |
| Given that there is far more likelihood of something being produced for which the molds already exist, and as such won't be a financial burden on a manufacturer during this time of financial slow down, I opt for a Milwaukee Road open 40ft. gondola.
This type of car is very versatile given the different types of load it can carry and those of us who, even with 8ft. dia. curves, that have smaller railroads find such as car as this quite indispensable. 
As far as ones that are 9.375% smaller goes all I can say is - who wants oddities.  | |
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NTCGRR
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| | 08/07/2008 2:56 PM |
| Ray
Practice, I know I wish mine had more detail,BUT, its less things to fall off also.
I also keep my older stuff to know what NOT to do wrong the next time.
I think your photo looks good. Adding decals makes it better also. | |
Marty Cozad
North Table Creek GRR
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Enginear
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| | 08/07/2008 5:10 PM |
| Andy, Conrail Ray, where did you get those! Man thats the cars I'd like to see produced too. 89' auto rack, and flat w/ trailers, maybe a front runner or spline car set, Joe Paonessa
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dawinter
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todd55whit
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| | 08/08/2008 9:13 AM |
| Mark,
Thanks for the link. Never seen that before. Glad to see another New Haven fan! I'd also like to see a RS-1 also, I think it wouldn't take much for RO to do it. But that's for another poll...Todd | |
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George Adams
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| | 08/08/2008 9:26 AM |
| Just for a quick opinion from the "other" side of the fence, the number quoted by Lewis was probably a break even number, thats before anyone makes a dime on the tooling investment, Unfortunately for the modern guys, most people still have tighter curves and smaller layouts, The 40' boxcars probably outsell the Evans on a scale of 10-1 on a good day for the evans. The problem with a caboose from a manufacturers perspective is also low sales numbers, how many will each person buy one? two? Its a lot of money to invest for a slow return. Its really a damned if you do damned if you don't kind of thing, people complain that the hobby isn't growing do to lack of choices, but the hobby simply isn't able to support those choices at this time.
By the way my pick is a NE caboose as well 
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markoles
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| | 08/08/2008 12:36 PM |
| George,
Locomotives are the only thing that outnumbers the cabooses on my railroad!
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Robert Fasnacht
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| | 08/08/2008 6:14 PM |
| | Marty: Carbon car + triple axle truck railwhale + double four-truck railwhale | | | |
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NTCGRR
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| | 08/08/2008 7:37 PM |
| I clicked on that link and my Nortaon alerts went crazy, talk about worms etc.
beware... | |
Marty Cozad
North Table Creek GRR
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dawinter
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| | 08/08/2008 8:01 PM |
| Posted By George Adams on 08/08/2008 9:26 AM Unfortunately for the modern guys, most people still have tighter curves and smaller layouts, The 40' boxcars probably outsell the Evans on a scale of 10-1 on a good day for the evans. " border=0> George
Sort of off topic but...
If there are so darn many small layouts with tighter curves why can't I buy a 'modern' standard gauge Mogul which there were tens of thousands built and run well into the late 50's and early 60's. The CNR for example had hundreds of these beautiful light rail workers doing passenger and freight all over the continent.
What do we get? Huge Pacific's, Hudson's, mikes and even Mallets for crying out load. THREE different GG1's and full length passenger cars. To say nothing of -9's and SD70s.
There's lots of big stuff out there. Just darn few freight cars.
Dave
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| | 08/08/2008 8:26 PM |
| | Marty, that looks too real, your killin' me. I struggle just to get things to work, Joe | | | |
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