cab4
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Primary Railroads: Conrail, NJ DOT, Amtrak, SEPTA, NJT
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Post by cab4 on Feb 5, 2016 15:38:10 GMT -5
But overall my suggestion would be a run of HO scale Erie Lackawanna MU's. These have never been done in RTR plastic and the OMI brass versions are next to impossible to find. Actually, JJL models has listed the DL&W EMUs as a possible injection molded model. The company had been making resin kits of various Erie and DL&W cars, but when the original owner died, the new owners decided to redo everything with injection molding. If you want a DL&W MU, I would definitely let them know about it. these guys seem like serious business! I had the opportunity to meet with them last fall and they had a sample of one of their injection molds. I'm definitely going to be in line for their Dunmore caboose, which made it to Conrail as the N3A. I made sure to let them know how excited I was at the idea of a DL&W MU. www.costellomfg.com/jjl/ |
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Post by ihphobbymike on Feb 7, 2016 20:34:44 GMT -5
Lackawanna MUs would be out of my scope anyway. I'm looking to do something more modern for the IHP range.
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Post by backshophoss on Feb 7, 2016 22:19:38 GMT -5
If anything,how about the new version of the BBD "sausage" cab car,as debuted by GOT/Metrolinx
out of Toronto?
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Post by rails4dmv on Feb 8, 2016 12:08:57 GMT -5
Any B Division NYC subway cars would be welcomed. NJ Transit MLV would be nice addition. Hoss suggestion of the new BBD cars is a good one.
Something else that never has been done are HO Scale Toronto TTC CLRV or ALRV streetcars. Could have cross border appeal.
How about a small project like producing seated interiors for the Walthers Horizon cars?
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Post by tmurray on Feb 8, 2016 12:31:45 GMT -5
Reading this thread and thinking about demand/area of interest, I think slowfreight is right.
Comet I or even Ia or Ib trailers would probably be the most lucrative.
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Post by ihphobbymike on Feb 8, 2016 14:32:16 GMT -5
Any B Division NYC subway cars would be welcomed. NJ Transit MLV would be nice addition. Hoss suggestion of the new BBD cars is a good one. Something else that never has been done are HO Scale Toronto TTC CLRV or ALRV streetcars. Could have cross border appeal. How about a small project like producing seated interiors for the Walthers Horizon cars? I want to do a more complete project. There's no money in parts. Some subjects you guys mentioned might be better marketed as undecorated kits, though. What do you guys think of that as a possibility for, say the Comet IBs or something similar? |
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Post by slowfreight on Feb 8, 2016 16:27:05 GMT -5
I think the Comets as an undec kit would work great. As we experiment more with Allclad, it would be great if the directions included a "recipe" for the correct shade of aluminum. Stevef45 can attest to the experimentation that goes into a good Allclad finish, but the results are much better than Testors metalizer and certainly vaults your cars into a league with the latest plated offerings.
Plus, Mike, for the comets I liked your idea of adapting the trucks to Shapeways nylon parts sized for the NWSL wheels.
I'm still down for R68s. A Division stuff is for losers that live in Manhattan.
My only caveat is real windows--tinted or clear, I can adapt. But if there's no glazing available then no dice.
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Post by ihphobbymike on Feb 8, 2016 21:46:09 GMT -5
I think the Comets as an undec kit would work great. As we experiment more with Allclad, it would be great if the directions included a "recipe" for the correct shade of aluminum. Stevef45 can attest to the experimentation that goes into a good Allclad finish, but the results are much better than Testors metalizer and certainly vaults your cars into a league with the latest plated offerings. Plus, Mike, for the comets I liked your idea of adapting the trucks to Shapeways nylon parts sized for the NWSL wheels. I'm still down for R68s. A Division stuff is for losers that live in Manhattan. My only caveat is real windows--tinted or clear, I can adapt. But if there's no glazing available then no dice. Carbody kits would have windows. Like our plastic HO Kawasaki LRV kit, basically enough to build a complete basic model. Maybe whatever could be done better in 3D (like the LRV's roof details) could be offered separately as a 'detail-up' option. Something the detailers and kitbashers could work with, and undecorated for painting them with whatever silver or color finish you think works. Like some of the resin kits of now, but much better quality and ease of construction and better availability. It would be a case of producing either a complete model or an undecorated kit. Nothing intermediate (no painted bodies, color formulas or suggestions etc.). Again like with the Kawasaki, I want to throw the parts in a box and put the instructions on the website. Either I do all the work for you guys, or you use the parts to build and paint something yourself. Anything in the middle defeats the purposes, in my opinion. |
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Post by acelaphillies on Feb 18, 2016 15:02:52 GMT -5
Thanks for asking! Be sure to check out this thread too for more input: acmodels.boards.net/thread/243/most-wanted-models-2016For me, I would like to see Silverliners (II,III, IV or V), SEPTA or NJT commuter comets, or NJT Multilevels. I know you said you weren't interested in locomotives, but an ALP-46 would go along well with some of those picks. Do you have the capability to do metal plating on your products? I would be interested in seeing those cars with a metal finish, especially the Silverliners. It is a difficult situation, because as manufacturers like Walthers and Rapido make cars with a metal finish, other cars with silver paint don't look quite right on the same layout. |
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Post by ihphobbymike on Feb 19, 2016 16:32:07 GMT -5
Thanks for asking! Be sure to check out this thread too for more input: acmodels.boards.net/thread/243/most-wanted-models-2016For me, I would like to see Silverliners (II,III, IV or V), SEPTA or NJT commuter comets, or NJT Multilevels. I know you said you weren't interested in locomotives, but an ALP-46 would go along well with some of those picks. Do you have the capability to do metal plating on your products? I would be interested in seeing those cars with a metal finish, especially the Silverliners. It is a difficult situation, because as manufacturers like Walthers and Rapido make cars with a metal finish, other cars with silver paint don't look quite right on the same layout. I'm of the opposite opinion on the finish. I don't like the chrome plating on current releases. Too toy-like in HO. A shiny silver looks better in HO scale to my eyes. The Multilevels might be a good pick for a push-pull car if SEPTA gets the same ones NJT has. Trying to stay away from Amtrak stuff as well; I'd like to keep it to commuter or transit. One trolley is yet a possibility as well, in fact I just got a quote for it. I'm about to quote something else this weekend. |
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Post by acelaphillies on Feb 19, 2016 19:08:19 GMT -5
Thanks for asking! Be sure to check out this thread too for more input: acmodels.boards.net/thread/243/most-wanted-models-2016For me, I would like to see Silverliners (II,III, IV or V), SEPTA or NJT commuter comets, or NJT Multilevels. I know you said you weren't interested in locomotives, but an ALP-46 would go along well with some of those picks. Do you have the capability to do metal plating on your products? I would be interested in seeing those cars with a metal finish, especially the Silverliners. It is a difficult situation, because as manufacturers like Walthers and Rapido make cars with a metal finish, other cars with silver paint don't look quite right on the same layout. I'm of the opposite opinion on the finish. I don't like the chrome plating on current releases. Too toy-like in HO. A shiny silver looks better in HO scale to my eyes. The Multilevels might be a good pick for a push-pull car if SEPTA gets the same ones NJT has. Trying to stay away from Amtrak stuff as well; I'd like to keep it to commuter or transit. One trolley is yet a possibility as well, in fact I just got a quote for it. I'm about to quote something else this weekend. Yeah, I understand and respect your opinion. Everyone is going to be different because it is a matter of taste. Just for me, silver looks good, metal finish looks good (probably my preference), but my bottom line is that I think mixing the two looks bad. The market seems to be moving towards metal, which is why I brought it up with regards to IHP. I do agree with you though, the metal finishes are not perfect and can be too shiny. I think weathering helps, but metal finishes are uncharted territory in some ways. Also, I get cold feet about weathering an $80 car :/ . |
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Post by ihphobbymike on Feb 19, 2016 20:37:07 GMT -5
I'm of the opposite opinion on the finish. I don't like the chrome plating on current releases. Too toy-like in HO. A shiny silver looks better in HO scale to my eyes. The Multilevels might be a good pick for a push-pull car if SEPTA gets the same ones NJT has. Trying to stay away from Amtrak stuff as well; I'd like to keep it to commuter or transit. One trolley is yet a possibility as well, in fact I just got a quote for it. I'm about to quote something else this weekend. Yeah, I understand and respect your opinion. Everyone is going to be different because it is a matter of taste. Just for me, silver looks good, metal finish looks good (probably my preference), but my bottom line is that I think mixing the two looks bad. The market seems to be moving towards metal, which is why I brought it up with regards to IHP. I do agree with you though, the metal finishes are not perfect and can be too shiny. I think weathering helps, but metal finishes are uncharted territory in some ways. Also, I get cold feet about weathering an $80 car :/ . Yeah, I also think it's preference. I guess if there were a way to dull the chrome finish, it might look good. That's what the late Frank Cicero used to do with some of his cars: he'd use Chrome spray paint, then hit it with dullcote to take the mirror and shine away. Remember also that some stainless steel cars are brushed, so their finishes look more grey than silver, and chroming wouldn't be appropriate for them in those cases (like the Comet II thru IV cars and the Silverliner Vs). I've discovered that Tamiya Shiny Aluminum in the can (TS-17) looks great on stainless steel MU and transit cars. It looks just right on the Budd Silverliner sample I built. Like the prototype, it looks silvery from a scale distance, then when you get close to it, you see almost a mirror shine, and it shines in the light, like when sunlight hits the real thing. I could see if my manufacturer can get something similar when that time comes. |
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Post by acelaphillies on Feb 21, 2016 22:54:21 GMT -5
Sounds good! I look forward to seeing what IHP has coming down the line.
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Post by ihphobbymike on Feb 22, 2016 12:31:13 GMT -5
Sounds good! I look forward to seeing what IHP has coming down the line. Keep making suggestions, I do consider them all! |
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Post by ajp31 on May 25, 2016 10:24:39 GMT -5
Mike,
You know my wish list! For 1999-2001 NJT, I need all of the following:
Comet IB cabs and trailers (trailers would be an easy mod from a run of only cabs, just plate over the windows like the real thing!)
Comet III and IV cabs and trailers (with and without toilet)
Arrow III modernizations (would love for you to make new underbody and rooftop components on Shapeways that I could use with all of my kits!)
F40PH-2CAT
GP40PH-2(A/B)
I can live with the existing Walthers Horizon/Comet II cars, but if a manufacturer were to offer an upgraded line of all the Bombardier Comet styles (with correct cab car window arrangements, for example), I might bite on replacing even the IIs.
Andy
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