Your Santa Wishlist to Manufacturers for 2018

[sixpakpop]

Atlas: a GP38-2 in LIRR colors. I know LifeLike made them, but I  think Atlas would do a +1 version.
Hell Gate Models: reissue the Hell Gate Models PRR B60b kits. I'm sure with the traveling car, interest would be there. I could use 6, for starters.
Anyone: Commuter coaches.
Kato: A New York City subway train based on IRT R15, R17, R22, R26, R29, R33 or R36. These are 3 door per side cars as opposed to the 4 doors per side of the IND and BMT.

[jpwisc]

All told, I’m pretty happy with what is out there and with what is coming in 2018. ScaleTrains has the ET44s coming and IM has the GP10s with sound coming. So if I had to make a wishlist for 2018...
1) IM gets the N Scale GP10s done on schedule with no delays.
2) IM gets the announced run of 2 Bay covered hoppers done 1st Qtr 2018.
3) ScaleTrains announces the Gunderson 5188’s in N Scale during the first quarter of 2018.

And not that I need one, but I think it would be smart of Kato to make a MILW 261. They have the 4-8-4 mechanisms and the whole MILW passenger car set to go with it. It seems like a no brainer to me.

After that I’m pretty content.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Dear Santa:
- BLI PRR T1
- and when their done with that how about a PRR J1
- more great vehicles from Rasputin
- 1 million lumps of N scale coal for the T1 and J1

I'm surprised you'd rather have a T1 over a J1. Weren't there far more J1s and weren't they used quite a bit more?

[Rossford Yard]

Agree with the parts left in the quote below

All told, I’m pretty happy with what is out there and with what is coming in 2018.

1) IM gets the N Scale GP10s done on schedule with no delays.
2) IM gets the announced run of 2 Bay covered hoppers done 1st Qtr 2018.

After that I’m pretty content.

In a general note to all mfgs, I wonder when they will start releasing first run freight cars in weathered and potentially lightly graffitied schemes?  The ultimate in the RTR long term trend.  If they make 10K of a particular car, run the first 8K as normal, hold back 1-2K for weathered versions to release simultaneously or shortly thereafter. 

Guess light weathering could apply to locos, too.  Maybe some or all structures.

Also wonder if 1 of every 100 cars might be held back for either DC or DCC squealing sounds, etc.  If sound is all the rage, we need mid train right, too.  Or, decoders/speakers to put at crossings and such so the sound of running over a bad joint is localized.  Maybe defect detectors with proto sound reports! Every switch from track makers outfitted with slow motion motors, including sound effects.  Whoo hoo!

For that matter, a few cars in each run outfitted with end of train devices.  Or cabeese with lighting effects, etc.

[YouraverageSPF]

Broadway Limited Imports:
Reading T1 w/Paragon 3
Pennsy I1sa/L1/J1 w/Paragon 3

Kato:
1938 20th Century Limited
PCC interurban streetcars

Bachmann:
Sound value NW J-Class/NYC Niagara (Honestly surprised with how many HO steamers Bachmann has brought to N scale, they haven't done the latter yet.)

[Nato]

     "All I want for Christmas (XMAS) are my two front teef". With a hobby shop's worth of train stuff maybe a nice medium price plastic Little Joe. Scale Trains are You Listening, in the Bitterroots Snow is Glistening, a beautiful site were happy tonight railfanning  in a Milwaukee Wonderland. Nate Goodman (Nato). 

[Ed Kapuscinski]

What do I want from manufacturers?

Structures!

More town structures. More industrial structures. More suburban structures.

And if I see ONE MORE frigging laser cut two story outhouse, EVERYONE is getting coal!

[ljudice]

One more wish:


Every manufacturer is given a "50 shades of boxcar red" color chart for reference purposes! 

[YouraverageSPF]

That reminds me:

If any company makes an n scale Pennsy D16sb with DCC and sound, I'll be a happy camper. The MRC 4-4-0 is a nice stand-in, but a D16sb would be right up there with some of the all-time great n scale engines.

[Mark5]

I'm surprised you'd rather have a T1 over a J1. Weren't there far more J1s and weren't they used quite a bit more?

It might be recognition of the fact that BLI already announced the T1. 

http://www.broadway-limited.com/paragon3prrt1duplex4-4-4-4.aspx

Mark

[wcfn100]

Jason

[coosvalley]

I want Atlas to make a sound equipped GP7/9 and to offer B&M GP9s in the as delivered Blue/Black/White McGinnis scheme.

They have already done these, although as a special run. Since it was a special run, I doubt we'll see them again.

http://www.n-scaler.com/custom_runs/bluebird_flyer.htm

[johnb]

Kato:

PCC interurban streetcars

the PCC was a suburban car, not an interurban.

An Interurban had larger trucks and wheels that would provide a faster, smoother ride.

[Cajonpassfan]

Oh, damn, I just realized this wasn't the Santa Fe wish list. Well crap, that explains the lame selections, so much for my hopes ...
And yes, for you eastern boys, the ATSF was so much more than the Lionel Warbonnet 
Otto K.

[YouraverageSPF]

the PCC was a suburban car, not an interurban.

An Interurban had larger trucks and wheels that would provide a faster, smoother ride.

Ah, thanks. I just want more rolling stock to take advantage of Kato's US Unitram tracks.