Not Fair.. Z SW1500s and GP7/9s.. AZL and MT Rubbing Salt in the wound...

[learmoia]

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[daniel_leavitt2000]

I wonder just how wide that SW1500 hood will be.

[Brakie]

Sickening isn't it?

N Scale needs the SW1500 and the manufacturers sit on it while Z  gets one and there's fewer  Z Scalers then  N Scalers.

Must be a red headed stepchild thing.

I'm still trying to comprehend Atlas's reason behind a 4-4-0..

[Leggy]

Wouldn't mind those spartan cab SD70s either...another model Kato could capitalize on (like more runs of the normal SD70M) but hasn't....

[bbussey]

Just venting but... I hope the manufactures have something up their sleeves..

Z scale is getting SW1500s and an Athearn Genesis style release of GP7/9s.. and we're still rubbing sticks together with Kitbashed MP15s and 15 year old GP7s and 9s..  in this area..

eahh.. oh well.. someday..  ~Ian in Iowa

I can understand the wishes for an SW1500.  But there is nothing wrong with the current Atlas GP7/GP9.  Better to wish the manufacturers devote precious resources on developing non-existent models than wishing for replacements of models that remain acceptable against current standards.

[Brakie]

I can understand the wishes for an SW1500.  But there is nothing wrong with the current Atlas GP7/GP9.  Better to wish the manufacturers devote precious resources on developing non-existent models than wishing for replacements of models that remain acceptable against current standards.

Agreed..Tooling funds should be used on a new model not updating the GP7/9 that isn't broke.

Then we have the Bachmann GP7 that would be a direct compititor against a high end GP7..What's to stop Bachmann from releasing a GP9 before the upgraded tooling is finish or the upgraded GP9 hits the shelves?

IMHO that would be a high risk adventure unlike a all new locomotive.

[mark dance]

An S2 or S4!

Maybe the third of fourth most popular North American locomotive of all time at 2300 units (behind the sd40-2 and GP7/9), used by "everyone"...and nearly 3x the number of sw1500s producted btw, but who's counting .

md (the broken record)

[Dave V]

I'm still trying to comprehend Atlas's reason behind a 4-4-0..

Disney.

[Puddington]

An S2 or S4!

Maybe the third of fourth most popular North American locomotive of all time at 2300 units (behind the sd40-2 and GP7/9), used by "everyone"...and nearly 3x the number of sw1500s producted btw, but who's counting .

md (the broken record)

.."what he said...........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[GaryHinshaw]

An S2 or S4!

Maybe the third of fourth most popular North American locomotive of all time at 2300 units (behind the sd40-2 and GP7/9),

or fifth or sixth...    or fourth if you think these GE's all look alike.    

C44-9W            2310 (1797 on BNSF alone)
AC4400CW       2838 (1338 on UP alone)
GEVO(AC/DC)   4604

But I grant you that the S2/4 is the most abundant loco that is not currently available in N.

[mark dance]

or fifth or sixth...    or fourth if you think these GE's all look alike.    

C44-9W            2310 (1797 on BNSF alone)
AC4400CW       2838 (1338 on UP alone)
GEVO(AC/DC)   4604

But I grant you that the S2/4 is the most abundant loco that is not currently available in N.

Right on all counts Gary!  I couldn't tell one of those GE toasters apart if my life depended on it.

md

[daniel_leavitt2000]

If BLMA did an SW1500 to start, then followed up with an S1, S3, S2 and S4, they would have more sales than any other N scale producer in trhe last two years. As an added bonus, they can all share the same mechinism and the Alco series share a lot of the tooling.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Z Scale SW1500s?

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[avel]

Ed, HAHAHA

[mark dance]

If BLMA did an SW1500 to start, then followed up with an S1, S3, S2 and S4, they would have more sales than any other N scale producer in trhe last two years. As an added bonus, they can all share the same mechinism and the Alco series share a lot of the tooling.

I know this will seem like splitting hairs, and I don't want to appear argumentative because I am genuinely curious, but why suggest to a manufacturer that they do the SW1500 first?  I haven't been involved in these forums long enough to know if there has been a long-standing poll or something that found SW1500s were desired by modelers disproportionally more than the prototype usage, so I am curious as to why they should do the less numerous prototype over the more common prototype.

md