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The area of the LNER has seen some improvment as of late but only with reruns (Hornby A4 and Greleys)
What LNER locos would you like to see RTR I have a few ideas but im bias in being interested mainly in heavy freight
Heres my top 5
Robinsons O4
Thompson L1
A5
Q6 0-8-0
O1/03 2-8-0
K1 2-6-0
What do you think
In the sometimes neglected world of carriage and wagon in most wish lists I have seen.
3 part Gresley Kitchen/Restaurant set
LNER pigeon vans
Does anyone else have any ideas on this front I would like to the views of the forum to Bachmann and Hornby and see if we get any results (not Likely :evil:)

No probably not too likely!

But any of the above in N gauge would be most welcome, we have precious little as it is and anything would be a vast improvement.

John

jdtoronto and myself are N modellers!

I know Colombo has 4mm stuff - have you seen the pictures he has posted in the forums here?

An ROD would make so much sense in both N and OO. All four of the Grouping companies ran them. They were also operated by the GCR
(any other pre-Grouping Cos?), WD and BR. There are a number of variations - eg. the O4, O5, Thompson (O1) rebuilds, Gresley rebuilds, etc.

Some of us thought the much rumoured new Peco N loco would be an ROD because of all the companies that operated them. Alas, they chose a GWR Collet 0-6-0!

Foxhunter produce a kit of the ROD in N. I hear it is a good one.


Richard

I am in almost absolute agreement, But I would like to see a B16 and an O2 in there somewhere.

I hope that they don't bring out an A5 however: I have built a Craftsman one. This is an excellent brass kit for anyone who wants to try one for the first time.

Colombo

Anything NER - Preferably either Q6, G5, or J21/24/25/27

Hi all.
British modelling magazine "Modelrail" held a poll of it's readers to see what they would like to see produced in r-t-r. The GCR/LNER/BR '04' came second in the poll.

We shall have to see how the likes of Bachmann and Hornby respond. In a previous year the WD 2-8-0 came out top, which resulted in the Bachmann model being produced.

Andy

There is certainly a need for a Kitchen car. I am running trains of Gresleys, Mk1s, Thompsons and so on. I have a miniature buffet and dining cars but no Kitchen cars.

I am not sure that the triplet set would sell well. Don't forget that most modellers run only short trains and it would look silly in a set of 5 or 6 carriages. You need at least 7 or 8 carriages to do it justice.

Both Ian Kirk and probably Comet do a Triplet set.

Louis

Tom Quayle wrote: Heres my top 5
Robinsons O4
Thompson L1
A5
Q6 0-8-0
O1/03 2-8-0
K1 2-6-0
What do you think?

I think that's 6.

My suggestions, posted repeatedly on the http://www.bachmann.co.uk/ wish list facility: a K1; a BR standard 2MT 2-6-0; flush-glazed Thompson coaching stock (corridor and non-corridor); some decent 20T steel-sided mineral hoppers with handrail detail, brake variations, etc.

In the realm of total fantasy, some ex-NER prototypes would be welcome: I'd certainly find space for any D20, G5, J21, J27, or Q6 which came along. Likewise a handful of ex-NBR machines: a J36, Glen, or Scott. But I can't really imagine that there'd be a strong commercial case for producing any of these, given the relatively low sales figures which would be likely.

Who knows - when Bachmann announce their 2006 releases on Wednesday 25th January, perhaps it'll be an LNER-fest. I'm not holding my breath, though.