New Z Freight Car suggestions wanted by MTL

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11 years 3 months ago #15885 by JoeD

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Hey all,

Annual request for suggestions. Only rule is that the subject be seen in different paint schemes on different roads at any time in their lives. A Pennsy X28 is a nice car, but only came in one or two flavors and I can't sell that to management. Suggest away.

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Joe
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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #15887 by Gerd

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1) ACF 2-bay Centerflow . You got them already in N
2) 2-bay Airslide Covered Hopper.
3) Modern NSC Open Top Hopper
4) Ore Cars

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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #15888 by Curn

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2 sugestions

FMC Offset Double Door Boxcars. Simular to what MTL and Athearn/Roundhouse have in N scale. Lots of shortline paint schemes availiable....like the Sierra Railroad, McCloud, City of Prineville, Oregon Pacific and Eastern, Port of Tillamook Bay, Railroad of Oregon, Yreka Western, etc.

An offset steel cupola caboose, in any roadname you want.

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11 years 3 months ago #15889 by Leonis1202

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Moin Joe,

what's about a 30' NACC 8.000 Gallon Tank Car ?

GreetingZ,

Rolf

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11 years 3 months ago #15890 by mdvholland

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Hello Joe, I would really like a set of PFE mechanical reefers (like you have/had in N).

best,
Matt

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11 years 3 months ago #15892 by JoeD

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We have a new body style on the way Sept 1...PFE Mechanical Reefer :o)

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11 years 3 months ago #15893 by mdvholland

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PO?

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11 years 3 months ago #15894 by garthah

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copy your N scale tank cars to Z the one you use now is a poor substitute for Z more Nn3 than Z.

cheerz Garth

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11 years 3 months ago #15895 by PuppySnacks

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I suggest improving customer service, spare parts availability, and MTL switches(issues with those are no state secret); x2 e-mails sent recently to MTL regarding SD40-2 side frame replacements, manual switches in the past, and not a single response from anyone. I would say improve what you have before unleashing creativity...

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11 years 3 months ago #15896 by Gerd

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PuppySnacks wrote: I suggest improving customer service, spare parts availability, and MTL switches(issues with those are no state secret); x2 e-mails sent recently to MTL regarding SD40-2 side frame replacements, manual switches in the past, and not a single response from anyone. I would say improve what you have before unleashing creativity...

Was that thread not about new freight car suggestions ???

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11 years 3 months ago #15899 by slugger

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Hi Joe
Before I got started in z scale, I was into n scale. One freight car I collected was MTL's drop center heavy haul flat cars. I think you should make those in z scale. It would also make a larger market to sell loads for them.
Also a 39' ore car would be nice.

Keep up the great work Joe!

Steve

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11 years 3 months ago #15900 by ZFRANK

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3 and 4 bay open hoppers

/Frank

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11 years 3 months ago #15901 by JoeD

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I need to know your email address so I can check what is going on. If it came to me you would have anything you need to fix what is wrong...but we have an agressive spam filter in the front office and sometimes things don't get to us. We have plenty of spares and would be happy to fix/replace anything you have.

Cheers

Joe

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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #15902 by southernnscale

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I agree with Steve Mr. Styrene! Drop center Heavy haul flat car with the six wheel trucks would be nice with some of the project that Jon does with the heavy equipment and any other type loads, Diesel Engine, Power transformers. and so on!!!!!! CSX and N&S, C&O, SP

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11 years 3 months ago #15903 by Fred

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Yup- Heavy Duty drop flat car- tripple truck--what Slugger and Walt wrote!! (NIX on CSX) :evil:

Fred

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11 years 3 months ago #15904 by ModelWarships

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Gunderson Maxi Double Stack 5 unit well cars, Twin Stack 5 unit well cars, and Intermodal Spine Cars x5 w/trailers please.

Timothy Dike

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11 years 3 months ago #15905 by dominique

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About freight cars, anything that matches modern era (let's say, since end 70's / beginning 80's). Some folks spoke about tankers and grain hoppers, I definitly agree with them.

And sorry to be out of subject, I do agree with dealing with turnout's issues. Not to say the first product in all areas I'm dreaming of is a turnout such as Atlas, Shinohara or Peco do for other scales: a power routing turnout with no plastic roadbed, no side mechanism nor any other feature. Something that would perfectly match MTL flextrack... But sorry I'm out of that topic's subject.

Dom

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11 years 3 months ago - 11 years 3 months ago #15907 by t.edmunds

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I would like to see 3 dome tank cars. If I could ask, painted for 76. Oil had 'The Pipe Line on Wheels' or 'RAILS' or something like that.

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11 years 3 months ago #15908 by southernnscale

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ModelWarships wrote: Gunderson Maxi Double Stack 5 unit well cars, Twin Stack 5 unit well cars, and Intermodal Spine Cars x5 w/trailers please.[/quote

With containers for CSX or trailers. The nice looking ones in the new Blue color! They never make enough always run out of stock!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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11 years 3 months ago #15910 by Catt

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Here's my first list Jope.

1 Trinity Grain hoppers

2 Trinity plastics hoppers

3 3 and 4 bay PS style covered hoppers

6 drop center flat cars both standard and heavy duty

7 center beam flatcars

8 bulkhead flatcars

9 86' autoparts boxcars both 2 a and 4 door styles

End of first list. :laugh: