Both BC Rail and Canadian Pacific would be great. Would also be nice for an
un-numbered CPR version so that I can number it as 2857. I had a ride in this
engine many summers ago.
Bill Miller Sr.
--- On Mon, 2/2/09, Steve Lowens <sjlowens@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Steve Lowens <sjlowens@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [cpsig] Royal Hudson
To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Received: Monday, February 2, 2009, 6:36 PM
This didn't get much response when I posted it to the BC
SIG group
last week, so maybe this group might be interested:
I attended the Amherst Train Show last Saturday, and took
the
opportunity to corner one of the representatives of MTH
(Mike's Train
House.) I have ben ogling their O scale version of the
Royal Hudson,
and I asked the representative if they would be coming out
with that
locomotive in HO Scale. His answer, "Eventually, we
will, but it's
not on the schedule for the next 12 months." This is a
very hopeful
answer from my viewpoint, as MTH's HO locomotives have
been coming out
in the $450-500 range, including their digital system that
is DCC
compatible. This is about 1/4 of what I've heard
upcoming brass
versions will go for.
I mentioned that there was quite a group of us who have
built up a
string of BC Rail Rapido passenger cars painted by PWRS
that are
waiting for a Royal Hudson. He in turn said that the O
scale version
had been quite successful, and he would expect similar
results in HO
scale.
I'd love to see 2860 in either BC Rail or CP colors,
especially at an
MTH price. Maybe we can start a campaign!
Steve Lowens
United Pacific (Model) Railroad
