@Chuck K posted:So feel free to post your thoughts here (hope you don't mind doing this on your thread Rusty).
No problem, that's why I started a new thread.
Anyhow, I think the E7 and bay window cabooses were in the design phase and no tooling was cut. I remember Don Thompson saying something about not having the pilot drawings for the E7.
I'm not going to push for locomotives yet, because those will require the most work to reintroduce.
My personal choice: The 3 bay PS-2 covered hopper. There's a lot of potential with those. I mentioned in another thread that AHM offered 15 different ones back in the 60's and none were "fantasy."
The market is flooded with the two bay PS-2's, along with the aforementioned billboard reefers.
Given on how well the fishbelly hopper was received, it might be a good idea for more of those. I understand B&O and N&W sold out quickly. An additional 3-4 numbers for those would be good.
Otherwise, the place to start looking is what MTH didn't make from SHS tooling.
There's 4 versions of the open 2 bay hoppers (ribbed side, panel side, offset, composite) and one ribbed covered that MTH didn't get around to. However, it's reported the car end tooling for those is missing.
Also MTH never got around to the outside braced boxcars, double sheathed boxcars and stock cars, along with standard flats and bulkhead flats.
Rusty
