Thanks to my posting on another topic of what Mfg's should bring to the market, I was contacted by an individual who is influential in getting items developed and built to market. His interests were serious regarding the Ace 3000 that I stated in my post. Now I will not say who it is but I am a real believer if this "locomotive" was built in O scale/O gauge and modelers saw this "model of a prototype" in action, the buyers would come.
NOW being realistic, I believe this will be made in brass so the production run would be limited- unlike the "SD60E" that two other mfg's importers are jumping on the proverbial "band wagon". Judging by today's market pricing I expect the price to be in the 4 figure range. And for that I would hope this model will have the following features:
- Smoke - With some volume control
- Sound - Steam sounds in the Locomotive and including fan sounds in the tender for the condenser fans
- Some sort of command control
- Operating couplers
- Directional lighting
- Cab interiors on both ends
- Optional opening doors and coal hatches
- And since this is a "Fantasy Island" loco- show off the unique drive train with ground lights! [a la NYC ESE]
So for those that are serious, [And for you "lurkers" out there who want to see this loco get done- it's a great opportunity to break the ice], Please say YEAH [or ney] and what road name/ Paint scheme you would like to see it in.
I will start of by requesting one in the "Demo Scheme"
And in the Conrail "white face" scheme of the AC diesels [Sd80's, Sd70Mac's].
Now lets here it from the rest of you forumites out there!
