What accessory would you like to see made

How about an overhead crane with a clamshell bucket for emptying ash pits?

Well, if someone would make the overhead crane you could have either a bucket or a magnet. The one in Claymont has a big giant electromagnet that picks up the ingots.

I would like to see more scale type but colorful carnival rides.

More animated type accessories with figures. I know there were several that were suppose to be made in the early 2000's by Lionel, but they never were.

 

Would also like to see a remake of the # 375 Turntable.

 

 

-A Maiden Rescue which could be reset at the push of a button

 

-An O gauge AF 715 Auto dump car, with different cars to dump

 

-A Drive-In Theater

 

-A tank car filling accessory (maybe a little shed with a storage sphere tank, and a little man who fills the tankers).

I would also like to see more animated accessories (with TMCC). Like a water tower with sound, and prototypical raise and lower the spout. Any animated equipment just adds fun to the layout, and keeps the grand kids  attention.

An "O" Gauge version of American Flyer's postwar 718 Operating Mail Pickup Car

What is needed is a Gantry Crane with a Claw that can grab the Steel Coil Covers and Steel Coils off the gondolas. The Gantry Cranes roll on rails that are mounted on support beams measuring about 50' O Scale height over the tracks.  Remotely operated claw and crane picks up steel coils. 

 

Andrew

A very realistic, scale detailed Diesel fuel filling platform and Sand filling platform that has several moving crew figures, plus authentic sounds. 

 

Andrew

There used to be a static version in HO but I don't think anyone ever made on in O. It should be fairly simple to construct just two overhead rails and a couple of support columns in metal to provide power to the rails. A motorized unit should be fairly simple to design. It would be nice to be able to have both a magnetic pickup as well as a type of hook and clamshell.

It love to see -

 

- An O scale trackless trolley

 

- An O scale sky tram (cable car)

Definitely a O guage OPERATING Acessory of the Walthers HO:

Overhead Crane found in Many Railyards and HEavy industry applications

 

Walthers 250 Ton Crane:

 

a SCALE Mijack with METAL gears and robust Drive train to lift SCALE containers and TOFC equipment:

Scotch and soda dispenser.

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I would still like the old man in a hammock between 2 trees.  Use the boy in tire swing mechanism.  Add a removeable O scale beer can for those of other sensibilities.

A rail defect car that could indicate rough track or voltage drops could be fun.

A redo of the 3656 Cattle Car/Ramp with improvements upon the cantankerous nature of the original.  The new edition could even feature an appropriate sound chip....for cows that moooooo, pigs that oink, and sheep that are baaaaaaaaaad.   

 

Maybe a scaled-down car/engine washer, too.  The original, done several years ago, had too big of a footprint for my tastes.  But a smaller 3-brusheroo...sides and top...with a smoke-generator (water-mist) and maybe a flashing LED or two on top to add pizazz, would help us passenger train guys keep the top management and marketing staff happy.

 

Then... if you're up to the challenge, Lionel/MTH...there's always a simulation accessory of the infamous backhoe that hoists itself up on top of a hopper car or gondola to empty the contents.  I tried to find a good attachable video, but it's not my strong suit.  Most of you have probably seen the real thing...now fairly commonplace in the heavy equipment repertoire.  But, wouldn't that be a hoot??

 

Oh well, you asked....

 

KD

That is what I meant to add.

 

The Mi-Jack Translift Intermodal loading crane in true O SCALE 1:48th Scale, made out of Metal and high density plastic. 

 

Andrew

A cleaning shed like in I Love Toy Trains #5 would be cool, especially if it would shake, make all those loud noises, and billow hot water/smoke like in the show.

 

How about a "Smart" 21st Century Diesel Maintenance Facility Building?

Technology and Innovations have always caught my eye. That said, I would suggest that Lionel produce a "Smart" 21st Century Diesel Maintenance Facility Building.   

 
Legacy features:

1. Open and close the doors with Cab-1 or Cab-2.
2. Turn exterior and interior lights on or off with Cab-1 or Cab-2.
3. Enter Id’s into Legacy Cab-2 what Diesel or Steam locomotives are assigned to their scheduled maintenance and have announcements from the Maintenance Facility or Roundhouse when the engines need to be serviced. “Engine 1988 Scheduled Maintenance today track one”, kind of like a Locomotive Maintenance Management System. The Service check could be programmed for 30, 60 or 90 days. This would make for a great reminder to look your engines over for traction tire issues, lubricate gears, check for loose wires, and a general maintenance check just like the real deal. If you wanted to service all your engines in 1 session, then you could enter a code that would make an announcement of all your engine ids one at a time every 5 or 10 minutes until you have acknowledge the engine has been serviced. At the end of the day you could enter a code that would check all the engines in inventory that have been serviced and announce “All engines serviced next scheduled maintenance in 30 days”.

The Maintenance Facility could even make announcements for staging your Diesel or Steam locomotives for sand, water and fueling. “Engine 1982 Track two clear for fueling”.  A two stall modern building would look fantastic. A roundhouse would be colossal! 

 
Regards,

Swafford

O scale "Cow on Track" for fastrack!

 

I second that!

Although I love animated carnival rides, you would need a VERY large layout if they were all in the correct scale. I have 5 Mr.Christmas rides on my 5x8 layout in the same space that 1 or 2 "scale" rides would have taken up.

The first photo is very similar to the crane at the Claymont DE steel mill. I'd love to see that made in O.

I'd like to see a building with a dirigible docking station, and the dirigible, say 6 stories, with a steeple roof and a dirigible, with lights, docked there that would randomly move a bit like it was moored and moving with the wind, etc. 

 

Lionel 440 signal bridge:

 

 

I love that control panel!!

I love operating accessories and there are some great suggestions posted here.

I too want an O scale version of the cow on track and another version with a caribou on track for the Polar Express scene.

Hall Banjo signal.

The A#1 Hobo Smoking/Breakout Stock Car

 

Petticoat Junction Operating Water Tower w/sound

I always thought a gate at a diamond would be neat. It could be operated automatically by solenoid or a slow motion machine. A brakeman would be attached to one end and look like he is lining the gate for his route to allow the train through. It would have to have some sort of detection system to tell the brakeman whether or not the gate needs to be moved. 

 

Dan   

I'd also like to see the giraffe car and walking brakeman updated for Fastrack.  

Here are a few more pictures of the scratch built coil loading facility with overhead crane. Also a picture of a Ram tractor used for moving coils within the building. Just wondering if there would be any interest in an accessory like this offered in the future??

 

Thanks, Jeff

Wowak, pass that along to Dennis a Z stuff. Lionel only made one short run of scale size banjo signals, maybe a re-run is due?

Culpepper Photo Studios has this image that can be recreated using Atlas O or MTH MP1500 diesel switchers and steel coil cars.

 

 

 

 

This is another variation in the claw design for picking up steel coils. 

 

 

Andrew

I am generally with Eddie G above in a lack of interest in "accessories". but since they

have mechanisms to raise and lower spouts on steam loco water towers., I'd think that

technology would work to raise and lower chutes on steam loco coaling towers...IF the

coaling towers are good models and realistic, and not finished orange and pond scum

green.