Obvious RTR models missing from peoples collections/wish lists

[D9020 Nimbus]

How about the GWR 74xx (and the later 64xx too)? It was more widespread in use than the 64xx and would use the same chassis.

[Chris M]

You 00 modellers don't know you're born

[Blobrick]

3 hours ago, BMacdermott said:

 

Hello Bob C

 

The 00 Wishlist Poll Team runs The 00 Wishlist Poll every two years (alternating with The Quirky Poll which will be starting shortly).

 

If you search: Results - The 00 Wishlist Poll 2022, you might find some answers.

 

Brian

 

 

Hi Brian

 

Thanks for letting me know, judging from above, l don't think l ll be the only one adding to the next "Wish list poll" !

 

Cheers

Bob C

[Ron Ron Ron]

We’ve had SWT Class 170, 159, 158 and 450, but no 444 to match.

A Southern 377 would go nicely with those, as the operational areas for these two operators, meet and overlap in numerous locations.

 

So a RTR 444 and a 377 would top my own wish list.

I’m not holding my breath.

 

 

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[AndrueC]

23 hours ago, Blobrick said:

I think as modellers living today, we are extremely lucky in the amount of rolling stock and in particular locomotives which have become available. Those of us who are old enough to remember the 60s and early 70s will all to readily remember that if you wanted to expand your loco fleet beyond the big main line types like "Lizzies" "Castles" and the like

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I found myself musing over  how far we ve come since those days and started to look for obvious well known classes that are missing from the model shop shelves 

I'd settle for an N Scale 'Lizzie' 😉

 

Closest we've got RTR is a Queen Elizabeth courtesy of Farish (thanks for that at least).

Edited December 13, 2023 by AndrueC

[Rich Uncle Skeleton]

6 hours ago, SD85 said:

Would like to see a Z Class in RTR but they had a very limited use in real life in terms of their range of duties and were only based in a few locations.

Hornby made a Prototype Z class back in the 80s/90s but decided to focus on something else.

[David Stannard]

19 hours ago, D9020 Nimbus said:

How about the GWR 74xx (and the later 64xx too)? It was more widespread in use than the 64xx and would use the same chassis.

 

They would have to change some of the moulds as the 74xx and the later 64xx didn't have the curve where the bunker and cab join, check the Flickr link for reference.

 

https://flic.kr/p/A1JSPS

Edited December 14, 2023 by David Stannard

[phil gollin]

13 hours ago, Ron Ron Ron said:

We’ve had SWT Class 170, 159, 158 and 450, but no 444 to match.

A Southern 377 would go nicely with those, as the operational areas for these two operators, meet and overlap in numerous locations.

 

So a RTR 444 and a 377 would top my own wish list.

I’m not holding my breath.

 

 

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The Class 455s have been the backbone from 1982 to this year  -  much more  important.

 

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[Ron Ron Ron]

3 hours ago, phil gollin said:

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The Class 455s have been the backbone from 1982 to this year  -  much more  important.

 

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Indeed, there’s a worthwhile case for the 455.

NSE, Southern, SWT 1st livery, SWT red etc.

 

Not a priority for me personally, as they don’t venture that far south, in normal  service.

 

There was a kit available, with a ready-built option.

 

 

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[Steamport Southport]

17 hours ago, Rich Uncle Skeleton said:

Hornby made a Prototype Z class back in the 80s/90s but decided to focus on something else.

 

Thankfully.....

 

It was 1979. Photos were in Model Rail a few years ago along with a J36, Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T and Adams Radial Tank. Also a GWR City but they went for the County instead as it was easier to make.

 

I'm afraid it was the era they were releasing some awful models and virtually just sticking new bodies on chassis they already had. The Z would have had a 8F chassis. I believe it was the switch to tender drive that put a stop to the Z being made. They did plan a retooled 8F at the time which did appear a few years later.

 

 

Jason

[34theletterbetweenB&D]

Glad to see mention of the very desireable B16 and J17. My 'it would be so useful' loco model is the J6. 

 

On 13/12/2023 at 13:23, RichardT said:

My wish list is simple - that Bachman would produce all of their 00 range in N - as was the strongly-implied intention when they took over Farish.

Yes, I took that question to Bachmann at a show about ten to twelve years ago, on behalf of an old mucker who lives outside the UK. The answer was that it had to deliver the target return, and sadly their experience was that what could be produced was limited to only the most popular subjects. (From an entirely different source I was told that N is a modeller's scale and lacks the high volume of collector purchasing which has made the extensive RTR OO selection viable.)

 

Perhaps this needs a large N (specialist?) retailer systematically commissioning 'most wanted' N gauge subjects based on their market knowledge.

[BR Blue]

Purely for Bachmann and low hanging fruit as they have much of the tooling:

Class 116

Class 205 -3 car - 3H

Mk 2E

[beancounter]

what are the chances of an early class 40 as used on the old GE main line to Norwich (locomotives D200 to D209)

[ThaneofFife]

Class 81 AC electric - not many liveries but neither was the 85.  Was the 85 a good seller???? 

Class 303 EMU - many liveries and I think refurbed mid life.

 

[The Stationmaster]

When is wishlist not a wishlist - when it's wishing there was list of things which aren't on a wishlist.

[No Decorum]

On 13/12/2023 at 14:19, Chris M said:

You 00 modellers don't know you're born

I do. That’s why I model 00, although it takes up a lot of space, and 0 is very tempting (thanks largely to Dapol). Mind, when I close my eyes, 7¼" drifts across the back of my eyelids.

[No Decorum]

On 13/12/2023 at 08:59, JSpencer said:

Maunsell Q class, U class, W class and Z class

 

I would also add the Wainwright E class and E1 rebuild (and why not L and L1).

If I were to ignore everything I fancy and everything I think would be a good idea (obviously I’m no better qualified than anyone else on here) and pick just one steam model that is the most glaring omission RTR, it would be the Southern U. Up periscope!

 

Diesel/electric? Probably the 81.

[Geep7]

Now they've spread their wings a bit from the Thames Valley, perhaps a re-tooled 165. 165/1 and 166 for OO, and newly tooled for N?

 

I think Bachmann really would be the natural people to do the 4-Cig, considering the pig ears Hornby have made of the Vep (i'm still not convinced the re-tool is 100% correct).

 

A Class 119 and 120 would be great for Southern/Western region layouts from the late 50's onwards.

 

And why no Class 117 in Blue or Green small yellow panels yet?

[BMacdermott]

4 hours ago, The Stationmaster said:

When is wishlist not a wishlist - when it's wishing there was list of things which aren't on a wishlist.

Hello Mike

 

That's the list that The 00 Poll Team holds 'in its head' containing around 29,200 items out of about 30,000 potential (the other 800 or so are already in The 00 Poll).🙂

 

Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)

Edited December 15, 2023 by BMacdermott
Got the maths wrong!

[woodenhead]

3 hours ago, The Stationmaster said:

When is wishlist not a wishlist - when it's wishing there was list of things which aren't on a wishlist.

YAWN - Yet Another Wishlist Notification 🙁

[woodenhead]

27 minutes ago, BMacdermott said:

Hello Mike

 

That's the list that The 00 Poll Team holds 'in its head' containing around 29,800 items out of about 30,000 potential (the other 800 or so are already in The 00 Poll).🙂

 

Brian (on behalf of The 00 Poll Team)

Which is why we don't need yet more variations on a wishlist - we get a chance every other year to vote on our favourites and the manufacturers seem to do a good job of picking items off that list.

[D9020 Nimbus]

And @TomE has created an N gauge wish list — thus far for diesel locos only; I believe a steam equivalent is planned for the future.

 

I suspect it is the collector market that makes a lot of OO models viable.

[NZRedBaron]

Well, it might not be quite in the spirit of the thread, but I would like to get this one off my chest.

 

I'd rather like to see a return of the LNER 13T Steel bodied open merchandise wagons, like the 38-325 to 38-331 models, dating from back around 1999.

[Covkid]

10 hours ago, NZRedBaron said:

Well, it might not be quite in the spirit of the thread, but I would like to get this one off my chest.

 

I'd rather like to see a return of the LNER 13T Steel bodied open merchandise wagons, like the 38-325 to 38-331 models, dating from back around 1999.

That is a surprise it is not currently available. A very nice and very versatile wagon

[NZRedBaron]

3 minutes ago, Covkid said:

That is a surprise it is not currently available. A very nice and very versatile wagon

I've seen a few going second-hand at Hattons; but only the BR versions, not the LNER ones.