RE: (erielack) Will we ever see a HO Scale SDP45 in plastic???

["Paul R. Tupaczewski" <paultup_@_comcast.net>]

> I sure wish one of the major model companies would make a 
> plastic SDP45.  Athearn would be a good choice since they 
> have been doing alot of EL stuff of late (SD45-2, SD45, RS3, 
> GP35, Ext. Post Trailers, BW Cabooses, boxcars, etc...).  
> Maybe we (the ELHS) could get Athearn or one of the other's 
> to do a SDP45.  Anybody else feel this way?

Yes, I do, and with current trends in "off-the-wall models" that have been
done (think Alco RS27, HH600, etc.), perhaps that might be a workable thing.
The cost to make new molds is extraordinarily high, so the more paint jobs
to amortize the cost of the molds, the better. There have been enough
repaints of ex-EL units to make this a possibility, and with changeable
molds, you can also do other SDP45 versions (like SP's and GN's).

Now... whose arm can we twist to make 'em? :)

	- Paul


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