Blackstone Models Rolling Stock Survey 2011

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Thank you for taking some time to tell us about your rolling stock desires for D&RGW, Colorado & Southern (C&S), and Rio Grande Southern (RGS) prototypes in HOn3. We'd like to gauge your interest in each of these potential models, ready-to-run in the style of current Blackstone Models products. Your honest feedback is important!

Without regard to specific eras and livery decoration (we'll deal with that later!) please let us know your preferences regarding the following pieces of rolling stock. Please assume at least 4-6 road numbers offered in any category; this is the only way projects are economically feasible. We are more concerned with your general interest than specific road numbers at this time.

Thanks again for taking time to fill out this survey!

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* 1. If Blackstone Models were to offer a Conoco tank car, how many of these cars would you potentially want on your railroad?

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* 2. If Blackstone Models were to offer a D&RGW/RGS Short Caboose (similar to the 0500 which can be found in Durango, Colorado), give your best guess as to how many you would be interested in purchasing.

2 to 4

5 or more

RGS only

I am not interested a short caboose

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* 3. Some of our customers have expressed interest in a D&RGW 30-foot reefer. If you would be interested in this car, please indicate approximately how many you envision running on your railroad.

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* 4. The Denver & Rio Grande Western also had a number of 40-foot reefers. Whether or not we were to produce a 30-foot reefer, how many of these longer reefers do you think you would be interested in having?

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* 5. Blackstone Models has produced a 30-foot 6000 Series Flatcar. Looking at the additional flatcar types below, please indicate the series that you find most interesting and indicate how many of these cars you could see on your railroad.

Series 6200-6219 36-foot flatcar

Series 6500 42-foot Fishbelly flatcar

Series 6620-6694 Idler flatcar

Series 6700 idler flats

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* 6. Please indicate your level of interest in a possible offering of a D&RW Pipe Gondola.

I'd like to see Blackstone Models produce a pipe gondola

I have no interest in pipe gondolas

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* 7. We have received a number of requests to produce D&RGW Combine 212/215. Based on the following choices, what best represents your interests.

Combine 212 in 1940s Pullman Green

Combine 212 in 1950s "Rio Grande Gold"

Combine 215 with Cupola (Pagosa Combine)

All of the above

I am not interested in either of these combines

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* 8. As you may know, there were other combines in addition to the 212 and 215. These combines were slightly to dramatically different in their physical measurements (depending on your point of view!). Due to the costs involved in creating different versions of such cars, how important is it that additional combines be "accurate" as long as the overall look was 'right'. If additional numbers were offered, choose below the option that best reflects your interest.

	Historical inaccuracies are ok.	Must be prototypically accurate.
I would purchase one additional combine	I would purchase one additional combine Historical inaccuracies are ok.	I would purchase one additional combine Must be prototypically accurate.
I would buy two additional combines	I would buy two additional combines Historical inaccuracies are ok.	I would buy two additional combines Must be prototypically accurate.
I would buy all available	I would buy all available Historical inaccuracies are ok.	I would buy all available Must be prototypically accurate.

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* 9. Given that Blackstone Models has to this point, released a 5500 Series Stock Car and a 5500 Series Double-Deck Stock Car, please give us an idea of how many of a D&RGW 34-foot (5900 Series) Stock Car you might want on your railroad.

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* 10. Blackstone Models has researched the possiblity of creating a single baggage-door D&RGW Baggage/Express Car like those used on the San Juan and Shavano passenger trains. Can you estimate the number of these cars you might like to see on your particular pike?

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* 11. We would appreciate your opinion on the idea of offering some the Colorado & Southern and Rio Grande Southern listed below. Please indicate only the cars of which you have interest and if you can, project how many of those cars you might wish to purchase.

	1	2-3	4-6	Any and all available
C&S Type III Boxcars	C&S Type III Boxcars 1	C&S Type III Boxcars 2-3	C&S Type III Boxcars 4-6	C&S Type III Boxcars Any and all available
C&S Type III Stock Cars	C&S Type III Stock Cars 1	C&S Type III Stock Cars 2-3	C&S Type III Stock Cars 4-6	C&S Type III Stock Cars Any and all available
C&S Type III Reefers	C&S Type III Reefers 1	C&S Type III Reefers 2-3	C&S Type III Reefers 4-6	C&S Type III Reefers Any and all available
Type III Boxcars lettered for RGS	Type III Boxcars lettered for RGS 1	Type III Boxcars lettered for RGS 2-3	Type III Boxcars lettered for RGS 4-6	Type III Boxcars lettered for RGS Any and all available
Type III Stock Cars lettered for RGS	Type III Stock Cars lettered for RGS 1	Type III Stock Cars lettered for RGS 2-3	Type III Stock Cars lettered for RGS 4-6	Type III Stock Cars lettered for RGS Any and all available
Type III Reefers lettered for RGS	Type III Reefers lettered for RGS 1	Type III Reefers lettered for RGS 2-3	Type III Reefers lettered for RGS 4-6	Type III Reefers lettered for RGS Any and all available

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* 12. We've seen interest in some Colorado & Southern Type II trussrod style cars. If you have any interest in these cars, please indicate which ones you find interesting and make a guess as to how many you might acquire.

	1	2-3	4-6	Any and all available
Type II C&S trussrod Boxcar	Type II C&S trussrod Boxcar 1	Type II C&S trussrod Boxcar 2-3	Type II C&S trussrod Boxcar 4-6	Type II C&S trussrod Boxcar Any and all available
Type II C&S trussrod Stock Car	Type II C&S trussrod Stock Car 1	Type II C&S trussrod Stock Car 2-3	Type II C&S trussrod Stock Car 4-6	Type II C&S trussrod Stock Car Any and all available
Type II trussrod Boxcar lettered for RGS	Type II trussrod Boxcar lettered for RGS 1	Type II trussrod Boxcar lettered for RGS 2-3	Type II trussrod Boxcar lettered for RGS 4-6	Type II trussrod Boxcar lettered for RGS Any and all available
Type II trussrod Stock Car lettered for RGS	Type II trussrod Stock Car lettered for RGS 1	Type II trussrod Stock Car lettered for RGS 2-3	Type II trussrod Stock Car lettered for RGS 4-6	Type II trussrod Stock Car lettered for RGS Any and all available