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Sooooo..... random question for the ENTIRE board.

Who would like to see...

• EMD E3 A and B units in HO scale in MoPac Blue, ACL (Atlantic Coast Line), SF Warbonnet, and KCS colors,
• E4 A/B units for the SAL (Seaboard Air Line)
• E1A/E1B units in B&O colors?

I've noticed that only one company (Broadway Limited, so $$$$) makes E1A, E1B, and E3 units. No one makes the E4.

For reference, here is a SAL Orange Blossom Special E4 A unit.
(https://www.american-rails.com/images/72095jy2708147k30072slo0798.jpg)

Here is a SF Warbonnet E3 A-B setup for a passenger train.
(https://www.american-rails.com/images/96920952387123642735y2751798290673978.jpg)

Here is a KCS E3 A unit, illustrated. (No color pictures of a real KCS E3, only Black/White pics)
(https://www.railwayclassics.com/images/kcs01/3%20-%2040R.jpg)

Here is a B&O E1A
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7uLSMbt_UMI/maxresdefault.jpg)

Here is a MoPac E3
(https://www.railwayclassics.com/images/MP01/E3%207000%20Color%20Art.jpg)

Here is an ATL E3
(https://www.railwayclassics.com/images/acl01/ACL501%20color.jpg)


The only exterior differences between the E3 and E4 are the headlights, and the E4 has a door on the nose.

I hope y'all consider this. If I get enough "Yes"s, I'll contact Bachmann with a product suggestion.
Hopefully, if they do decide on it, Bachmann would post them at prices similar to their other HO diesels.

Quentin

I saw those KCS shovel noses on a trip to New Orleans as a kid.

They're Beautiful!! It's too bad the only models of this type of EMD you can get is from Broadway imports, and those are pricey. and I don't have that much money to drop on a model train. I love this hobby, but not that much lol.

Pretty. But there's just something about the ALCO DL-109's that keeps dragging my eyes away from those EMD hussies.

Len

Ah, the Dl-109 had some huge headlights ('specially on the Santa Fe versions)

Maybe the reason is the way the nose tapers to a pointed nose, vertically.

You can kinda see it in this picture:
(https://www.american-rails.com/images/8094871265j2j09071087.jpg)

I like those EMDs because of how streamlined they were. Handsome engines all.

I'd still like to see Bachmann put out models of the E1-4 units though...