AT&SF freight FT units were delivered in blue and yellow.
IM's FT units are very good. I have an AB set in CB&Q light grey (another under-represented paint scheme) and they are very smooth runners.
I think if Bachmann would make an N-scale FT it would be a good seller. It is an important loco historically: the model that proved Diesels could handle the freight trains formerly entrusted to steam. In fact, the blue and yellow AT&SF FT's were the first assigned to this duty.
FT demos ran on railroads all over the country. A FT in EMD demo colors could be used on lots of model railroads. Also, an FT would be an opportunity for Bachmann to release it in all kinds of first-generation paint schemes.
FT's had about a thirty-year lifespan on US railroads. I remember seeing them in service on the C&NW and CGW in the 1960's.
Les
IM's FT units are very good. I have an AB set in CB&Q light grey (another under-represented paint scheme) and they are very smooth runners.
I think if Bachmann would make an N-scale FT it would be a good seller. It is an important loco historically: the model that proved Diesels could handle the freight trains formerly entrusted to steam. In fact, the blue and yellow AT&SF FT's were the first assigned to this duty.
FT demos ran on railroads all over the country. A FT in EMD demo colors could be used on lots of model railroads. Also, an FT would be an opportunity for Bachmann to release it in all kinds of first-generation paint schemes.
FT's had about a thirty-year lifespan on US railroads. I remember seeing them in service on the C&NW and CGW in the 1960's.
Les