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Life-Like Proto 2000 HO E7 review
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<p><font size="3"> The E units from P2k are great and I own plenty of them, both the old and the retooled versions. The noses are still not even correct on the E7 or E8/9.</font></p><p><font size="3"> I replace them on my roster with BLI units as time and money permit.</font></p><p><font size="3"> Something that must be kept in mind is that BLI E units are Built in KOREA by Ajin, not China like all their other units . The F units are Chinese also as well. The nose contours of the E units from BLI is almost perfect. Paul Lubliner (0f Highliners fame) and I were comparing them last year and were marveling at some of the subtle little contours that BLI captured (actually AJIN). The EMD bulldog nose is very complicated to capture and tool up. Only HIGHLINER and AJIN have it correct.</font></p><p><font size="3"></font></p><p><font size="3"> That said, I still have several P2k E8's that I will not part with as they run great and I have detailed them to my heart's content. I look the other way about the nose. I also have some issues with the BLI units. The Farr grilles on the E9's are some of the finest ever done while the fabricated grilles on the E8's are not etched properly and they look incomplete. The detail behind those grilles can be seen (especially on light colored units) and the BLI units have almost no detail. The RETOOLED P2k units have very nice detail in this area. I am getting close to having new grilles etched for both the P2k and BLI units.</font></p><p><font size="3"></font></p><p><font size="3"> I hate to sound like I know it all as I do not. But I know E units. I have run, ridden, chased, photographed, modeled, made parts for, eaten, slept............you get the idea. They are my favorite power and have been since 1972.</font></p><p><font size="3"></font></p><p><font size="3">Thanks, Keith Turley/ Details West</font></p>
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