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quit bashing Bachmann !!!!!
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Honestly, the best thing I ever bought from Bachman was an N scale diesel. It was one of the best. In HO however, every Bachman diesel locomotive I ever bought left a lot to be desired, performance wise. I've never bought a Spectrum, though I've been told that they're right up there with the best of them, I don't know. I don't have the time to fight a locomotive. I buy my engines for performance. This is why I have never bought Model Power, Tyco, Lifelike, etc., although I do have a little Proto switch engine that's about four years old and it has always run like a dream. The last engines I bought were Atlas and Kato. That was two years ago and they still run like the day I bought them. Years ago I bought some Atherns. I still have them and they still run good. <br /> <br />As far as the cars go, it really depends on the type of car I'm wanting. Some companies will make a great box car, but then their gondolas will be little more than junk. I've been in this hobbie for 25 years. In that time I've seen some companiy's products really improve, and others haven't. As far as buildings go, I buy from whatever company has what I'm wanting at the time. I am loyal to no one company. Rather, it's the other way around. If a company is loyal to me and continues to make a good product, then I will buy from them. If they are not, then I won't. It's that simple. Hey, let's face it, I'm the customer. <br /> <br />But it's like that with everything. My other hobby is woodworking. I build custom furniture. I have a woodshop that would rival the New Yankee's. But not all of the equipment is the same brand. I bought each piece for the precision in accuracy each gives. I don't buy a product because it's a certain brand. I mean, one company may have great table and radial saws, but will fall very short in quality in their jointers or shapers. The same way with appliances, electronics, automobles, etc. If a company wants me to buy their product, then they have to offer me what I want.. If they can't, then I buy it form a company that will. <br /> <br />Georgia Boy <br /> <br />
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