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quit bashing Bachmann !!!!!
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My experience of Bachmann HO has been good. I have a Dash 8 in CSX livery that I picked cheaply at one of my LHS - they'd bought a batch at a clearance sale so it was nearly half RRP. This has proved a superb loco. After fitting Kadees and modifying some Athearn Dash 9 handrails to replace the originals (these got damaged shortly after I bought it, hence the replacements) it has turned out to be a smooth, quiet runner with decent detailing. It will haul loads that make my Athearn Dash 9 slip with no trouble at all and almost silently. I'm now looking for one of the standard-cab versions to pair it with, though it does look good running with my Athearn CSX Dash 9, CSX AC4400 and BNSF Warbonnet Dash 9 dummy lashup. <br /> <br />I also have one of their N-Scale Dash 8s in UP livery, this again is very good though it seems to lack haulage ability - it's improved a bit after I stopped the truck baseplates from touching the rails though. I'm planning to fit Micro-Trains couplers and maybe buy some suitable cars to run it with. <br /> <br />I'd agree with the comments on E-Z Mates, but for different reasons. I make great use of the delayed uncoupling magnets for my yard layout, and the E-Z Mates don't do delayed uncoupling very well. I have a few awaiting replacement with Kadees, but would not fit them through choice.
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