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I saw one at my LHS Friday night. Inital impressions are good.[:D] The body and paint is typical Bachmann. I looked at a Western Maryland GP40 Details are good, except for the fans.( detail of fans is poor,but easily replaced with detail parts) Paint is a touch too thick (typical Bachmann) and the yellow paint in the footwells was wrong. [:(!] Running on DC and DCC seemed good. True, its no Atlas or Kato, but it is well within the acceptable range. The directional lighting in DC mode was a nice touch. After playing with it a few moments on a test track, I jokingly asked the price. WOW, $39.95 with a decoder already installed! NOT BAD!!!!! I honestly was expecting something in the 60-70 dollar range! This engine could well be perfect for the modeler who wants to explore DCC, without spending big bucks. The Lenz developed decoder inside senses the operating system, and switches accordingly from DC to DCC and back, COOL! You could run it at home on DC, take it to a club or friends house with DCC and run it there as well! I would liken it to the Model T. Inexpensive, goes anywhere, and reasonably built. Could get a lot of folks riding in DCC mode soon!
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