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Athearn did a wonderful service in my hobby by offering a desiel that had all wheel pickup and decent weight/pulling power for $25.00 Brass back then was on the order of $300.00 on up. Dreams of fantasy to a young person on a school allowance. But even a $300.00 brass engine can be purchased if you saved enough $5.00 bills long enough. The problem is the short deadlines demanded by the limited run manufactors. I feel as if I want the model I must order "Out of budget" today and worry about getting the money later. Ebay usually fills up with these EXACT same models 6 months after release for about the same price or lower. Take the BLI GG1 You could not get a copy for 300.00 at release. Now you can find any number for 125.00 on ebay just the way you want it. My LHS has a few entry level kits for the kids. They also put together hand picked sets that work really well. (Makes me think about buying one of those sets.. imagine that) This is for those who have out grown the "Basic set" and are ready for something more. It is nice to have DCC, QSI sound and computer technology supporting the railroad. Sometimes I think that is where the real cost is... not the actual engines themselves.
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