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Hi TM. I can't speak for BLI diesels, but I have several of the Genesis F's, including both their silver painted Warbonnet F3's, and the chrome plated F3's (as well as the WP chrome F3's). They are extremely nice units. I like the silver painted units almost as much as the chrome ones. The chrome though is outstanding and does give a very credible (even incredible) impression of really being metal (stainless), even though it's not. You would not regret getting them. Too bad Walthers doesn't do their passenger cars with this same plating method. The Walthers cars are very nice, and look great running behind these F's, but would be even nicer if they could do the stainless effect as well. <br /> <br />Some have reported occasional issues with the Genesis drives. I have 11 sets of these locos and haven't had any issues (yet). Perhaps I'm just lucky, but I suspect the rate of issues is probably minmal, because there aren't a whole lot of posts reporting problems with them. Aside from any potential issues, the drives are very smooth and quite powerful. The paint on all of the F's I own (ATSF frt and pass, UP's, SP's, WP's and both versions of GN's) or have seen is exquisite. Nothing against BLI or any other brand, but I don't think the paint could get any better than the Genesis F's. They are just like the real thing, and how can you get any more real than real, eh? BLI or any other maker of F's would do very well to match this level of quality in painting their F's. Like AnonioFP45, I too like BLI's SP E's paint very much, but their UP's are a little off. I like the Proto UP E's (the E6's, E7's, and E9's)a little more, but the Genesis UP F's paint are better than both. IMHO. Enjoy the hobby. <br /> <br />Greg
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