BLI SD40-2 now out!!!

[tomytuna]

[tomytuna]

Hello all !...after waiting for over 1 yr for this product to finally show up on hobby shop shelf....I had to buy one.! Any way...here's my 2 cents worth....I love the sound and the performance of this engine so far....the actual datail and paint seem a little off..of couse buying one sound equipped diesel engine was not enough..so i bought a PROTO 200 GP -9 aslo...which is performing very nicely also....So now i have to wait for ATLAS to show up with their promised DASH 8 which they are advertizing.....anyway...i hope to get sound in all my engines eventually . My question is? although the proto is running good, ive had problems with them in past ( I run DCC )...the over counter price is considerable and I want to spend my $ wisely....any and all comments are welcome....Tom

[Anonymous]

As I understand it, the problems with Proto equipment were with their early GPs and BL2s - cracked axle gears seem to have been a problem? I've not had any trouble with my three P1k locos (Erie-Built and a pair of C-Liners), in fact they're first on the list to be "chipped" when I go DCC in February. I would say the Proto range seems to be a safe buy, especially as they seem to have an excellent after-sales service that (from what I've heard) will even provide replacement parts for free in some cases. Hope this is of some use!