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I have three BLI's all steam and none of them quit on me yet. The M1a has about 2 hours a month and is the most used engine. So far no problems. The Heavy Mike has about half the time and is a favorite, no issues. The giant J1 2-10-4 has about an hour on it and the track is really picky at one curve. It will run again when I find a larger radius to run it on (Minimum 24") That one has no operating problems. If they ever start to add sprung drivers to plastic steam then it really would be awesome. They are serviced once a year. I usually accumulate cars with problems that need work bench time. The only problem with any of the BLI was a front Mc Henry coupler on the J1 that promptly crushed under a double head on a 30 car train. Apparently Kaydees are much stronger (Use insulated shank) BLI has not been around as a company long enough to establish a longetivity. But for a new company the models seem to hold up quite well.
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