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My experience in Nscale is that Atlas and Kato have the best QC. They aren't perfect. I've had some with problems. Usually it is a bur on one of the gears in the trucks or something like that. LifeLike and Bachman seem far more risky. I don't know about the warranty service. I tossed my defective ones in the can when they didn't run correctly. I have had some excellent engines from both manufacturers as well. My Lifelike and Bachman engines were usually far less expensive. Now that Bachman and Lifelike have some more expensive engines out, I am hesistant to buy one. Atlas and Kato have had problems, but infrequently and never, to my knowledge, a whole shipment or run. When it comes to Bachman, I wonder about spending a lot of money on an engine that has a good chance of being a piece of junk. I have an old LifeLike E-8. It is great for the money. Changing the couplers out can be a pain and they do not install as easily as the old Atlas or Kato engines which came with rapido couplers. The Bachman NScale Spectrum F-7s have a really crappy way to switch the couplers. Not being as precise as older Atlas or Kato engines, the conversions on the Bachman and LifeLike do not happen to work as well either. Back to the LifeLike E units. New ones are, I believe, around $100. If their couplers and coupler pockets are still like the ones on the old E Units, then that sucks! I didn't get upset with my old E unit because it was far cheaper than a Kato. Now that they are charging Kato prices and above, I expect Kato quality. <br />
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