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I have one and have been very pleased with it. <br /> <br />I have quite a few spectrum locos - at this point, at least one of each steamer, except the 2-6-6-2. I'll either get the 2-6-6-2 for Christmas, or go buy it myself if not. I've been uniformly happy with the Spectrum steamers and have had no problems. <br /> <br />I would single out the Heavy Mountain and Shay as particularly well done. (Which reminds me, I also don't yet have the Climax - must do something about that!). I'd also suggest that the K-4, at a street price of $79 right now, is a heckuva good deal. <br /> <br />If I had to rank them, the one bringing up the rear (but still a good loco at a good price), is the 0-6-0 switcher. It runs nicely, esp at very slow speed, but insufficient pulling power in my experience - it can handle maybe 2 reefers before starting to slip. I added some weights, which brought it up to 'reasonable' on pulling power. So for a current street price of about $39 + maybe a buck or two to add weights, it's still a bargain. <br /> <br />The one true disappointment I've had has been the Doodlebug. It's very noisy and runs poorly in general. The one time I feel like I caught Bachmann putting "regular" quality in a spectrum box. <br /> <br />
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