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I have the Heisler and am mostly very happy with it. Good detail, runs very smooth and very slow. Converted it to DCC easily enough. It compares favorably to my spectrum shay (I'd pick the shay over the heisler if forced to, but not by much). A more realistic comparison will come when my spectrum climax arrives some time later this year (counting pennies...) <br /> <br />Only one problem with the Heisler: For some reason, it's pulling power is awful on grades though - quite unilke the prototype. The thing will barely pull itself up a 2% grade, much less any cars. Probably the least pulling power (well, to be specific least traction - it's wheel-spin, not stall out) of any loco I own. <br /> <br />I also own rather a fleet of Riv passenger cars - the full-length ones that come in the A/B sets... They don't compare with Walthers or Spectrum in detail and they have talgo trucks that at a minimum need a knuckle coupler, or ideally need body-mount conversion (I've done the former, not the latter). Having said all that, they run quite nicely and at street price of $7.50 versus the price of walthers or spectrum... I can see the appeal. If I had it to do all over again, I'd probably not change - use the Riv cars to build a basic roster, then add higher-priced cars over time as I could...
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