Why are bachman loco's so cheap?

[Anonymous]

Bachmann has been a bad word in my RR household for a long time, but recently I have been pleasantly surprised with the Spectrum line from Bachmann. While it does not approach the quality of Kato, Atlas, etc. they are pretty decent engines for a relatively low price. They are easy enough to modify as well. I would say they are at least as good as the standard Athearn offerings.

The only reason I even tried a Bachmann product again was the fact that they came out with the DD40AX and I love the UP heavies from any generation. I ended up with three of them and was impressed enough to try their other models as well. I haven't been disappointed. DD40AXs don't really fit my era since they were retired in the early 80s, but I choose to use my artistic license and run them anyway. I occasionally run my two Big Boys as well double-headed even though I model the late 80s and early 90s. They are just too cool to leave out. I'll just call it an "excursion" run. :)

Happy Railroading.

Warren

[detting]

Back in the day we call them Botchmann and would stay away from them at all costs.

There are three levels of Bachmann:
1. Bachmann - This is the toy train cheap stuff that has limited use on a model railroad. For example a Bachman gondola became a bridge on my layout after a little creative surgery. Basically this line can be used for anything, except running on the rails.

2. Bachmann Plus - This is an improvement over the plain Bachman line, but the quality is hit or miss.

3. Bachmann Spectrum - These are the more expensive pieces, but this line brough respectability back to Bachmann in model railroad circles.

Later...

[dave9999]

QUOTE: Originally posted by DoctorScrypt

Just as the title say says, howcome bacman loco's are so much cheaper than everyone elses?

As with just about everything else, you get what you pay for. I have bought
cheap locos and pricey locos. I don't have to tell you which get to run on
the layout. Try looking into Life-Like Proto 2000 (not the plain, cheap Life-Like,
they are basicly toys). They are smooth running with nice detail and reasonably
priced. Dave

[Anonymous]

On the standard 10 scale (IMHO) Cheap Bachmann reviewed here, not more expensive pieces
Perfomance - 3
Accuracy - 5
detail - 2
DCC - .005
Quality control - 9 they all have the same quality level, inferior

There are many excellent Bachmann products but the cheap stuff is , well, CHEAP

[Anonymous]

Just as the title say says, howcome bacman loco's are so much cheaper than everyone elses?