Gary, I was skeptical of a plastic live steamer. I had the pleasure of running one of the first engines at Sinsheim Germany in Jan. I had hoped to prove my prejudice right. We unpacked the case charged the batteries oiled and watered it as per instructions. The valve gear reminded me of Astor? The delivered Radio control is one of the finest I have ever seen. The engine worked perfectly without glitch. The lights failed after a while and the sound is like a tape recorder running for a couple of minutes and then starting again and again so we switched that off. Who needs it anyway? The engine pulled a good train of 1:20.3 cars and performed I am afraid to say excellently. The engine now belongs to the editor of the German "Gartenbahn" magazine and he has not mentioned anything negative so far. If I should move from US NG in 1:20.3 to normal gauge locos I think I would buy one in spite of my prejudice especially at the price all inclusive. How the situation will look after a couple of years is something we will only know in a couple of years. I can get spares for some British and German engines which have been on the market for over 10 years, These are of course manufacturers of the engines. I have my own workshop and what I cant buy I can make which makes life easier. In a nut shell I know of no reason not to give one a try.
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