09-08-2011, 05:52 PM
Seeing that Canon motor in there, I have no doubt it runs great. It's also very well detailed from the start, nearly state of the art for 20 years ago (probably the only ones better out of the box are Overland).
I used to think brass diesels were a waste as well - based on things like the older Hallmark imports. Some of them have some of the worst trucks I have ever seen on anything, brass or plastic. Even cheap plastic train set stuff of the era had better detailed trucks than those early Hallmark Geeps. Compared to modern efforts, well, there's no comparison. The Stewart Baldwin switchers in plastic but made by Ajin does give brass a run for the money though - and they too come with Canon motors.
--Randy
I used to think brass diesels were a waste as well - based on things like the older Hallmark imports. Some of them have some of the worst trucks I have ever seen on anything, brass or plastic. Even cheap plastic train set stuff of the era had better detailed trucks than those early Hallmark Geeps. Compared to modern efforts, well, there's no comparison. The Stewart Baldwin switchers in plastic but made by Ajin does give brass a run for the money though - and they too come with Canon motors.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad of the 1950's in HO
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Visit my web site to see layout progress and other information:
http://www.readingeastpenn.com