I recently Bought one of these Little powerhouses on-line, sight unseen, I figured for the price I could not go wrong, when it arrived I was VERY pleasantly surprised the quality and detail is great and it pulls like a champ.
If you haven't seen one of these, next time your at your LHS take a look.
NM
Dear All,
If you are a subscriber to GR, you can have on-line access to Kevin Strong's review of the 1:20.3 Davenport from the December 2008 issue:
http://grw.trains.com/Product%20and%20Hobby%20News/Product%20Reviews/2008/10/Bachmann%20side%20rod%20gas-mechanical%20locomotive.aspx
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Joe Satnik