I bought a MTH Clinchfield Challenger in one gauge. At that time I never would have spent $800 for a single engine. I wasn't into steam and wanted only modern diesels. We went to York and saw it at the MTH display. My girl liked the way the boiler overhang looked on the curves and told me so. When I got home I started looking and found one from a dealer in Washington I believe. It came with a free DCS remote that had a broken screen with black lines through it. I contacted MTH and they fixed it. I was hooked.
I have since spent more. I have the new Bigboy on order and I'm just as excited waiting for it as the first one. I'll have to post again someday when it arrives.