@D500 posted:It appears that the tooling is actually new, as it has a couple of obvious (at least to me) flaws, bases on the video. There may be others.
- the contour of the nose is incorrect, obvious from the top; there is a "sharpness" to it.
- the loco is too long for an F3, and/or the trucks are mounted too far toward the ends of the frame, an issue that afflicts the Williams Alco PA. Related: note the extra length of the fuel tank.
(Others may have seen this, but I did not read all the thread reply pages.)
I think for the price point the phrase "Close enough" comes to mind. While it's always good feedback for Mark the Menard's Guy, I think to keep costs in check they probably are taking some liberties which is what I would expect. I doubt the target audience for this unit would care. I think it looks good for what it is.
