@Dave Koehler posted:Michael what makes you think the people's republic cares? At any time they can pull the plug on the toy market , and it wouldnt hurt their GNP one bit!, You can see what holding back electronic components has done to markets world wide. The production of toys and trains is not a priority and may be cut sooner than you think!
I don't think they care at all. I didn't say or suggest that they did.
This discussion is about zinc pest and the fact that the manufacturers don't care about the issue. Jim and I have once again gotten into a back and forth about the pros and cons of zinc vs plastic. As long as zinc pest is an issue and no one seems interested in remedying the problem then I would prefer they use plastic to eliminate the issue from the hobby. Then we can get to complaining about how bad plastic is and all of the problems we have with it.
