Well we have little control over any of this. If Base 3 is delayed I suspect if it's a parts issue then Lionel doesn't either. I'm sure there is nothing Dave and the Lionel folks would like more than to have us using it ASAP. From what I have seen Dave showed us on "Demos with Dave" it looks like it will be a lot of fun. BTW we are due for another DWD aren't we?
Cab2 parts and repair basically the same. If Lionel doesn't have the parts then there's nothing they can do about it. I suspect not all parts would be "poof" gone so it maybe Lionel repairs these on a basis of availability depending on what the issue is.
I do know that I was always careful with my Cab2 and I am even more so now but sometime stuff happens and things fail.
I'll see what and if Larry finds anything out. As I stated in the "Stress" thread, I just don't let train stuff bother me to that degree anymore. Bae 3 will get here when it gets here and knock on wood my Legacy system is still working fine.
