RickO posted:Laidoffsick posted:None of these manufacturers are going to please everyone with any one model. They are toys/models and part of the hobby is being able to modify them however we see fit to satisfy our wants/needs. Just as many people do like the darkened rods vs the shiny rods.
Ohhh the irony.
Lionel only recently started darkening the rods. There have always been complaints about the light rods. Now that they darken them, folks want them light again.
Well, maybe if they offered the rods in the appearance that was correct for the era, there wouldn't be any complaints.
Meanwhile MTH has had darkened rods for years. No one utters a peep one way or the other.
Again, it depends on the era being modeled.
