gunrunnerjohn posted:Engineer-Joe posted:I think the importers won't stand behind defective metal castings unless they fail right away. Maybe not even then?
And of course, zinc pest never happens right away!
FWIW, MTH stood behind the RK PRR Torpedo tender casting dying of zinc pest, they replaced it many years after the release.
Unfortunately, IIRC MTH did not stand behind the zinc-pest issue with the couplers on some of their premier passenger cars from '99-01 that disintegrated after the 1 yr warranty. Rather they offered to sell replacement couplers that cost IIRC $25 per pair which added up if you had 4 or 5 car sets to replace.