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.
MTH also promised to replace these affected P5a boxcab shells next time they catalog that locomotive. I have my name on a waiting list at MTH. At the time this come to light about 3 years ago, MTH asked us to please be patient. This made me sick when I discovered mine was affected. I hope I am wrong but I sorta think the plan is to just never catalog this loco ever again. That would be a big let down from MTH. If any of you guys have one of these please call MTH and remind them to make good on their promise. Going on 3 years now.....How much patience am I (we) expected to have?...….Check out the pic where the shell has lifted away from the frame. You can see the internal wiring. How disappointing. Sorry if I hijacked the post but it is zinc rot after all.
