Discussion related to everything about model railroading, from layout design and planning, to reviews of related model tools and equipment. Discussion includes O, S, HO, N and Z, as well as narrow gauge topics. Also includes discussion of traditional "toy train" and "collector" topics such as Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, and others. Also includes discussion of outdoor garden railways and live steamers.
Discussion related to everything about model railroading, from layout design and planning, to reviews of related model tools and equipment. Discussion includes O, S, HO, N and Z, as well as narrow gauge topics. Also includes discussion of traditional "toy train" and "collector" topics such as Lionel, American Flyer, Marx, and others. Also includes discussion of outdoor garden railways and live steamers.
Wondering what the experience has been with spontaneous breakage of the trucks on these cars. I bought six of them and had the
metal side frames break off on two different cars within two months of purchase. Walthers graciously replaced them, but one wonders, at 90 bucks a pop, what's happening here?
EPS
There may have been a run of "bad" castings at the factory in China,Just recently Walters started selling "Spare"
Amfleet trucks(#920-2131,MSRP of $14.98 for a pair)
Most of the Factories in China have "overseers" from the major US/Canadian manufacturers to tend to
"Quality Control Issues" and to control the use of molds used in production of the models.
(If the factory in China goes "belly up",the molds are not"lost" to the government in China)
