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Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time // Super Chief no train set?
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In lugnet.trains, Jake McKee writes:
> In lugnet.trains, Dean Husby writes:
>
> > But I do notice that the wheelsets in the Legend Metroliner are stiff and
> > don't roll well. Some of them had notches on the wheels that I had to gently
> > cut off to make them spin without clicking...
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> Dean, sounds like your wheels had some production errors. I would encourage
> you to call our Consumer Services Center and ask them to send you some
> replacements. They should be able to get them to you in no time.
>
> Jake
Dear Jake,
a German Co-AFOL has had trouble with the Santa Fe train as well.
He called the consumer service for replacement wheel sets and got informed the
Super Chief was not meant as a train set, but as a display set for the shelf
only. So there is no need for working (+ replacement) wheels at all... :-(
http://f24.parsimony.net/forum61776/messages/52984.htm
(only in German)
Is that the way to handle a mayor quality issue?
Today we read even about bad running MOT-sets as Jean-Marc has posted here.
http://news.lugnet.com/trains/?n=18039
And in the reply on that message we get the proof (by David VinZant), that a
Santa Fe A-B-A unit can handle 10 (old) cars, if only old black wheel sets are
used.
I love all the new S@H 9V train sets and I appreciate all the efforts of TLC
towards us train fans. But all this depends on the operational reliability. A
display train might be nice, but we want rolling stock. I am really
dissappointed about the todays messages. I thought this thread was a dead
horse already, but hearing the Super Chief was only a display model makes me
upset.
Regards,
Ben
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