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Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time // Super Chief no train set?
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Wed, 16 Oct 2002 09:57:32 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:
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?
Ben

That's shocking!  They're obviously meant as running models because grey
motor side-bars are included in the set!  Why would there be alternate parts
and instructions for motorising and adding rail-powered lights to a
display-only set?

They may be able to make this feeble excuse for the Hogwart's Express train
set, but not for the Santa Fé.


Jason J Railton



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  Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time // Super Chief no train set?
 
(...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)

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