With all due respect Marty, really? So its the dealers fault Lionel screwed up the paint on these?
I think the dealers take a big enough hit when prorders are cancelled because Lionel screws up the paint and other details.
So then if the dealer sends their J inventory back, what do they do about the new passengers cars that don't match the locos repainted by Harry??
And yes, as I've stated before, it was Mr. Muffins idea from the get go regarding a fix, out of pocket or not. Lionel said nothing until after the fact. I'd be willing to bet Lionel would have done nothing had Steve not put the spotlight on the issue.
And then Lionel only gave what, a month or two for the repaint? Nothing like standing behind your product.
In the retail world, manufacturers issue the recalls on defective products, not the dealers, just like Mike Reagan did when ALL of the Pennsy turbines were recalled dealers and purchasers alike to check for a possible waterlog condition.
I guess I should remember not all of the moguls had defective gearboxes, just the handfull that ironically showed up on youtube....you bet.
On a side note, wheres the fix for the matching incorrectly colored passenger cars?
Oh well.... at least that parody of a mumble rap song with that achy breaky guy was good

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