@AlanRail posted:These are very complicated TOYS. These are NOT rockets going into space or landing on Mars.
For $2000.00 which is a lot; but even at that the engineering design work and assembly cannot be expected to survive a Mars landing. I do agree that they should be capable of rounding some track. Maybe that's too much of an ask?
We ask Lionel, MTH, Sunset and Atlas to faithfully model an actual engine; we are "upset" when the accuracy is not exact and perfect down to the colors and lettering styles.
What surprises me is when these "exactness complaints" are raised that Lionel, MTH, Sunset or Atlas don't routinely tell us to go pound sand!!
You forgot one aspect of the problem! You cant demand Scale sized equipment and have it run on toy track systems Round Rail Heads an too tight of Curves! You can only do so much! Also Poor track work is a huge factor the operation of these trains, no matter who makes them.
