Does anyone know if there is a solution or fix for large bulges that have appeared in the sides of my MTH torpedo tender? My train is out of warranty but I remember seeing an artcle recently regarding that problem MTH had because the manufacturer had not cleaned the molds from molding a previous type of metal. I just took my tender out of its box and it looks like it swallowed a watermellon! Does anyone know if MTH is helping with this problem?
Thanks,
John
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It sounds like your tender has Zinc Pest casued by improper impurities in the alloy.The only solution is to get a new tender shell from mTH if you can!
I had this same problem, I contacted mth and they sent me a new tender shell. I'm pretty sure I had to send back the old one to get credit for the replacement shell.
franktrain
1. Make sure it's not gold
2.Make sure it's not uranium
3.call Mth and ask for a new one.
When ever we have a problem with any toy train product we should never feel timid about calling the manufacture for help.
I can tell you some wonderful stories about what both Lionel and MTH did for me and they owed me nothing. Both are wonderful people and that is why I love them.
Bachmann is in a class all by their selves. I walked up to them with product that was years out of the box and they always did one of three things. They fixed it, replaced it, or gave me a like product instead. That's why I also Love Bachmann.
I never had a problem with Atlas or 3rd Rail items but I'm sure they are the same way. That's why so many people love Atlas and 3rd rail.
I can be redundant about all the other companies that service our hobby and that is why we should always call them first. Because they really do care about how warm and fuzzy we feel about them.
Most Dealers are that way also, but unfortunately not all.
Good luck.
"When ever we have a problem with any toy train product we should never feel timid about calling the manufacture for help.
I can tell you some wonderful stories about what both Lionel and MTH did for me and they owed me nothing. Both are wonderful people and that is why I love them.
Bachmann is in a class all by their selves. I walked up to them with product that was years out of the box and they always did one of three things. They fixed it, replaced it, or gave me a like product instead. That's why I also Love Bachmann.
I never had a problem with Atlas or 3rd Rail items but I'm sure they are the same way. That's why so many people love Atlas and 3rd rail.
I can be redundant about all the other companies that service our hobby and that is why we should always call them first. Because they really do care about how warm and fuzzy we feel about them."
LOL !!! Thank you for the great Monday morning laugh.
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