i recieved my 2 gp-40s back from aristo about 2 weeks ago.(they had them for 1 year) i have ran them for several hours without any trouble. when i first had them before the trucks went bad they were to fast to run with my sd-45s. they will now run fine with them. in the repair they must have changed the gear ratio? at any rate they are good locos. thank you aristocraft. bob snider.
Why did they have your locos for a year? There is a statement that they are getting replacement motors..
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i do not know why it took a year. i think they had to re-tool. they usually are very quick with repairs on other locos. bob.
Strange, there has only been one run of 1000 GP-40s... actually that's not exactly true, Robby had a custom painted run (RLD hobbies), which MIGHT have been a separate manufacturing run.
Aristo has indicated they are getting new motors, but they do not seem to have arrived.
i real dont care how many gp-40s where made. i talked to robby myself and he said he had very few problems. before i talked to robby, i talked to lewis polk and navin in person and they iniformed me that they would fix any problem i had with these locos. it did take a long time but we should not forget that they put alot of money into making this loco for us. shure they make a buck but not as much as they used to thanks to china going 2nd world in this Obomamee it makes more sense to support your favorite model manufacturer through a mistake that they will fix than it is to female dog to much. they just might make that u-50-b for me or that alco c-415 for bill . lets not dwell on the gp-40 problem, lets think about what bitchin locos we have from aristo and hope for what your future loco you would like to see.(mine-s.p. alco c-415) thank you to all. bob snider.
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