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NSR, Sorry to hear about your problems, but I think you are over-blowing this ban. You are YOUNG and things change. Shoot, some of us here have BB Athearn Locos that have been running longer than you've been on the planet. Every Company has its problems. When I received my first P2K GP-7 with QSI sound last year the die cast frame was bent and the coupler on the rear was WAY OFF when gauge checked. I got it mail order and the company I bought it from would have gladly exchanged it no questions asked. But I got my tools out, a nice metal straight edge and took care of it myself. After a year of running, it's fine and working as well as when I first fixed it. The truth to the matter is the shop I bought it from was INFORMED of the problem within a few days of receipt of the product. I recently purchased a RTR Athearn RS3. I've been wanting a GOOD looking RS3 for a long time and this one looked great. But....it Growls! I paid a good dollar for this Loco and I was expecting a little better performance from it due to the new hex-drives and such that were engineered into these new series of engines. it will be a long time before I buy another, but I would never totally lock out another purchase from Athearn. I have always bought what looked good to me and I have been very lucky with my purchases that they have run well, even my used P2K engines. Not sure if this helps you or not, Chris
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