01-13-2011, 08:31 AM
Which ever model, the current production Athearn locos are generally good running engines, but Athearn still has a few quality control issues to sort out with their chinese suppliers, as there are several stories of locos not running great, or not as good as they should for the money.
In most cases, it is fairly easy to solve, with a little bit of TLC, and a few hours on your work bench to do either lubrication, aligning the drive line, clean of sprue from within the gear towers, solve a minor electrical pick up problem etc..
I agree that for this day and age, it shouldn't be needed, but I'm just saying that IF you come across a model that has issues, a bit of patience can usually solve the matter.
In most cases, it is fairly easy to solve, with a little bit of TLC, and a few hours on your work bench to do either lubrication, aligning the drive line, clean of sprue from within the gear towers, solve a minor electrical pick up problem etc..
I agree that for this day and age, it shouldn't be needed, but I'm just saying that IF you come across a model that has issues, a bit of patience can usually solve the matter.
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