Sorry for digging up this old thread but I wondered how any customers who have bought stuff weathered by Rails have got on recently. I only ask as I'm helping a fellow Men's Shed member to build an OO layout, and he has just bought one of the new Rapido Met Tanks weathered by them. It was a poor runner on DC and we struggled to get it going at all on DCC. I took it home last night and cleaned the wheels today. All were dirty, covered in overspray I suspect. Surely they should check to see if things run OK after weathering? Or am I just a poor deluded old g@t?!

Dave

I believe @Hailstone has had something weathered by Rails so maybe he could comment

I doubt they test them. Spray, box, go. Not surprised there's overspray on the wheels, disappointing as that is.

My recent "lightly weathered" Class 41 was just fine.