Indeed, it is that level of honesty in reviews that is needed. I have bought models before that had glowing reviews to spot errors instantly when unboxing them. That used to be a bit annoying, but with the cost of models / state of economy today, and with spend being more targeted, it now goes beyond that.
I too wonder about the Heljan business model. Basic errors are let “slip through” sometimes to be corrected on later models, sometimes not. Often these have been pointed out. Why so?
As I have said numerous times, Heljan can make some crackers and nearly always have great mechanical performance, they should be knocking others out of the park.
Where Heljan choose to go up against other manufacturers, they must at least get it right, aiming to be as good and able to exist alongside the competition, if not beating it.
Roy