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Joe... No offense meant, but I too have written complaint after complaint about J.D. and Code 3 having NO Quality Control, NO Customer Service, and totally ingoring it's customers and club members to the point of ad nauseum on "another board" and never was intimidated or otherwise excommunicated. So I find it, tho I am not saying it didn't happen, but I find it difficult to believe you were banned.
As for the Philly Debacle, I ranted on and on about the defects, the failure to respond to customer complaints, the cover up by saying it was the "packaging" that caused the damage (talk about BS when the parts vaporize from a sealed container). If anything, I was encouraged by the moderators to add photos of my model to enhance my complaint.
I have been very outspoken against J.D.s miserable failure with the C-3 Forum and expressed it there and on the "other" forum as well. These complaints have gone without reprisal from either board.
I for one have simply given up... I have not, am not, and will not buy another Code 3 product until I see some MAJOR CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT AND IN THE WAY THEY TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS. 
Once again, my point... DON'T BUY THE PRODUCT IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT. There are at least other sources with the police diecasts, less with the fire diecasts. 
Gearbox had it's faults. I got my share with two left side turn signals on both the right and left side. I got my share with paint flaws, I got my share with broken/missing parts, and I got my share with flawed graphics... They were by no stretch of the imagination the Primo Replicas. 
Gearbox was not into making anything beyond what they originally made. If it wasn't accurate.. So what.. Live with it!! 
It was only as they approached their end that they started to make additional lightbars. However, they would not yield to any requests for detailing beyond what they already had. If your car did not use a lightbar... they made sure that it did (for their replica).
So I guess it boils down to this. I for one do not have the money to start my own diecast factory. So, if I want to continue with this hobby, I have to deal with what I have available. I suggest it is time to MOVE ON.... I finally came to that conclusion for myself...
