Hi, Some time ago, I bought one of these Atlas copies cheaply on Ebay from an outlet in China, and the casting was very good without any distortion. I only bought it to get the sliding top covers to complete my original French Dinky model, then cut off the top of the body to make a dump truck which I then re-sold - at a small profit, I might add ! Maybe the problem only occurs in later batches of this model?
Well this example was from the subscription and looks like part of a substantial batch since I can't see anything for sale now that doesn't also look wonky. It has always worried me that these far east ebay sellers might be shipping factory seconds, but maybe there's a quality control issue with the official supply! Anyway, I took the dremmel to the underside of the casting just behind the front mudguards and cut across etheir side so then I could (with a big effort) bend the cab up into a reasonable right angle - so it doesn't look at all unsettling now.
