@MartyE posted:Wasn't MTH a serious competitor more so than Atlas? I agree Lionel needs to work on their QC issue but I doubt Atlas will be anymore of a competitor than MTH was because MTH was right there when it came to competition. MTH has always been a great competitor and made Lionel a better company in the process. To be honest I think both kept each other somewhat honest.
Marty absolutley!
MTH has been going away for the last year though. I don't think that Lionel was all that worried about what was becoming of MTH because it felt more like they were just going away. Thankfully that isn't happening and competition will remain in the market place. I used to buy much more Lionel when they were painting trains like models with the correct and consistent colors. Hopefully Lionel will raise their game again.
