@prrhorseshoecurve posted:For me the demise of K-Line was the beginning of the end for modern golden age of trains.
Weaver in 2015 now MTH in 2021.
While premium trains will be here and there, the pleathora of choices will not be there.
I dont see Atlas O and/or Williams By Bachman filling in the void.
My collection has matured so much That i am at the point of selling off stuff and not getting into too much new stuff especially scale items that need a lot of space to run.
Close to my view, also. There is still a "halo effect" from MTH (just beginning) and Weaver - even K-Line - but entropy is indeed the driving factor in 3RO. Heck, ROW still gets some attention. But - WbB is not a leader, 3rd Rail is still more the expensive niche player, Atlas is not doing well, so I understand, and can Lionel pull the mainstream load by itself? Especially with much of its nicer product at 3rd Rail price levels?
I guess that the MTH/employee buyout hopes never materialized. I had a little faith, and a lot of hope. Of course, 2020 is a terrible time to try anything.
And so many of those little advertisers that used to appear in OGR/CTT....gone. (Part or most of that was caused by the fact that many of them were cottage industries, and the guy just got old and retired!)
