As some have stated, the news yesterday affects all of us differently.
For some of us, having Lionel purchase MTH tooling is great news. It shows that Lionel is willing to invest and they seem to have the money to do it. That is definitely a positive. MTH had many models of great locomotives (this is evident by all the prototypes that were in the Cabin Fever Auctions). For Lionel to add Legacy, whistle steam, and Bluetooth to these engines means that many more people and generations will have access to 3-rail (and maybe 2-rail) models that continue to grow the imagination.
Others look at this as an end to MTH, or at least the MTH as we knew it. Maybe it is, though at the same time the hobby is moving forward. DCS still lives on, and we can look forward to what it evolves into.
Then there are those few who didn’t see this news as anything more then the same old stuff. That is there opinion. If those few don’t buy anything in the future from this news, then that is their choice. I can only hope that they can find it in themselves to be happy for those who found this news to be great.
The hobby is not dead. The scale is not dead. We are all going to continue enjoying it and running trains.
