quote: "Moving onward looking at the O scale Samhongsa 1989 run piece imported by Dan McKey of Key Imports we can see obvious improvement and despite a 30+ year old piece still stands its ground well as one of the finest PA models produced along with its 1:32 counterparts also produced in 1989-1990 by master builder Samhongsa"
Were these the Samhongsa models of the PA that MTH used in the late 1980s for his first run of PA's done for Lionel and later his own Premiere line? You mention the Gauge 1 models too. Are these the MTH large scale PA's in 1:32?
How do Lionel's recent (2003+) PA's fare up under careful scrutiny?
