Bill - If you are interested in MG KTM models you should also search for near identical ones imported by US Hobbies after Max Gray passed on.
Some MG related History I've gleaned from a collection of MG Customer Service Bulletins and US Hobbies Newsletters . The first bulletin in my collection is a MG one dated May 1962. The July 1962 issue is cited as No. 32 in the series. A special 4 page August 1963 "Condensed Reference and Price List" itemizes "all locomotive and cars" imported by the firm since 1952. (40 steam locomotives, 6 diesels, 9 electrics, 56 freight cars). The last MG bulletin in the collection is "Second Quarter 1965" and lists 14 different O scale brass (KTM) locomotives in stock with 3 other expected by year end. Most MG rollingstock was built in Japan by KTM (Katsumi-Mokeiten Co. LTD). At some point Max Gray passed and Levon Kemalyan, owner of Kemtron began importing KTM brass models under his new U. S. Hobbies brand. In large measure the USH rolling stock listed in their monthly newsletters were formerly imported by Max Gray. The model numbers on the freight cars are consistent with those used by MG. The first USH newsletter in my collection is issue #11 dated January 1969, and the last # July, 1977. On a much reduced scope Westside models imported a number of KTM built O scale locomotives in the late 1970's. Those models featured higher quality lost wax brass castings, detailed steam locomotive back heads, and Pittman can motors. A common thread through KTM models was solid construction.
