I also don't understand the comparison between Menard's and Railking equipment. Menard's makes budget minded traditional sized stock. They are not the quality of Railking at all. They are fine for the price point, but same item to same item, the RK is 2.5 times the Menard's price. Most of the Railking has much more detail as well. The quality of the buildings not even close. The Menard's stuff up close is not that great, its flaws really can come out.
What's to say Menard's would even be a good steward of the MTH brand? Nothing about Menard's strikes me as an MTH match other than they both make O Scale trains.
