@onetrackmind posted:When Mike Wolf's retirement and MTH's closure was announced, I was shocked and heartbroken of the news. Growing up, my first ever MTH train set was the Pennsylvania Steam Turbine Freight Set. This was followed up by the TEXAS and GENERAL 4-4-0s among others. Given the recent announcement, I am concerned about a few things:
1. What will happen to all the replacement parts once the company shuts down?
2. Will there be alternative places to buy or repair your MTH products?
3. Will the remaining MTH products in dealers and hobby stores sell out quickly?
Any feedback or comments would be greatly appreciated.
All 3 are good questions. Unless somebody steps up and buys the company I doubt that parts will be available for more than 5 years.
2. There are guys on this forum that repair MTH trains as long as parts are available.
3. Seems like there is a lot of panic buying.
Everybody that's worried just settle down and relax. No body knows how this will play out.
